In any anatomy of an upset, a 20-point underdog needs a number of things to go right, and the Texas Longhorns weren’t able to check enough of those boxes against the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday in a last-second 20-19 loss.
“There were some real opportunities in the game that I didn’t feel like we really capitalized on — when you get in the red zone against a quality opponent five times and you only come come away with one touchdown, that’s pretty dramatic,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said on Monday.
But the red-zone issues weren’t the only problem for the Longhorns as Texas failed to create any turnovers against Alabama, in part because of a dropped interception by senior cornerback D’Shawn Jamison in the second quarter.