Texas senior wide receiver Daje Johnson has been around long enough that he can accurately sum up the state of Longhorn football in a single money quote.
"It did kind of feel like a victory," Johnson said after Texas' 45-44 loss to Cal in Week 3, per Kirk Bohls of the Austin American-Statesman. "People are more excited about our performance now."
A one-point loss felt like a victory. Kind of.
Texas is talking about moral victories now. A lot of people will view that as an indictment of the program since it shows how far things have fallen since 2009, the last time the Longhorns played for a national title.