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Texas WR Collin Johnson sets Big 12 title game record with 177 receiving yards

ARLINGTON -- At 6-foot-6, 220 pounds, Texas junior wide receiver Collin Johnson is every bit of a nightmare for opposing cornerbacks as his frame suggests.

Oklahoma corners Parnell Motley and Tre Brown found that out the hard way during Saturday's Big 12 championship game at AT&T Stadium.

It didn't matter who covered Johnson. The wideout spent most of the first half picking on Motley, then he hauled in a 27-yard touchdown reception over Brown midway through the third quarter.

"Collin is an incredible athlete, and he's done a lot of great things this year," Texas sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger said afterward.