Until now, Mack Brown never told anyone this story.
Brown watched Boise State and Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. That is, until the Sooners returned an interception for a touchdown to take a 35-28 lead with 1:02 left in the fourth quarter.
He went to bed thinking the game was over. This is the moment Brown and the rest of college football learned sleeping on Chris Petersen isn’t a wise idea.
“My son calls me and wakes me up and says, ‘Can you believe that?’ I said, ‘Can you believe what?’ ” Brown said. “He said Boise State came back and won the game.