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UCF on the UT 31 but sending the punt team out, won’t risk a long field goal.

Play to win Central Florida!!! TO WIN. #ut #horns

Don’t like wasting timeout by UCF & then punting it. If you’re going to punt, then freaking do it, even delay of game wouldnt hurt. #UT

UCF must not have a decent FG kicker as they decide to punt instead of trying the 47-yrd FG. They pick up 19 yards in field position. Wow.

As a side note, all Big 12 flags here in the stadium replaced with American flags at half mast. Nice gesture.

Is the announcer at DKR saying “Quiet Please” before every play like a tennis match. It’s so quiet. #ut #horns

Justin is #40

Greg Davis pulling out all the tricks to hopefully pull upset today. Failed flea flicker when Fozzy tosses it wide. Loss of 16. #UT

Okay, here’s question for Internet coaches. 3rd & 17, your best WR is running 2 yard route? I know you need outlets, but why Shipley? #UT

Offense is stop and go, defense is amazing. Yup. This is 2009 Texas football. #ut

RT @InsideTexas: As a side note, all Big 12 flags here in the stadium replaced with American flags at half mast. Nice gesture.

End of the first quarter. 0-0

Former UT players Mike Adams and Rob Babers in the press box watching a 0-0 game at the end of the 1st quarter. No quick start today for UT

12-yard run from UCF RB Davis puts the Knights on the Texas 22. UCF threatening to score first. #ut

Muckelroy having tough series…first he misses a tackle that ends up in 12-yrd gain, then he takes the wrong angle when chasing the UCF QB

UCF held to a field goal…3-0 Golden Knights with 11:51 to go in the 2nd.

Knights get 39-yrd FG and takes a 3-0 lead after 36-yard eight-play drive. Wouldn’t be surprised if that is the only points UCF gets today.

Agree. If #UT offense shows up. RT @stevehabel: Knights take a 3-0 lead. Wouldn’t be surprised if that is the only points UCF gets today.

Sure looked like a horse collar by UCF against Shipley. First signs of life for #UT today on long pass play.

Texas o-line much better on pass pro last 2 plays. Mal Williams has to do better job using his body to get ball, shield off defender. #UT

Texas clearly determined to get the offense going. McCoy taking shots down the field.

#UT goes right back to Williams and he trucks a UCF cornerback with a stiff arm for 17 yard gain.

Touchdown Texas! Cody Johnson with a TD run. Horns score in just four plays. 7-3 Texas.

Look who decided to finally show up. C Johnson with huge hole runs for 20 yd touchdown. Maybe #UT should have let them score earlier?

Just made the comment to @kbohls that malcolm williams is kind of a poor man’s roy williams. Great strength. #ut

UT answers with 80-yrd drive, highlighted by McCoy to Shipley 44-yrd pass, a huge M. Williams stiff arm and a 20-yrd TD rumble by C. Johnson

Gotta love the Malcolm Williams stiff arm. #ut #horns

UCF qb has no clue what to do while trying to throw on the run. When rolling left, no attempts to square shoulders so far today. #UT

Good defensive stand by UT — watch out for at least 3 — and maybe 4 — TD for Tx before the half.

RT @slmandel: And now Iowa trails for the 9th time in 10 games. 14-10 Northwestern.

Big 3rd down conversion from Colt to Chiles there. Let’s Texas keep some of this momentum. A 3 and out would have hurt there. #UT

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McCoy continuing to find Shipley, who already has five catches for 81 yards. #ut

Not smart play there by Colt. Threw the ball into empty space instead of just getting rid of it out of bounds or running for a couple. #UT

…make that 6 for 100. #ut

Fozzy needs to start cutting the ball upfield before he reaches the sideline. He always wants to bounce outside. #ut #horns

Another big touchdown run for Cody Johnson puts Texas up 14-3. #ut

found my argo & my COUSIN!:p #40 & jamal Robertson:) Ha ha

Cody Johnson converts 3rd and 1 and then some by rumbling for 13 yards and the TD. #UT now leads 14-3.

Cody johnson told me earlier this week that colt mccoy doesn’t mind that he hogs the touchdowns. It’s 14-3. #ut

Horns is back to converting long downs — which was one of the hallmarks of last year’s team. Johnson 13-trd TD run moves UT lead to 14-3.

Antwan cobb is making huge hits on kickoffs. That’s what fullbacks do. #ut

Impressive to see kick coverage improve this much for Texas over the course of the year. #ut

Sam Acho gets the shoestring sack to end the drive. Defense gives offense chance to get 7 more before half. #UT

On malcolm williams rt @HouOBConnection: Stronger and faster than Roy. I guarantee it. If he only had the hands…

I thought #ut should have called timeout with 2 minutes left to preserve time. @kbohls thinks I’m an idiot. We’ll see.

I guess I’m an idiot. #ut #horns

Huge play again to Shiply, 53 yards. Ship now has 153 yards in the first half.

Damn. Colt puts better touch on that and Jordan Shipley would have had a 90+ yard touchdown. Still huge play of 53 yrds. #UT

Annnnnnd McCoy throws a pick.

McCoy now has thrown an interception in eight out of nine games this season. #ut #horns

Interception was Kirkendoll’s fault. Go get the freaking football. Terrible play by receiver there. #UT

I’m done with the McCoy Heisman talk. He’s underthrown at least three balls today. #ut #horns … great kid, just not a Heisman 09 winner

Halftime: Texas 14, UCF 3

First half ends like it started, ugly. 2 bad decisions by Colt with 30 seconds and no timeouts to throw short and then take a sack. #UT

Halftime stats: McCoy 15-20-222, 1 INT; Shipley 7-153; M. Williams 3-37; C. Johnson 4-36, 2 TD #ut

Alumni band is here. Guess they’ll be doing scrip texas in a minute. #ut

TX’s vaunted 2-min end of half attack thwarted by great play to intercept McCoy as the Horns are looking to play add on.

McCoy has underthrown passes three time — one was caught (by Shipley on the sideline) one was broken up (to M.Williams in the end zone…

Iowa once again showing they’ve locked up a spot in the national championship game. #ut #horns

and one was intercepted. That give Colt nine INTs this season, more than all of 2008. UCF happy to be down just 14-3 with backups as QB & RB

Alumni band on the field. Old twirler guy on fire this year. Catching almost all of his sky shots.

Kindle already has 9 tackles _ 6 unassisted _ at halftime. #ut

And to folo up on kindle’s stats, he has 3 tackles for losses. Nice half. #ut

RT @schadjoe: Watching defendings flailing and whiffing and grabbing at running quarterbacks is one of life’s true joys.

Malcolm Williams great effort to take a pick away from UCF defender. Great effort and catch for big 1st down conversion. #UT

RT @bevobeat: Sorry for lack of updates. Must’ve fallen asleep — just like the Horns. #ut

Awful read and worse throw by McCoy. Yikes. SHould have peen another pick for UCF. #UT

McCoy showing his ups, leaping over a defender. Good way to get hurt, but still, an impressive run.

Mack goes for it on 4th & 1. Cody converts and almost breaks another one. #UT desperately needs 6 on this drive.

Yep. RT @PeterBurns760: #UT Fans need to relax. You don’t need style points. Win out, & you are playing for a National Championship.

I miss the bootleg. Wish they’d do it more. #ut

Touchdown Texas. McCoy hits Kirkendoll for the TD. #ut leads 21-3

McCoy finds Kirkendoll for the touchdown. Nice drive by Kirk, makes up for play I bagged on him for earlier. #UT 21, UCF 3

RT @suzhalliburton: I miss the bootleg. Wish they’d do it more. #ut

Excellent throw and catch by mccoy/kirkdendoll to complete texas’ 87 yard drive. 21-3. #ut

Official attendance 101,003. That’s the count of who thought about making the game. #ut

TX converts 2 third downs and a fourth down during 15-play march that end of in a 21-3 lead. Don’t consider this a statement game at all

But at this point, a win is a win is a win and as long as the Horns keep it up they will be playing for a national title – that was the goal

Third quarter ends with a Lamarr Houston sack. Texas 21, UCF 3

Big sack on 3rd down by Lamarr Houston to end 3rd quarter. #UT leads 21-3 going to 4th.

The UCF punter is really good. #ut should look into recruiting him.

Ouch. #UT backed up on goal line for this one after great UCF punt. If Texas is going to score here, they’ll have to go 99 yards.

Wow. Cody doesn’t get ball out IMO. He stretched his arm across line, but the ball was against his chest. #UT

Show of hands. Who had flashbacks to tx tech on that last running play?

Yay for hometown refs! #UT

Wow. Terrible spot. #UT needs to call for the review here.

Wow. WTF? Don’t review WIlliams’ possible catch but you do the spot? In live view he clearly had first down. #UT

TOUCHDOWN SHIPLEY!!!! 88 YARDS!! #UT

Was I talking bad about McCoy? No, that couldn’t have been me. I neer do things like that. #ut #horns

Get #40 m Williams off the field. Put on another walk on if you have to richrod…geez. Go Blue!!

Think that’s mccoy’s second-longest play ever. #ut

88-yard TD for Shipley puts Horns up 28-3. Shipley having a monumental day at wide receiver. #ut

RT @ChipBrownOB: Dan Buckner calls Jordan Shipley “The Coldest White Boy in America” and Shipley just proved it on an 88-yard TD catch. #ut

RT @kbohls: That could have been a Heisman-saving TD pass to Shipley. Colt could skyrocket to the top. #ut

Shipley having a monster game with 273 yards receiving on 11 catches through the first 47 min. of action. Hey UCF, you’d better cover him!

With a little more oomph earlier in 1st half, Colt would have 2 80+ yard TDs to Jordan Shipley and 0 TDs. #UT

Wow. I REALLY want Shipley to get 27 more receiving yards. 300 baby!!

Shipley surpasses school record for receiving yards in a single game.

The latest McCoy to Shpley hookup is good for 88 yards and a 28-3 Ut lead.

Shipley now has the school record for most receiving yards in a game. He’s got 273. Record was 198 by johnny lam jones in 79. #ut

That’s a career high in yards for mccoy and second all-time in school history. Needs 40 to break applewhite’s record

Announced crowd of 101,003 is likely 20,000 more than actually saw this game.They witnessed another dominating performance by the UT defense

Mccoy’s 20 yards from breaking school record. #ut

Another 3rd down conversion for #UT. Cody Johnson with catch and then blows through tacklers for a nice tough run.

Actually, it’s 22 yards by the official stats that mccoy needs. #ut

Mccoy is 4 yards from breaking

According to #UT record books Chris Simms had previous single game high with 419 yards passing against Nebraska. #UT

Fozzy breaks through some arm tackles and gets into the end zone to extend #UT lead to 35-7. Are Colt and Jordan done? I hope not.

Betting mccoy won’t set the record now after whittaker scores to give longhorns 35_3 lead. #ut

Fozzy Whittaker bursts through the line for another Texas TD. Texas 35, UCF 3

McCoy — with 470 yards — is just 2 yards from school record for passing in a game. Will Brown put him in just to get the record?

With UT up 35-3 and 9:13 to play, the Horns have 431 more yards of total offense than UCF. The Horns had 99 yrds on TO on one drive alone

#UT defense has some backups in, but still mostly starters.

Iowa just converted 4th and 2. Still 70 yards and 0 timesouts left and down by 7.

Roughing the passer against Kheeston Randall negates #UT fumble recovery. No replay by FSN of play.

Iowa’s terrible play finally catches up w/them. Incomplete pass ends drive and gives ball to NW to kneel it. I bet they plummet in rankings.

Want to see defense step up here. Hold them out of end zone Horns. #UT

Pick 6 coming? #UT

Texas stops UCF on 4th down. Texas can just kneel it out.

What does it say about the way #UT defense has played this season that on 1st & goal I think it’s more likely #UT D will score than UCF?

Major applewhite can rest easy. Garrett gilbert is in for last plays. #ut

By the way, Northwestern beats No. 4 Iowa 14-10.