Ed Bailey scores right before the half, but gendarmes flagged Owl lineman for false start.   You know, it's really nice of the UT defensive players to help out the refs like that.  Kinda makes their jobs easier.

Here, the Owls have another TD called back, as Clifford Sparks gets the pick and threads his way into the end zone.  Ah, but that ref over there seems to have dropped his handkerchief.

The option was working at first, but Texas quickly made adjustments

Can't do a heck of a lot of good when it's four against one

Ryan Simonak had three catches on the day -- Rice wideouts hade five snares in all.   So it looks as if Texas' defensive game plan left something open

John Wall picked up this crucial first down on Owls' third-quarter drive