That's a responsibility of us as coaches and players, to make sure that we continue to let our fans walk around with their heads up high. Texas' second bowl victory in 11 years and the first in a New Year's Day game since 1982 was the final chapter of this storybook season. We broke Nebraska's 47-game home winning streak. It's all been a big step for this program. The next step will be a bit scary without Williams, but that's the nature of college football.
Great players leave and it's up to coaches to reload rather than rebuild.
The next year we lost a lot of skill players and weren't as good on offense, but we averaged 30-something points because we had a great defense. We just played to the strength of our team again and took less chances. A similar scenario may unfold next year when 10 Cotton Bowl starters return on defense, but only four on offense. Offensively, it'll be really interesting, a real challenge for us. We'll obviously have more balance than we've had this year.