One of the biggest matchups of the weekend is currently taking place between the Texas Longhorns and No. 1 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide, which has been an extremely competitive game into the fourth quarter.
Despite an unfortunate injury for Longhorns starting quarterback Quinn Ewers in the first quarter, Texas had a chance to take the lead heading into halftime with a 20-yard field goal attempt from Texas sophomore kicker Bert Auburn.
Luckily for Crimson Tide fans, the snap on the kick attempt was mishandled by backup quarterback Hudson Card, and Austin missed the chance to take the lead for Texas on a brutal kick attempt that went very far left of the goal post.
NO GOOD
Alabama gets a hand on Bert Auburn's field goal attempt and this game stays tied at the half pic.twitter.com/9tNbK6X2Kl
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 10, 2022
Instead of going into halftime with a three-point lead, Texas and Alabama were tied at the half. And many Texas fans in attendance were not pleased with this result.
Texas kicker who just BADLY missed a 20 yarder is named Bert Auburn. He's definitely related to Jackie Daytona.
— Jeff Ermann (@Jeff_Ermann) September 10, 2022
— Rod Truesdell (@rodtruesdell) September 10, 2022
OH NO BERT AUBURN pic.twitter.com/Qok3dzX5DT
— The Field of 12 (@TheFieldOf12) September 10, 2022
Bert Auburn couldn't get it done with a golden opportunity against Alabama. This feels familiar. https://t.co/uta6RMHSh4
— Charles Evans (@banditref) September 10, 2022
audibly laughed out loud at Bert Auburn attempting a field goal from 20 yards out that didn't come within 10 feet of the goalpost
— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) September 10, 2022
It does look like Alabama star linebacker Will Anderson was able to get a fingertip on this kick attempt. But with the poor snap and hold, this kick may have missed left regardless.
This is the first full season that Auburn has been the full-time kicker at Texas. And this miss will certainly be something that Longhorns’ fans remember should they go on to lose this game in a close contest.
Leaving points on the board against a team as good as Alabama is something that almost any team can’t afford to do. And it may certainly have a profound effect on the outcome of this game on Saturday. Despite that, though, Texas was up 13-10 heading into the fourth quarter.