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Longhorns Down Colorado State 52-0 - Match Report
Texas dominated with defense on Saturday, taking a 52-0 shutout win over Colorado State in Week 1 action at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -35.0-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 63.0.
Jerrick Gibson rushed for 67 yards, while Jaydon Blue added 57 yards in the win. Ryan Wingo and Isaiah Bond added 70 and 61 receiving yards respectively.
Justin Marshall rushed for 106 yards for Colorado State, while Jackson Brousseau added 8 yards. Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi threw for 59 yards for the Rams, while receivers Tory Horton and Vince Brown II had 31 and 12 yards respectively.
Colorado State lost the offensive yardage battle to Texas 545-192 yards in Saturday's game. Texas had more first downs as that total ended up 26-11.
The time of possession battle favored Texas as their offense was on the field for 30:43, longer than the 29:17 of their opponents.
Next game, Texas takes its act on the road to face Michigan looking for another win. For Colorado State, they head home to face Northern Colorado.