Texas player apologizes for coin-toss screw up
Texas defensive tackle Desmond "Tank" Jackson apologized for his role in Saturday's pre-game coin-toss mishap that ultimately gave UCLA the ball to begin both halves.
Jackson thought that Texas had lost the coin toss, and immediately elected to kick. He didn't know that UCLA had already deferred to Texas, so the Bruins received the ball to begin both halves.
They ended up scoring on their opening drive in the second half.
Early Tuesday morning, Jackson took to Twitter to express his regret.
To everyone including longhorn nation.. That's my fault on the coin toss.. You live and you learn. It won't happen again.
— SugaRay Jackson (@tank_texasboy99) September 16, 2014
People never can talk about their own mistakes but wanna talk about everyone else.. I'm human an sometimes you freeze up an make mistakes..
— SugaRay Jackson (@tank_texasboy99) September 16, 2014
Texas's coach Charlie Strong was less than pleased on the sideline following the fiasco. After the game he told reporters that "nerves" contributed to Jackson's mistake.
"I said, 'What happened?' He said, 'I don't know, Coach. I was just so hyped up," said Strong.
The first-year coach for Texas made other headlines on Saturday for his enthusiastic, fist-pump filled celebration following a Tyrone Swoopes touchdown pass.