The real story about last night’s Holiday Bowl wasn’t the easy win by Texas (although it sure brought any ASU sackriders down to earth.) It was the strange play that, for a short time, gave Arizona State tons of momentum. A member of Texas’ football operations staff, later identified as Chris Jessie, allegedly touched a ball squirming towards the Longhorns sidelines. The ball was eventually recovered by Texas and taken into Sun Devil territory. Instead, officials called unsportsmanlike conduct on Texas and gave the ball back to ASU inside the Texas 10.

In the end, not much came of it besides some laughs. ASU’s momentum was short-lived. A fake punt by Texas and two ASU personal fouls quickly took all of that momentum away and got Jessie, Mack Brown’s step-son, off the hook. I don’t watch Texas much but it seems like their sideline must constantly get involved in these controversies. After all, on any given play, more than half the coaching staff is a couple steps on the field. Luckily for Jessie and Texas, his brain fart didn’t change the end result of the game: A convincing Texas win.