Act I
Scene: Austin, Texas
Breckyn Hager said a stupid thing:
Hager on the Texas D’s mission this week: “Injure that quarterback.”
— Ricky Doyle (@RickyDoyle) October 31, 2016
Like he literally said it:
Reporter: “Against Kansas State you said the defensive mentality was to ‘kill everything’, what’s the mentality of this game?” pic.twitter.com/RGx4sEFBmz
— Bob Ballou (@BobBallouSports) October 31, 2016
Then he apologized:
Texas has released a statement with Breckyn Hager apologizing for his “injure that quarterback” comments. pic.twitter.com/VBkq1TtJDE
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 31, 2016
I mean, Texas would never try to injure a quarterback:
This was the hit that @qdiggs6 made on Mahomes two years ago. Diggs got in trouble for comments afterward. https://t.co/PVWPrxB22Y
— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) October 31, 2016
Texas caught a break when this targeting call was missed by the refs. https://t.co/ZIlNAfO4AP pic.twitter.com/hHcJPQz8Oi
— SB✯Nation CFB (@SBNationCFB) October 30, 2016
* I had totally forgotten how Brent pulls back and brings up the fact that this was targeting.