Just 27 seconds left on the clock, and your team is down by two points. The roar of 85,000+ Nebraska fans is deafening, even over the biting wind that whips the snow across your face. The Longhorns are in field-goal range, but kicker Greg Johnson has already left seven points on the table: two missed field goals and a blocked extra-point kick.
You're a walk-on, a sophomore who has yet to play in a college game. And then, all of a sudden, the outcome of the game -- and perhaps the Big 12 championship -- is riding on your shoulders when Coach Mack Brown signals you onto the field.
That was the situation yesterday when Ryan Bailey, a hometown boy from Anderson High School here in Austin, sprinted onto the field for the first time ever and kicked a 22-yard field goal to hand the 'Horns a victory over the 'Huskers. Sweeet!
And how sweet to see that orange-lit Tower. Hook 'em!
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