Texas roasted as ‘soft’ following removal of ‘Horns Down’ shirts in BYU student section
By Paul Harvey
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Texas is well-accustomed to experiencing the “Horns Down” gesture from rival teams and fans, and BYU’s student section took things to a new level on Saturday.
During Saturday’s game between the Longhorns and Cougars, students in the front row of BYU’s student section donned shirts spelling out “Horns Down.” However, BYU insider Mitch Harper reports those students were asked to remove the shirts at the first media timeout of the game.
Here’s how the student section looked before the removal of the shirts:
The BYU students in the front row with ‘Horns Down’ painted on their shirts were asked to remove the shirts after the first media timeout, per @Mitch_Harper.
?: @sleeslakin pic.twitter.com/KDN0yjI1na
— CBS Sports College Basketball ? (@CBSSportsCBB) January 27, 2024
It’s unclear where the request originally came from. However, social media had a field day with the potential idea that the Longhorns initiated the request for the change of attire.
Some fans pointed to Texas being “soft” for the idea of requesting rival fans not to wear “Horns Down.” Others also noted the Longhorns are not ready to be in the SEC next season if something like the shirts at BYU truly bothered the program.
Again, it’s unclear if Texas said anything at all about the shirts or requested BYU to address the situation, but the optics had fans going crazy:
Texas is the softest bunch of softies. horns down wouldn’t even be that fun if we didn’t all know how much it pisses them off https://t.co/2yUM6sB00x pic.twitter.com/GECueDNEDD
— Captain Planet (@CoryIsAwkward) January 27, 2024
Next road game for Texas I humbly ask the entire gym to be wearing Horns Down attire https://t.co/3lQjNNHUeR
— Transfer Portal (@NCAAPortal) January 27, 2024
This is really good if it was an op by Brett Yormark to make Texas look like babies and really weak if it’s anything else https://t.co/2TTt0wT0DT
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) January 27, 2024
Can’t believe it took 4 minutes for law enforcement to intervene. How are grown men supposed to compete amid such persecution? As a civilized society, we must raise greater awareness.
You should be ashamed, BYU. https://t.co/XuX55YBCMo
— Dirk Chatelain (@dirkchatelain) January 27, 2024
Why are we acting like saying Horns Down is a slur https://t.co/bajZ6nZp3Z
— CBB Content (@CBBcontent) January 27, 2024
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y’all are just gonna love Baton Rouge https://t.co/BPS072WkNs
— Holly Anderson ? (@HollyAnderson) January 27, 2024
Texas just keeps doing things that prove they are not ready for the SEC in the fall https://t.co/KEnrwAoDZj
— mac dawg (@macycan) January 27, 2024
Is “Horns Down” now considered hate speech? https://t.co/J7dHkEgVer
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 27, 2024
You’re gonna love the SEC, Texas. https://t.co/iqy8oitU5L
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) January 27, 2024
The entire SEC fanbase….. https://t.co/X4eouyWrBR pic.twitter.com/edxrYyM8ZW
— Lane Kiffin’s Visor (@s_kiffin) January 27, 2024
https://t.co/lKANNvnxau pic.twitter.com/hyz76g2tJe
— Josh Pate (@LateKickJosh) January 27, 2024
Enjoy the SEC guys! Glad to send you home with a well earned L. https://t.co/GIEFlW0QsT pic.twitter.com/FSFFwKPRH8
— Brian (@CPACoug) January 27, 2024
As for the game, BYU beat the Longhorns 84-72. Texas is now 3-4 in Big 12 play.
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
