Ryan Niblett should just walk around with a cape on at this point.
The Texas football punt returner was again the Longhorns’ hero, tying the game late against Mississippi State. The Longhorns had trailed 38-31 with just a few minutes left in regulation. Then Niblett ripped off his longest return of the year: a 79-yarder to top his 75-yard return against Oklahoma.
Watch the huge play below:
Texas still had work to do with the game tied late and MSU in possession of the ball. But for yet another game, Niblett saved the Longhorns and gave them a chance.
Per the American-Statesman’s David Eckert, that’s Niblett’s sixth return of 40 yards or greater in the past six weeks.
Texas would send the game to overtime.