Mack Brown brought Texas to the Holiday Bowl five times during his 16 years with the Longhorns and had several memorable moments over the years
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His Texas teams posted a 3-2 record, boosted in its last visit by a 52-34 win over Arizona State in the 2007 Holiday Bowl.ASU quarterback Rudy Carpenter threw a pass that hit the ground so close to the line of scrimmage there was some confusion whether it was an incompletion or a backward pass. Texas had recovered the loose ball, but the penalty allowed ASU to keep possession and go on to score a touchdown on the drive.Brown quipped afterward that Jessie showed “how badly our family wanted to win this game.”
A Holiday Bowl win would give Brown his 100th victory at North Carolina. He won 158 games at Texas in between his two stints at Carolina. “To the redcoats and our volunteers, he’s just a tremendous guest. He’s so appreciative of what we do for student-athletes and the bowl system and college football in general.”• The first 10,000 fans through the gates Wednesday at Petco Park will receive a free pass to SeaWorld.Gates will open at 2 p.m., three hours before kickoff.
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