Texas Longhorns better get used to seeing the 'Horns Down' on the field, because now that they're in the SEC, the taunt no longer brings a penalty.
Last month, SEC coordinator of officials John McDaid ruled that the infamous 'Horns Down' taunt against Texas will not bring a penalty. The celebration is directed at Texas Longhorns players across all sports, but mostly in football. It would result in an unsportsmanlike penalty while they were in the Big 12. But a new conference for the Longhorns means new rules, and they better get used to it.
However, it sounds like star quarterback Quinn Ewers already is. 'It doesn’t really affect us, honestly,' he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. Ewers did admit that the taunt 'make us a little bit salty,' but he seemed to hint that it's a bigger deal for the taunter than the tauntee. 'If people want to do it, and it’s that big of a deal where they want to do it, then I don’t have a problem with them allowing to do it,' Ewers said.
Texas’ first SEC matchup will be against Mississippi State on September 28. Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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