You think you’ve seen everything in college football. And then a zany social media clip hits you out of nowhere and makes you question your relationship to the sport.
During Saturday’s marquee SEC matchup between No. 1 Texas and No. 14 Tennessee, Longhorns edge Colin Simmons slammed Vols quarterback Faizon Brandon to the ground in the second quarter for a huge loss of yards on third down. It was a big-time defensive play from Simmons, with Texas leading 10–3 with roughly five minutes remaining in the first half, but it was what Simmons did afterward that drew the tut-tutting scrutiny of ESPN announcers Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler.
