BIRMINGHAM—Fittingly for a team from a barbecue mecca, the Texas Longhorns thrive on slow cooking. Their Elite Eight win over the TCU Horned Frogs was a master class in how to control the heat. The Longhorns led by four points after one quarter, two at the half and six with 2:42 remaining, but they dominated the entire game. There was not even one three-minute stretch when TCU looked like the better team.
“I want to give credit to Texas for playing a phenomenal game,” TCU coach Mark Campbell said. “They made us uncomfortable and kept us out of rhythm, really, for the whole game.”
