After getting flagged for a crucial face mask penalty, late in the first half, and then recording just a single tackle for the game, Hager was the brunt of seemingly all the jokes on Twitter.
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“I thought Mike had come out and was having words with one of our players,” Herman said. “I took exception to that. When I shook his hand at the end he said ‘Hey I was just trying to make sure we were smart and no fight ensued.’ I believe him, we smiled. We go way back, and I have no issues. He told me what he was trying to do. I saw it differently at first, and I was going to go defend my player.”
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It’s really hard to get inside the mind of a Texas football player. I mean, seriously, that’s a slippery slope that few would dare to go down. That’s why an Instagram post by Longhorns’ defensive end Breckyn Hager makes little sense to anyone not viewing through burnt orange glasses.
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