Texas Longhorns: NCAA Football 13
Courtesy of EA SportsRGIII in burnt orange? It's a reality, virtually.It’s not impossible, you know.
Robert Griffin III could’ve been a Longhorn had Texas recruited him as a quarterback. And had he not gone pro early, Griffin would be a senior this fall.
What an alternate reality that would be, huh? Luckily, with the newest feature in EA Sports’ “NCAA Football 13,” he can come true. With the Heisman Challenge feature, RGIII is a Longhorn.
We simulated the 2012 season. The results were, well, surprising.
Week 1: Wyoming
Griffin lobs a 75-yard touchdown pass to Jaxon Shipley on his first-ever play in burnt orange. Everything else is a disaster. Griffin throws for 456 yards and three touchdowns but also tosses two picks. Wyoming scores with 2:56 left and stops Texas on its next three drives.
Wyoming 35, Texas 31. Seriously.
Week 2: New Mexico
The now-unranked Longhorns respond with a whooping of virtual Bob Davie and his Lobos. Griffin passes for 498 yards and four touchdowns. He finds Shipley 12 times for 178 yards and two scores. The Longhorns D forces four turnovers, three on picks.
Texas 52, New Mexico 0.
ABOUT HORNSNATION
Sean Adams
Sean Adams has covered the Texas Longhorns and college football for the last 12 years as a writer and radio host. Sean co-hosts "The Big Show" with Erin Hogan each afternoon on ESPN Austin 104.9 The Horn. He lives with his family in Round Rock, Texas. Email him at thisean@gmail.com.
Max Olson
Max Olson joined ESPN in 2012 after covering the University of Nebraska for the Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald and high school and college sports for the World-Herald and Rivals.com. Olson is a University of Nebraska graduate and lives in Austin, Texas. Email him at maxolsonespn@gmail.com.
Carter Strickand
Carter Strickland joined ESPN.com in 2011 after covering the University of Georgia for Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the University of Oklahoma for The (Oklahoma City) Oklahoman and Washington State University for The (Spokane, Wash.) Spokesman-Review. Strickland lives with his wife and family in Austin. Email him at cstrickland70@gmail.com.
William Wilkerson
William Wilkerson joined ESPN.com in 2011 after covering high school sports, college sports and the Texas Rangers over four years at the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram. William is a University of Texas graduate and lives in Austin. He can be reached at wilkerson.espn@gmail.com.