The Big 12 May be Cracking Down on the ‘Horns Down’ Gesture I’m a Longhorns fan and I think this is just a tad bit ridiculous. The Dallas Morning News is reporting that earlier this week during Big 12 Media Days, Big 12 coordinator of officials Greg Burks had this to say when asked whether or not the “Horns Down” gesture will be a penalty this upcoming season: Let me put it this way: if you do a Horns Down to a Texas player as an opponent, that’s probably going to be a foul. If you turn to your crowd and do a Horns Down, you’re not taunting an individual or an opponent, so it probably won’t be a foul.