Wealthy UT-Austin alumni supporting 'Eyes of Texas' threatened to pull donations, emails show
Wealthy UT-Austin alumni supporting 'Eyes of Texas' threatened to pull donations, emails show Kate McGee, The Texas Tribune March 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The Texas Longhorns had just lost to rival Oklahoma for the third time in a row — this time after a quadruple overtime. The bruising loss was quickly overshadowed when then-Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger stood alone on the field for the playing of the university’s alma mater song "The Eyes of Texas," a postgame tradition. The rest of the team, who typically stay to sing the song with fans at the end of games, had retreated from the...