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WATCH: Longhorns Open Season With Blocked Punt For TD

The Longhorns have gotten off to a hot start in their season opener

Matt Galatzan

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AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns opened the 2022 regular season against the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks on Saturday night, hoping to get the second year of the Steve Sarkisian off to a bang. 

They accomplished just that on their first defensive drive of the game, starting with a three and out, and the special teams unit blocking a punt that running back Keilan Robinson picked up and walked in for a 12-yard touchdown.

It was veteran D'Shawn Jamison who got his hands on the punt, which allowed Robinson to scoop the ball for the score.

Robinson has long been known as a special teams dynamo for the Longhorns since his arrival on the 40 Acres last season, and has blocked multiple punts himself already in his career.

 “It’s natural for me now,” Robinson said of his ability to block punts during training camp. “I just run and end up making plays. Whenever my number is called, I just have to make plays."

The play was set up after an impressive showing from the Longhorns defense, including true freshman Jaylon Guilbeau, who made the third down stop.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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