Last men standing at Alamo Bowl
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Colorado, Texas meet minus several key players By Jim Vertuno AP Sports Writer
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020 1:00 PM Colorado head coach Karl Dorrell, center, leads his players onto Folsom Field to host UCLA in the season-opening game in Boulder. Dorrell was selected as the PAC-12 coach of the year. David Zalubowski/Associated Press file Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger (11) passes to a teammate during the first half of a game against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan.
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And then there was one.
Texas had seven team captains when the season started. Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger will be the only one taking the field Tuesday nightwhen the No. 20 Longhorns (6-3) play Colorado (4-1) in the Alamo Bowl.
Five have opted out since late November - with a mass exodus after the regular season - and a sixth has been sidelined with an injury. That leaves Ehlinger alone to try to put a final stamp on a bizarre season that may or may not be his last in college. Ehlinger, who ranks near the top of most of the school’s passing records, hasn’t said yet if he will return for 2021, which would be allowed under NCAA rules put in place for this season.