Originally posted on 01/02/2024:
You're like the king of hindsight... What if they had punted and Texas returned it for a game winning touchdown a la the Rams/Ravens game? Then you'd be like "holy shit dude, run some plays, maybe you pick up a first down and end the game on your terms... you have to at least try, don't just kneel and then punt the ball away. Even if you don't pick a up a 1st, you burn clock in the process. These guys are idiots!!!"
Lots of teams/coaches hand the ball off in that scenario. Nobody could have predicted an injury at the most inopportune time effectively handing the opponent another timeout.