Texas took another hit Saturday night, this time on the offensive line, when tackle Trevor Goosby was carted off in the first quarter against No. 7 Ole Miss after what appeared to be a lower-body injury.
Andre Cojoe stepped in at left tackle after Goosby left the field. The severity of the injury was not immediately known, and Texas will be waiting on an update from Steve Sarkisian after the game and again Monday at the weekly press conference.
The injury came while the Longhorns were already working without star pass rusher Colin Simmons on defense. And the sequence around Goosby’s exit only added to the chaos: on the very next play, Arch Manning threw an interception that helped put Ole Miss deep in Texas territory.
Texas answered right back when linebacker Justin Cryer intercepted Trinidad Chambliss on the following snap, giving the Longhorns possession again. Then Cam Coleman dropped what would have been a touchdown on a deep ball from Manning.
By that point, the first quarter had already turned into a back-and-forth stretch, with the game tied 3-3 and less than four minutes left when Goosby’s injury became the latest turning point.
Goosby had already dealt with a bone bruise in his knee during fall camp. That cost him the season opener against Texas State, though he returned the next week against Ohio State.
It’s not clear whether this latest setback is tied to that earlier knee issue or something separate. Either way, losing a starting left tackle to a cart is the kind of scene every team wants to avoid.
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