Longhorns defensive back Derek Williams Jr. will miss the first half of No. 3 Texas’ Sugar Bowl playoff showdown against No. 2 Washington, after the freshman’s ...

Texas Longhorns safety Derek Williams will not play in the first half of the Longhorns College Football Playoff semi-final matchup in the Sugar Bowl against Washington.

Texas freshman defensive back Derek Williams will miss the first half of the Longhorns' College Football Playoff semifinal against Washington after his appeal for a targeting ejection in the Big ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ appeal of freshman safety Derek Williams’ second-half targeting ejection from the Big 12 title game has been denied, so Williams will have to miss the first half of ...

He'll try to help slow a Washington offense that racked up 306 yards of offense in the first half, including 255 yards on 11-of-14 passing by quarterback Michael Penix Jr., in a half that ended 21-21.