Well, after two massive plays and getting the Longhorns on the scoreboard, Texas wide receiver Cam Coleman was spotted going back to the locker room in the second quarter against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
There was no obvious collision or incident that led to Coleman heading off the field, but beat reporter CJ Vogel shared that he had seen the wideout going to the locker room.
WR Cam Coleman is heading back to the #Texas locker room.
— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_OTF) November 1, 2026
This followed an absolutely explosive start for Coleman, catching two receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown.
It was the exact kind of response that the Horns needed to see from the wideout that they paid $3 million for out of the transfer portal. Last week, as the Horns defeated Ole Miss, he dropped two massive catches, including one that would have been a sure touchdown, before exiting with a shoulder injury.
Coleman spent a few days on Texas's injury report this week after the hard landing that sent him to the locker room last week, but was cleared to play by Friday night.
In true Texas fashion, immediately after the white-hot start to the game, the offense started to stall once again, with the Horns having to punt after just three plays on back-to-back drives.
Simply put, if Coleman is missing from the rotation, it would be just another knock to Texas's depth chart, and it would come at the expense of an offense that has struggled to find consistency all season long.
Texas's inability to find continuity on offense is a huge red flag
After the first drive of the game, which was a four-play, 62-yard effort by the Longhorns, Texas slipped back into its lackadaisical performance.
In the eight plays that followed Coleman's touchdown reception, the Horns produced just seven total yards (that's an average of just 0.875 yards per play) and had to punt after the two consecutive three-and-outs.
While Texas secured the win over the Ole Miss Rebels in Week 8, the offense still looked shaky throughout the victory.
Luckily, as the offense began to stall in Week 9 against Mississippi State, the dominant defense continued to answer the call, holding the Bulldogs scoreless through their first three drives of the game.
The biggest issue, beyond the fact that one of the Horns' star receivers was out of the game once again, was the fact that MSU was eating up the game clock. Less than 20 minutes into the game, the Bulldogs had held the ball for nearly 13 minutes, while the Horns had owned possession for less than five minutes.
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