Two Years Ago vs. Iowa State Bo Davis Helped Change Longhorns Trajectory

Two years ago in Ames Iowa, the Texas Longhorns suffered arguably their most embarrassing defeat of the Steve Sarkisian era, falling to the Iowa State Cyclones 30-7, and being outscored 27-0 in the second half. 

The loss was indicative of the state of the program at the time, which was undergoing its transition from the Tom Herman era, into the newly formed Sarkisian regime. 

The Longhorns would go on to finish that season 5-7, and miss the postseason for the first time since 2016 under Charlie Strong.

Obviously, things have worked out in the Longhorns' favor since then, with Sarkisian molding the program into a 9-1 Big 12 title and College Football Playoff contender in just his third season.

And while Sarkisian certainly deserves the Lion's share of the credit for that transformation, defensive line coach Bo Davis also played a major role, most notably after the loss to Iowa State.

Shortly after walking out of the locker room to board the team bus, Davis took exception to the demeanor of many of the Longhorns players after the loss. Players talking. Laughing. Texting.

That was enough for him to speak — or scream — his frustrations into the dark Iowa night.