Texas WR Silas Bolden’s incredible fumble leads to a fumble recovery TD against Oklahoma

Silas Bolden’s effort saved a second-quarter touchdown for No. 1 Texas against No. 18 Oklahoma.

As Quintrevion Wisner sprinted toward the end zone, the football was taken away from him when he was tackled from behind just a few feet from the goal line. At the end of the 33-yard run, the ball bounced out of Wistner’s arms and bounced forward into the end zone.

As the Oklahoma defenders scrambled to secure the touchback, Bolden was quicker than anyone else and was able to secure the ball before it went out of bounds. Take a look.

Bolden, a transfer wide receiver from Oregon State, was a blocker on the play. He was six yards behind Wisner before he began chasing the play and sprinting down the field. When Wisner fumbled, Bolden hadn’t even reached the 15-yard line.

It was a hectic game that could easily become the decisive moment of the game. No. 18 Oklahoma had been able to keep up with the No. 1 Longhorns thanks to a determined defensive game plan. The Sooners started the game with freshman QB Michael Hawkins and are without their top five receivers due to injuries.

A touchback would have given Oklahoma the ball back just before halftime, trailing 7-3. Instead, thanks to Bolden’s recovery, Texas built a 14-3 lead and things only got worse for the Sooners from there. Hawkins fumbled on Oklahoma’s ensuing drive and Wisner was able to capitalize on it. He broke off a 43-yard run – and kept the ball the entire time – on Texas’ first offensive play after the fumble to give the Longhorns a 21-3 lead.