Bijan Robinson is one of the best running backs in college football, and although the Texas running back’s Heisman Trophy campaign has cooled since the beginning of the season — he had the fifth-best preseason odds but is now outside of the top-15 — his monster plays are still dazzling.
Saturday against No. 11 Oklahoma State, Robinson showed up with a jaw-dropping first-quarter touchdown run to get the No. 20 Longhorns on the board.
After Texas’ opening drive ended with quarterback Quinn Ewers throwing an interception, Robinson found the end zone the next time his team had the ball. On 2nd-and-10 not three minutes into the first quarter, the junior running back got the ball, slid through chaos at midfield and, thanks to some great Texas blocking, found a perfect hole between Cowboys.
Escaping tackles with exceptional speed, Robinson made Oklahoma State’s defense look awfully silly and exploded into the wide-open field for a stunning 42-yard touchdown.
🔥 BIJAN ROBINSON 🔥#Big12FB x @TexasFootball
📺 ABC – @ESPNCFB pic.twitter.com/Q8YieQvELl
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) October 22, 2022
Once he found space, he was unstoppable. Oklahoma State had at least two, maybe three, reasonable chances to tackle Robinson and ruin his big-play opportunity, but he’s just too good and too fast.
“What a sweet move!”
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.
College football fans on Twitter thought so too.
Bijan Robinson might mess around and go top 15 pic.twitter.com/WBt3l7c19e
— Nico (@elitetakes_) October 22, 2022
BIJAN ROBINSON!!!💨
— PFF College (@PFF_College) October 22, 2022
Instant replay of Bijan Robinson running through the Oklahoma State defense. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/5YkrWBflZE
— Danny Davis (@aasdanny) October 22, 2022
Another gourmet offering by famed mustard purveyor Bijan Robinson pic.twitter.com/sLiWiC2fss
— Max Olson (@max_olson) October 22, 2022
Bijan Robinson is just disgusting
— Big Game Bengal (@BengalYouTube) October 22, 2022
To infinity and Bijan!!
42 yard rushing touchdown!!
Texas leads 7-3#TEXvsOSU
— Kyle Umlang (@kyleumlang) October 22, 2022
BIJAN’S GOT THAT WIGGLE pic.twitter.com/8BeP1oPZx0
— uSTADIUM uNIVERSITY (@uSTADIUMCollege) October 22, 2022
This just in… Bijan is good.
— Geoff Ketchum (@gkketch) October 22, 2022
GOOD LORD BIJAN ROBINSON!
Best RB in the Nation. No doubt. #HookEm
— James Espinosa (@SirEdwardJames) October 22, 2022
Bijan Robinson is the best runningback in football.
— Kieran (@carebearkieran) October 22, 2022
Let this be Bijan's Heisman campaign game. 🤘🏿
— Rosenberg's Heir (@realscientistic) October 22, 2022
Watching Bijan run is like watching good porn! 😂🤘🏻 #hookem
— OH Big Tex/TH (@OHI_BigTex) October 22, 2022
Bijan Robinson crib call ☎️
Texas came to play today😤pic.twitter.com/M0f63b3rmK
— betr (@betr) October 22, 2022
This Bijan Robinson kid is pretty good pic.twitter.com/ULq84H7avp
— Joe Broback (@joebroback) October 22, 2022
Bijan remind me of me in the family thanksgiving game
— him (@himothyfan11) October 22, 2022
