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The Texas Longhorns landed a very embarrassing loss against the Georgia Bulldogs last week with a high margin of 15-30. The loss not only saddened the team, but also brought an awkward moment for their former wide receiver, Xavier Worthy. Interesting, right? Let’s see what made Xavier feel so uncomfortable.

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Following the notion today, Xavier Worthy shared a post on his Instagram story after losing the bet against fellow teammate Mecole Hardman on their favorite teams. In the story, Xavier looked quite embarrassed as he has to wear a Georgia Bulldogs tee, which was related to the whole bet thing. It looks like betting on the Texas Longhorns didn’t end well for Xavier.

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Well, the bet between the Kansas City Chiefs star wide receiver and punt returner Xavier Worthy and WR Mecole Hardman Jr., who played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, became more interesting knowing the fact that both were supporting their former teams. Texas lost to the Bulldogs, and now, according to their bet, “Xavier Worthy had to wear Georgia gear after the L.” ESPNbet shared this news on their Instagram account with a video of Xavier hiding his face after wearing a Bulldogs tee.

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This showed some teasing fun banter between the two players. However, jokes aside, the game was much more intense between the two teams. Let’s discuss the Texas Longhorns’ poor performance against the Bulldogs, which landed them their first loss in the ongoing season.

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Texas Longhorns upsetting performance against the Bulldogs

The Texas Longhorns’ loss against the Bulldogs ended their run of six consecutive wins in the current season. Their struggling offense was quite visible throughout the game. As Longhorns star quarterback Quin Ewers completed 25 out of 43 pass attempts, running for 211 yards with an interception and two fumbles, Ewers was sacked multiple times, which coasted a big one for the team. Even the special teams of the Longhorns also require improvement. As their punter, Ian Ratliff had a total of five punts with an average distance of 43.8 yards. In comparison, the Bulldogs’ punter, Brett Thorson, managed four punts with an average of 54 yards.

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Even head coach Steve Sarkisian was disappointed with Texas’s gameplay and execution against the Bulldogs. After the game, Sarkisian addressed his emotions regarding their loss, saying, “Unfortunately, we didn’t play our best football tonight.” However, Steve expressed his desire to once again go head-to-head against the Bulldogs and defeat them, saying, “But we were still competitive. Hopefully, we get another crack at (Georgia).” Well, let’s see if Texas can make a remarkable comeback from their loss and regain their winning streak in the ongoing season.

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Papiya Chatterjee

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Papiya Chatterjee is a Senior College Football Writer at EssentiallySports, working on the site’s Trends Desk. She has covered two action-packed seasons and played a central role in ES Behind the Scenes analysis, spotlighting the game’s biggest stars. During the draft, her reporting on the surprising Know more

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