A 5-foot-8, 160-pound player made the hustle play of the weekend

If the ball had skittered out of the end zone, the last person held responsible would've been Silas Bolden. 

Bolden, listed at 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, had already done his job on the play by walling off Oklahoma cornerback Makari Vickers, thereby springing Texas running back Quintrevion Wisner for what would become a 43-yard run. But as Wisner neared the end zone, safety Robert Spears-Jennings punched the ball free, and all of a sudden a certain 14-3 Texas lead looked like an Oklahoma touchback as the ball skittered toward the corner of the end zone.

But as the ball slowed its approach toward the end line, there was Bolden, beating Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman to the ball and thereby turning a touchback into a touchdown.

“That’s just who Silas is," Wisner said after the game. "For him to come in an correct one of my mistakes, I’m very grateful for that.”

An Oregon State transfer, Bolden has seen his production drop upon joining Texas's deep and talented wide receiver room. He was Oregon State's leading receiver last season with 54 catches; he's eighth on the team at Texas thus far with 10 grabs while also handling punt return duties. A mid-game injury to leading receiver Isaiah Bond got Bolden on the field more frequently that in previous games, but even still he finished the game with one reception for three yards.

However, production does not determine effort for Bolden.

"He probably had his best week of practice this week that he's had since the regular season began, and it showed in his play," Steve Sarkisian said. "It was a total effort play for him to make that play in the end zone."

“I didn’t realize how far it was,” Bolden said. “I was tired after that play, I ain’t going to lie.”