Texas Is the First Team Since 1961 To Lose Back-to-Back To Unranked Teams and Jon Sumrall Is Still Wearing His Cowboy Hat

Florida head coach Jon Sumrall isn’t just celebrating his team’s upset win over the No. 7 Texas Longhorns, he’s full-on embracing the Texas spirit, cowboy hat and all. The Gators dropped a video after Saturday’s 27-24 road victory in Austin, showing Sumrall walking out of the stadium rocking a cowboy hat, a move that tells you everything about the mood right now.

That’s How You Troll a Top-10 Team

Forget just winning, the Gators went all out with the celebration. Not only did Sumrall make a statement with his choice of headwear, but his players were out there on the field inverting the Longhorns’ iconic “Hook ’em Horns” hand gesture. It’s a classic power move, sticking it to a ranked opponent on their home turf. For Florida, this win was HUGE. It marks their first road victory against a top-10 team since all the way back in 2012. That’s a long drought snapped, and they did it with style.

From Number One to a Historic Losing Streak

But let’s be real, while Florida is riding high, this whole situation is an absolute nightmare for Texas. They were just at No. 1 in the AP Poll for four straight weeks before that loss to Oklahoma last Saturday. Now? This 27-24 stunner to Florida makes it a second straight loss for the Longhorns. And here’s the kicker: according to CBS Sports’ Brandon Marcello, Texas is now the first team since 1961 to lose back-to-back games to unranked opponents. Think about that for a second. Over 60 years. From the top of the mountain to *that* in two weeks. This isn’t just a bump in the road, this is a full-blown crisis for the Longhorns.

The sting of that historic stat, combined with Sumrall literally tipping his cowboy hat to the whole situation, means Texas has to figure things out, and fast. The season just got a whole lot tougher for them, and they’ve got to find a way to snap out of this slide before it gets even worse.

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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.