Texas' Sark reacts to Colin Simmons’ urination celebration

SECPresident Donald Trump is displayed on the scoreboard as he attends the Tennessee-Texas NCAA college football game in Knoxville, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (Sara Diggins/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)Sara Diggins/The San Antonio ExpKirk Herbstreit wasn’t the only one critical of Colin Simmons’ first-half celebration during No. 1 Texas’ 20-17 win at Tennessee on Saturday.“It can’t happen,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. “That’s a bad football play. We had harped and talked about this game about not getting emotional with this crowd and that was an emotional play.”Simmons sacked Faizon Brandon on a third-down play, then got flagged for taunting after his celebration was penalized for “simulating using the restroom.”Social media, you could imagine, had jokes.Simmons tied the program record with five sacks with President Donald Trump on hand in the Longhorns’ first visit to Neyland Stadium.Raleek Brown ran for 67 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and his 4-yarder with 5:41 left gave the Longhorns the winning margin in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. Giannis Spetic had a pair of field goals.It was a defensive day with Texas (4-0) dominating with 10 sacks, led by Simmons. The linebacker’s day for the record books also will be remembered for his vulgar celebration after one sack. Tennessee quarterback Brandon Faizon made it interesting late, capping an 80-yard drive with a 30-yard TD pass to Mike Matthews with 1:22 left. Linebacker Arion Carter recovered the onside kick, and Jelani McDonald batted away Brandon’s pass to Travis Smith Jr. on the final play in the end zone.Arch Manning also made his first trip to Knoxville, where his uncle Peyton played for Tennessee in the 1990s.Manning threw for 201 yards while being sacked six times. He also was intercepted once with the Longhorns needing the smothering defensive performance to help on a day with too many penalties, including two illegal forward passes by Manning.Tennessee (3-1) hadn’t beaten The Associated Press’ No. 1 team since 1985, and that drought continues.Qua Moss returned a punt 57 yards for a TD with 11:14 left in the third quarter that tied it up at 10 for Tennessee. Cooper Ranvier had a 33-yard field goal. The Associated Press contributed to this report.Mark Heim is a senior writer who provides sports, news and trending content. He co-hosts a daily sports radio show on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile. Heim has been recognized with awards for his writing, headlines and...