Texas Longhorns football slammed for taking Arizona’s turnover sword idea: ‘Stolen valor’

The Texas Longhorns football team unveiled a turnover sword during their 52-0 win over Colorado State in Week 1 on Saturday to much fanfare, with social media raving about the idea to put footballs on the sword after Texas created turnovers.

Many also seemed to love the name for the sword: “Texcalibur.”

It does have a nice right to it, doesn’t it?

However, not everyone was a fan of this new tradition for the Longhorns, especially fans of the Arizona Wildcats, who already have a turnover sword tradition.

Wildcats fans slammed Texas for stealing their idea on social media, calling it “stolen valor.”

New Texas co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Johnny Nansen just so happens to be the former defensive coordinator at Arizona and brought the turnover sword idea with him from Tucson to Austin.

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Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.

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