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Austin - Against Nebraska and Oklahoma State, Texas needed big second halves from running back Jamaal Charles.

He ran for 216 yards and three touchdowns in the fourth quarter against Nebraska and 128 yards and two touchdowns in the second half against OSU.

Saturday he did not wait for last-minute heroics, as he ran 165 of his 174 rushing yards in the first half. Charles now has the sixth-most yards rushing in a single season at Texas with 1,366 yards in 2007.

In the second half, when he left the game with a heel injury, Texas did not miss a beat. Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy chipped in 49 of his 51 yards on the ground, including his second rushing touchdown of the game - a 22-yard scramble where McCoy spun out of two tackles and was spun into the end zone by Texas running back Vondrell McGee.

"Anytime you have a quarterback that can make plays off schedule, which Colt has done a great job of, (he) can extend plays and do things positively," Texas offensive coordinator Greg Davis said. "It's a big bonus because in many cases, that guy is not accounted for in the pass scheme."

Charles leads Texas' rush to victory - Sports