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After quitting mid-game, B.J. Foster will serve ‘penance’ before rejoining Texas

By Patrick Schmidt

B.J. Foster #25 of the Texas Longhorns rests on the bench during the Valero Alamo Bowl against the Utah Utes at the Alamodome on December 31, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
B.J. Foster #25 of the Texas Longhorns rests on the bench during the Valero Alamo Bowl against the Utah Utes at the Alamodome on December 31, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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After walking away from the team in the third quarter of their win vs. UTEP, Texas defensive back B.J. Foster will be welcomed back to the team, sorta.

Texas football began their 2020 season with a romp over UTEP on Saturday night and quarterback Sam Ehlinger won the Big 12 player of the week honors, but it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies.

During the third quarter, safety B.J. Foster walked off the team after he let his emotions get the better of him. OrangeBloods reporter Anwar Richardson reported the news on Sunday morning that Foster quit but will be allowed back to the team.

“B.J. obviously let his frustrations get the best of him,” Herman said. “We’ll handle the discipline in-house. He knows what he did was wrong. He let his frustration get the best of him.”

Foster was upset about a lack of playing time in the 59-3 win after ceding his starting job to Chris Brown in the season opener. Foster had started 14 games over the previous two seasons at strong safety.

“It’s OK to be frustrated, but you’ve got to be able to control our actions,” Herman added. “He realizes that, and again is very apologetic. He’ll serve his penance internally, and it’ll be water under the bridge for us and his team.”

Exactly what that penance will be is unclear, but he may be held out of a game or two as a form of punishment before being welcomed back to compete for playing time. Or perhaps it could be as simple as running stairs and doing some extra conditioning to get in the good graces of Herman and the rest of the Texas football staff, as well as his teammates who he abandoned during the game on Saturday night.

In a unique season with players possibly missing time due to COVID-19 positive cases or being in contact with a possible case, depth will be vital for the teams who continue to win and position themselves for a College Football Playoff spot.

Getting Foster back with a second chance to redeem himself is the right call and hopefully, for Texas football fans, he’ll make the most of his opportunity.

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