Throughout the month of October, its flame flickered and failed, unable to catch the requisite spark. Enter a healthy Isaiah Bond, holding all the fresh tinder the Longhorns needed. The star wide receiver left Texas' Oct. 12 victory over Oklahoma with an ...

Isaiah Bond and Andrew Mukuba, two key players for the Horns, returned to the field after missing the Vanderbilt game due to injury.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian’s dice roll worked. He bet the Longhorns’ receiving corps would be fine against Vanderbilt without the injured Isaiah Bond, and it was. Granted, it wasn’t all that risky considering the receivers have strong depth.

Texas football wide receiver Isaiah Bond is now considered doubtful to play for the Longhorns when they take on Vanderbilt on Saturday. Bond, labeled as questionable on the first SEC-mandated availability report of the week Wednesday, was downgraded to doubtful on Thursday night's report.