Reports: Texas S Derek Williams to miss first half of CFP semifinal

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The Texas Longhorns will be without defensive back Derek Williams for the first half of the College Football Playoff semifinal after his appeal for a targeting ejection was denied, according to multiple reports Tuesday.

Williams was appealing a targeting call that opened the second half of the Longhorns' Big 12 Championship win on Saturday. A blocker o