The context in which the hand signal is made will play a significant factor, per SEC Coordinator of Officials John McDaid
Texas fans have become sensitive to the "horns down" gesture that opponents throw up when making a big play against the Longhorns. Over the last few seasons in particular, the gesture has earned Texas' opponents their fair share of unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
"The play rule that would be applicable for would be unsportsmanlike conduct," McDaid began. "We need to read into the context in which it is done. I ask my officials to use judgment of, 'Is it taunting an opponent? Is it making a travesty of the game? Or is it otherwise affecting our ability to manage the game.'"
"If an opponent of Texas would score a touchdown and the celebration with teammates going back up the sideline is giving the signal, that's not an issue. We have that already in the Southeastern Conference. We have teams that have things like the 'gator chomp' or things like the 'shark fin' for the defense where that thing has been done. Over the years we evaluate it.
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