 The new contract included an annual salary of $600,000, plus various other financial incentives.However, Mackovic was fired after the Longhorns went 4-7 in 1997, including an embarrassing 66-3 loss to UCLA in Austin.As the final game of the 1995 college football season for Texas and Virginia Tech, the 1995 Sugar Bowl provided a final opportunity for players to demonstrate their skills on the field prior to the next NFL Draft.