“One girl locked eyes with me and she begged me to help lift her so she could crowd surf.
“People are pushing and pushing, and you got one hard substance against you and then a person behind you, and your lungs just can’t expand.
“They had doctors on scene, they had medical EMTs, they had volunteers,” Peña said during a press conference Saturday.
“From our perspective, from the Houston Fire Department’s perspective, we had the right equipment,” he said.
Texas led 7-3 at halftime before Iowa State reeled off 27 unanswered points for its 10th win in a row at home at Jack Trice Stadium.
Clemons’ scoop-and-score came after defensive tackle Jayden Peevy poked the ball away from scrambling Auburn quarterback Bo Nix.