Sitting at 5-2 (4-2), the Texas Longhorns should be making plans for their upcoming bowl appearance. Under Tom Herman the Longhorns are 3-0 in the postseason games. In the last two they defeated two top 12 teams in the Utah Utes and Georgia Bulldogs.
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In the latest projection from Paul Myerberg, the Longhorns will head to the Cheez-It Bowl. This projection has a reunion of sorts as they would face Mack Brown and the North Carolina Tar Heels. Before taking the job at Texas in 1998, Brown was the head coach for UNC from 1988-97. He returned to that post after a six-year hiatus from coaching after leaving Texas in 2013.
This bowl game would bring plenty of storylines, including Brown coaching against the team he helped guide to a National Championship over USC and an appearance in another BCS National Championship game against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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The other big storyline being the battle of the Sam’s at quarterback. The Longhorns have Sam Ehlinger while the Tar Heels roll with Sam Howell. It might be one of the most-watched non New Year Six bowl games just based on the ties between the two schools.
The Longhorns hold a 6-3 edge in the all-time series. The first game between Texas and North Carolina came in Austin back in 1947. They haven’t played each other since 2002. The Tar Heels hold the 2-1 edge in bowl games.
The Full Big 12 Bowl Game Projection
| Cotton Bowl | Oklahoma Sooners | Texas A&M Aggies |
| Liberty Bowl | Iowa State Cyclones | Tennessee Volunteers |
| Texas Bowl | Kansas State Wildcats | Missouri Tigers |
| Alamo Bowl | Oklahoma State Cowboys | Southern California Trojans |
| Cheez-It Bowl | Texas Longhorns | North Carolina Tar Heels |
| First Responder Bowl | Texas Christian Horned Frogs | Southern Methodist Mustangs |
| Guaranteed Rate Bowl | West Virginia Mountaineers | Purdue Boilermakers |
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