On Tuesday, the Texas Longhorns will return to the football field. It will have been 24 days since they last suited up for a game.
In the Alamo Bowl, the Longhorns will face an old foe, the Colorado Buffaloes — a team they haven’t played in over a decade since Colorado left the Big 12 Conference for the Pac-12 Conference.
Sam Ehlinger could be suiting up for the very last time in the burnt orange. Next month he could be playing in the Reese’s Senior Bowl. We offered dueling opinions on if he should stay another year or declare for the NFL draft. He is one of only two team captains who didn’t skip the bowl game on their own accord. Derek Kerstetter is the other, but he will not play due to a dislocated ankle and broken fibula that required surgery.
Given that this is the final game for the Longhorns in 2020, there will be plenty to watch for: young players who must step up in the absence of captains who have declared or maybe to watch Sam Ehlinger one more time. I offer my five top concerns heading into the Alamodome on Dec. 29 in San Antonio.
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