As expected, Texas tumbled in the USA TODAY Sports re-rank of every college football team this week.
The loss to Kansas in Week 11 was one of the worst in program history. The Jayhawks had not won a conference road game in 13 years until they traveled to Austin to defeat the Longhorns 57-56 in overtime.
Texas has now dropped five consecutive games for the first time since 1956.
The shocking upset bumped Kansas up 12 spots in the re-rank this week to No. 109, while Texas dropped 11 spots to No. 70. Here is where each Big 12 team ended up:
No. 7: Oklahoma State
No. 9: Oklahoma
No. 12: Baylor
No. 34: Kansas State
No. 39: Iowa State
No. 57: Texas Tech
No. 70: Texas
No. 76: West Virginia
No. 83: TCU
No. 109: Kansas
Steve Sarkisian and his staff are facing an uphill battle in terms of improving this roster. It’s inexcusable to lose to a substantially lesser opponent like Kansas, and there’s no question that next season must produce better results.
It’s too premature to call for a coaching change, and a program like Texas could benefit from some consistency on that front. A culture change, along with improvements at several position groups this offseason, will make or break Sarkisian’s tenure with the Longhorns.
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