Reasons for confidence in Texas against Alabama

Texas enters their own real-life Rocky movie on Saturday.

By now, you’re probably aware that Alabama is the prohibitive favorite on Saturday against Texas. You have also likely seen all the reasons why Alabama will win. Let’s take a look at the other side of the coin.

I hate playing “devil’s advocate” on issues that are not up for debate. This is not one of those scenarios. I truly believe Texas can make this a game, though it will be a difficult ask for a young, inexperienced group.

Texas has talent all over the field. The receiver room is still deep despite the loss of Isaiah Neyor. The running back room is as good as expected heading into the season. Even special teams units are winning when they take the field.

Let’s examine a few more reasons to believe in Texas in Week 2.