Texas should win 10 games in 2023. I predicted as much in my way-too-early record predictions.
Athlon Sports shares a similar view of the Longhorns ranking them as their preseason No. 1 in their Big 12 power rankings.
The case for Steve Sarkisian and company to reach the 10-win mark is an easy one. Texas returns 10 offense starters, not including two game-breaking receivers in Isaiah Neyor and AD Mitchell.
On defense, the Longhorns return a core of Jaylan Ford, Ryan Watts, Jahdae Barron, Jerrin Thompson, Barryn Sorrell and T’Vondre Sweat. Two elite freshmen defensive backs and two portal defensive backs give coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski the makings of a special defense.
On paper, Sarkisian’s squad looks like a Big 12 title favorite. Even so, things have gone awry far too often on the Forty Acres in recent seasons. If the team were to fall below expectations, here’s what could be their undoing.