The now No. 4 Texas Longhorns made a statement in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. Some of it did not surprise us.
Throughout the offseason, we documented why the Longhorns should defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide. If not for a poor showing against the Rice Owls in Week 1, our confidence would have carried over to the game during the past week.
The matchup favored Texas for several reasons. Stylistically, the Longhorns had the schemes to give the Crimson Tide difficulty on both sides of the football. The increase in developed, proven talent for Texas paired with continuity telegraphed that this Texas team was a contender to win 10 games and compete for a Big 12 championship.
Let’s look at where we were right about Texas and its matchup with Alabama.