Two weeks into the college football season, we have already seen a seismic shift in how the Texas Longhorns are viewed. Following an unimpressive Week 1 win over Rice, many had written off starting quarterback Quinn Ewers as a bust.
We didn’t, and we were right.
The Longhorns defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide by technical knockout on Saturday, 34-24. Alabama didn’t try to get back up off the ground. Now the narrative around Texas has changed.
The reality: Texas was always going to be a good team. Its results simply have seen more variance than many would have liked to see. It now leads perhaps the most wide open conference in the country.
Here’s a look at where Big 12 teams might slot in the current power rankings for the conference ahead of Week 3.