Texas enters the final stretch of games starting with Kansas State next week. For the Longhorns to climb back into the Big 12 race, multiple trends will need to change.
Football starts and ends with quarterback play, and Texas did not get enough from the position last week. Quinn Ewers was noticeably off target. Whether that continues is still to be seen. Texas quarterbacks will have to improve at the position for the Longhorns to win any of their remaining games.
The defense has a few issues to resolve after allowing 41 points and over 500 yards to the Oklahoma State Cowboys last week. Many of their struggles came from poor assignment discipline and execution.
Ultimately the Longhorns will need to be able to make stops defensively and get first downs offensively in the second half to keep a lead.
Here are a few trends that Texas will need to change.