Defense: B+
Much like the offense, the grade would be much worse had it not been for them creating turnovers. That changed the entire dynamic for this game. They did give up 32 first downs in this game. However, they did a good job of getting off the field on third downs, allowing 3-12 conversions.
As a whole, Chris Ash’s unit gave up just 2.5 yards per rush. They made a concerted effort to take away the effectiveness of Chuba Hubbard, LD Brown and Spencer Sanders on the ground for the most part. The run game totaled 130 yards but it took 51 attempts to achieve that number. The run defense came to play against one of the more potent running teams.
Against the pass was a completely different story, Texas allowed 400 yards in the air. They averaged 10 yards per attempt and 14.8 yards per completion. Despite the fact that Tylan Wallace torched the defense with 11 receptions for 187 yards and two touchdowns, the defense never seemed to roll coverage his way. They wanted to slow down Hubbard.
The two aspects that changed the dynamic in this game were the turnovers and Joseph Ossai. The Longhorns as a whole forced four turnovers, Jalen Green picked off one pass and they forced three fumbles. One of those fumbles came on a strip sack from Ossai. He accounted for six TFL and three sacks. The biggest one came on fourth down in overtime. Game on the line and Ossai sped past the right tackle to bring Sanders down from behind to seal it.
.@joseph_ossai is a BEAST! pic.twitter.com/i0kjWDEkta
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) November 1, 2020
PFF Grades and Snap Counts
| Player | PFF Grade | Snap Counts |
| Joseph Ossai | 79.8 | 85 |
| Ta’Quon Graham | 73 | 65 |
| Keondre Coburn | 63.7 | 49 |
| Juwan Mitchell | 65.1 | 96 |
| DeMarvion Overshown | 66.2 | 96 |
| Chris Brown | 56.0 | 55 |
| Caden Sterns | 63.2 | 94 |
| Jalen Green | 69.5 | 42 |
| Chris Adimora | 51.6 | 68 |
| D’Shawn Jamison | 58.1 | 83 |
| Josh Thompson | 42.5 | 67 |