Respected college football voice Josh Pate is buying the Texas Longhorns this week. He is doing so for the short-term and long-term.
Earlier this week, our colleague and editor Cami Griffin discussed the national college football analyst’s No. 1 ranking of the Longhorns in his power ratings poll.
Pate shared interesting insights into the game between Texas and Oklahoma. While he sees potential for an upset, he looks to be solidly favoring the Longhorns in this year’s rivalry game matchup.
“The more I look at it, the more I feel the game out, the more I think Texas feels like they’re a year ahead of where Oklahoma is. And so, there’s a path. And I could paint you one for Oklahoma, but I wouldn’t lean it. I lean Texas to win the game, and at (6.5 points), I lean Texas to cover.”
Each team has its advantages, and in some ways Oklahoma is built to capitalize on Texas’ weaknesses. That said, the Longhorns can more than exploit the Sooners’ flaws in the game as well.
Texas takes on Oklahoma at 11 a.m. CT on ABC.