Every team has blind spots. On3 Sports’ Jesse Simonton exposed the Longhorns’ deficiencies heading into the 2023 season. He gave objective and fair analysis on how Texas could fail to reach expectations this season.
We have made our views on Texas clear as it heads toward its final season in the Big 12. The team has an overwhelming advantage over opposition when its wide receivers, offensive line, tight end and secondary take the field.
While we tend to stay away from the word failure, it’s hard to find another word for missing out on a 10-win season this year. The 2020 Longhorns squad was viewed as a favorite in the conference. Albeit the team had far less proven commodities and far more holes.
Here are three reasons Simonton gave for this year’s mostly complete squad falling below its lofty expectations.