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Much like the 2018 game, the Cyclones and Longhorns are preparing for a Big 12 Championship knockout game. A look at the numbers.
The biggest game of the weekend just might happen on Friday afternoon. The No. 13 Iowa State Cyclones come to Austin for a Big 12 fight with the No. 17 Texas Longhorns. Continue reading “Texas Longhorns vs Iowa State: A look at the numbers”
The Texas Longhorns defense will be tested in the run game against Breece Hall. Can this team be the first to slow him down?
The Texas Longhorns defense and Chris Ash are really going to be tested on Friday. With game-planning for the Cyclones, comes getting ready for the top running back in the Big 12 Conference. Breece Hall has been running through every defense that he has come across this season. Iowa State has been one of the more consistent running teams in college football this year.
The Longhorns have been on the other side, outside of Sam Ehlinger’s runs this year Texas hasn’t been consistent enough. With how Tom Herman’s offenses have operated the last three seasons. The team is ranked fifth in the Big 12 with 160.5 rushing yards per game in conference play.
The Iowa State defense allows just 104 yards per game and six total touchdowns. That ranks second in the conference in both. In conference play that number drops to 102 and five. Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson will be tested, awaiting to hear if Keaontay Ingram will be available this week.
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| Robinson | vs | Hall |
| 6-0 | Ht | 6-1 |
| 222 | Wt | 215 |
| Freshman | Class | Sophomore |
| 51 | Att | 180 |
| 294 | Yards | 1,169 |
| 5.8 | YPA | 6.5 |
| 0 | TDs | 15 |
| 60 | Touches | 195 |
| 399 | Yards | 1,257 |
The Longhorns defense is allowing 130.3 yards rushing per game with 10 rushing touchdowns total. Hall has rushed for at least 100 yards and one touchdown in every game this year. In conference play, he has rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown in every game. Hall has scored at least two touchdowns in each of the last three games. Can Texas bottle up Hall and force Brock Purdy to throw the ball?
Against the Longhorns in Ames, Iowa last season, Breece Hall had 25 touches for 103 yards and no scores.
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Entering into the final three weeks of the Big 12 Conference’s season we hand out disappointments, surprises and the title game prediction.
With the final three weeks in the Big 12 Conference underway, we are looking at surprises, disappointments and the title game. Continue reading “Big 12 Conference surprises, disappointments and title prediction”
The top stories from around the Big 12 conference in the Wednesday morning rush. 247Sports and Arizona Sports provide the headlines.
Each morning Longhorns Wire shares the top stories from around the Big 12 Conference. Here are today’s top articles provided by 247Sports and Arizona Sports.
Continue reading “Wednesday Big 12 morning rush: Top stories from the conference”
To truly be considered an elite offense in the Big 12, you also need a great ground game. Here are the top five RBs Texas will face in 2020:
After looking at the top five quarterbacks the Longhorns will play in 2020, we move on to the running game. Five out of the top six leading rushers in the Big 12 are returning next season, with Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts leaving for the NFL.
While Texas’ Keaontay Johnson cannot make the list, he should be considered up there atop the Big 12 in running backs. Despite dealing with injuries and the surprise help of Roschon Johnson, Ingram finished sixth in the conference.
For the rest of the pack, this will not be their first time running over, through, and around defenses on a week to week basis. To truly be considered an elite offense in the Big 12, you also need a great ground game.
Related: Game-by-game prediction for the 2020 Texas Longhorns football season
Here are the top five running backs Texas will face in 2020:
