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Texas Football: Top 10 in 247Sports AP poll prediction

247Sports has projected the new preseason AP top 25. For what would be the second season in a row, Texas found itself in the top 10.

247Sports has projected the new preseason AP top 25 after the Big Ten and Pac-12 decided to cancel their season. For what would be the second season in a row, Texas found itself in the top 10.

Last season, the Longhorns failed to meet up to the top 10 expectations, finishing 8-5 and without a Big 12 championship appearance. Now, Tom Herman and new coordinators Mike Yurcich and Chris Ash will be looking to find some type of consistency.

Here is what 247Sports had to say about the Longhorns.

“Remember, we’re projecting here, so this is an attempt to gauge just how fond of the Longhorns AP voters are this month. Face it, there’s a lot to like. This is Tom Herman’s deepest team in his tenure and his two best players — quarterback Sam Ehlinger and safety Caden Sterns — are guys you can bank on to have difference-making seasons. A three-game stretch vs. Oklahoma, Baylor and on the road vs. Oklahoma State will determine just how good Texas is this fall.”

The Big 12 released their schedule today, mixing up the order of the Longhorns’ games. Texas will now have two bye weeks, one before the Baylor matchup and another before traveling to Kansas.

Another benefit to the new schedule is no back to back road games. The Longhorns played three out of their final five games of the 2019 season away from Austin, losing all of them.

As for the rest of the Big 12, four other teams appear in the prediction, with Oklahoma being the highest at No. 4. Baylor and TCU sneak in at No. 22 and No. 23 respectively.

Here is the full top 25:

  1. Clemson
  2. Alabama
  3. Georgia
  4. Oklahoma
  5. LSU
  6. Florida
  7. Notre Dame
  8. Texas
  9. Texas A&M
  10. Auburn
  11. Oklahoma State
  12. North Carolina
  13. UCF
  14. Cincinnati
  15. Miami
  16. Virginia Tech
  17. Tennessee
  18. Iowa State
  19. Memphis
  20. Kentucky
  21. Louisville
  22. Baylor
  23. TCU
  24. Virginia
  25. Appalachian State

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WATCH: Texas LT Samuel Cosmi dominates Joseph Ossai

Take a look at Texas left tackle Sam Cosmi facing off against Joseph Ossai towards the end of practice on Tuesday.

As a coach, you want your players to be challenged throughout practices. It’s an iron sharpens iron mentality. Continue reading “WATCH: Texas LT Samuel Cosmi dominates Joseph Ossai”

Quarterback Sam Ehlinger named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm watchlist

Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger joins two other Big 12 passers on Johnny Unitas watchlist. Looking to become the second Longhorn to win it.

Stop me if you have heard this before but Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger has been added to a preseason watch list. Yes, indeed after being named to the the Maxwell, Davey O’Brien, Manning and others you can add the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award watchlist.

Texas Tech’s Alan Bowman and Baylor’s Charlie Brewer join Ehlinger as the only Big 12 passers to make the watch list. In a press release from Texas Athletics a list of the accolades for Ehlinger over the past two seasons show how good he has been.

Ehlinger, an Austin native, has started all 27 games for UT over the past two seasons and leads all active FBS quarterbacks in completions (571), attempts (879), passing yards (6,955), total offense (8,100) and total touchdowns (80) since the start of the 2018 season. He also ranks second among active FBS quarterbacks in touchdown passes (57) and fifth in completion percentage (65.0) during that stretch. Ehlinger is the only FBS player to account for at least 50 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns over the last two seasons.

The award was first presented in 1987 with Don McPherson of Syracuse being the first recipient. In the 33 year history, five times a Big 12 quarterback has been given the award. Colt McCoy is the only Texas quarterback to earn this honor. Last season Joe Burrow walked away with the honor of being associated with a legendary quarterback in Johnny Unitas.

In 2017 Mason Rudolph of Oklahoma State was the winner of the award under the tutelage of offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich. As Ehlinger enters his senior season that kicks off September 12th against UTEP, expectations are high. The senior quarterback hopes to pick up the accolades as the looks to dethrone the Sooners as top dog in the conference.

 

Texas Football: Schedule now set, Longhorns host UTEP Sept. 12

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte confirmed that the Longhorns will host UTEP on September 12th at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Well it is officially, official. The Texas Longhorns have their schedule set and will kick off one month from today. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte confirmed that the Longhorns will host UTEP at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 12th. It was widely speculated that this would indeed be the case, now confirmed.

Del Conte released a statement through the Forty Acres Insider confirming the schedule.

On Wednesday, the Big 12 also announced our 2020 conference football schedule, with our first league game coming on September 26 at Texas Tech. Our conference will continue with the format of nine league games, plus one non-conference game, with all Big 12 competition starting on that September 26 date. Our season opener will be UTEP on September 12 at Campbell-Williams Field at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and be followed by a bye week. Each Big 12 team will be guaranteed at least two bye weeks during their schedule. Also, all other fall sports competition (Soccer, Volleyball and Cross Country) can begin September 1. To ensure consistent health and safety protocols, Volleyball and Soccer matches will be limited to conference opponents only. There are still discussions to be had and plans to be made, and we will continue to keep you all abreast of that news as we receive it. We appreciate your patience, understanding and how you all are keeping the faith. We’re excited to be moving forward with our falls sports seasons and preparing to cheer on our Longhorns this fall!

The Longhorns will host the Miners and then will have the following week off before they head to Lubbock, Texas to kick off the conference schedule with Texas Tech.

Locked on Longhorns podcast: ‘The Big 12 Conference schedule released’

The Locked on Longhorns podcast discussing the Big 12 moving forward with the season. Plus the conference schedule is now out.

It was a busy day on Wednesday with the fallout of the Pac-12 and Big Ten Conferences announcing they wouldn’t proceed towards a fall season. While the Big 12 would come to the conclusion that they would indeed move forward much like the ACC and SEC Conferences. Ohio State already feeling the pressure as one player decommited from the program.

Former Longhorn All-American offensive tackle Connor Williams is preparing for the upcoming season. However, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy announced that Williams would not be a full go in camp and would need to be worked in. He is recovering from an ACL tear he suffered late last season. Tony Field II committed to West Virginia over Texas.

With the Big 12 conference schedule now released, we know when and where each team will play in the upcoming season. The conference opener was set against Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas but that game was moved to the end of the schedule. The Longhorns will instead open up against Texas Tech in Lubbock on September 26th. We discuss the schedule at length.

Following the schedule announcement, commissioner Bob Bowlsby took part in a conference call. On this call he discussed the reasoning for moving forward with the football season as planned. Two players, Sam Ehlinger and Caden Sterns were among the athletes consulted about player safety.

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Tom Herman, Sam Ehlinger appreciative of Big 12’s plan to move forward

Texas head coach Tom Herman, quarterback Sam Ehlinger and safety Caden Sterns each released statements on Wednesday.

It’s been a wild week for college football. Continue reading “Tom Herman, Sam Ehlinger appreciative of Big 12’s plan to move forward”

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby discusses the decision to move forward

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby held a league conference call on Wednesday to discuss the reasoning in moving forward with college football.

It almost feels as if Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby single-handedly saved the college football season. Continue reading “Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby discusses the decision to move forward”

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Big 12 announces new schedule for the 2020 season

On the same day the Big 10 and the Pac 12 canceled their fall seasons, the Big 12 has released their revised schedule. You can view it here.

On the same day the Big Ten and the Pac-12 canceled their 2020 fall seasons, the Big 12 has released their revised schedule. Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram first reported the conference could release the new schedule on Tuesday night.

Going into the release we already knew The Longhorns’ home and away opponents. Baylor, Iowa State, TCU, and West Virginia were going to be traveling to Austin, while Texas would play Kansas State, Texas Tech, Kansas, and Oklahoma State on the road.

For now, the annual Red River Shootout is going to be played at the historic Cotton Bowl in Dallas. That is the way it should be and both Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte and Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione should do everything in their power to keep it in Dallas.

Here is Texas’ full new schedule:

  • Sept. 26 @ Texas Tech
  • Oct. 3 vs TCU
  • Oct. 10 vs Oklahoma (Dallas)
  • Oct. 17 BYE
  • Oct. 24 vs Baylor
  • Oct. 31 @ Oklahoma State
  • Nov. 7 vs West Virginia
  • Nov. 14 BYE
  • Nov. 21 @ Kansas
  • Nov. 28 vs Iowa State
  • Dec. 5 @ Kansas State
  • Dec. 12 OR Dec. 19 Big 12 Championship Game (Arlington)

A couple things of note in the new schedule.

First, there are two bye weeks for every team across the conference. Texas will play Baylor and travel to Kansas off of their two bye weeks. The Jayhawks are the only team that will have a bye before facing the Longhorns.

Second, there will be no back to back road games for Texas this season. Last season, the Longhorns faced Iowa State and Baylor in consecutive weeks on the road, losing both.

No official news has been announced about nonconference play just yet. 247Sports reported UTEP was still the Longhorns’ singular nonconference opponent.

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Big 12 schedule updates: Texas to open season at Texas Tech

Stadium Network reporter Brett McMurphy released new details regarding the Big 12 football schedule this fall.

What a whirlwind of news coming out of the college football community the past several days. Continue reading “Big 12 schedule updates: Texas to open season at Texas Tech”

Wednesday Big 12 Morning Rush: Leaders saves college football for now

The Wednesday Big 12 morning rush headlines provided by Sports Illustrated and USA TODAY Sports.

Each morning Longhorns Wire will share the top stories from around the Big 12 Conference. For this edition of the Big 12 morning rush, Sports Illustrated and USA TODAY Sports provide the headlines.

Continue reading “Wednesday Big 12 Morning Rush: Leaders saves college football for now”