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Texas vs. Kansas: An early look at Saturday’s game

The games haven’t gotten any less important for Texas after the TCU loss.

The Texas Longhorns have a huge battle upcoming on Saturday. The Big 12 schedule pits the six-win Longhorns against another six-win team, the Kansas Jayhawks.

Lance Leipold’s team isn’t sneaking up on anybody, but especially not Texas. Steve Sarkisian’s team seemed to experience the beginning of KU’s football resurgence in last season’s home defeat.

The Longhorns fell 57-56 to the Jayhawks in overtime last season, as Kansas converted a two-point attempt for the win. This season, Leipold’s team enters the game confident and bowl eligible.

Texas will look to find itself on Saturday after a poor offensive effort last week. Texas’ lone touchdown came on a defensive scoop and score late in the fourth quarter against TCU. To win in Lawrence, the team will need more scoring from its offense.

Let’s look at a few things to monitor as we approach the game.

Five questions facing Texas football with two games left

Texas needs more predictably good performance across the board.

We’re through ten games of Texas football. Despite the sample size, there are many questions facing the Longhorns with two games to play.

After the Alabama and Oklahoma game, Quinn Ewers seemed like a certainty for Texas. Since, Ewers has had a difficult time hitting his receivers. The once elite prospect isn’t the only player whose performance has been inconsistent.

The entire defensive unit dominated out of nowhere against TCU after struggling in past weeks. Barryn Sorrell has looked elite some weeks. In other performances, Sorrell has seemed absent from the stat sheet.

For the first time in his tenure, I am unsure whether or not Steve Sarkisian can handle play calling duties. He is still the elite play designer, but it’s unclear whether or not he knows when to make the right calls.

As the regular season nears the finish line, let’s look at what Texas needs to answer moving forward.

Emotionless takes on Saturday’s 17-10 loss to TCU

There’s more than one contributor to Saturday’s struggles.

The Texas Longhorns dropped a frustrating loss to the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday night. The game felt within reach even late into the fourth quarter, but Texas couldn’t make the most of opportunities.

As with any frustrating loss, hot takes were abundant all night. Among them, that Quinn Ewers was the sole issue needing to be remedied for Texas.

Quinn Ewers had an atrocious game to put it mildly. I went in-depth on his struggles last night and didn’t hold back. Even so, Texas’ early struggles were far from all on Ewers.

Xavier Worthy and Ja’Tavion Sanders were every bit as bad as Ewers was on the game. Drop after drop plagued the Texas offense from the first series deep into the game.

The accuracy issues Ewers had in short to intermediate throws against Oklahoma State simply weren’t there. The freshman quarterback repeatedly hit receivers in the hands only to suffer dropped incompletions.

Let’s take a look at what to make of the game.

Bad offense plagues Texas in TCU loss

Quinn Ewers looked lost in Saturday’s defeat.

The Texas Longhorns took a brutal loss on Saturday. The offense played horribly.

It starts with quarterback play, which was abysmal on Saturday night. Quinn Ewers was off target for much of the night. Adding to his issues, Ewers couldn’t find the open man.

The big offensive miss involved Ewers not seeing Bijan Robinson running unabated to the end zone. Other than a strong effort from Jordan Whittington, his receivers didn’t do him any favors.

Xavier Worthy and Ja’Tavion Sanders dropped passes from the beginning of the game. Jahleel Billingsley added a drop of his own.

The Longhorns went away from the run with Bijan Robinson after laying a first half egg. Poor early play calling and critical drops put Texas in a hole. Ewers dug the hole deeper with clumsy football and inability to locate reads he couldn’t afford to miss.

All in all, Texas will look at the game as one it should have won and couldn’t capitalize.

Let’s discuss what it all means for Texas.

FULL PREVIEW: No. 18 Texas vs No. 4 TCU

Crowd noise can change the result of the game.

The Texas Longhorns will play their biggest conference home game in years on Saturday. The game could be on par with the 2018 clash with Dana Holgerson, Will Grier and the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Steve Sarkisian’s team sits in poll position for the second spot in the conference title game. Should Baylor beat Kansas State, Texas could still control its destiny to make the conference championship. The simpler path involves Texas handling its business on Saturday.

The Longhorns will face a new challenge this season in conference play. They face a TCU team that is both well coached and presents matchup problems of their own for Texas.

Sonny Dykes’ coaching staff is seemingly doing everything right so far this season. Let’s examine what will decide this game.

PREDICTIONS: No. 18 Texas vs No. 4 TCU and Saturday’s biggest games

Crowd noise and road atmosphere could determine whether or not Texas wins or loses.

Week 11 is underway, and the Texas Longhorns figure to be in the game of the week. No. 18 Texas will host the No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday evening.

TCU enters the game 9-0 and in position to play in its first College Football Playoff. The Horned Frogs have been dominant since the start of the season, in large part due to great coaching.

Sonny Dykes’ coaching staff is winning in multiple areas. For starters, their strength and conditioning program appears to be among the best in the nation. Play-calling and game planning have given TCU a noticeable edge over its opposition.

Adding to the degree of difficulty, the Horned Frogs have recruited and developed well in recent seasons. Quentin Johnston, Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, Kendre Miller, Max Duggan and Jordan Hudson come to mind.

Texas will have its hands full on Saturday. Here’s how Week 11 could play out this weekend for the top featured games.

Simple fixes to the Texas Longhorns offensive lulls

Texas can easily score in the second half with a few corrections.

The story of this week is the same as it has been the last two weeks for Texas on the field. The Longhorns second half stagnation offensively has many wondering if Texas will be able to score enough in the first half to win games consistently.

Texas scored 31 points in the first half against Kansas State. The first half point total was all it needed to win, but the lack of late scoring left the burnt orange faithful uneasy.

Texas wasn’t completely inept offensively in the second half. They simply got careless in how they attacked the K-State defense. Put simply, they wasted too many opportunities.

The second half woes are fixable. Here’s what Steve Sarkisian and company can do to ensure they put points on the board late in games.

Where TCU and Texas land in the latest College Football Playoff poll

The College Football Playoff poll is showing the Longhorns respect following the K-State win.

The Texas Longhorns are moving up the charts following a huge road victory over then No. 13 Kansas State. The win propelled the Longhorns six spots in Tuesday’s College Football Playoff rankings.

Texas came in at No. 18 after an impressive showing against K-State. This week’s opposing team saw their ranking improve this week as well.

The TCU Horned Frogs were one of the biggest stories of last week’s playoff poll. Sonny Dykes team rose from No. 7 to No. 4 this week after Tennessee, Alabama and Clemson underperformed in losing efforts.

The takeaway for TCU is that it controls its own destiny after securing a top four ranking this week.

Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan rounded out the playoff qualifiers should the season end today. Here’s a look at the Top 10 teams in the new rankings.

Looking at how No. 18 Texas can attack and defeat No. 4 TCU

Stop Quentin Johnston. Maximize Bijan Robinson.

The Texas Longhorns need a win to control its destiny heading into their Top 25 matchup with the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday. Put simply, it’s not going to be easy.

The No. 4 Frogs will make the trip from Fort Worth to Austin looking to wreck the Longhorns’ Big 12 championship hopes and improve to 10-0 on the season. Their best player could return to action for their biggest game of the season as well.

Quentin Johnston is expected to be back when his team faces the Longhorns on Saturday. Although he didn’t practice today, Texas would be wise to game plan for the Horned Frogs’ matchup problem.

Steve Sarkisian’s team will need to play its best game of the season to beat Sonny Dykes and TCU. Let’s look at how the Horns might attack the Frogs.

Taking an early look at Texas vs TCU

Texas will need all the noise it can get from the home crowd against TCU.

The Texas Longhorns and TCU Horned Frogs will meet in Week 11. The game will have huge conference title implications.

TCU can effectively secure the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 with a win. With only three games remaining, the Horned Frogs would have to lose to Baylor and Kansas to lose the top ranking in the league.

In addition, Baylor would have to defeat K-State, TCU and Texas to take the top spot. With two losses already and shaky defensive play, it’s difficult to see the Bears winning all three of their remaining games.

Texas has a chance to inch closer to a conference title spot. A home loss to the Horned Frogs would all but eliminate the Longhorns, while a win would preserve their tiebreaker over Kansas State.

Let’s take a look at what Texas can look forward to on Saturday.