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Game-by-game predictions for Texas’ 2023 season following spring ball

We pick every Texas game and break down each matchup.

We’re around four months from the start of the 2023 college football season. Even so, we’re still looking ahead. The season will probably determine the overall success of the current coaching staff in Austin.

Texas has a decided advantage over the conference in talent and returning production. Kansas returns about as much as Texas but doesn’t match the Longhorns in talent. Oklahoma and TCU have starting talent to give Texas fits, but are at a disadvantage in depth. For that reason, head coach Steve Sarkisian and company need to win the Big 12.

The team will face a tougher than average conference slate facing all of last year’s Big 12 members but West Virginia and Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers and Cowboys figure to be in the bottom half of the league.

Taking roster advantages and schedule disadvantages into consideration, let’s predict the 2023 season.

Texas Football: Game-by-game predictions and storylines ahead of fall camp

Here are pre-camp predictions and storylines for each game on Texas’ schedule this season.

Fall camp begins in Austin soon, and we have a good idea what team will take the field in the season opener. While starting positions are still up for grabs, the roster that will emerge from the tunnel is now on campus.

Freshmen offensive linemen will show whether or not they are ready for playing time. Certainly, they will look lost at times, as we have often seen from returning linemen. We will see which five have the strongest grasp of the offense and work the best together.

Linebackers could determine what defense Texas most often deploys. Pete Kwiatkowski would welcome the emergence of David Gbenda or Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey as reliable linebacking options.

Here is a look at how I see the 2022 college football season playing out for Texas, along with potential storylines ahead of each matchup.