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Here is the full 2024 SEC schedule for Texas football along with an early prediction.
The Texas Longhorns’ SEC schedule for the 2024 season has been released, and it’s not terrible. Continue reading “A full look at Texas football’s 2024 SEC schedule”
247Sports listed 10 under-the-radar nonconference games for the upcoming college football season.
Texas has one of the toughest schedules in the country for the 2021 college football season according to ESPN’s FPI.
First-year head coach Steve Sarkisian and his newly built staff won’t have the leisure of kicking off the season with a lower quality opponent. There will be minimal room for error, which could be quite concerning considering an inexperienced quarterback will be under center.
The Longhorns will be tested right off the bat with No. 23 Louisiana coming to town, followed by a road trip to face a rising Arkansas squad. In regards to college football as a whole, there are several massive nonconference games that will likely shake up the rankings in Week 1.
Aside from the major matchups such as Clemson vs. Georgia that will take place the first week of the season, 247Sports listed 10 nonconference games that are seemingly being overlooked. Texas had two games mentioned.
Every time the Texas Longhorns take the field, it becomes a big game. The Steve Sarkisian era gets off to a huge start with two ranked teams clashing on the field to open up a new regime in Austin. Most fans are likely looking ahead to the Longhorns’ road game against Arkansas, as that is a game with an SEC opponent. But with what Louisiana did last year and now earning a top-25 ranking, this game becomes huge for Texas. The Longhorns can really make a splash to start the season. – Riley Gates
A former Southwest Conference rivalry is set to take place in Arkansas this year, which makes this a big game already, just based on the names of the teams that will be on the field. Many are likely looking past this because Arkansas is still struggling as a program to get back on top, but Sam Pittman appears to have things on the rise. Meanwhile, Steve Sarkisian is beginning his tenure at Texas and this will just be the second game. This is a more enticing game than some might imagine it to be. – Riley Gates
ICYMI: Texas’ full 2021 football schedule.
The Steve Sarkisian era at Texas is quickly approaching.
Although numerous Big 12 Conference games do not have a kickoff time, we at least know the dates and opponents each week.
The Longhorns open the 2021 college football season at home against a solid Louisiana squad, then have to travel to face Arkansas the following week. However, their toughest slate of games is arguably in early October when Texas will face TCU, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in consecutive weeks.
Fortunately for the Longhorns, they’ll get a bye after that stretch of games before they prepare to close the season. The Big 12 will be home to a handful of programs this year that have a realistic chance of being ranked at the conclusion of the season.
Although Texas has a new coaching staff in place, there’s little room for error and they’ll be tested right off the bat.
Here is Texas’ full 2021 schedule:
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Time |
| 1 | 9/4 | vs. Louisiana | 3:30 p.m. |
| 2 | 9/11 | at Arkansas | 6 p.m. |
| 3 | 9/18 | vs. Rice | 7 p.m. |
| 4 | 9/25 | vs. Texas Tech | TBD |
| 5 | 10/2 | at TCU | TBD |
| 6 | 10/9 | vs. Oklahoma | TBD |
| 7 | 10/16 | vs. Oklahoma State | TBD |
| 8 | 10/23 | BYE | |
| 9 | 10/30 | at Baylor | TBD |
| 10 | 11/6 | at Iowa State | TBD |
| 11 | 11/13 | vs. Kansas | TBD |
| 12 | 11/20 | at West Virginia | TBD |
| 13 | 11/26 | vs. Kansas State | 11 a.m. |
Texas Longhorns 2021 football schedule, analysis, and best and worst case scenarios.
Texas Longhorns 2021 football schedule, analysis, and best and worst case scenarios.
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– 2021 Big 12 Football Schedule
Texas Football Schedule Analysis: It’s not all that easy a non-conference schedule, but it Texas really is good enough to even think about being Big 12 Championship-good and possibly in the mix for the College Football Playoff, it has to take out a nasty Louisiana team, win at Arkansas, and complete the Southwest Conference two-step with Rice to follow.
Technically, with Texas Tech and TCU to open the Big 12 season, the Longhorns have a run of four straight games against old Southwest Conference teams. There’s run of four games in five away from Austin, but there’s a there’s a week off before dealing with a trip to Baylor.
Making matters worse, that means the dates with Texas, Oklahoma – as always – and Iowa State are away from home, and getting Kansas and Texas Tech in Austin isn’t that much of a help.
Texas Football Schedule Best Case Scenario: Steve Sarkisian’s team goes on a run over the first half of the season, and that includes a win at Arkansas and taking out TCU and Oklahoma before getting Oklahoma State at home.
Realistically there’s at least one gaffe along the way, but in a best case scenario, there’s just one loss on the way to a Big 12 Championship appearance.
Texas Football Schedule Worst Case Scenario: The Longhorns are shocked by Arkansas on the road and lose the Big 12 opener at TCU to end any hopes of this being a big, splashy debut to the Sarkisian era.
A loss to Oklahoma makes it a total disaster of a campaign before mid-october, and dropping two more dates along the way – like at Iowa State and maybe to Oklahoma State or at West Virginia – to put the pressure on for 2022.
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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's the new Big 12 conference schedule pic.twitter.com/KlIZJJTQOd
— Max Olson (@max_olson) August 12, 2020
Here is Texas’ full new schedule:
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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Texas has made it a priority to schedule top competition over the next several years.
Texas has made it a priority to strengthen their nonconference schedule. Continue reading “Texas’ nonconference schedule ranks among the top 15”
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby recently joined Big 12 Radio on SiriusXM to discuss the chances of fans attending college sporting events.
If you’re hoping to attend a college football game this season, you may be in luck. Continue reading “Big 12 commissioner believes fans will be able to attend games”
ESPN is reairing the 2006 Rose Bowl between UT and USC. Here is how you can watch, listen, and stream, the classic college football matchup.
ESPN is reairing classic sporting events over the next week, including the 2006 Rose Bowl between Texas and USC. Considered the greatest college football game throughout its’ history, the build-up around this game was unlike anything before.
Both sitting at 12-0 coming into the game, the Longhorns and Trojans were clearly the two best teams in the country during the 2005 season. Three players involved in the game in Matt Lienart, Reggie Bush, and Vince Young finished in the top three of the Heisman trophy, showing the star power involved in the game.
Here is how you can watch, listen, stream, and relive the 2006 Rose Bowl:
Date: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Time: 7 p.m. CST
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
TV: ESPN
Line: USC (-7) O/U-69.5
Stream: Watch ESPN App
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According to Pro Football Focus, Texas left tackle Samuel Cosmi is the top returning offensive lineman in the Big 12.
It’s not even close. Continue reading “Texas has the top returning offensive lineman in the Big 12”
Texas safety Brandon Jones informally met with the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers at the NFL Combine recently.
Most players who are invited to the NFL Combine meet with every organization in one way or another.
Whether the media is aware of these particular meetings or not, they often determine the likeliness and odds of whether or not a team is willing to draft that player. The interview process is arguably the most important part of the Combine each year.
Some players may have red flags off the field on top of having a less-than-desirable interview, yet are so powerful and elite on the field that NFL teams still take a chance on them. On the flip side, other players may need their interview process to ‘wow’ the executives into improving their draft stock.
The latter is exactly what former Texas safety Brandon Jones hopes to accomplish. Although Jones has spent the majority of the offseason recovering from shoulder surgery, he took it upon himself to study film of every single NFL team’s defense from the 2019 season.
Not only was he dedicated enough to spend the time to do that, Jones went the extra mile to make a specific folder for each team’s defensive scheme.
#Texas DB Brandon Jones tells me he’s met with the #Packers
“Went really well. Sat down with the safeties coach and chopped it up about football. Showed him my binder. He was impressed that I took the time to do that.”— Ross Uglem (@RossUglem) February 28, 2020
It’s clear his work ethic while sidelined from an injury speaks volumes. Jones has reportedly informally met with the Packers, Cowboys and Texans thus far.
#Texas DB Brandon Jones says he has met informally with the #Cowboys.
— Mark Lane (@therealmarklane) February 28, 2020
It’s no secret that the Cowboys are in desperate need for a safety. Jones has a very physical style of play with exceptional tackling abilities. He is widely projected as a top 100 selection in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Jones started eight games at Texas throughout his senior season, where he led the team with 55 tackles. The 6-0, 205-pound do-it-all safety finished his collegiate career with 202 total tackles.
