After two devastating losses in which they blew double-digit leads, Texas is coming off of a much needed bye week.
However, this bye week has a different feel to it in comparison to a normal one, not because Texas has a new coaching staff, but the fact that they have yet to prove their ability to learn from their mistakes.
After putting up a dud of a second half against Oklahoma, the Longhorns did the same exact thing against Oklahoma State the following week. After leading by double-digits in the first half, they had maybe one or two productive drives in the third quarter, but after that their offense was nonexistent and were held to just one yard of offense in the fourth quarter.
Steve Sarkisian and his staff have had ample time to figure out how to make reasonable adjustments that will help the team win the remaining games on the schedule. At this point into the season, there are unfortunately a few things will not drastically improve, but others that can.
For starters, the offensive line is the worst unit on the team, and has seemingly gotten worse. The defense is usually solid for the first half, but is unable to sustain their play going into the second half, and don’t seem to be able to counter the adjustments made by opposing teams.
The bye week gives the team a chance to solely focus on what works and what doesn’t, and if the coaching staff can actually make the adjustments to put the players in a position to not be exposed as much, they could very well defeat Baylor in Week 9.
Here are four aspects the team needs to improve upon in order to beat Baylor.
