The Longhorns’ defense will need to improve after giving up 56 points against Texas Tech. Here are three defensive keys for UT on Saturday:
Texas will be playing its second home game of the season on Saturday afternoon, hosting TCU. The Horned Frogs played their first game of the season against Iowa State and are 0-1 for the first time since 2013.
Against Texas Tech, the Longhorns had a rough day defensively, giving up 56 points to the Red Raiders. Matt Well’s offense had success both in the air and on the ground all day. With TCU in town, Chris Ash’s defense will need to improve.
If a Gary Patterson offense can score 56 points, his defense is going to be sitting in a comfortable position. The Longhorns will need to match the Horned Frogs’ defensive performance to secure their second Big 12 win of the season.
Here are three defensive keys for Texas when playing TCU on Saturday:
In 2018, TCU came into Austin ranked the No. 17 team in the country, and left unranked. The game is our throwback Thursday before UT vs TCU.
Since joining the Big 12 in 2012, TCU has had Texas’ number as they’ve won six of the eight matchups. However, two seasons ago the Horned Frogs came into Austin ranked the No. 17 team in the country and left unranked.
Going into the locker room down 13-10 at halftime, Texas’ second half performance pushed them towards a conference opening win. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger and the offense fed off three second half turnovers, scoring 14 points off of them.
Safety Caden Sterns picked off both Horned Frog quarterback Shawn Robinson and wide receiver KaVonte Turpin on a double pass attempt. Opposite side safety B.J. Foster also nicked one off Robinson. add in a Brandon Jones fumble recovery and Texas’ defense totaled four turnovers.
Wide receiver Collin Johnson made the spectacular play of the day, diving for an Ehlinger pass in the middle of the endzone for a touchdown. Johnson finished with seven catches and 124 yards and this amazing touchdown.
Texas WR Collin Johnson went FLYING for the TD catch!
Wide receiver Lil’ Jordan Humphrey sealed off the victory for Tom Herman’s squad with a 38-yard fourth quarter touchdown. It put the Longhorns ahead by 15 points with three minutes left and remained that way, ending in a 31-16 win in favor of Texas.
The 2018 win against TCU was just Herman’s second against a ranked opponent during his tenure in Austin. It was also the beginning of the Longhorns’ first Big 12 championship appearance since 2009.
You can watch the full highlights of the 2018 win over TCU here:
