The first four games are crucial to the success of the 2023 Texas football team. We noted that the worst nightmare for the team is a completely possible 2-2 start.
We are ruling out losses to Rice and Wyoming although those would certainly be catastrophic. Nevertheless, a 2-2 start would effectively slam the door on feeling good about the team moving forward.
The schedule after the first four games isn’t exactly easy. Texas will face Kansas, Kansas State, and Texas Tech at home with brutal road games against TCU and Iowa State and a neutral site matchup with Oklahoma. To suggest anything other than two losses in that stretch feels incredibly optimistic.
Extending the sample size to the first six games, let’s look at a few scenarios.