Beat TCU
Beating Oklahoma always has and always will be priority No. 1. Before getting to the Red River Shootout is a team Texas has only beat twice since their insertion to the Big 12 – TCU. Oct. 2 in Fort Worth will be an early litmus test for Steve Sarkisian.
Even with some of Gary Patterson’s worst teams, he has found a way to beat the Longhorns. In fact, he is a career 5-1 in Austin, with the only loss coming in 2007. TCU was still in the Mountain West Conference. Four out of the last five wins have come by double digits as well.
The beginning of the end for Tom Herman was after a fourth-quarter loss to TCU last season. Before trying to compete for Big 12 championships, Texas must be able to get over the purple hump. Patterson already has a transfer portal win over Sarkisian for Shadrach Banks. A win on the field would be a monumental step toward being “back”.