In 2020, the Texas Longhorns offense has an opportunity to be even more lethal than it was a season ago. The Longhorns offensive finished in the 2019 year at 17th in points per game. The offense still finished in the top 20 but it wasn’t enough for head coach Tom Herman and company. Drew Mehringer and Tim Beck were relieved of their duties.
2019 offense rankings
| 2019 | PPG | Passing | Rushing | Total Offense |
| Per Game | 35.2 | 289.3 | 177.2 | 466.5 |
| FBS Ranking | 17th | 20th | 49th | 14th |
Following the 38-point outburst by the offense in the Alamo Bowl, Tom Herman began his hunt for the new offensive coordinator. Mike Yurcich was the passing game coordinator for Ohio State but left to join the Big 12 Conference once again. He led the Oklahoma State offense from 2013-2018.
When asked about the the relationship between Herman and Yurcich, the head coach said “It’s been a great marriage thus far. We’re cut from the same cloth.” Herman went on to say how the addition of Yurcich has “enhanced” the offense with new route concepts and fresh ideas.
“Mike (Yurcich) has an excellent track record as a playcaller and preparer of game plans,” Herman said after being asked what the ideal offensive coordinator is. He added that he believes that Yurcich’s ideas are going to jump start the offense. They were a top 15 offense in terms of total offense but the head coach believes that Yurcich could take them to a top five-ten offense in the country.
“I envision it to being very similar to what it was like at Houston with Coach Applewhite,” Herman goes on to say that he will give input throughout the gameplanning process. He mentioned that on gamedays Yurcich will call the plays on a play-by-play basis with input from the head coach.
| PPG | Rank | Passing | Rank | Rushing | Rank | Total Off. | Rank | |
| 2013 | 39.1 | 14th | 277.2 | 29th | 171.6 | 66th | 448.8 | 37th |
| 2014 | 27.6 | 77th | 242.2 | 54th | 136.6 | 102nd | 378.8 | 87th |
| 2015 | 39.5 | 14th | 353.2 | 7th | 126.5 | 114th | 479.6 | 23th |
| 2016 | 38.6 | 17th | 323.9 | 9th | 171 | 68th | 494.9 | 14th |
| 2017 | 45.0 | 4th | 389.2 | 1st | 182.2 | 47th | 571.3 | 2nd |
| 2018 | 38.4 | 13th | 308.7 | 10th | 190.7 | 46th | 499.4 | 10th |
Given the history of what his offenses have done in the past, there is a lot of optimism surroundng with Mike Yurcich can do at Texas.