Thanksgiving weekend used to be one of the most eventful in Texas’ season, linking up to play Texas A&M in the Lone Star Showdown. Since the Aggies left for the SEC in 2012, Turkey Day opponents have varied for the Longhorns. Iowa State will be that opponent for Tom Herman this season.
In what will be the final home game for Sam Ehlinger, kickoff will be on Friday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. CST. ABC will broadcast the crucial Big 12 matchup. It will be the fourth time Texas will have the early morning kickoff slot.
Both teams have byes on Nov. 14 before Texas travels to Lawrence to face Kansas and Iowa State hosts Kansas State the following week. It will be a crucial matchup to decide who possibly appears in the Big 12 championship game.
As things stand, the Longhorns and Cyclones are both 5-2. However, one of Iowa State’s losses came against Louisiana in the nonconference portion of the schedule. They hold the advantage in conference play at 5-1 over Texas’ 4-2.
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Thanksgiving weekend matchups have been up and down during Herman’s tenure in Austin. An overall 2-1 record includes splitting with Texas Tech and a win over Kansas in 2018.
As for Iowa State, Texas is also 2-1 against the Cyclones in the past three seasons. Last year was the sole loss, with kicker Connor Assalley hitting a game-winning kick as time expired.
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