Texas hasn’t won 10 games in a regular season since 2009. Even so, that’s the expectation for the football program this season. Several impact players return for what should be one of the 10 best rosters in college football.
The Longhorns last reached 10 wins through 14 games in 2018 after finishing 9-3 and winning a bowl game over Georgia. Other than that lone bright spot, most seasons have fell below expectation in recent history. The Athletic discussed whether or not Texas is capable of finally living up to its monumental hype.
College football analyst Ari Wasserman discussed the difficulty past failures bring in regard to projecting the Longhorns. The expectations are usually high for Texas, which creates a boy-who-cried-wolf phenomenon for the program. National media tells us that Texas is somehow back only for the team to finish 7-5 or 8-4.
There’s reason to believe this team is different. Here’s a sample of what writers from The Athletic are saying about the Longhorns.