It has been a long-time joke in the eyes of many for the better part of the last decade. “Is Texas back?”
It has been asked after every big win by the Longhorns over the last several years. When they took down Notre Dame in Austin where it took double overtime to come out on top, the question was asked. When the Longhorns outlasted Oklahoma in a thrilling 2018 Red River Shootout, many begin to wonder if they’re finally back. Quarterback Sam Ehlinger even proclaimed it after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs in the All-State Sugar Bowl.
ESPN staff writer Bill Connelly put together his list of three obstacles that the Longhorns need to overcome to in fact be back.
The coordinators must … coordinate, somehow
Well that is quite the bold strategy for the coordinators to in fact coordinate. One could understand the sentiment but that is an odd way of putting it. The Longhorns are in rarified air with having two new coordinators coming to town for the 2020 season and with the current climate of COVID-19, it will be increasingly difficult.
It was the right move for Tom Herman given the tremendous amount of pressure to win big and he needed to shake things up. Whenever football is once again back on, both Mike Yurcich and Chris Ash need to get their perspective units rolling and hopefully it will come quick because the clock is ticking.