Similar to every offseason of the past decade and beyond, there are growing expectations around the Texas football program.
Whether second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns can meet these often lofty expectations held by the fanbase is yet to be seen, as year one under Sarkisian did not go nearly as expected. The team had another down year, this one worse than any season under the previous head coach Tom Herman.
Sarkisian had to clean house in a way, as there were some players who transferred this offseason that seemed to not be the best influence on team morale and the locker room. On the bright side, Texas was able to upgrade at almost every position thanks to a top-five recruiting class, and bringing in some of the best transfers out of the transfer portal headlined by Ohio State quarterback transfer Quinn Ewers and Wyoming receiver transfer Isaiah Neyor.
The offseason additions have many optimistic about the program again, but there is also a nagging fear that the…