Steve Sarkisian is starting his second season at Texas. Many expect he will have a good season this year. By good, I mean that Texas would win nine or more games.
Given the talent on the roster, that is a reasonable expectation. Texas got better at most starting positions this offseason with huge transfer portal additions.
We have spoken at length about just how good Quinn Ewers can be at quarterback. Additionally, he has the best skill talent Texas has had since 2005. While the 2008 team had Quan Cosby and Jordan Shipley, that group couldn’t compare to the elite depth Texas has this season.
Nevertheless, there are still plenty of questions about this team. At linebacker, safety, and offensive tackle the Longhorns have highlight reel talents who need to prove they can make the simple plays.
Here are a few ways we can measure success for the Longhorns in 2022.
40 Points Per Game
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This is an objective and realistic marker, given that I cannot remember a more talented group of Longhorn playmakers. Bijan Robinson and Xavier Worthy could leave Texas as top three players at their position. Isaiah Neyor should be one of the better No. 2 receivers in the Big 12 this year.
Having scored 70 points last year against Texas Tech, its reasonable to expect the team will score upwards of 60 points once or twice this season. For Texas to make the jump from 35 points per game to 40, simply avoiding seven-point performances against the likes of Iowa State should get them over the hump.
28 points allowed per game
Texas allowed 31 points per game last season. Factor in the real possibility that Alabama could drop half-a-hundred on Texas in Austin, and the points allowed total should be high this year.
Admittedly, hoping to allow 28 points per is an extremely low bar. Yet if Texas can increase its point differential by eight points per game, they will be a good football…
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