We’re around four months from the start of the 2023 college football season. Even so, we’re still looking ahead. The season will probably determine the overall success of the current coaching staff in Austin.
Texas has a decided advantage over the conference in talent and returning production. Kansas returns about as much as Texas but doesn’t match the Longhorns in talent. Oklahoma and TCU have starting talent to give Texas fits, but are at a disadvantage in depth. For that reason, head coach Steve Sarkisian and company need to win the Big 12.
The team will face a tougher than average conference slate facing all of last year’s Big 12 members but West Virginia and Oklahoma State. The Mountaineers and Cowboys figure to be in the bottom half of the league.
Taking roster advantages and schedule disadvantages into consideration, let’s predict the 2023 season.
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Texas 62, Rice 10
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As college football podcaster Josh Pate often says, you should never lose to food. Texas should roll past Rice in the first game and probably even has the talent to get away with preparing all week for Alabama.
Texas record: 1-0
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Texas 30, Alabama 23
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While Alabama should have a potent defense, it’s uncertain how the Crimson Tide will score points in 2023. The team brought in Notre Dame backup quarterback Tyler Buchner after Jalen Milroe and Ty Simpson failed to look game-ready in the spring. The Alabama defense will probably throw more at Quinn Ewers, but the Texas offense is eventually too much.
Texas record: 2-0
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Texas 41, Wyoming 17
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Texas gets off to a sluggish start after an emotionally charged upset in Week 2. Eventually the Longhorns’ talent overwhelms and earns a third straight victory. Isaiah Neyor’s new squad…
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