Texas Longhorns football is back in less than a week and the excitement is here.
starts at 2:30 p.m. at DKR on Saturday as Steve Sarkisian hopes to impress in the first game of a crucial season.
Longhorn and Rams fans will have to wait a bit longer than some other programs that started their seasons in Week 0, but nonetheless, things are getting real and an early point spread has already been released for the matchup.Texas is favored to win by 33.5 points, while the game's total sits at 59.5. Neither team is currently available on the money line.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian prepares to lead his team onto the field for the game against Kansas State at Royal-Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 in Austin. / Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Since Sarkisian took over the program in 2021, the Longhorns haven't struggled with its season-opening opponents, usually against unranked teams. This year will be no different when facing the unranked Rams for the first time since 1975, when Texas won 46-0. Colorado State hasn't beaten a power conference team in eight attempts, with the last try coming against the Arkansas Razorbacks in 2018.
The excitement for Texas in its first SEC year is big not only for Longhorn fans, but for many across the country who believe the team is a top contender for the conference title in its first run. Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who led the Crimson Tide that lost to Texas in 2023, has made it clear Sarkisian's team is“Well, I’ll say this about Texas. Texas was built like an SEC team,” Saban said Friday on the. “Sark built Texas like an SEC team. They have big people up front.
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