Texas-Kansas preview: Pressure is on as Longhorns play for Big 12 title shot

This is it. All that Tom Herman has built this year, Texas’ Big 12 title shots, even possibly Breckyn Hager’s long blonde locks all come down to a game in Lawrence, Kansas. On Friday at 11 a.m., the Longhorns play in a high-stakes matchup against the 3-8 Kansas Jayhawks. A win sends Texas to the Big 12 Title game the following weekend for the first time since 2009.

Here’s what Herman’s squad needs to do to avoid the crushing upset.