Analyzing the 2023 Schedule: Texas Longhorns

Steve Sarkisian has completely retooled the Texas roster in preparation for its move to the SEC. He’s inked back-to-back top five recruiting classes and brought in 24 new players on the offensive and defensive trenches. For all the work he’s accomplished on the roster, Texas is rewarded with staggering preseason expectations.

But far too often in the last decade-plus at Texas, actual season results fall far short of preseason hype. Sarkisian was tabbed as the man to transition the Longhorns to SEC play, yet his first two seasons have yielded a 9–9 record in the Big 12. Now Texas can run through the Big 12 and launch the program into its next era with positive momentum, or buckle under the weight of outside expectations and once again finish in the middle of the pack in a conference they’ve decided to move on from.