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10 Thoughts: Week 4 Exposed the Truth About Texas’ Top Programs
Week 4 provided plenty of clarity across the state, from Texas’ offensive concerns and A&M’s quarterback dilemma to TCU’s struggles and surprising defensive turnaround at Baylor.
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Believe it or not, each of the 13 FBS programs in the state of Texas have played 33 percent of their regular season schedules. The bad news is that college football is racing by for those teams not destined for the College Football Playoff. The good news is that Week 4 provided us with truth serum for a lot of the programs within our borders.
For example, the No. 1 ranked Longhorns are flawed but resilient, which they proved again with a road win over Tennessee. Texas A&M doesn’t have a CFP ceiling with Marcel Reed at quarterback and a secondary that can’t cover, or tackle. Speaking of ceiling, Texas Tech continued to look unimpressive in wins over overmatched opponents.
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