The State of Texas<\/h3>\n
Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger<\/a><\/strong> currently has 956 passing yards in his first three games. This is the most of any Longhorn quarterback over the last 15 seasons. He stands at fifth overall for the school in passing touchdowns at 47. Ehlinger surpassed Vince Young\u2019s<\/a><\/strong> passing touchdown record last Saturday. He is currently tied at fourth for most touchdowns in the FBS this season. Ehlinger has 12 touchdowns, behind Jalen Hurts<\/a><\/strong>, Justin Fields<\/a><\/strong>, and Tuo Tagovailoa<\/a><\/strong> with 13. Texas has allowed 330 passing yards per game so far this season, placing their pass defense at 125 in the FBS. However, this includes a game against a powerful LSU offense.<\/p>\n Oklahoma State\u2019s Tylan Wallace<\/strong> leads the Big XII in yards after catch with 212. Second, in the conference is Texas receiver Devin Duvernay<\/a><\/strong> with 131 yards. So far this season, Texas has averaged 44 points per game to Oklahoma State\u2019s 49. Opponents\u2019 points per game is nearly even at 24.0 and 23.7, respectively. Texas has 498 yards per game to Oklahoma State\u2019s 547. As mentioned above, Texas has struggled on defense, allowing 417 yards per game to the Cowboy’s 387. Oklahoma State, however, has not yet played a ranked team.<\/p>\n Head Coach Tom Herman announced earlier this week that Zach Shackelford<\/a><\/strong>, Joseph Ossai<\/a><\/strong>, and Collin Johnson<\/a> <\/strong>are all \u201cprobable\u201d to play on Saturday after suffering injuries last week against the Rice Owls. Defensive backs BJ Foster<\/a><\/strong> (hamstring) and DeMarvion Overshown<\/a><\/strong> (back) will still be out this week. Texas regained some depth at running back last week with the return of Daniel Young<\/strong>. The Longhorns open as a seven-point favorite at home this Saturday. I expect they will break the streak against Oklahoma State with a high-scoring, heavily-offensive game. It will likely come down to who can stop the passing game. While Texas showed some weaknesses in their secondary against LSU, their coverage looked more promising against Rice. The Owls were only allowed to cross the 50-yard-line once, occurring in the fourth quarter with the Longhorns\u2019 second and third-string players on the field. I predict Texas opens their conference play with a 48-35 victory.<\/p>\n Main Photo Credit:<\/p>\n This Saturday evening, the 12th-ranked Texas Longhorns host the Oklahoma State Cowboys in their BIG XII conference opener. Texas leads the series at 24-9, however, they have lost the last four years in a row. The Longhorns’ current longest losing streak at home is to Oklahoma State. 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Expectations and Predictions<\/h3>\n
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