Texas Football: 5 Improvements Longhorns Need to Make During Bye Week

After three weeks, Texas football gets a chance to breath. Currently 2-1 and ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and No. 24 in the Coaches Poll, the Longhorns get a bye week before starting their conference schedule October 1. Between now and then, there are some things the team needs to work on.

Prior to the season, many would have considered getting through the non-conference schedule with a 2-1 record a major win for this program. But expectations were raised significantly after the season-opening win over Notre Dame. That, combined with the manner in which they lost to Cal, has Texas heading into the bye with an air of disappointment around the team.

The good news is that this team still have plenty of potential to grow into. This roster has not played up to their full ability yet. That’s understandable when you consider how many freshman and sophomores fill out the depth chart. But now that youth and inexperience can’t be used as an excuse. Entering Big 12 play means every game takes on greater importance and the Horns need to buckle down from this point forward.

After this bye week, Texas will play every week until the end of the regular season. This is the time to get things fixed. There is the potential for something special on the Forty Acres this season, but the Horns have to keep improving to make it happen.

With that being said, here are five improvements that Texas needs to make during their bye week.