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Texas Football: 5 Reasons Longhorns Will Be Better Against Notre Dame in 2016

By Tyler Brett

Sep 5, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Tyrone Swoopes (18) scrambles out of the pocket against Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Romeo Okwara (45) at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame defeats Texas 38-3. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 5, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Tyrone Swoopes (18) scrambles out of the pocket against Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Romeo Okwara (45) at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame defeats Texas 38-3. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 10, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong celebrates winning the game against the Oklahoma Sooners during the Red River rivalry at Cotton Bowl Stadium. Texas won 24-17. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 10, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Charlie Strong celebrates winning the game against the Oklahoma Sooners during the Red River rivalry at Cotton Bowl Stadium. Texas won 24-17. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Ready to Seize the Moment

The transition under Charlie Strong has been tough. Texas is not used to losing and they’ve had to endure a lot of it over the last two seasons while Strong’s culture shift took root in Austin. Now, this team is ready to start reaping the benefits of the team building after two years of excruciating growing pains.

This is an opportunity to restore Texas football to national prominence. It’s a prime-time stage to announce to the college football world that the Horns are back. Perhaps most importantly, it’s a chance to legitimize the hiring of Charlie Strong, who has had his doubters since he took the job in 2013.

The enormity of this moment is not lost on Strong and it is not lost on Texas. Last season, that moment overwhelmed this team and sent them into a spiral. This is the time for Texas to make a statement. They have the experience, the playmakers, and the mindset to once again be a factor in the Big 12 and on the larger college football landscape.

Now they just need to go out on Sunday and prove it.

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