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Texas Football: 5 Keys to Victory vs Notre Dame

By Tyler Brett

Nov 7, 2015; Austin, TX, USA; University of Texas Longhorns tight end Dominic Cruciani (48) carries out the American flag before the game against the University of Kansas Jayhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2015; Austin, TX, USA; University of Texas Longhorns tight end Dominic Cruciani (48) carries out the American flag before the game against the University of Kansas Jayhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 26, 2015; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Tyrone Swoopes (18) passes the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the third quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas Tech beat Texas 48-45. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2015; Austin, TX, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Tyrone Swoopes (18) passes the ball against the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the third quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas Tech beat Texas 48-45. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Quarterback Play

At the end of the day, the fate of this Texas team will come down to quarterback play. While Strong still hasn’t announced who that starter will be for this Sunday, the team will need Tyrone Swoopes or Shane Buechele to lead this offense.

Last year, Swoopes’ poor performance sunk the Horns. He completed just 7 of 22 passes for 93 yards with a QBR of just 8.2 for the game. Texas has been desperately searching for a quarterback to step up and lead this offense. They thought it would have been Swoopes last year at Notre Dame. Now, they’ll try again with whoever gets the nod for this Sunday’s game.

Whoever it it is, they will have the benefit of an improved team around them. Texas’ power running game and athletic receivers combined with Gilbert’s wide-open offense will provide quick, easy reads to help this offense get into rhythm. While the entire game won’t fall on the QB’s shoulders, they’ll need to make plays when it matters to put this team over the top.

Without competent quarterback play, any hope for a Texas upset is likely dead in the water.

Will Texas put it all together and pull off the upset on Sunday?

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