Texas Football: 5 Takeaways from Notre Dame Win

There’s a saying in college football that if you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have any. While that’s usually the case when a team tries to make a two-QB offense work, Texas is the exception to the rule.

All summer long, fans were told there was a quarterback competition between Shane Buechele and Tyrone Swoopes. Strong was adamant that either quarterback could lead this offense in 2016 and they had not decided between the senior and the true freshman. In reality, they were just working out how to use both of them.

Against the Irish, Texas utilized the skills of both of their quarterbacks to near perfection. Buechele, a more talented passer, handled the vertical offense, throwing for 280 yards and two touchdowns. Swoopes, the more accomplished rusher, came in and led the power rushing attack, running for 53 yards on 13 carries with three touchdowns, including both scores in overtime.

Both quarterbacks had a role for this offense that they had bought into, which made all the difference. While most offenses struggle to transition from one quarterback to another mid-game or even mid-drive, Texas was able to use both quarterbacks seamlessly. It didn’t look like two different offenses trying to work independently. It was two facets of the same offense running seamlessly.

That seamless cooperation was a difference maker against Notre Dame and will be a huge key for the Longhorns the rest of the season.

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