Texas Football: 5 Things To Improve vs Cal

Texas football is back on the map. After a strong 2-0 start to the season, the Longhorns are once again carrying the banner for the Big 12. Now, they look to continue their winning streak on the road in Week 3 vs Cal.

This start has been amazingly fun to watch but there’s no question that the team still has room to grow. They are young on both sides of the ball and are still figuring out just how much depth they have on this roster. Week 3 will be the first time many of Texas’ young stars will play away from the friendly confines of DKR and they face a stiff test from the Golden Bears.

Last year, Texas lost a heartbreaker against Cal in Austin 45-44. A thrilling rally in the fourth quarter was thwarted when Nick Rose missed a late extra point that would have tied the game and likely sent it into overtime. The Bears have reloaded this season and remain dangerous in Sonny Dykes’ “Bear Raid” offensive system.

Cal will present challenges to this Texas team that they have yet to face in the first two weeks of the season. While Notre Dame spread the Horns out and played with pace, they didn’t spread them out quite as thin as Cal will and they didn’t play nearly as fast as the Golden Bears will, either. This is not going to be an easy win for Texas and they have to continue to grow to win this one.

With that being said, here are five things that Texas needs to improve heading into their showdown with Cal.

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