5 Takeaways From Texas Football Win vs Iowa State

Before this game, Texas had been playing great on offense but was let down by the defense. In the first half against Iowa State, it was reversed with the defense performing  and the offense disappearing. Eventually in the third quarter, we got to see what this team can be when they put it all together and it was spectacular.

Coming out of the half, Texas finally looked like a complete team. The offense had rhythm and pace and was attacking Iowa State down the field. Defensively, they ramped up their strong play from the first half and shut down the Cyclones offense (which had been dangerous in upset bids against Baylor and Oklahoma State the previous two weeks). In the end, Texas’ full-team effort paid serious dividends, out-scoring Iowa State 24-0 in the second half.

If Texas can get more consistent production from the offense and defense together like this, they will have a shot in every game down the stretch. There is talent up and down this roster on both sides of the ball but they had not all come to play at the same time yet in 2016. We got a chance to see it against Iowa State and it resulted in a big margin of victory.

Whatever Texas did at halftime, it worked. They need to clone it, bottle it, and bring it to every game the rest of the way.