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Texas Football: 5 reasons the Longhorns could be “back” in 2018

By Andrew Miller

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns walks off the field before the start of the game against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns walks off the field before the start of the game against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns blows a bubble during warmups before the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 14: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns blows a bubble during warmups before the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

4. Year 2 of Tom Herman

It does feel a bit different with a regime change on the Forty Acres since the start of spring camp back in 2017. Tom Herman seems like the right head coach to lead the Horns back to national contention within the next two or three years. He got off to a good start in 2017 and needs to continue down that path this season.

This could be a drawn out process, as most new head coaching hires don’t make immediate impacts back to national contention. The amount of quality programs in the Big 12 now also makes it tough to pickup easy wins and get back to the realm of posting respectable records year in and year out.

Herman started off his tenure in Austin by winning seven games, including the postseason Texas Bowl victory over the Mizzou Tigers. That is something that had not been done (winning a bowl game) since the tenure of Mack Brown ended following the 2013 season. He also seems to be instilling the consistency this program needs to get the players on the right track.

Although Herman raked in some key victories against bowl teams last season, it’s time for the Horns to finally take that next step forward. At this point, Texas football has to believe that Herman is the right guy for the job and buy into the system completely. He was able to right the ship and get off to a good start in his first year.

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