Texas Football: 5 realistic goals for the Longhorns to attain in 2018

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AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 11: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns watches a replay in the second half against the Kansas Jayhawks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

1. Eight wins

The ultimate goal for the Horns this year, above all else, is to improve the record off what it’s been for the past four years. Over that span of time, Charlie Strong and Tom Herman were not able to get the Horns beyond the mark of seven wins. That 2017 campaign under Herman was likely the best this Texas football program has seen since the end of the Mack Brown-era.

A realistic over/under would put the Horns around the 8 or 8.5-win mark given the 7-6 record from last year. The Big 12 could shake out any number of ways in the conference standings beyond the Oklahoma Sooners. That could either play to the benefit of Texas or come to the team’s demise through the more grueling part of the schedule.

Take care of business in all three-games of the non-conference portion of the schedule and the Horns are on the right track to get eight or nine wins this year. Most of the potential for this program under Herman comes for the 2019 season, and this fall should be about building toward next year.

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Herman will continue to trend up with the Horns if he improves the win mark, and the hype surrounding this program would be insane entering the 2019 season. Getting above the .500 mark clearly would be great progress for Texas in 2018. That’s the goal and that’s where the focus should be in 2018.

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