Hook'em Headlines
Fansided

Texas Football: Tom Herman praises players for response to Maryland loss

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns reacts in the fourth quarter against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns reacts in the fourth quarter against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 4
Next
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns arrives at the stadium before the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns arrives at the stadium before the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Was Herman correct in his postgame assessment?

Yes, Herman was correct in the sense that his team needed to respond in some form or fashion and actually get a win in Week 2. However, judging anything on either side of the ball as a positive consistently throughout the game is something that isn’t realistic. The fact of the matter is that the Horns struggled against vastly inferior competition talent wise.

Texas has all the pieces that should be needed to run through this non-conference slate undefeated, but can’t for some reason. USC is the most difficult opponent that the Horns have among the first three games of the season, by far. The effort is going to have to ramp up for this matchup if Herman wants any chance of heading into Big 12 play with a winning record.

Sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger did markedly improve and take better care of the football. The ground game also got more consistent work and you’d have to consider junior wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey’s breakout game a huge positive.

Home/Texas Football