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Texas Football: Kirk Herbtreit the only College Gameday host not to pick the Longhorns

By Andrew Miller

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 23: GameDay host Kirk Herbstreit is seen during ESPN's College GameDay show at Times Square on September 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 23: GameDay host Kirk Herbstreit is seen during ESPN's College GameDay show at Times Square on September 23, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 15: Texas Longhorns mascot Bevo XV enters the stadium before the game against the USC Trojans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 15: Texas Longhorns mascot Bevo XV enters the stadium before the game against the USC Trojans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Outlook for Texas vs. TCU

In all reality, Texas should be able to make this game close but it’s going to be an uphill battle. Ehlinger never had a start against the Frogs, since it was Buechele that got that nod last year. TCU also has a ton of speed and explosive athletes that showed the ability to exploit the weaknesses of the Horns in recent years.

Texas does hold a massive edge in this series with TCU to the tune of 62 wins and only 25 losses. Although, Mack Brown’s final year with Texas football was the last time that the Horns were able to emerge victorious in this series. That was also the worst year for Patterson since TCU joined the Big 12 back in 2012.

The closest that Texas came to knocking off TCU in the last four seasons was actually that 24-7 defeat last year. Charlie Strong never came close to beating the Frogs, with most of the domination in this series coming while he was the head coach. Yet, Herman might make adjustments to prepare for this game better than Strong did.

Seeing how Texas responds to the massive 37-14 home victory over USC in Week 3 is one of the most interesting storylines to watch here. If Herman and the Horns can capitalize on this significant momentum from knocking off a top-25 USC squad, then they could manage to pull the upset against TCU.

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