Texas Football: 5 reasons the Longhorns can blowout Oklahoma State
1. Texas makes fewer mistakes on special
A huge pitfall for the Pokes so the past few years is the special teams unit that hampers them week in and week out. The inability of Oklahoma State to avoid shooting itself in the foot each game on special teams in some facet made for some close calls when there didn’t have to be one. Texas football does a much better job of stabilizing itself on special teams.
The interesting part of the special teams units likely falling in favor of the Horns is the fact that it’s what cost them against Oklahoma State for the 2015 meeting. Michael Dickson had a gaff in the fourth quarter that cost the Horns in a big way and led to the eventual head scratching Oklahoma State victory on the Forty Acres.
Between a few fumbles on punt returns all the way up to a safety that was snapped off the facemask of Oklahoma State punter Zach Sinor, it’s been a long year for this group for Gundy. If Oklahoma State avoids making any big mistakes on special teams it would not only be a huge surprise but also help the cause. It’s just difficult to foresee that panning out.
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Texas is having some issues getting its true freshmen on the special teams unit adjusted to this level of play. However, the play from kicker Cameron Dicker yielded mostly positive results this fall. Meanwhile, punter Ryan Bujcevski is taking much longer to get adjusted to getting going with Texas football after the departure of Dickson.