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Texas Football: 5 bold predictions for the remainder of Big 12 play

By Andrew Miller

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 06: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns during the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 06: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns during the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – OCTOBER 13: Shane Buechele #7 of the Texas Longhorns hands the ball to Tre Watson #5 of the Texas Longhorns in the second half against the Baylor Bears at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – OCTOBER 13: Shane Buechele #7 of the Texas Longhorns hands the ball to Tre Watson #5 of the Texas Longhorns in the second half against the Baylor Bears at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

2. The second half becomes a smaller problem

The obvious issue for the Horns in the too close for comfort wins over Baylor, Kansas State, and Tulsa were all the same. Texas led by a combined margin of 63-10 in those three games heading into halftime. Then, the combined score in the second half amounted to the Horns being outscored by a margin of 42-7.

That’s a blasphemous change for the Horns are the biggest thing that needs to be corrected before the team takes on these last five matchups. Even the three-point victory over the Oklahoma Sooners saw Texas nearly blow a 21-point lead in the span of less than 10 minutes. True freshman kicker Cameron Dicker was able to save the day, though.

Red River wasn’t as big of an issue and you could blame one certain big injury for Texas in the first quarter against Baylor for that second half letdown. Buechele did get better as time went along in the second half of that most recent victory. That sign bodes well for Texas football since Oklahoma State is very prone to letting up big plays in the secondary.

Herman showed during the off-season that he can do what he needs to so that the Horns make the proper adjustments to succeed in big games. Fixing the issue in the second half is just about instilling a full 60-minute effort mindset in for this locker room. Herman accomplished more challenging tasks this fall so there’s no reason to believe he can’t do the same out of this bye week.

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