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Texas Football: 5 bold predictions for dangerous tilt vs. Oklahoma State

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: Collin Johnson #9 of the Texas Longhorns is congratulated by teammates after a first half touchdown 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: Collin Johnson #9 of the Texas Longhorns is congratulated by teammates after a first half touchdown against the Baylor Bears at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 13, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

1. Texas finally seals the deal in the second half

For nearly the entire regular season for Texas football, the biggest knock on them is the inability to close out games it should be winning handily in the second half. The season opening loss to the Maryland Terrapins was a different story since the Horns didn’t hold a sizable lead heading into halftime. But, there are a number of trends the Horns broke since the loss to Maryland.

While this might not seem like a bold prediction for any top 10 team facing a slipping opponent in conference play as a road favorite, two of the bigger issues constantly for Texas this season is closing out games. It couldn’t pull that off against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Baylor, Oklahoma, or Kansas State earlier in the year.

Since Oklahoma State is having some second half issues of its own of late, Texas could get some help in turning this trend around. Oklahoma State had a 6-3 lead heading into halftime in its last game against Kansas State. The second half saw the Wildcats outscore the Pokes by a 22-point margin.

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The bye week also gave Texas the opportunity to reset its mindset coming into Week 9 so that it doesn’t cost them at any point in the remaining five games of the 2018 regular season. One slip up will see the chances of a College Football Playoff berth for No. 6 Texas football slip away in the blink of an eye.

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