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Texas Football: 10 reasons the Longhorns can still win the Big 12 in 2018

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 – NOVEMBER 24: T.J. Vasher #9 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders catches a pass for a touchdown defended by Davante Davis #18 of the Texas Longhorns in the fourth quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 24: T.J. Vasher #9 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders catches a pass for a touchdown defended by Davante Davis #18 of the Texas Longhorns in the fourth quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

2. The motivation of revenge

Of the four teams that the Horns have left this year, the only one that it lost to last year was the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Yet, that loss to the Red Raiders might’ve stung more than any other last year. Texas Tech was also possibly the worst team that Texas football lost to among the six it had for Herman’s first year.

The hard part of this is that the Horns get Texas Tech on the road this time around. Jones AT&T Stadium and Lubbock can be a weird place to play. The Oklahoma Sooners could get a first hand taste of that in Week 10 with a night kick off set in Lubbock. That could also be a good indication of how Texas could do on the road after.

There’s only one team in the Big 12 that Herman lost to twice thus far, and that’s Oklahoma State. The chances fall in the favor of the Horns against Texas Tech this year. Texas also holds the vast talent advantage on both sides of the ball over the Red Raiders. All signs point to a good outcome for Texas over Texas Tech.

We can’t really say that the Horns will be getting revenge West Virginia or Iowa State in 2018. Texas beat both of those teams last year, which comes across very surprising with how 2017 ended. But, facing Kansas in Lawrence could actually start a new winning streak there for the Horns.

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