Texas Football: 5 reasons 2018 Longhorns would beat Aggies

2. Texas playmakers on defense

If the Texas football program continued its theme of rising to the occasion over big time opponents, then Texas A&M would firmly fit into that category. That is another smaller reason why the Horns would likely be a favorite to take down Fisher and the Aggies last year. Texas is just a hard out for any quality Power Five team.

However, it would also be fun to see what the Horns defensive coordinator Todd Orlando could draw up against a solid schematic coaching staff led by Fisher with the Aggies. Orlando’s adjustments in 2018 were some of the most impressive we’ve ever seen from him during his time as a defensive coordinator at the college ranks.

Pinning Orlando up against Texas A&M offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Darrell Dickey would be interesting since it is a huge clash of different schemes. Most Big 12 offenses don’t run anything close to what Fisher and Dickey instilled with the Aggies in 2018. Georgia and USC are a bit closer to the playing that run-heavy Texas A&M style offense, though.

And, Texas has a ton of speed and talent in a much different defensive scheme compared to what the Aggies usually saw in the SEC or against a big-time non-conference opponent like the Clemson Tigers. You’d figure that the likes of freshman safety Caden Sterns, senior linebacker Gary Johnson, and senior defensive end Charles Omenihu would give the Texas A&M offense fits.