Texas Football: 5 reasons 2018 Longhorns would beat Aggies
1. Turnover battle
Texas A&M usually came out on the wrong side of the turnover margin this past season. The Aggies averaged around 1.5 turnovers per game while forcing less than one. Texas football meanwhile coughed up 0.8 turnovers per game while forcing more than 1.5. That would be a big difference maker for this Lone Star Showdown.
The turnover battle is so pivotal when teams that feature either balanced or run-heavy offenses like the Horns and Aggies meet up. Not only the turnover battle directly could impact the final score in this game, but the possession battle would directly correlate too. If the Horns could win the possession battle here, the chances of winning the game entirely goes way up.
Between the push that the 2018 Texas offensive line could get along with the versatility of Ehlinger alongside the running back duo of freshman Keaontay Ingram and senior Tre Watson, the Texas A&M front seven would be in trouble. The Texas ground game keeps the secondary honest too, which can allow Humphrey, Duvernay, and Johnson get some additional room to go to work.
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Ehlinger was so efficient with the ball this past season, and the offensive line held up much better, that it would be difficult for the Aggies to come up winning the turnover battle. In what would likely amount to a very close matchup, one of the deciding factors could ultimately be who wins the turnover and possession battles which favor the Horns.