Texas Football: 3 likely starters ready to breakout in 2021

The anticipation is building now for the Texas football program ahead of the start of fall camp and the looming 2021 season. New head coach Steve Sarkisian and his squad are less than 60 days away from the start of the 2021 season. Texas kicks off their regular season slate this fall on Sep. 4 at home against Louisiana.

That will be the first test for Sark and the Longhorns as they try to establish themselves as true Big 12 Title contenders. Texas by no means will have a cakewalk through their non-conference slate. Sark and the Longhorns are set to face the likes of a projected top 25 preseason Group of Five opponent in Louisiana at home, and then the longtime rival Arkansas Razorbacks on the road.

That’s not to mention some of the tests that the Longhorns are about to face in the Big 12 this fall. Texas has to face the Iowa State Cyclones and TCU Horned Frogs on the road, which could be a tough draw. About the only projected top 25 opponent that Texas gets at home in the Big 12 this season is the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

Texas football needing new faces to step up in starting roles in 2021

Sark is going to have high expectations out of the gates with the Longhorns. There’s talk of this roster having more potential than the past two or three that former head coach Tom Herman had. But there are certainly challenges that Sark and the Longhorns will have to overcome this fall. Texas will need some of their newer projected starters to step up in the spotlight.

Here’s a look into three likely starters for the Longhorns ready to break through this fall right away.