Texas Football: 4 takeaways from explosive win over Texas Tech

New head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Texas football program got off to a huge start against head coach Matt Wells and the Texas Tech Red Raiders in a game where both teams had a lot on the line on the morning/early afternoon of Sep. 25. Coming off a dominant win over the Rice Owls last weekend by the final score of 58-0, we still didn’t know a whole lot about this Texas team.

And while Sark and the Longhorns were nothing but impressive for the most part against Rice and Texas Tech in the last two weeks, it’s hard to say we still know a lot about this Texas team. Texas did look very good, especially on the offensive side of the ball, in the last two weeks. But it feels like most of what we know about Texas will be discovered next weekend against the TCU Horned Frogs.

Casey Thompson and Texas football get a huge 70-35 win over Texas Tech to open up Big 12 play

Nonetheless, Longhorns fans should revel in this comfortable win over the Red Raiders for the time being.

Most Texas fans should remember the anxiety-stroking win over Texas Tech in overtime on the road in Lubbock last season. Texas’ 15-point overtime comeback win over Texas Tech was the epitome of the Tom Herman-era for this football program.

Now, we are seeing a more transparent Texas team that isn’t playing up and down to the competition as much as it did with Herman as head coach.

Texas moves to a record of 3-1 (1-0 Big 12) following this important win to open up conference play over Texas Tech. This was also the first loss that Wells and the Red Raiders were handed on the season, now carrying a record of 3-1 (0-1 Big 12).

Here’s a look into four takeaways from this Longhorns’ offensive explosion in a key win over Texas Tech at home on Sep. 25.