3 takeaways from Texas football’s lethargic loss to TCU
No. 18 ranked Texas football and head coach Steve Sarkisian came up with a really disappointing offensive effort, resulting in them falling short to new head coach Sonny Dykes and the No. 4 ranked TCU Horned Frogs at home on Nov. 12. Texas clearly had its chances in this game, but couldn’t get it done when it mattered.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers and the Longhorns had multiple possessions with chances to put touchdowns on the board on the plus side of the field against TCU, but it often didn’t amount to anything.
Ewers was all over the place, and the offense mustered just 199 total yards. In fact, this was the first time that Texas managed fewer than 200 yards of total offense and no more than 10 points in a loss since 1998 against the Kansas State Wildcats.
Takeaways from Quinn Ewers and Texas football’s forgettable night against TCU
This was clearly a performance to forget for Texas. The loss to TCU essentially eliminates the Longhorns from contention to get a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game. And it locks up a spot for Dykes and the Horned Frogs in the conference title game in Arlington next month.
Texas managed just 199 yards of total offense tonight. The last time that Texas had less than 200 yards of offense and 10 points or fewer in a game was in 1998 against Kansas State.
— Hook'em Headlines (@HookemHeadlines) November 13, 2022
Here’s a look at three takeaways from Texas’ Week 11 loss to TCU.
TCU holds Bijan Robinson to 29 yards.
— INSIDER TCU (@InsiderTCU) November 13, 2022
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TCU came ready to stop Bijan Robinson
I don’t know a more obvious way to state this.
TCU’s defense came ready to play against star junior running back Bijan Robinson and the Texas offense in this game. This was, by far, the worst game of the season for Bijan in terms of production.
Granted, I don’t know how much I can blame Bijan for coming up with just 29 rushing yards on a dozen carries. TCU was swarming him every time he touched the ball.
The interior offensive line wasn’t getting the push that Texas needed to be able to run the ball on the counter. And while the run blocking from the offensive tackles and tight ends wasn’t as bad as it was on the interior, the outsize zone still wasn’t there for most of the night.
There’s no other way to put it than saying that TCU’s defensive front came ready for a dog fight and it won in the trenches against a Texas ground game that was good for essentially the entire season leading up to this weekend.