*Queue "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson* or *Queue "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts* or, maybe even *Queue "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC*.
Simply put, the start to the Texas Longhorns' 2025 football season has been far from ideal. Now that the Horns have started their conference schedule with a 0-1 record, following a loss to the unranked Florida Gators, it isn't surprising that Texas fans are hitting the panic button.
Will Texas finish its SEC schedule with a losing record?
It was never going to be an easy feat to pull a consecutive 7-1 record against SEC opponents out of their back pockets, but nobody expected this big of a falloff for the Longhorns.
Since head coach Steve Sarkisian took over the program in 2021, Texas has had just one season below .500, and the following season ended with a mediocre 8-5 overall record. This year might match Sark's second year with the Horns, if not worse.
Texas's remaining 2025 SEC opponents
- vs. No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners - Oct. 11 (Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl)
- at Kentucky Wildcats - Oct. 18
- at Mississippi State Bulldogs - Oct. 25
- vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt Commodores - Nov. 1
- at No. 12 Georgia Bulldogs - Nov. 15
- vs. Arkansas Razorbacks - Nov. 22
- vs. No. 6 Texas A&M Aggies - Nov. 28
With four top-25 opponents, including two rivalry games, ahead of them, the Longhorns could very easily finish the season with five or six losses.
The game against Oklahoma is always a toss-up, but with Texas struggling to find its footing and the Sooners dominant against every opponent that comes their way, it might be the second loss in a row for Sark and his team.
Texas will host the Vanderbilt Commodores, who have been completely revitalized by quarterback Diego Pavia, and have found themselves within the top-20 once again, following a shocking season in 2024.
Then, playing Georgia on the road is no laughing matter, especially since the Alabama Crimson Tide just snapped the Bulldogs' home winning streak, which was the longest in the entire country.
The final (currently ranked) SEC team that the Horns will have to face is their big-time rival, the Texas A&M Aggies, to end the regular season. While the game is fortunately at DKR this season, the Aggies have looked dominant, regardless of the location, and could pose a massive problem for the Texas offensive unit, which has continued to struggle in big games.
With that slate of SEC opponents, not to mention a Mississippi State team that has had a few conference opponents on the ropes and an Arkansas team that always poses a problem for Texas, the Horns could easily finish the year at 7-5 or 6-6 overall, meaning a 4-4 or 3-5 in conference play.
Texas quarterback Arch Manning has fallen short of nearly every expectation set before him, and the O-Line has been far from helpful, allowing pressure after pressure and double-digit sacks through the first five games of the year.