4 takeaways from Texas's sloppy win vs. Mississippi State

Backfield health is a major concern

Texas's running back room was really banged up coming into this game against Mississippi State. Tashard Choice and the Longhorns had multiple running backs either out or injured coming into this game.

Junior running back Jaydon Blue took most of the carries for the Longhorns in the first half. Blue came out strong, with a short touchdown run in the first quarter. But Mississippi State limited Blue's production on the ground for the rest of the first half.

Texas was able to break some runs in the second half with sophomore running back Tre Wisner. He rushed for over 50 yards, while averaging over seven yards per carry, with some big plays in the third and fourth quarters. Wisner would've also had a rushing touchdown to extend Texas's lead even further in the fourth quarter if not for the score being called back on a holding penatly.

True freshman Jerrick Gibson was pretty limited in this game regarding his number of carries for Texas's offense. But he still had some physical runs for a couple of first downs for the Longhorns.

The bye week comes at a really good time for the Longhorns, especially at the running back and quarterback positions. Key backs like Gibson, Wisner, Blue and senior Velton Gardner can rest up and get healthy during the bye week before the Red River Rivalry game on Oct. 12 in Dallas against the Oklahoma Sooners.