Inside Texas forecasts defining games for Texas and its rivals

We’re going to find out what Texas is made of early in the season. The Longhorns face arguably college football’s most physical team in the Michigan Wolverines in their second game of the year.

Inside Texas’ Paul Wadlington and Ian Boyd discussed what we can glean from the early matchup. According to Wadlington, Michigan is one of the few teams with potential to impose its will against Texas. He delved into that assertion on Inside Texas Football’s “Deep Dive.”

“One of the quotes from (head coach) Sherrone Moore’s first press conference (was), ‘we will continue to attack each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind. And I promise you, we will smash.’ … There won’t be many teams constructed that would be able to potentially do this to Texas, but if there is a team that could line up and grind down The University of Texas, that team might be Michigan.”

Ian Boyd has the same feel for how Michigan is going to attack Texas.

“They’re just going to come out and smack Texas in the mouth. And so we’re going to find out … is this Texas offensive line as good as we think it is, has (right guard) DJ Campbell made a leap, is (left guard) Hayden Conner ready to play at that level every week on the inside, and then can Texas hold up at defensive tackle without (T’Vondre) Sweat and (Byron) Murphy?”

If the Texas defense is as good as it purports to be, Boyd reasons that it should fare well due to the straightforward nature of the game plan. It’s no secret that Michigan wants to play “smashmouth” football. If the Longhorns struggle defensively, it could mean the team is in for a long season.

Offensively, Wadlington mentions that although Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian usually beats teams with scheme rather than tempo, this could be the week to speed up the game offensively. Michigan, who is…

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Publish date : 2024-05-25 00:13:32

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