PLAYERS:
Colt McCoy,
Vince Young,
David Ash,
Tevin Jackson,
Peter Jinkens,
Malcolm Brown,
Quandre Diggs,
Alex Okafor,
Kenny Vaccaro
TEAMS: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas Longhorns
TEAMS: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas Longhorns
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As Texas heads into its 4th year of overhauling its schemes, coordinators, and coaches you would think Mack Brown and the Longhorns have done enough to earn their way back into the National Title discussion. Well, at the end of year 3 the Longhorns still aren’t close to contending for the crystal ball. The team finished the season 9-4 and still has many question marks that need to be answered before it can take the next step. For those wondering, the expectations for this fall will be set at 10 wins, a conference championship, and a likely BCS bowl game (which is now a playoff game).
The last time Texas finished a season with at least 10 wins was when Colt McCoy led the Longhorns to play in the National Championship game against Alabama. Since then Alabama has played in 2 more title games. With the win against Notre Dame in the recent BCS Championship Game Alabama went 3 for 3 in those games. Unfortunately, it’s been a different story for th...
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January 08, 2013

