Longhorn Republic

The No. 13 Texas Longhorns will be without some key players when they head to Florida to take on the Michigan Wolverines, who are somehow even more in flux. They recently named Kyle Wittingham as their permanent head coach, who will take over for Biff Pogi, who led the charge following Sherrone Moore’s firing earlier in December. They will be missing their two best pass rushers, an NFL-caliber offensive lineman, and will have a new playcaller for the offense. What does that mean for the matchup and will Texas get to 10 wins this year?

Ahead of the Texas Longhorns’ Citrus Bowl matchup against the Michigan Wolverines, we bring on TJ Ronin from the Michigan Voice of College Football network to help us do a deeper dive on the Wolverines.We talk coaching turmoil, Bryce Underwood, finding a pass rush, and which Michigan player would make the best professional wrestler.

The Texas Longhorns had high hopes for the NCAA Postseason and fell just a few games short of that, falling to the Wisconsin Badgers in the Round of 8. It was an uncharacteristically sloppy game for Texas, which Wisconsin took advantage of and nearly swept the Longhorns on their home court. Texas battled back, but couldn’t withstand the Badgers’ offense and fell short.

The Texas Longhorns found themselves on the outside looking in at the CFP field, setting up a New Year’s Eve matchup against the Michigan Wolverines. We share our feelings on the committee’s decision and what we hope can change in the future to make things more transparent. We also dive in on the players leaving in the transfer portal and break down the recruiting class.

For the second year in a row, the Texas Longhorns came out of the Black Friday matchup with a convincing win over their rival, the Texas A&M Aggies. Texas dominated the second half, taking advantage of the Aggies’ aggression on defense and turning it into their best running performance of the year. Defensively, Texas managed to bottle up one of the most explosive offenses in the country and turned over quarterback Marcel Reed on consecutive plays to seal the game.