The Texas Longhorns' matchup with the Rice Owls couldn't possibly come at a better time.
The Horns mustered a mere 163 yards of offense en route to a 38-3 shellacking at the hands of Notre Dame. And fresh off its third straight humiliating loss, Charlie Strong's team needs a confidence boost.
"The outcome on Saturday is not what we expected, and is not acceptable," Strong said at a media conference on Monday. "And this week we're going to take our time."
Strong's absolutely right. What Texas did on Saturday was not only an embarrassment, it was an embarrassment on national television.