They say everything is bigger in Texas. Well, that is definitely the case when it comes to their namesake school and its non-conference football scheduling. Tom Herman’s Longhorns just scheduled a future home-and-home series with the reigning national champions, Alabama.
While Texas may not be the program to follow when it comes to QB evaluation and development, it’s been maybe the most ambitious among Big 12 programs when it comes to scheduling marquee match-ups.
In fact, the ‘Horns have gone five consecutive years scheduling two Power 5-level teams including one “marquee” match-up before the start of Big 12 play.