It's hard to find a positive from Texas' 38-3 loss at Notre Dame, especially with regard to the offense.
An offseason filled with optimistic platitudes about "getting better every day" and "really looking good" and "improving Area X from last season" came crashing to Earth during a game in which the Longhorns looked no better than they did last December.
Granted, they gained twice as many yards (163) as they did in last year's Texas Bowl loss to Arkansas (79). That's the good news. But they also gained just one more first down (eight to seven) and failed to reach the end zone even once.