In spite of being favored, the Texas Longhorns played poorly in their season-opener and lost to the Maryland Terrapins, 34-29
That’s the headline for the second consecutive year.
There’s a lot of blame to go around for why Texas struggled, whether it was the early play of the defense or the late play of the offense. However, there’s one thing that everyone agrees on — Texas needs to turn it around quickly or it’s in for another disappointing season.
Sophomore quarterback Sam Ehlinger won the starting role and will hold it Saturday against Tulsa, despite two fourth quarter interceptions that ended the Longhorns comeback run late.