The Texas Longhorns defense has struggled mightily this season against quality competition. Against Power 5 opponents, Texas has given up an average of 36.5 points per game and 510 yards per game, though only 175 of those yards per game have come on the ground, with 335 coming through the air.
Most of the yardage the Longhorns have given up are due to having players out of position in both coverage and in their run assignments. Much of this is due to complex defensive schemes made on a week-to-week basis by the Texas defensive staff. If Texas is going to be successful against the rest of their Big 12 schedule, they are going to have to simplify, running more base defense on first and second down situations, and mixing in a few blitz packages in passing situations in order to get pressure on the quarterback.