It wasn’t pretty, but the No. 3 Texas Longhorns went on the road and managed to hold off the Arkansas Razorbacks in a hostile environment in Fayetteville on Saturday. The win puts the Longhorns over the nine-win mark for the second consecutive season and the second time in four years under head coach Steve Sarkisian.
The Longhorns haven’t managed that feat in 15 years — since the 2008 and 2009 seasons when they were in the National Championship picture. The biggest difference between those halcyon seasons and this year is the Longhorns were led by Colt McCoy and one of the top offenses in the land, while Sarkisian’s teams may be better known as Pete Kwiatkowski’s bunch, thanks to the defensive performances as of late.