The now-No. 1 Texas Longhorns have officially locked in back-to-back 3-0 starts, the first time since the 2011 and 2012 seasons. A year ago Texas got to 5-0 before a frustrating loss to the Oklahoma Sooners; in 2012 they reached 4-0 before a 48-45 loss at the hands of the Geno Smith/Tavon Austin West Virginia Mountaineers.
The difference from 2012 is that this year’s Texas team has paired an elite offense with a suffocating defense, regardless of who is on the field. Texas’s average margin of victory over three games was 36.