Saturday afternoon’s showdown with the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs (2-1) will present the Texas Longhorns (2-1) with an opportunity to accomplish a feat the program hasn’t enjoyed since 2008 — the chance to piece together back-to-back wins over ranked foes.
Although 34 unanswered points paved the way for a potential momentum-mounting win over No. 22 USC last Saturday, what happened then matters no more, regardless of how impressive Texas often looked throughout the final three quarters. TCU presents an entirely separate set of challenges, and as Texas is well aware, the Horned Frogs have had the Horns number as of late, convincingly winning the previous four contests by a combined margin of 153-33.