Regarding the strength of schedule, No. 11 ranked Texas football (in the preseason AP Poll) in the middle of the pack among the Power Five schools. According to The Lines, Texas has the 31st most difficult schedule in college football for the 2023 regular season. Texas is pegged by The Lines to have a much more difficult schedule on the road than at home this fall.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns will face three teams ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 away from home this season (No. 4 Alabama, No. 17 TCU, and No.