By the usual considerations of a Big 12 program, Texas football has a pretty tough road ahead for the 2019 schedule. Texas football fans will have to watch as their team takes on no FCS opponents, one solid Group of Five team, and a premier blue blood program in Week 2 in the LSU Tigers.
The two other non-conference opponents for Texas in 2019 are the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Rice Owls. Louisiana Tech will be a vastly superior Group of Five opponent for Texas than Rice. But Texas got out of having to pay more money for a lower tier FBS or FCS opponent to come to the Forty Acres by playing Rice at the home of the Houston Texans, NRG Stadium, in Week 3.