AUSTIN - Soon after being named Texas’ head coach, Tom Herman laid out a vision that had the Longhorns winning football games with great defense and the running game.
Then the plan ran into the reality of the Texas roster makeup and the Big 12’s style of play. Headed into a pivotal game Saturday with Iowa State (6-3, 5-2 Big 12), Texas (7-3, 5-2) looks a lot like other Big 12 teams.
In its last five games, Texas is averaging 38.2 points per game and allowing 34.4 points a game. Two games ago, Texas lost on a 33-yard touchdown pass from West Virginia’s Will Grier to Gary Jennings and a subsequent 2-point conversion with 16 seconds remaining.