Gauging where the Texas football program is at in the second year under head coach Tom Herman is difficult to do following the 34-29 loss at the hands of the Maryland Terrapins. Herman needed to at least take care of business against Maryland to start the 2018 season. This team was not even able to do that.
In a Labor Day Weekend where the Big 12 disappointed across the board, the Longhorns might’ve been the worst of them all. The Kansas State Wildcats nearly fell short against South Dakota out of the FCS. Meanwhile, the Kansas Jayhawks did lose to an FCS team in Nicholls in what could be the last game that David Beaty is coaching in Lawrence.