Distractions are never a good thing for a program to deal with before the start of a key regular season, and a big Week 1 matchup. Texas football has to deal with both since the Maryland Terrapins could be a quality opponent coming on Sep. 1. This is also a huge season with head Texas football coach Tom Herman in his second year on the Forty Acres.
It was a pretty quiet off-season for the Longhorns until the start of fall camp. Of late, Texas was hit by a rash of transfers and potentially distracting off the field headlines.