For the first time ever, the Texas Longhorns and Tulsa Golden Hurricane will share the field on Saturday for a Week 2 matchup featuring two programs aiming to take a step forward from their season-opening efforts. Head coach Tom Herman’s Horns, of course, were toppled by the Maryland Terrapins for the second time in as many seasons, while Tulsa, led by head coach Phillip Montgomery, escaped with a 38-27 win over FCS foe Central Arkansas after trailing 27-24 in the fourth quarter.
Texas enters as a 23-point favorite and owns a 92 percent chance to win, per ESPN’s FPI, but as the Longhorns have learned time and time again throughout the past several seasons, with the most recent example coming just days ago against Maryland, games aren’t played on paper.