Last season, head coach Charlie Strong and Texas stunned Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry and saved his job.
If he wants to stay in Austin, he'll have to repeat the feat this weekend.
It's the middle of the third season of the Strong era, and the roller coaster that has featured offensive ineptitude and a revolving door of quarterbacks in 2014 and 2015, then sudden offensive promise with true freshman quarterback Shane Buechele at the helm in 2016 is about to go flying off the tracks.
Why?
Because Strong—a defensive coach by trade—has neglected his side of the ball while fixing the Longhorns' offensive issues that plagued them during his previous two seasons.