NewsOK.com · Sep 3, 2018
Tom Herman sticking by Sam Ehlinger at Texas
Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger, scrambles away from Maryland's Byron Cowart. (AP Photo)The University of Texas quarterback problem persists. Sophomore Sam Ehlinger threw two interceptions in the final seven minutes – to go with a Longhorn lost fumble – as UT lost 34-29 to Maryland on Saturday, and all the preseason hype over the ‘Horns went splat.
The No. 23 national ranking. The College Football Playoff projections by ESPN’s Robert Smith, winner of the Joey Galloway Award for kookiest prediction, Galloway having predicted Baylor to win the 2017 Big 12 title. The hope that coach Tom Herman would jettison the Longhorns back to national prominence in his second season.