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5 takeaways: Blitzing paying off for Texas; Longhorns excited for challenge against Texas Tech offense

Texas head coach Charlie Strong and several players met with the media Monday to discuss Saturday's win over No. 13 Baylor and the team's upcoming trip to Texas Tech.

Here are five takeaways from Monday's availability:

Blitzing paying off for Texas

The Longhorns brought the heat on Saturday.

Strong's often brought five or more guys to rush the quarterback, and they got the job done while racking up six sacks.

"On Saturday it was just more pressure," Strong said. "I said, hey, we're just going to go blitz them and see if we can't get the ball out of the quarterback's hands .