Chasing Oklahoma: How can Texas take down the conference champ?

This week, we're running a series on the Big 12 teams capable of dethroning defending conference champ Oklahoma next season.

We continue the series with the Texas Longhorns.

Texas linebacker Malik Jefferson was named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year.How the Longhorns can beat OU: Well, they did in 2015. Texas was the only Big 12 team that figured out a way to upset the Sooners last year. But it’s fair to say that the 24-17 stunner was a bit of a perfect storm, one that will be difficult to replicate.

What Texas did have in that Red River win, and should build on in 2016, is a defense loaded with young talent. Charlie Strong has brought in a total of 18 ESPN 300 defenders in his first…