The Texas Longhorns finally took the field for the 2023 season on Saturday at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and it was definitively a mixed bag in spite of the 37-10 win over the Rice Owls.
Offensive frustrations carried over from a year ago with the deep passes not finding the mark while the defense may have improved over what was an elite unit from a year ago. It may feel like more of the same from the Longhorns coming out of the season opener, but a drama-free win with plenty to coach up is close to an ideal situation for Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff.