No. 7 Texas 34, No. 18 Missouri 20: Three things we learned

The No. 7 Texas Longhorns are building one of the best resumes in college football with Saturday’s 34-20 win over the No. 18 Missouri Tigers that saw head coach Steve Sarkisian’s team score 21 unanswered points to run away with the victory.

Here are some snap takeaways.

Texas cannot afford to beat itself

After the defense forced a huge stop to give Texas the ball with 3:42 left, Texas had a chance to make this a low-pressure finish, but they seem allergic to those. Raleek Brown picked up six yards on first down, but a holding call was declined and resulted in a tackle for loss; then a false start by Michael Masunas turned a 3rd and 5 with a chance to kill even more clock into a 3rd and 10.