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Texas Football: Can Longhorns be 2019’s Notre Dame?

The question arose for the national media each and every off-season it seems since the end of the 2009 season. When will Texas football be back? Texas football made some huge strides during the regular season to get back into the picture of national relevance. Head Texas football coach Tom Herman helped his team get to a point most people didn’t think possible during the off-season and preseason.

It’s ironic that the two teams that were slipping during the 2016 campaign met during the opening weekend of the season and responded so quickly. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish battled Texas football to open up each team’s 2016 regular season slate.