Steve Sarkisian kicks off his third season as the head coach of the Texas Longhorns against the Rice Owls on Sept. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Central on FOX in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium with what seems to be his most talented roster yet.
However, this Rice team doesn’t profile as the same brainy band of misfits Texas has seen in the past — Mike Bloomgren enters his sixth season as head coach of the Owls, who seem to be trending in the right direction after their return to postseason play last year and their move to the American Athletic Conference this year.