The Texas Longhorns finally took the field and managed to come away with a comfortable, albeit flawed, win over the Rice Owls to open the regular season on Saturday. Now comes the first big test of the season as they head to Tuscaloosa for their marquee non-conference matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Alabama, helmed by former Texas commit Jalen Milroe, is coming off of a lopsided win against Middle Tennessee in which Milroe accounted for five total touchdowns as the first-team quarterback. The Crimson Tide stifled the Blue Raiders offensively, giving up just seven points in the process of opening up Bryant-Denny Stadium for the year.