After escaping disaster in Lubbock last week, Tom Herman and the No. 9 Texas Longhorns have a matchup against the TCU Horned Frogs (0-1) in Austin on Saturday. Gary Patterson has proved to be a thorn in the side of the Texas program over the last decade — Tom Herman is 1-2 against TCU and before the Texas win in 2018, they hadn’t beaten the Horned Frogs since 2013.
The Horns could easily be 1-1 entering Saturday’s game, but instead the standings show an undefeated record. That will be challenged again by an underrated quarterback in Max Duggan and a strong secondary that intercepted Sam Ehlinger four times last year in TCU’s 37-27 victory.