For the second year in a row, the University of Texas starts the season with great expectations of becoming nationally relevant once again. For the second year in a row, the Maryland Terrapins end those dreams on week one. On Saturday, the Terrapins upset the Longhorns 34-29. This loss contributes to a week where the Big 12 conference looked weak overall.
Following the loss head coach Tom Herman said, “We know how much better we are now than we were probably at any point last year. We didn’t show it in the first quarter and the fourth quarter.