I’ve got the table early this week, I realized it made more sense to chart it all while breaking down the film as part of my prep in writing the gameplan.
Texas’ run game vs. USC
TCU serves as yet another program litmus test
48-10. 50-7. 31-9. 24-7.
Texas’ current losing streak to the No. 17 TCU Horned Frogs is indicative of a couple different things.
USC postmortem: Offense
The Texas offense turned in a grinding win over USC, totaling 394 yards on 82 plays for a 4.8 yards per play average. While the Texas offense lacked explosiveness, it did a good job of creating first downs (25), limiting negative plays in the running game (3 out of 48 “standard” carries went for negative yardage) and converted on 11 of 20 3rd and 4th down opportunities. Pair that all with only one turnover (Daniel Young, big boy finisher back can’t fumble) and you have a very Kansas Statey sort of win where the offense excels enough in the margins to compensate for a fairly mundane big picture statistical snapshot and one is left wondering “How the hell did we blow these dudes out?”
The Inside Scoop – 9/17/18
What a weekend. The Horns put a Texas-sized ass-whooping on the Trojans of Southern Cal. We’ll go over team news, injury report, and what recruits had to say. It’s Monday, Inside Scoop time.
USC Postmortem: Defense
I thought the Texas defense would play well against USC’s straightforward offense because of the Trojan’s lack of misdirection, no QB involvement in the running game, Tee Martin’s conventional approach, and JT Daniels’ youth and inexperience.
Brown commits to Texas
AUSTIN — Stan Drayton’s search for a running back led him to Georgia, where he found Derrian Brown.
Coach V’s Grades – USC
We had a mixture of flashes combined with a steady workman like effort to beat a pretty good USC defense last night. We almost eliminated all ugly. It was obvious that we had all eleven focused and they stayed ready to keep from getting ready. Well done men.
Five Quick Thoughts: Burning the Trojan horse at the gate
Evidently that was Texas’ 900th victory in program history. It was a good one and an important one for a lot of reasons. The Longhorns now have a lot more confidence going into Big 12 play than they would have had if the record read 1-2 and they were dealing with more questions about an inability to win for whatever reason.
Texas thumps No. 22 USC, 37-14
AUSTIN, Tx — Following two uninspiring performances to open the season, Texas decided to turn it on. And did they ever.
UT dominated in all three phases of the game as the Longhorns knocked off No. 22 Southern California, 37-14 in front of a record 103, 507 fans on an electrically charged Saturday night at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.
IT Roundtable – USC
The IT staff predicts the big matchup against the USC Trojans while also keeping their eye on some of games around the country.