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Ohio State Football: 4th and Short, questions following Week 3

By Blake Biscardi

PISCATAWAY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 30: Head coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes before a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on September 30, 2017 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Ohio State won 56-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 30: Head coach Urban Meyer of the Ohio State Buckeyes before a game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on September 30, 2017 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey. Ohio State won 56-0. (Photo by Hunter Martin/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 15: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns rolls out to pass under pressure by Cameron Smith #35 of the USC Trojans in the first half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 15: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns rolls out to pass under pressure by Cameron Smith #35 of the USC Trojans in the first half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Q: Do you buy into Texas being “back” since we’ve heard this before?

A: The idea and narrative of Texas being “back” has been exhausted because we are used to a blue blood programs like Texas being relevant, and repeatedly a good year in and year out makes us quick to judge and rush the narrative.

The hire of Tom Herman has certainly gotten Texas on the path to return to its former prominence. Losing to Maryland again to open the season was a setback that will linger all season. Fortunately, for the Longhorns’ sake they did not lose to a lesser Big 12 team.

Texas will get a clean slate entering conference play and has a huge matchup this weekend in Austin as TCU comes to town. Expect this game to be close, and if Texas can hold off the Horned Frogs, then they are indeed “back.”

Beating TCU in a scenario when it is a “must win” for the Horned Frogs’ playoff chances after losing to Ohio State, will prove the Longhorns came prepared and motivated to finally play a full sixty-minute game against a team with exceptional talent. A win will also position Texas well in terms of contending for a conference title.

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