By EDUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ
AUSTIN, Texas | Just a bit past noon today. That's the starting time for the Texas Longhorns and this much-awaited 2023 college football season. The Big 12 Conference squad takes on lowly Rice University at Darrell K. Royal Stadium coming off an 8-5 season last year.
Much more is expected from this year's team.
Back behind center is Quarterback Quinn Ewers, the 6'2", 194 pounds signal-caller who transferred in after a brief stint with the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ewers played high school football at powerhouse Southlake Carroll near Dallas.
Rice was 5-8 last year, finishing 7th in Conference USA.
Ranked 11th in the preseason AP Top 25, Texas has a decent shot at winning the Big 12 title before they depart for the stronger Southeastern Conference (SEC) next season. Last time they faced Rice was in 2021, when the Longhorns won handily 58-0. The last time the Owls got a win vs. Texas was back in 1994, when they squeaked out a 19-17 win.
It'll get interesting if Texas runs up the score and fans get to see backup Arch Manning in action. Manning is the grandson of Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints QB Archie Manning and the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, both National Football League starters at QB.
The game will be broadcast by FOX Sports.
Time: 2:30 p.m. CST...
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7 comments:
Horns 39 Rice 7
Next week they play Alabama. That will be a better test. And it's on the road. Horns will be no better than last year. jmho
Texas is like the Cowboys. They find ways to let you down. Rice may not put up a fight but watch it be close.
they're talking a better than average season up in Austin. Been to about six or seven games at DKR and it's always a blast. Hook'em!
Fine, fine morning in our capital city. Headed over to a bookstore on North Lamar (Book People) after I kill this great cherry pastry at Einstein's. Horns game at noon!...
Have fun, man. Need to get back there for another of these games. Last one I saw was with Colt McCoy at QB some years back. Matt's El Rancho on S. Lamar for post-game meal!
It's been decades since I went to a UT game. Graduated from there in 1988. That's when they were in the old Southwest Conference.
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