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Texas Football: Five reasons why the Longhorns will stink in 2017

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Paul Boyette Jr. #93 of the Texas Longhorns sits on the bench as his team defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs 31-9 at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Paul Boyette Jr. #93 of the Texas Longhorns sits on the bench as his team defeated by the TCU Horned Frogs 31-9 at Darrell K Royal -Texas Memorial Stadium on November 25, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images) /
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3. Difficult schedule

The Big 12 might be the easiest Power Five conference to play in, but that does not look like the case in 2017. The Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Kansas State Wildcats, TCU Horned Frogs, Baylor Bears and West Virginia Mountaineers, could all possibly be favorites against the Horns this season.

Not to mention the fact that Texas has to travel to Los Angeles to face the No. 4 team in the country, the USC Trojans. USC quarterback Sam Darnold could put up big numbers against a Texas defense that will not have faced that tough of test up to that point in the 2017 season.

More: Where does Darnold rank among the top college football players of 2017?

The good news, if any, is that Texas get Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Texas Tech at home. However, USC, Iowa State, Baylor, TCU, and West Virginia, all come on the road.

We’re talking about a Texas team that gave the Kansas Jayhawks their only conference victory in the last two years just one season ago. Really any team Texas faces could ultimately be a tough test. Then you look at the five top 25 teams they face on the schedule this year.

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