Texas Football: 3 reasons the Longhorns are toast after the USC loss

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 09: Sam Ehlinger #11 and P.J. Locke III #11 of the Texas Longhorns sing The Eyes of Texas after the game against the San Jose State Spartans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

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LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 16: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns passes during the first quarter against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

3. Texas will struggle against unranked Big 12 teams

The Horns lost to the Kansas Jayhawks last year, giving them their only Big 12 victory of the season. The signs show from the Texas loss to the Maryland Terrapins in Week 1 show that the Longhorns are still prone to losing to inferior opponents.

Some of the teams in the Big 12 that are currently or are about to be unranked include the West Virginia Mountaineers, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and Kansas State Wildcats, all of which could easily defeat Texas.

Any team that loses to Kansas in conference play can really lose to any team at any time. Herman saw his talented Houston squad lose four games last year when they were expected to contend for the Playoff at one point.

The non-conference slate wrapped up with USC. Texas has a bye week then they take on a grueling schedule including Kansas State, TCU, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State matchups in four of five consecutive weeks.

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