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Texas Football: 3 bold predictions vs. Oklahoma State in Week 8

By Jesse Smith

AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 07: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns sings the Eyes of Texas after the game against the Kansas State Wildcats at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 07: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns sings the Eyes of Texas after the game against the Kansas State Wildcats at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 14: Ogbonnia Okoronkwo #31 of the Oklahoma Sooners forces a fumble by Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns in the first quarter at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 14: Ogbonnia Okoronkwo #31 of the Oklahoma Sooners forces a fumble by Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns in the first quarter at Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

1. Tom Herman will get his first big win at Texas

Texas came into the season with a lot of hype and the main reason was the excitement of hiring head coach Tom Herman. The one-time Ohio State offensive coordinator put the Houston Cougars on the map in a big way in his time in Houston.

During his two seasons in Houston, he posted a record of 22-4, his teams knocked off Florida State and Oklahoma in the process. Many that followed the Big 12 expansion process believe because of the infatuation with Herman, they didn’t want to add Houston so they could get the rising coach.

Currently his Texas team is 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12, not bad, but not the early season splash Texas fans expected. They weren’t expected to lose to Maryland the first game of the season, they almost upset USC and Oklahoma, but so far during his tenure with Texas, he has had two chances to have a staple win and has come up short. I’m here to say on Saturday, Herman will get his first big win in Austin and it will come at the expense of No. 10 Oklahoma State.

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This game will be a shootout and somehow they will make one more play to pull off the upset. I’m going it now, book it 42-38 Texas wins and the Herman resume grows.

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