Texas Football: 5 reasons the Longhorns will be better than Oklahoma in 2018

1. Lower expectations for Texas

There is a lot more pressure on Oklahoma’s program to maintain elite status than on Texas’ program, which has not had 10 wins since 2009.

There are high expectations for Oklahoma entering the 2018-19. As an elite team, Oklahoma has finished with at least 11 wins the last three seasons while Texas has not exceeded seven wins in the last three seasons.

Texas is an underdog team in some ways, and few people expect them to make the college football playoff. They are ranked in the Top 25 in most preseason polls, but the expectations are not as high for Texas as they for Oklahoma this season.

Texas has a difficult open to the season, including games against USC and TCU in September. Oklahoma has an easier schedule with their most difficult game being against Iowa State before the game against Texas.

Expect Texas to climb in the standings and be a major surprise team by beating USC and TCU early in the season. Oklahoma should remain among the top teams without an upset, and the Red River Showdown should be a Top 10 matchup for the first time since 2008.