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College Football 2021: 4 teams that will be on upset alert in Week 1

By Sonny Martinez

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: The USC Trojans enter the stadium prior to a game against the Washington State Cougars at Los Angeles Coliseum on December 06, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: The USC Trojans enter the stadium prior to a game against the Washington State Cougars at Los Angeles Coliseum on December 06, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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2. Texas (vs. Louisiana)

This is a game that should be on everyone’s upset list.

The Ragin’ Cajuns have already proven they can take a Big 12 team when they beat Iowa State last season. And they didn’t just beat the Cyclones, they beat them down. It was 31-14, and it didn’t really even look that close.

Texas comes into this game in much, much worse shape than Iowa State could have even thought to have been in last season.

Texas fired coach Tom Herman (who, by the way, went 7-3 last season with the seventh-ranked scoring offense in the entire country) for another offensive-minded coach, former Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian.

Sarkisian just announced Hudson Card will start at quarterback, but that Casey Thompson will also get some playing time, “and then we’ll go from there.” Basically, Sark announced a starter because he had to. From the sounds of it, he has no idea who will be the guy going forward. You know the old saying: if you have two quarterbacks, you really don’t have any.

Louisiana’s pass defense was sixth in the nation last season, allowing just 170 yards per game. That defense has ten starters back. Great secondary against lack of quarterback is not the combination you want to see if you’re a Longhorn.

Texas’ secondary is also a question. They ranked 100th in passing yards per game allowed and will be breaking in two new safeties this season.

That will present an opening for fifth-year senior quarterback Levi Lewis, who was hot and cold last season but finished with a completion percentage near 60.

Where Louisiana beat Iowa State was defense. They forced two turnovers, had four sacks, and totally dominated the second half. Don’t be shocked if it’s a near replay of that game come Saturday in August.

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