Texas Defense Covers the Cracks in Neyland Escape
Texas survived its first true road test with a 20-17 win at Tennessee, and the defense did far more than travel. The Longhorns held the Vols to 221 yards and 2.9 yards per play, piled up 10 sacks, and survived a late onside-kick scare after Texas had already committed 11 penalties for 115 yards.
Austin gets into why the defense has become the most trustworthy part of this team, what Arch Manning's efficient-but-incomplete afternoon says about the offense, and why Steve Sarkisian still has a closing problem to solve. The show also digs into Colin Simmons' five-sack day, Raleek Brown's two touchdowns, the special-teams mess and the cleanup list before Oklahoma.
Chapters / Timestamps
- (00:00) - Texas Leads Late, the Defense Has Traveled
- (20:05) - The Defense Gets Shorted in the Arch Conversation
- (25:24) - Tennessee Turns It Into a Three-Point Game
- (35:40) - Final: Texas Survives 20-17 at Neyland
- (38:21) - Simmons' Five Sacks, Biles' 13 Tackles
- (42:48) - Sark's Offense Still Has a Closing Problem
- (56:19) - 11 Penalties and the Coaching Accountability Question
- (01:03:59) - Defense Feels Safer Than the Offense
- (01:13:13) - Raleek Brown Steps Up, Special Teams Nearly Costs It
- (01:15:47) - On Deck: Bye Week, Then Oklahoma
