Texas moved up seven spots in the latest AP Top 25 poll after its win against Alabama, which dropped seven spots.
The Longhorns are No. 4, the first time they’ve been in the top five since Sept. 7, 2010. The last time Texas finished a season in the top five? That was 2009, when it lost to Alabama in the BCS national championship game and finished No. 2.in Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday. What are the chances the Longhorns can end the season in the top five? It depends on their ability to take care of business the rest of the way. Texas should be favored in every game remaining on its schedule.
we’ve grown accustomed to seeing under Nick Saban, but the season’s far from over. How can it bounce back? It starts with the strengths of the team playing up to expectations. The most glaring part of the loss to Texas was that the offensive line and defense were both outplayed. Alabama’s offensive line allowed five sacks and 12 pressures, and the defense didn’t record a sack and allowed eight pass plays of 15 yards or more.
The quarterback was going to be a question mark in 2023, and the expectation was that Alabama would remedy that by returning to its early 2010s style: dominant line play, strong running backs to pace the offense and stout defense. Saturday revealed that Alabama is far off elite status in any of those categories. Saban’s team needs to find answers fast across the board to right the ship, but the areas that were supposed to make up the team’s identity need to elevate their level of play.
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