The Week 2 edition of the Associated Press college football rankings were released on Tuesday following the performances that surrounded the headlines of Week 1 contests. Surprising jumps and expected falls highlighted the newest version of the rankings. However, fresh off of a 52-10 win over Louisiana-Monroe, Texas remained outside of the Top 25 ahead of the Week 2 clash against the Crimson Tide. #1 Alabama vs. Texas The Longhorns and Crimson Tide square off Saturday (Noon ET; FOX) for the first time since the 2010 BCS National Championship. As expected, Alabama retained the #1 ranking in the newest polls…
Author: Brian Pantoja
Brian Pantoja
Brian Pantoja has been part of the Gridiron Heroics team as the writer for the New England Patriots and Texas Longhorns since August 2022. He received his M.Ed. degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Sports Management in 2020.
Visits to paydirt from all three phases for the Longhorns were the highlight and difference in Texas’s 52-10 Saturday night win over Louisiana-Monroe in Austin. Texas (1-0) showed glimpses of explosiveness in a Steve Sarkisian-led offense with the debut of former #1-recruit, Quinn Ewers. After a slow start and an early interception, Ewers (16/24, 225 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT) settled into the offense with the help of a sustained attack out of the backfield that opened up the passing lanes for the redshirt freshman quarterback. Special Teams The first score for the Longhorns for the 2022 season was on…
Coming off of a lackluster 5-7 campaign in year one, Steve Sarkisian sets his sights on turning the page for his Texas Longhorns beginning with Louisiana-Monroe in Austin on September 3. Sarkisian, the highly anticipated head coach hire in 2021 from Alabama, showed signs of promise in the earlier parts of his inaugural season, which included a 70-35 win over Texas Tech to begin conference play. While beginning his tenure with a 4-1 record, however, Texas would then lose six straight before salvaging a lost season with a final week win versus Kansas State in Austin. A bowl-less campaign for…
