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Coordinators Tim Beck and Todd Orlando have been with the Longhorns since 2017. Now in their third year, they have had the opportunity to watch young players grow and their now 2–1 team develop.
The Texas versus Rice game has been around for over 100 years, and for the first time since 2015, the Longhorns returned to H-Town to face their millennial rivals. However, what once was called a rivalry would be an injustice to Texas, as they blew out the Owls 48-13 on Saturday night.
Week Three could have gone many different ways for the Longhorns. Following a heartbreaking home loss against No. 4 LSU, Texas could have seen Rice, a perennial bottomfeeder in C-USA, and let up on the gas. Texas did the exact opposite.
The injury bug has spread from the Texas running back room to the defensive room. Texas head coach Tom Herman announced that sophomore safeties B.J. Foster and DeMarvion Overshown both suffered injuries.
Sophomore linebacker Joseph Ossai, who arrived to the United States from Nigeria at the age of 10, has stepped into the starting role at B linebacker in 2019. Ossai has already set himself up as one of the leaders of this young defense.
Before the Longhorns take on the Big 12 starting next Saturday, they will have the opportunity to rebound against a struggling Rice team. Here are four Owls players to watch for on Saturday.
