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The Sunday Pulpit (via Loewy Law Firm): The Only Question That Matters …

Can Texas beat Ohio State in Week 2? That question defines the Longhorns’ 2026 season, as a loaded roster faces a brutal schedule.

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We are 13 days away from the final Texas Longhorns spring practice, and many believe Steve Sarkisian has all the pieces in place to dominate like it’s a heated game of Monopoly, where he’s already eyeing hotels before anyone else leaves GO. Texas attacked the transfer portal with purpose, landing the kind of impact players you need to lock down Boardwalk and Park Place. The Longhorns also return a core group of proven playmakers, the kind that could quietly control the college football board, collecting rent every time an opponent dares to roll the dice.

Meanwhile, teams like Oklahoma football can brag about scooping up talent equivalent to Baltic Avenue and Mediterranean Avenue. Nice, solid, respectable, but not headline-grabbers. Texas, on the other hand, will field Sarkisian’s most talented roster since he arrived in Austin. Heck, some college football observers believe the talent on this year’s roster could rival the 2019 and 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football teams that Sarkisian was a part of.

As we move through the back half of spring football, the conversation will inevitably shift to the winners and losers of Phase 2 of the offseason process (Phase 1, winter conditioning; Phase 2, spring football; Phase 3, summer workouts; Phase 4, training camp). Texas fans will zero in on the productivity of KJ Lacey and Dia Bell during Arch Manning’s absence, all while waiting for the starting quarterback to return at full strength. And yes, every inch of the offensive line will be dissected like it’s under a microscope. There are plenty of playmakers on offense to generate buzz, but the spotlight doesn’t stop there. The addition of Will Muschamp is viewed as the final piece Texas needs not only to reach the national championship game, but to win it all.

The more we talk about this team, the more the big picture starts to sharpen into one central thought. Do I like this team on paper? Absolutely. Last year, most of us gave Texas the benefit of the doubt and believed it could compete for, or even win, a national championship. I’m not sure how many Longhorn fans are pounding the table with that same conviction on April 5, 2026, but if history tells us anything, expectations will skyrocket by August.

Still, not now, and probably not even in the summer, but as the offseason unfolds, everything about this team should be filtered through one simple question. Every observation, every projection, every debate should circle back to it.

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