The ESPN SEC schedule breakdown dropped and I'm looking at Texas's 2026 slate and the coaching staff decisions Sark made this offseason are going to be the difference between 9-3 and a real run. The Longhorns lost their DC after last season and Sark went out and hired a guy who runs completely different principles. That's either genius level foresight or a massive gamble with no margin for error.
Here's the thing about coaching hires in the portal era. You can't just bring in a scheme guy anymore. You need someone who can evaluate 50+ new faces EVERY winter and figure out who fits in six weeks of spring ball. Texas brought in a staffer who spent three years at a program that churned through 60+ portal additions and that experience is invaluable when you're facing a schedule with back-to-back road games at two top-15 defenses.
The new offensive line coach hire is the one I'm watching closest. Texas's run game efficiency dropped to 4.1 yards per carry in SEC play last season and the...