No. 7 Texas will look to work on itself and build momentum for the gauntlet ahead when it clashes with UTEP on Saturday in Austin, Texas.
The Longhorns (1-1) play at home for the second straight week after bouncing back from a 14-7 season-opening loss at Ohio State. Texas easily handled San Jose State 38-7 on Sept. 6 as quarterback Arch Manning passed for 295 yards and four touchdowns and added another TD on the ground.
"I thought Arch had a very good football game," Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. "He was not perfect. I do not expect him to be. We obviously challenged Arch from one week to the next. He obviously responded. And I think there's still growing pains in there."
The Longhorns' defense was stifling and opportunistic, producing four turnovers led by All-America linebacker An