The Texas Longhorns defeated the formerly number 1 team, the Oklahoma Sooners, in a 45-35 victory. Even with Oklahoma's embarrassing loss at home, the Sooners only dropped 3 spots in the AP rankings. Oklahoma is ranked 4th in the nation currently, but who knows what can happen nowadays. College football teams are being upset left and right. There is no telling who could be the number 1 team next week. The pressure is on the Texas Longhorns to hold thier spot as the top team in the country as long as they can.
Texas may have a tough time hosting their next opponent, Missouri, who is ranked 11th. Missouri has a record of 5-1, but they just suffered a loss to the ranked Oklahoma State in a close defeat of 23-28. Missouri is led by their quarterback Chase Daniels who has thrown for over 2,000 yards this season. He needs to be careful, however. He has 16 touchdowns, but also has thrown 4 interceptions. If he isn't careful about where he throws the ball, the Longhorn defense has the ability to pick him off several times. A key player for Missouri's success is the running back Derrick Washington who is just over 500 yards for the season. During their defeat to Oklahoma State, Washington was held to 11 yards in 8 carries which is truly pathetic for a starting half back. Missouri will need to establish a running game to keep Texas guessing on what defensive formation to use. If the Missouri offensive line does not give Washington any running room, the Texas defensive line will eat him alive.
I think Missouri will struggle to score many points against this Longhorn defense, but that is not the biggest problem that they will have to face. The biggest challenge will be trying to stop Texas from scoring. I think that this game will be a blowout in favor of Texas, especially with the Longhorns playing at home. There have been a lot of upsets lately so we will have to watch and see if Texas is able to hold on and remain the number 1 team in the country.
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