Unveiling the Hidden Secrets: Why Penn State, Texas, and Clemson Are Shocking College Football Fans This Season
Bad Surprise: Texas
Record: 3-2 (0-1 SEC)
What I thought this team would be: A shoo-in for the College Football Playoff and probably a participant, at least, in the SEC Championship.
What this team has actually been: On offense, shockingly mediocre. On defense, elite, but not good enough to overcome the Arch Manning-led offense that has scored touchdowns on a miserable 17% of its drives in two power-conference games.
It hasn’t been all Manning’s fault, as Texas has ceded a 41.4% pressure rate that slots third-worst in the Power Four. There have even been some encouraging big-play signs, as Texas’s 15.5% explosive pass-play rate is one of the nation’s best marks. But you’ve seen Manning take a lot of sacks (on more than 6% of his drops) and miss a lot of throws you’d expect him to make. Manning’s 69.4% well-thrown rate is second-to-last among SEC quarterbacks, only leading Kentucky’s recently elevated backup, Cutter Boley.


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