{"id":114577,"date":"2016-08-04T01:40:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T05:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/?p=114577"},"modified":"2016-08-04T06:04:53","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T10:04:53","slug":"texas-longhorns-2016-football-team-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/texas-longhorns-2016-football-team-preview.html","title":{"rendered":"Texas Longhorns 2016 Football Team Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">Cash In on the Best Online Sportsbook Offers Now at TopBet!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Special Deposit Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Exclusive Betting Props<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">$250 Welcome Bonus<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/50\">Tiered Deposit Bonuses<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>2016 Texas Longhorns Football Preview<\/h2>\n<h3>Team Strengths<\/h3>\n<p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/40\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-111919 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/250x130-250FREE-6-16-16.gif\" alt=\"250x130-250FREE-6-16-16\" width=\"250\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>Look for the Longhorns to ground and pound for yardage on offense. The backfield remains hefty with Chris Warren III and D\u2019Onta Freeman forming a formidable tandem behind the line of scrimmage. Warren had 470 rushing yards and four touchdowns last season, while Foreman gashed opposing defenses for 681 rushing yards and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>All told, the Longhorns finished last season\u00a018<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation in rushing yards per game (224.8). Over at the other side of the ball, the defense is expected to feed off the energy of its secondary that features elite talents such as the sophomore cornerback pairing of Davante Davis and Holton Hill.<\/p>\n<h3>Team Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<p>The knock on the Longhorns last year was that they weren\u2019t able to complement their rushing game with a respectable air attack. They were only able to get off 21.0 passes per game and average 145.9 passing yards per contest, 120<sup>th<\/sup> and 118<sup>th<\/sup> in the nation, respectively. Texas still hasn\u2019t announced its starting quarterback but the three competing signal-callers, Tyrone Swoopes, Jerrod Heard, and Shane Buechele, all have the pressure to deliver.<\/p>\n<h3>2015 Team Stats<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table-bordered\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Category<\/th>\n<th>Stat (Rank)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Points per game<\/th>\n<th>26.4 <small>(#74)<\/small><br \/>\n<small><\/small><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Passing yards per game<\/th>\n<th>\u00a0145.9 <small>(#118)<\/small><small><\/small><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Rushing yards per game<\/th>\n<th>44.1 <small>(#24)<\/small><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Scoring defense<\/th>\n<th>30.3 <small>(#83)<\/small><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Writer\u2019s Prediction<\/h3>\n<p>Texas, which is <a href=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/sportsbook\/football\/ncaa-futures\" target=\"_blank\">+6,000<\/a> to win the national title, ends the regular season with a 7-5 record.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/9\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\">Create a betting account now<\/a> and cash in on the upcoming NCAA football season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/record.tbaffiliate.com\/_y8k7RB3Ll4xutv7iXV6HvmNd7ZgqdRLk\/40\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-111920 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/topbet.eu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/620x110-250FREE-6-16-16.gif\" alt=\"620x110-250FREE-6-16-16\" width=\"620\" height=\"110\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"114577\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;3,161&nbsp;total views, &nbsp;1&nbsp;views today<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2016 Texas Longhorns Football Preview Team Strengths Look for the Longhorns to ground and pound for yardage on offense. 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