After rallying to blow out UTSA to close out the non-conference season, the Texas Longhorns will travel to a hostile environment when they play at Texas Tech to open Big 12 play Saturday.
Tech head coach Joey McGuire has the Raiders off to a 2-1 start in his first season. He joins On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls and gives buzz update from Lubbock with the Horns visiting Jones AT&T Stadium for perhaps the last time before they join the SEC, possibly in 2024.
Texas beat writer Brian Davis drops by to give his favorite memories from the three years he spent in Lubbock while with the Dallas Morning News and also to examine the Texas quarterback situation. Will Quinn Ewers be back in the starting lineup or will Hudson Card get a second straight start?
All of this and more in Episode 273. Enjoy.

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The biggest question surrounding Texas football after the near upset of Alabama is who will start at quarterback against UTSA.

With starter Quinn Ewers likely out, will it be the hobbled Hudson Card, Charles Wright or even backup running back Roschon Johnson?

On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls break down the options facing coach Steve Sarkisian and the danger of a letdown after such an emotional game.

Also, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor, a former Texas assistant, drops in to discuss his building of an up-and-coming program and what he expects to see from the Horns on the field.

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How close did Nick Saban come to replacing Mack Brown at Texas?
With the top-ranked Crimson Tide arriving in Austin for Saturday’s meeting with the Texas Longhorns, ESPN sports personality Paul Finebaum drops in on On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls to discuss Texas’ flirtation with the coaching legend while also taking us behind the scenes on a memorable flight with Saban.
Ced and Kirk break down what Texas has to do to spring the upset and also preview the upcoming NFL season.

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SI.com national columnist Pat Forde is one of the most important scribes in college football and he brings his wealth of knowledge to this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
Forde gives his pick for the 2022 national champion, examines the status of the 12-team playoff and discusses with hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden the increasing role of money in the game.
The guys also talk the beginning of the second year of Steve Sarkisian at Texas if any talk of the Texas A&M Aggies breaking through this season is a bit premature.

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With the season opener against Louisiana Monroe rapidly approaching, on Second Thought host Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden break down Texas coach Steve Sarkisian‘s decision to start Quinn Ewers at quarterback.
CBS Austin sports director Bob Ballou also stops in to explain why he is  picking the Longhorns to win the Big 12 this season.

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In this week’s On Second Thought podcast, hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls gauge Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian’s concern level after a less than crisp performance from quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Hudson Card at Tuesday’s practice. They also reveal what has to the happen for the Horns to be legitimate Big 12 title contenders.
TexAgs.com columnist Olin Buchanan stops by to discuss if No. 6 preseason team Texas A&M will break through and make it to the College Football Playoff in Jimbo Fisher’s fifth season.
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An anonymous head coach raised eyebrows nationwide when he awarded the Texas Longhorns a first-place vote in the first USA Today coaches poll this week.
Statesman columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine the fallout on this week’s On Second Thought podcast, including a conversation Ced had with Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian about the nation’s No. 18 team getting the top nod from one voter.

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The countdown to the 2022 season has begun because Statesman columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls are at Big 12 Media Days in Arlington.
The guys break down what Texas is facing this fall and discuss what they will ask head coach Steve Sarkisian, who is slated to appear in the afternoon.
They also discuss the hire of new commissioner Brett Yormark and what he will face in the new Big 12 which will soon not include Texas and Oklahoma.

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Texas and Texas A&M could be on a collision course to meet in the second round of the College World Series on Sunday but each has more pressing matters Friday when they open up with Notre Dame and Oklahoma ,respectively.
Texas senior pitcher Tristan Stevens and A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle join the On Second Thought 265 podcast to discuss their journeys to Omaha. Steven, who pitched Texas to the super regional title win over East Carolina, will be appearing in his third midsummer classic while Schlossnagle, a former TCU coach, will be in his sixth , having led the Aggies to Omaha in his first season.
Hosts Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden also discuss the historic spring season turned in by Longhorn teams, the rising cost of winning and the pressure on Texas football to get it done in Year 2 under coach Steve Sarkisian.

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Texas travels to East Carolina for a berth in the College World Series and voice of the Longhorns Craig Way gives a super regional primer on this week’s On Second Thought podcast with hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls.
The Horns are seeking to make it to the CWS by winning a road super regional for the first time since the 2005 team that won a national title.
The guys also reveal some familiar names they nominated as members of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame selection committee this week, discuss the great softball season at Texas and break down if Longhorn football and coach Steve Sarkisian can win more than the 8 1/2 victories the Vegas oddsmakers are projecting.

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