After losing to Oklahoma in a Red River Rivalry classic, the Texas Longhorns know they will likely have to run the table and win the Big 12 title to qualify for the College Football Playoff for the first time in program history.

Houston Chronicle writer Joseph Duarte joins Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden on this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss the renewal of the old Southwest Conference rivalry between Texas and Houston.

The Horns are a 22 1/2 point favorite against the Cougars who are coming off a miraculous 41-39 win over West Virginia, courtesy of a Hail Mary touchdown pass from Donovan Smith to Stephon Johnson.

After the disappointing loss to archival Oklahoma, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said the team’s goals are still in reach.
As Texas enters the bye week, Statesman sports columnists Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls examine the fallout from the 34-30 heartbreaker and Bohls answers the biggest question of the day: “Will Texas run the table for the remainder of the regular season?

ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy has been high on Texas since the preseason and that hasn’t changed amid the Longhorns rise to No. 3 in the country.

The former Alabama quarterback joins the On Second Thought podcast this week to explain why he believes the Longhorns will beat Oklahoma for a second time Saturday while also discussing their College Football Playoff chances down the line.

Kansas coach Lance Leipold has engineered one of the most impressive turnarounds in recent memory, taking perennial Big 12 cellar dweller Kansas to a 4-0 record and a national ranking in his third season.
Leipolds joins Kirk Bohls and Cedric Golden on this week’s On Second Thought podcast and discusses Saturday’s battle of unbeaten in Austin and the 57-56 overtime win over Texas in 2021 that unofficially got Kansas’ rebirth started.

It could be the last time the Baylor Bears and Texas Longhorns meet on a football field so what better way to preview the game than to bring in Waco Tribune-Herald columnist Brice Cherry and beat writer Zach Smith for the On Second Thought podcast?
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls join the Tribune scribes in breaking down the matchup and predicting if Baylor will keep close of if the Longhorns will blow them out in Waco as the oddsmakers suggest.

Derrick Johnson is one of several Longhorn legends who have been mentoring current players and that dedication paid dividends in Saturday’s humongous win at Alabama,
The recent College Football Hall of Fame inductee joins Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls on this week’s On Second Thought podcast to discuss the win and the potential for a great season on the Forty Acres.

Can the Texas Longhorns spring the upset at Alabama Saturday?
Did the SEC lose its luster on opening weekend?
Will Nick Saban coach another five years?
ESPN personality Paul Finebaum answers these questions and more on this week’s On Second Thought podcast.
Finebaum also discusses Saban’s near 28-2 record in games against his assistants and what this game could mean to the latest ex employee to match up with the coaching legend, Texas’ Steve Sarkisian.
Hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls also give their game prediction and preview the NFL season. 

It’s Game Week and On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls are in disagreement on how the Texas Longhorns will fare this fall.
Kirk has them at 11-1 while Cedric has them at 9-3 so what better way to debate their differences than by breaking down the 2023 schedule?
All of this and more on this week’s podcast. Enjoy.


CBS national college football columnist Dennis Dodd joins hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls on the On Second Thought podcast this week to answer questions that are being asked by many in Longhorn Nation.
Are the Texas Longhorns for real?
Is the preseason hype justified?
Dodd also touches on college football realignment, Reggie Bush’s attempt to regain his standing in the sport and if Jimbo Fisher will really allow Bobby Petrino to be the full-time play caller at Texas A&M.
Ced and Kirk also discuss the loss of longtime Texas administrator Bill Little and examine what’s happening up front with the football team.

Sam Khan, national college football writer for The Athletic joins On Second Thought hosts Cedric Golden and Kirk Bohls to explain why anything less than 10 regular-season wins for Texas will be considered a disappointment in 2024.
Khan also spotlights what might happen next in the ever evolving world of college realignment and how the Houston Cougars will fare in the new look Big 12.