The Texas Longhorns football program has always thought of itself as much more than it actually is. Certainly, Texas has the potential to win the conference and national championships. The program prints money with its huge and mega-rich donor base. The state of Texas is one of the most fertile recruiting areas in the country. But with all of that going for them, Texas has rarely hit the college football odds mark. To many, Texas is the ultimate definition of an underachieving program. But to others, there is the sense that Texas is right where they belong.
Texas Longhorns Future Odds at SBG:
| Prop | Odds |
|---|---|
| Odds to Win National Championship | +5300 |
| Odds to Win Conference Championship | +250 |
| Over/Under Win Total | 8.5 |
Texas Longhorns Fights for New History
In sum, Texas has a total of four claimed and five unclaimed national championships. Their last sports betting title was in 2005. Consider that was their first since 1970. But Texas has an impressive 32 conference championships.
Former head coach Mack Brown showed the potential of the Texas program. To illustrate, Brown led the Longhorns to the 2005 national championship and 2009 national championship game. From 2001 through 2009, Brown led Texas to the final top ten national rankings six times. Following a loss in the 2009 national championship game to the Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas rapidly declined and has never been close to reaching that level.
2022 Texas Longhorns – SBG Odds Overview
Last year Steve Sarkisian took over with great fanfare but had the roof cave in on him with a disappointing 5-7 season. That paled compared to his predecessor, Tom Herman, going 7-3 in 2020 with an Alamo Bowl win.
Accordingly, Sarkisian felt the flames on his butt before the season ended. Texas remained soft with one of the worst defenses in the nation. And then just as bad is that the Sarkisian offense was lackluster. His College football betting odds reputation as an offensive mastermind was built with Alabama talent.
All of a sudden, Tom Hermann looked a lot better than the day he was fired. Herman turned in four consecutive winning seasons and bowl wins. Also, he led Texas to a final top ten national ranking in 2018. That was the only such season in nine years.
Yet, with all that bad news, Texas and Sarkisian may have started turning the corner. Arch Manning, the most coveted quarterback in the country, has signed with the Longhorns. He will arrive for the 2023 season. As a result, that is opening up the floodgates for more 5-star recruits. Texas could soon have its most talented roster since the peak of the Mack Brown era 13 years ago.
Certainly, Steve Sarkisian needed a strong offseason to help change the narrative from his first season. The 2021 campaign saw a promising 4–1 start derailed by three straight losses to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Baylor. Worse still was that Texas held third-quarter, double-digit leads in each game. The ultimate disaster was a home loss to two-win Kansas. Accordingly, Texas suffered the program’s longest losing streak (six games) since 1956.
But Sarkisian got the offseason he needed. Texas landed a top-five recruiting class loaded with offensive and defensive linemen. Also, Sark brought in Ohio State transfer quarterback Quinn Ewers, the nation’s highest-rated recruit in 2021.