Louisiana-Monroe at Texas 9/3/22 - College Football Picks & Predictions

Louisiana-Monroe is heading to the game here after finishing last year on a little bit of a high note. The club ended up going 4-8 overall, which was a marked improvement for the Warhawks. The downside is the last 5 games were all losses ad the last loss came against Louisiana by a score o 21-16. 

The Warhawks are returning a total of 7 offensive starters. One of the key returnees is Chandler Rogers who is the starting quarterback. Rogers went 115/181 for 1,301 yards and 9 touchdowns with only 3 picks last year. The running back could be either Andrew Henry who last year carried 128 times for 487 yards and 4 scores or Malik Jackson. The defense for Louisiana-Monroe is bringing back 6 starters.

Texas is coming in after getting a disappointment in the season last year. The Longhorns ended up going 5-7 on the year and finished with a dismal 3-6 record in the Big 12. The last game on the field for the Longhorns was a win over Kansas State by a score of 22-17.

The offense for Texas is bringing back only 5 starters. One of those starters Is Biljan Robinson the running back who carried the ball 195 times for 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns. The quarterback is projected to be incoming freshman Quinn Ewers who has looked impressive at times.The defense for Texas is bringing back only 4 starters from the team that last year struggled at times.