Louisiana Tech at Texas 8/31/19 - College Football Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/21/2019 at 10:28 AM ET

Louisiana Tech will rely on the catching ability of Adrian Hardy in this game as he was the man to catch the ball last season. However, he will have to get to his post rather quickly as J’Mar Smith may be under pressure fairly early in the passing downs as the Bulldogs are only bringing back 2 starters on the line and neither one of those are the tackles that are essential to sealing off the ends.

The Bulldogs defense was able to play decent last year and ended up ranked 27th in yardage allowed. However, this year the line is completely new and the Bulldogs are only bringing back one linebacker. The good news is the passing defense should be solid as the Bulldogs are bringing back almost an entirely intact defensive backfield.
Sam Ehlinger is the quarterback for the Longhorns and he is a major threat on the year for the Longhorns. As a sophomore he was able to throw the ball for over 25 touchdowns, but his feet helped to keep the opponents defense off balance as he scampered around for 15 more scores on the ground. Throw in he has two receivers coming back this year as well and one of them is 6’6” Collin Johnson and it will be difficult to see Ehlinger not running a great offensive show.

Defensively the Longhorns were near the middle of the pack. That could change either way this year as the Longhorns have 8 new starters. What could be a testament to the recruiting of Longhorns as they have Keondre Coburn a 340 pound nose tackle and AyodeleAdeoye coming in as freshman who are making the jump to what could be a great defense for the Longhorns.

The Longhorns have a great offense led by Ehlinger who will keep the Bulldogs defense off balance. Not to mention, the defense of the Longhorns is retooled this year and ready to make a deep run and it is going to be quite a bit easier to see the Longhorns crushing the Bulldogs as their defense is simply outmatched. Final Score Prediction, Texas Longhorns win and cover ATS 49-16.

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