Texas Longhorns Football 2008 Season Update

The road so far to being the BCS No. 1 and the journey ahead to the BCS Championship

Texas Longhorns: 2008 Overview
The Texas Longhorns football team entered the 2008 NCAA football season ranked 11th in the nation on the AP BCS Poll. Many critics of the Texas Longhorns said that the team was talented but also too young to contend for a BCS National Championship. The elite Big 12 was also thought to be too rough of a schedule for the Texas Longhorns to finish undefeated. Fans with Texas Longhorns tickets knew otherwise.

Texas Longhorns: McCoy & Orakpo
The Texas Longhorns football team has two of the best players in college football anchoring each side of the ball. QB Colt McCoy has evolved into a Heisman Trophy favorite and has broken records set by Chris Simms and Vince Young. A perfect fit for the spread offense, the mobility of Colt McCoy makes him the most dangerous signal caller in the Big 12. The leadership of Colt McCoy has been key in winning the Texas Longhorns football team the No. 1 ranking.

Defensive end Brian Orakpo could be the best overall player in college football and his presence alone on the Texas Longhorns defense has won games early this season. Not merely a pass rusher, Brian Orakpo can bull any blocker in the NCAA and blows up play after play in the backfield. Already almost into the double-digits in sacks and racking up a ton of tackles for loss, Brian Orakpo has a good shot at the Lott Trophy and the Outland Trophy.

Texas Longhorns: Owls & Miners
The Texas Longhorns football team opened the 2008 season at home against the Florida Atlantic Owls. Former Texas Longhorns QB Vince Young was honored by his old team as his No. 10 jersey was retired. Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns quickly retired the Florida Atlantic Owls as well in a 52-10 beatdown that was in front of 90,000 fans with Texas Longhorns tickets. The game gave great confidence to the Texas Longhorns football team and helped solidify the roster.

The Texas Longhorns traveled to El Paso for the first time to face the UTEP Miners. It was not supposed to be much of a game on paper, but the UTEP Miners fought hard and stayed in the game until the third quarter. Colt McCoy threw his first interception of the season but quickly erased the mistake with four touchdown passes. The final score was 42-13, and the Texas Longhorns had their first win on the road. The defeat of the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes by the USC Trojans moved the Texas Longhorns football team up the BCS rankings.

Texas Longhorns: Keep Rollin’
Hurricane Ike delayed the showdown between rivals the Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks for a few weeks, but the Texas Longhorns kept their date with the Rice Owls. Colt McCoy had four touchdowns in the 52-10 victory, but the big story was the fact that Colt McCoy broke the career passing touchdown numbers of Major Applewhite and was on track for a Heisman shot. Brian Orakpo also continued to dominate the entire line of scrimmage.

Colt McCoy continued his Heisman campaign with a combined five-touchdown romp on the Arkansas Razorbacks in a 52-10 game that was never close. The next game was the Texas Longhorns vs. the Colorado Buffaloes. The game is usually a close affair, and it looked to be again, but the emergence of RB Chris Ogbonnaya as an offensive weapon stunned the Colorado Buffaloes. An injured offensive line of the Colorado Buffaloes was no match for Brian Orakpo either.

Texas Longhorns: Red River Rivalry
The Red River Rivalry between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners is always one of the top games in college football and sells a ton of Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns tickets alike. Even more pressure was added as the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners and their Heisman hopeful Sam Bradford were the only roadblock between the No. 5 Texas Longhorns and the top ranking in the BCS.

The Oklahoma Sooners took the lead early and led for most of the game. The third quarter brought Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns to life. Brian Orakpo hounded Sam Bradford and got a pair of sacks, but the pressure forced Sam Bradford to make mistakes and turn over the ball. Colt McCoy capitalized and erased the deficit. The Texas Longhorns edged out the Oklahoma Sooners 45-35 and took over as the No. 1 team in the nation. Colt McCoy also moved to the top of the Heisman watch list.

Texas Longhorns: Mizzou Tigers
Fans with Texas Longhorns tickets were cautious about a game against the No. 11 Mizzou Tigers as they feared the new No. 1 team might get cocky. Mizzou Tigers QB Chase Daniel is a deadly adversary and had the potential to light up the Texas Longhorns. Instead it was Brian Orakpo and the Texas Longhorns defense that lit up Chase Daniel. Colt McCoy had four total touchdowns while the Texas Longhorns defense continued to play lights out. The Texas Longhorns easily took the 56-31 victory over the Mizzou Tigers.

Texas Longhorns Football: No. 1
The Texas Longhorns football team may be No. 1 now, but they cannot go to sleep on any of their opponents. Several No. 1 teams have already lost, and they didn’t face the stiff competition of the Big 12 like the Texas Longhorns do. With the No. 7 Oklahoma State Cowboys, No. 8 Texas Tech Red Raiders, and the rival Texas A&M Aggies on the horizon, it will not be an easy road to the BCS Championship. Catch all the emotions of the No. 1 ranked Texas Longhorns football team when you order your premium Texas Longhorns tickets from OnlineTickets.com today!