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The late Mike Leach made it popular to say that a quarterback can't go broke taking a profit. That's the mindset Texas needs when running the football against the Buckeyes. Build on the small gains and they're likely to have a bigger impact later in the game.

For all of the talk regarding strategy, keys to victory and other games within the game that will determine a winner in Saturday’s blockbuster season opener between No. 1 Texas and No. 3 Ohio State (11 a.m., Fox), Ryan Day’s response to a question during his Tuesday press conference reinforced what makes the difference when push comes to shove in a high-stakes battle. “If we don’t stop the run and run the ball,” the Buckeyes’ coach said when asked about the importance of success in the trenches, “we’re not going to win the game.” Under Steve Sarkisian, the Longhorns are 33-4 when winning the rushing yardage battle. Since the start of the 2021 season, Texas has held an opponent under 100 net rushing yards in 19 games, winning 18 of them (last season’s College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl is the only loss). While using a variety of formations and pre-snap movements to create mismatches in the passing game separates Sarkisian’s offense from other attacks, it’s much more potent when the Longhorns can run the football. If the defense remains stout against the run, the offense doesn’t need to pile up rushing yards to be successful (only four of the team’s 13 wins last season saw Texas rush for 200 or more yards). Still, the ground attack can’t falter the way it did in the Longhorns’ losses last season, three games in which Texas averaged a paltry 39.3 yards per game and a forgettable 1.4 yards per attempt. When adjusting the yardage totals to exclude sacks, Texas still only rushed for 231 yards on 61 attempts in its losses. Averaging 77 yards per game and 3.4 yards per attempt didn’t cut the mustard for an offense that netted 186.3 rushing yards per game and ran the football at a 4.8-yard-per-game clip in 13 victories (even with a 30-carry, 53-yard outing in the Peach Bowl win over Arizona State counting toward the production). The Longhorns failed to reach 30 official rushing attempts in last season’s losses, including the loss to the Buckeyes (58 yards on 29 carries). Still, a sack-adjusted 85-yard effort on 25 carries (3.4 yards per attempt) positioned Texas to reach the national championship game. Such production (as long as the re-tooled offensive line can create enough room for C.J. Baxter, Quintrevion Wisner and the other running backs to operate, Sarkisian stays patient, content to let his offense work over the Ohio State defense with a series of body blows throughout the bout) can get it off on the right foot in the first step of the 2025 squad’s quest to ascend to the top of the mountain. View full news story

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He's going to be fun to watch.

You did it. *tear*

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN8QuCkDGgZ/?igsh=MTYxaGVpMnZkbm1jdw== find a brick wall

Schloss is bringing in some really good players, so idk where they will put Island Boi but if he’s going to be a backup in baseball he would probably need to concentrate on football. Or Hey whichever ones paying him the most 😃😃

I’m just stoked to see him whenever he hits the field.

He was already behind missing spring ball and now he’s WAAAY behind missing most of fall camp. I think it’s going to be time to pick a sport sooner rather than later.

2 for me

My favorite #1 at UT: the Tower! 🤘

You are going to push Joe “Lanning Lover” Z over the edge.

I've wondered about that also. I think he will fine, but he didn't seem to improve a lot as the year went on.

I agree. Both defenses too good, 2 young QB's. Two deep, talented and evenly matched football teams. Much like last year, whichever team can impose their will and execute in the red zone wins. We got it done last year on both sides, you didn't and that was the difference in the game. Ohio State wins, low scoring rock fight. Homefield advantage makes a difference in this one 20-13ish

And corn dogs with mayo while watching longhorn livestream at night.

With the state of college sports today I don’t think it’s smart to have a two sport athlete on your team.

You will be muted and lose the streak today 🖕🏼😭

lol Same

I have Texas by 10 points, I don’t think it will be like Michigan though. Something like 31-21, 27-17, 24-14.

It’s also his birthday today.

Today we hit 30 days!!! THIS IS WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF @Joe Zura

They should probably add UMass to the conference to increase the competition level.

If he’s going to have habitual hammy issues and switching between sports and not having enough rest time is going to be an issue he’s going to have to choose a sport imo.

He's been adding weight by watching OTF. He has oatmeal cream pies watching coffee and football each morning.