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How does Texas match up offensively with Utah?

How Tom Herman and the Longhorns can gameplan to create a run game against a stingy Utes defense.

By Coachlamons
NCAA Football: Texas Tech at Texas Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports

The Utah Utes will provide a tough matchup for junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger and the Texas Longhorns offensively, as the Utah defense ranks No. 10 in the nation with a 15.2 defensive SP+.

Utah’s opponents have a success rate of 34.2 percent when running the ball, also 10th in the nation. So how can the head coach Tom Herman and the Longhorns create some space in the run game in order to put some points on the board in San Antonio?

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