After huge Michigan win, Longhorns shift to opponent who is 'backed into a corner'.

The No. 2 Longhorns are back in Austin to take on UTSA at 6 p.m. Saturday, and even though the Roadrunners were hammered by rival Texas State 49-10, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said UTSA is still "dangerous."

"The toughest opponents to play are the ones who are wounded and backed into a corner," Sarkisian said. "They're talented and well-coached, Coach (Jeff) Traylor has done a nice job there, and we're going to get their best shot. We need to prepare like we have the previous two weeks to ensure that they get our best shot."

The college football world has already seen what a team dropping its guard looks like. After Notre Dame entered Kyle Field and beat Texas A&M 23-13, they returned to Notre Dame Stadium and laid an egg the following week. After the Irish paid Northern Illinois $1.4 million to play the game, the Huskies took the money and ran back home with the biggest upset of the year, a 16-14 stunner that came on a 35-yard field goal with 0:31 left in the game.

Sarkisian said he shows his team clips of upsets like that to reinforce the importance and preparing for faceless opponents and not being swayed by a jersey color or helmet logo. He acknowledged, however, that his players are only human and sometimes complacency could set it.

"Human nature is human nature, so what did I do this morning? I walked them through the Notre Dame scenario," he said. "They went into College Station and won that game, being anointed a top 5 team and in the College Football Playoff, and then a week later, losing to Northern Illinois. I showed the clip of Northern Illinois storming the field as a good reminder that we're entitled to nothing. We're capable of anything, we've got a really good team, but we're entitled to nothing. We're going to earn everything we get and we've got to earn the victory Saturday."

The programs last played in 2022 in DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium with the Longhorns winning 41-20, but it wasn't without some issues caused by UTSA's ultra-athletic quarterback Frank Harris. Texas trailed 17-7 early and it was tied 17-17 at halftime, but Bijan Robinson came to the rescue with two second-half rushing scores and Jahdae Barron returned an interception for a score.

Owen McCown, son of 16-year NFL journeyman quarterback Josh McCown, and Eddie Lee Marburger split time against the Bobcats at quarterback with limited success. The Roadrunners' defense let Bobcats quarterback Jordan McCloud throw for 309 yards and take a 35-3 lead by halftime.