Overview

• FanDuel lists Texas as a 41.5-point favorite, with kickoff Saturday at 7:00 p.m. CT on SEC Network+ at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium.
• Steve Sarkisian said the Longhorns need answers on offense after a 2-1 start, with quarterback Arch Manning inconsistent through three games.
• Running back depth is thinned as CJ Baxter is expected to miss the game with a hamstring issue and Tre Wisner has not played since Week 1, positioning Jerrick Gibson for a larger role.
• Sam Houston has opened 0-3 with losses to Western Kentucky, UNLV and Hawaii, has allowed 37-plus points in each game, and ranks No. 126 in this week’s SP+.
• Texas has not covered the spread in any of its three games, and this is only the second all-time meeting between the programs after a 56–3 Longhorns win in 2006.