Overview
- Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET at Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.
- The game is not on traditional TV and will stream only on SEC Network+ and ESPN+ via the ESPN app, now offered under ESPN Select and ESPN Unlimited plans.
- Texas enters 2-1 and ranked in the Top 10, while Sam Houston is 0-3, in what serves as Texas’ tune‑up before a Oct. 4 trip to Florida.
- Steve Sarkisian said RB CJ Baxter is out with a hamstring injury and RB Quintrevion Wisner is doubtful, while WR DeAndre Moore is cleared to play.
- Texas’ depth chart omits Wisner, Baxter, WR Emmett Mosley and DT Alex January, with OL Cole Hutson, DBs Kobe Black and Xavier Filsaime among those listed as questionable; Clay Matvick and Chase Daniel are the listed announcers.