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Kickoff time, TV announced for Texas at Michigan
In one of the premier non-conference matchups of the 2024 season — after a decade of anticipation — the Texas Longhorns and the Michigan Wolverines will kick off at 11 p.m. Central on FOX on Sept. 7 in Ann Arbor, the school announced on Saturday.
The game will air following the FOX pregame show Big Noon Kickoff, which will air live for two hours from Michigan Stadium before the game, which pits the national champion Wolverines under first-year head coach Sherrone Moore against the head coach Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns coming off their first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoffs.
The matchup between Michigan, the winningest program in college football history, and Texas, with the fourth-most wins, is only the second meeting between the two programs. The first meeting was certainly memorable — Texas won the 2005 Rose Bowl following the 2004 season in a prelude of the national championship run back to Pasadena that followed, beating Michigan in dramatic fashion, 38-37, when Dusty Mangum connected on a 37-yard field goal as time expired. Vince Young totaled 372 yards and five touchdowns, slicing up the Wolverines defense for 192 yards and four scores on the ground to help the Longhorns win their first BCS Bowl appearance and end the season 11-1.
The Texas Longhorns entered the 2025 season with more expectations than any team has had to deal with in recent memory.
Many among the media were ready to crown the team and quarterback Arch Manning before they even played one game. Of course, those unrealistic expectations were never met, even though the team finished with a 10-3 record and a Citrus Bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.
2026 is heading in the same direction for the Longhorns. Many believe head coach Steve Sarkisian has the most talented team in the country. But in order to fix the issues from this past season, the Longhorns needed to fix one issue that has cost them in the past.
Changing The Narrative
One of the biggest issues the Longhorns had last season was the play of the offensive line. It was apparent in the first game of the season against the Ohio State Buckeyes that Manning didn’t have the pocket time needed to make big plays.
This offseason, Coach Sarkisian went out and found two massive transfer portal additions that should completely change the narrative on this offensive line.
It starts with potential starting right tackle Melvin Siani. Siani has spent time with the Temple Owls and last season with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Longhorns are set at left tackle with Trevor Goosby, who could play himself into being a top 10 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. If the team can get competent play from Siani, the offense will be able to open up the playbook, and the world may finally see Manning at his college peak.
The Longhorns also went out and found a potential fix at left guard for the 2026 season. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers transfer Laurence Seymore could be another strong patch for the holes in the offensive line.
After spending the first two seasons of his college career with the Miami Hurricanes, Seymore made stops with the Akron Zips and the Hilltoppers.
Of course, the one concern with Seymore is wondering if he can compete at the SEC level coming from the C-USA.
This season for the Longhorns starts and stops with the play of Manning. Coach Sarkisian and the rest of this coaching staff understood that protecting their quarterback was the most important goal when building the 2026 roster.
The Longhorns are going to be leaning on veteran talent to protect their quarterback, and it may very well be the best decision they made this offseason.
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