Disappointed by loss to Maryland, Longhorns focused on building program for long-term success
By Steve Habel/Senior Editor
AUSTIN, Texas — Rome wasn’t built in a day, and the Texas football team’s rebuilding efforts won’t be a quick fix either. But knowing those parameters tempered little as the Longhorns’ 51-41 loss to Maryland was a shock to the team’s fans, and even more so to new Texas coach Tom Herman and his staff.
The Longhorns got two special teams touchdowns and another score on an interception return, passed for 375 yards and still lost to a Maryland team that is picked to finish fifth in the Big 10 Conference’s six-team Eastern Division.
“Obviously it was not the result that any of us expected or anticipated, or [article-offer]