Texas/ULL review and fearless prediction for TX/OSU

Texas looked great against ULaLa (of course). The only thing worth mentioning is the ground game. Texas tacked up over 400 yards on the ground and spread out the touches evenly. Freshman Jamaal Charles ran great, as did Selvin Young. But the stand-out runner was 6'3", 270 lb. Henry Melton. Melton had two touchdown runs that were so old-school, smash-mouth, cram-it-down-your-gut, that I wanted to run outside and gnaw on a tree. Melton's first score came from 14 yards where he ran into the line, got stood up, spun out of the mass of humanity and then bowled over two DBs on his way into the endzone. His second TD came from 22 yards and he broke five tackles on his way in. He probably won't get those kind of touches this weekend, but watch for him in short yardage situations.

Thanks to my in-laws having direct tv, i got to watch the ohio st. game as well. I was not as impressed with the Ohio St. offense as I expected, but their D was solid. From what I did see, I believe that Texas can and will dominate both sides of the ball. The Texas O-line and D-line are too good for Ohio St. to stop the run, or to move the ball effectively.

The only thing that could hurt Texas are the special teams (i.e. Ohio St. gets great field position due to kick run-backs) or if our coaching falls flat on its face (always a possibility). The good news is McGee, though unable to kick an extra point, put most of his kick-offs five yards deep in the endzone.

Allowing for turn-overs, fluke plays and home-field advantage, I predict Texas 30 - Ohio St. 17. The game is this saturday, 7:00 p.m. on ABC. If you miss this game, you better bead dead or in jail. And if your in jail, breakout.