Texas at Colorado, 5 p.m., Saturday, FSN
For the record: Texas (4-0) moved up two places this week in the coaches (USA Today) and media (Associated Press) polls to No. 5. The Longhorns received one first-place vote in the coaches poll.
Streaking: Texas has won its three home games, against Florida Atlantic, Rice and Arkansas, by identical scores of 52-10.
Who’s hot: Junior quarterback Colt McCoy has thrown for 14 touchdowns against just one interception. Against Arkansas, he was 17-of-19 for 185 yards, three touchdowns and no picks.
Who’s not: It’s hard to quibble, with Texas coming off a rout of Arkansas, but the Texas defense has only two interceptions for the season against opponents that had to throw the ball to play catch-up.
Key stat: Texas has outscored its opponents 111-29 in the first half.
FYI: Cody Johnson became the first freshman running back in school history to rush for a touchdown in each of his first four games. That is surprising considering the top backs produced by the Longhorns, including Heisman winners Earl Campbell and Ricky Williams.
Injuries: Tailback Fozzy Whittaker has missed the Longhorns’ last two games with a knee injury. Tight end Blaine Irby is out for the season with a knee injury suffered against Rice in the third game.
Coachspeak: “We’ve played with energy each week. We’ve played hard each week. And we’ve seemed to improve each week. Now, the stage steps up (entering Big 12 play) and the teams we start playing will be better than the first four we’ve played.” — Texas coach Mack Brown, after Saturday’s 42-point victory over Arkansas
Tom Kensler, The Denver Post
