AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is undefeated, ranked No. 1 in scoring offense and No. 3 in the Bowl Championship Series with a clear path to the title game if the Longhorns win out.
It would hardly seem the time to start tinkering with the offense.
Yet that’s exactly what the Longhorns are doing heading into Saturday night’s game at Missouri. The Longhorns are shuffling wide receivers, planning to use a tight end more often to help with the running game and expecting to call more running plays for quarterback Colt McCoy.
“We’ve got to help Colt more,” Texas coach Mack Brown said. “We’ve got to be more consistent.”
Marquise Goodwin and Malcolm Williams will start with Jordan Shipley at wide receiver, bumping Dan Buckner and James Kirkendoll. Buckner had been McCoy’s favorite target across the middle.
The Longhorns have work to do on offense if they are going to make a charge at their second national title since 2005. Their 16-13 win against Oklahoma was the fewest points scored by the Longhorns in a victory since a 16-6 win over Texas A&M in 1995.
