Texas football is getting Michael Taaffe back against Georgia. Can he help solve the Longhorns' struggles defending the pass?

In what has been a busy week for Longhorns football recruiting, Steve Sarkisian and his staff received more good news on Thursday. Three-star recruit JT Geraci narrowed his list down to five teams and included the Longhorns. The other programs still in the mix are Alabama, Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Vanderbilt.

Texas vs. Georgia 2024 was marred by Texas fans throwing trash on the field after a controversial penalty, delaying the game.

The Longhorns' red-zone execution is one of the weakest among teams in the top 25, and face some of the longest third-down distance in the FBS. Those are two problems that don't dissipate simply because Georgia lacks a pass rush. Pressure hits rhythm quarterbacks who slice you up in timing windows.

Replay updates as Texas basketball played Fairleigh Dickinson Wednesday in a nonconference game from Austin's Moody Center

Texas plays Georgia at Athens’ Sanford Stadium Saturday night in the first of several late-season games that will shape the conference’s postseason outlook.

It's not a playoff elimination game for the Longhorns since there's another titanic matchup this month with unbeaten and third-ranked Texas A&M on the horizon, but a victory over the Bulldogs would break the program's big-game curse under Steve Sarkisian and provide Texas with its third top-15 win of the season.

Final score predictions ahead of Georgia's massive week 12 matchup against the Texas Longhorns in Athens. The Georgia Bulldogs are just over 24 hours away from the final conference matchup of the 2025 regular season as the Dawgs prepare to host the Texas Longhorns in Athens for the first time in series history.