re: LSU v Texas Looking ahead

Here's the Texas depth chart from this year:
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If you'll notice, Texas loses three starters from its oline plus a tight end and EIGHT defensive starters including 6 of its front 7. That's a whole bunch of rebuilding they have to do early in the year. Sure, their backups are probably good, but they weren't good enough to start this year, and simply replacing that much experience is tough early, as it leads to disorganization.