AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The good news for Texas: There are opportunities to improve the next three weeks after its loss at Ohio State, just not against elite competition.

The Longhorns dropped from preseason No. 1 to No. 7 in this week's AP Top 25, and they do not face another Power Four opponent until a trip to No. 13 Florida on Oct. 4. First come home games against San Jose State on Saturday, UTEP and Sam Houston.

Senior defensive back Michael Taaffe, an Associated Press preseason first-team All-American, sounded like a coach describing how the Longhorns must play to a standard regardless of the opponent.

“You take it as the faceless opponent,” Taaffe said this week. “So whether it’s Ohio State, whether its Colorado State week one, whether it’s Michigan or whether it’s San Jose State wee

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