2009 College Football Odds: The Texas Longhorns enter the 2009 season as one of the favorites to win the Big 12 conference as well as the BCS National Championship. Mack Brown's troops just missed the big game a season ago after finishing 11-1 and second to Oklahoma in the Big 12 South standings. The team settled for the Fiesta Bowl instead where they beat Ohio State 24-21, giving the school its second 12 or more win season under Brown. Texas Longhorns 2009 College Football Odds at Sportsbetting.com have the Longhorns regular season win total set at 10 with the over a -165 moneyline favorite.
Texas returns 16 starters and 51 lettermen from last year's magnificent squad. The offense brings back nine, including Heisman candidate, quarterback Colt McCoy. McCoy was the runner-up for the award last year after throwing for 3859 yards and 34 touchdowns (76.7 completion percentage) while also leading the Longhorns in rushing with 561 yards (11 rushing touchdowns).
The talented senior loses two of his top three receiving threats in Quan Cosby and Chris Ogbonnaya, but Jordan Shipley is back in Austin. Shipley caught 89 passes in 2008 for 1060 yards (11 touchdowns).
The offensive line loses just one starter and should be improved this season as they gave up an unacceptable 26 sacks last year.
The Texas defense has seven starters back, but does lose Big 12 defensive Player of the Year, defensive end Brian Orakpo (42 tackles, 11.5 sacks) as well as defensive tackles Roy Miller and Aaron Lewis. While Orakpo's absence will be felt, the top five tacklers from last year's team are back, which includes linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy (112) and defensive end Sergio Kindle (53 tackles, 10 sacks).
The secondary was complicit in the 259 passing yards per game that the team relinquished last year, but it ought to be better in 2009 as six players with starting experience return. The only loss in the defensive backfield was cornerback Ryan Palmer.
This should be a formidable group overall, but the loss of three starting defensive linemen might be an issue.
Texas opens the season on September 5th with a home game against the University of Louisiana-Monroe. The Longhorns first Big 12 action is a September 19th home game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Sportsbetting.com Texas Longhorns 2009 College Football Odds – BCS Odds 2010
Texas Longhorns Regular Season Win Total:
Over 10 (-165)
Under 10 (+135)
Texas Longhorns Odds to Win the Big 12 Championship:
7/5
Texas Longhorns BCS Odds 2010:
7/1
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