College football is back, but is Texas?
The Longhorns will start the 2022 college football season unranked after finishing 5-7 overall and 3-6 in Big 12 play last season.
In the second season under head coach Steve Sarkisian, Texas will have a new starting quarterback, redshirt freshman Quinn Ewers, a star transfer from Ohio State. Ewers was the No. 1-ranked player in the Class of 2021 but he didn't play a single snap in Columbus before transferring. NCAA Crewneck SweatJerseys
He returns to his home state of Texas and is suiting up for the Longhorns after growing up a fan.
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Joining him in the backfield will be a potential Heisman Trophy candidate in Bijan Robinson, who is seen by many as the best NFL running back prospect in college football this season. Despite Texas' shortcomings last year, Robinson Culinary Institute of America Steels clothes rushed for 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns as the Longhorns' every-down back.
Texas will open its season against a Louisiana Monroe team that finished 4-8 overall and 2-6 in Sun Belt play last season.
For those looking to tune into Texas' first game of the year, The Sporting News has all the information you'll need.
What channel is Texas vs. Louisiana Monroe on today?
- TV channel: Longhorn Network
- Live stream: ESPN App | fuboTV (free trial)
The Texas vs. Louisiana Monroe Cal State Monterey Bay Otters Jerseys game will broadcast live on Longhorn Network, starting at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Watch Texas vs. Louisiana Monroe live with fuboTV (free trial)
What time does Texas vs. Louisiana Monroe start today?
- Date: Saturday, Sept. 3
- Time: 8 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. CT
Texas will host Louisiana Monroe at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 3. The game will kick off at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. local time (CT).
Texas football schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
| Sept. 3 | vs. Louisian Michigan vs. Ohio State Rivalry Shirts a Monroe | Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jerseys 8 p.m. |
| Sept. 10 | vs. Alabama | Noon |
| Sept. 17 | vs. UTSA | 7 p.m. |
| Sept. 24 | at Texas Tech* | TBD |
| Oct. 1 | vs. West Virginia* | TBD |
| Oct. 8 | vs. Oklahoma* | TBD |
| Oct. 15 | vs. Iowa State* | TBD |
| Oct. 22 | at Oklahoma State* | TBD |
| Nov. 5 | at Kansas State* | TBD |
| Nov. 12 | vs. TCU* | TBD |
| Nov. 19 | at Kansas* | TBD |
| Nov. 25 | vs. Baylor* | TBD |
* Big 12 Conference game
Louisiana Monroe football schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) |
| Sept. 3 | at Texas | 8 p.m. |
| Sept. 10 | vs. Nicholls | 8 p.m. |
| Sept. 17 | at Alabama | 4 p.m. |
| Sept. 24 | vs. Louisiana-Lafayette* | 8 p.m. |
| Oct. 1 | at Arkansas State* | 7 p.m. |
| Oct. 8 | vs. Coastal Carolina* | 8 p.m. |
| Oct. 15 | at S Carlow University Celtics shirt outh Alabama* | TBD |
| Oct. 22 | at Army | TBD |
| Nov. 5 | vs. Texas State* | 5 p.m. |
| Nov. 12 | at Georgia State* | TBD |
| Nov. 19 | at Troy* | 3:30 p.m. |
| No NCAA Crewneck Sweatshirts v. 26 | vs. Southern Mississippi* | 5 p.m. |
* Sun Belt Conference game
