Smart's teams have overcome games like this in the past and there's no reason to believe they won't do the same thing this year as the opponents on their schedule get tougher. Meanwhile, Alabama looked like a College Football Playoff contender in a 42-10 thumping of Wisconsin in Madison.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says the freshman quarterback will get his first career start Saturday as Quinn Ewers continues to recover from a strained muscle.

Injuries and a new starting quarterback could either be the best or the worst thing for the Longhorns on Saturday against a ULM team that's 2-0 and hungry for another win.