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Blake Schuster

Nearly beating No. 1 Alabama means its the perfect time to fade Texas in Week 3

How about those Texas Longhorns?

Facing the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (-20.5)—and essentially every public bettor in existence—head coach Steve Sarkisian nearly became the third-ever former Nick Saban assistant to defeat his old boss. And that was despite losing elite quarterback Quinn Ewers to a shoulder injury in the first quarter.

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