Coming off a disastrous 5-7 campaign in 2010 that saw no semblance of a legitimate ground attack, the onus is on the running game to restore the program to national prominence.
Espinosa has been a nice surprise for the Longhorns coming out of fall camp, and the redshirt freshman impressed the coaches enough to earn the starting nod at center.
A game against cupcakes obviously doesn’t provide the same oomph as Saturday’s LSU-Oregon game would. But television ratings take a back seat when either LSU or Oregon will enter Week 2 with a 0-1 record.
