Following the Longhorns' statement victory, Saturday's road game against the lowly Kentucky Wildcats - who have won just one SEC game since the start of last season - seems small by comparison. However, head coach Steve Sarkisian believes it will be a good challenge in its own right.

On a cloudy, 74-degree homecoming night in Lexington, the Texas Longhorns and Kentucky Wildcats trudged through a mistake-filled first half that ended with Texas clinging to a narrow 7-0 lead. The atmosphere was loud,

The full top 10 in the preseason AP rankings: No. 1 Purdue, No. 2 Houston, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 UConn, No. 5 St. John's, No. 6 Duke, No. 7 Michigan, No. 8 BYU, No. 9 Kentucky and No. 10 Texas Tech.