Texas opens at Ohio State in Week as a +2.5 point underdog and in October, the Longhorns do not play a home game. Texas goes to Florida, who is off a bye week, then to Dallas for the red river rivalry with Oklahoma, a trip to Kentucky who is off a bye, and to Mississippi State to end the month.

The Alabama Crimson Tide won the 2009 national title over the Texas Longhorns with the help of quarterback Greg McElroy under center. The team also featured Heisman winner Mark Ingram II and Julio Jones. Alabama ultimately won the game 37-21 for the first national title of the Nick Saban era in Tuscaloosa.