Improving Texas defense to face methodical Wildcats

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For the past two seasons, the Texas Longhorns were a disaster on defense and that spelled doom in the Big 12.
That may be changing.
Under first-year coach Tom Herman and defensive coordinator Todd Orlando, the Texas defense is playing faster, hitting harder and creating more opportunistic turnovers than it had in previous seasons. And it has carried the Texas offense through a two-game slump.
But now the Longhorns (2-2, 1-0 Big 12) head into the heart of the conference