Here's a recap of everything that happened in Week Seven of Texas college football to prepare you for the Sunday dinner and Monday water cooler conversations.

1. The lesson of 'Recruit Talent at the Skill Positions; Develop Talent in the Trenches,' rings true

Of the nine Longhorns to record a tackle for loss on Saturday, only one (Trey Moore) is a transfer. Texas made waves in the Transfer Portal with wide receiver and secondary additions, but both lines of scrimmage are chock-full of third-and-fourth year players who’ve developed in the program, as pointed out by Mike Craven’s column on how Texas built the best roster in college football.

2. Texas is now a defensive tackle factory 

In 2022 it was Keondre Coburn and Moro Ojomo. Last year, T’Vondre Sweat was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Byron Murphy was an All-American. Those four are playing in the NFL, and Vernon Broughton is making a case for the league himself after waiting in the wings. The fifth-year senior is the fifth-highest graded interior defender, per PFF.

3. Silas Bolden’s hustle play an example of the new culture at Texas

Bolden ran 55 yards after making a backfield block to follow running back Tre Wisner’s touchdown run, and his hustle was rewarded when Wisner fumbled the ball into the endzone. Bolden used his track speed to outrun the rest of the Oklahoma defense, fall on the ball, and put Texas up 14-3 instead of gifting the Sooners a possession.

Bolden’s hustle had shades of Jordan Whittington’s forced fumble after an interception last season. Texas is much more talented under Steve Sarkisian, but these plays are examples of the unselfish culture he’s created. It’s why Texas is the No.1 team in the country.

4. Anthony Hill Jr. and Colin Simmons are future First Round Draft Picks

I’m calling my shot on these two guys going Round One in the NFL Draft after three seasons dominating at Texas.

Hill deserved to win an Oscar on Saturday the way he was ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’ for the Texas defense. The sophomore had 11 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble, nerfing Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr.’s dual threat ability.

Simmons continues to make a case for the state of Texas’s biggest surprise with 7.5 tackles for loss and four sacks on the nation’s best team as a true freshman.

5. Texas cannot afford that first quarter start against Georgia

I used the first four blurbs to gush about Texas. Time for a reality check.

Oklahoma ran 14 plays in Texas territory in the first quarter because Quinn Ewers and the Texas offense gifted them two short fields with an interception and a missed touchdown pass to Isaiah Bond. Georgia has shown chinks in its armour this season, but giving the Bulldogs those opportunities will result in a far greater deficit than 3-0.

6. North Texas is the G5's best passing offense

We all dream someone would look at us the way North Texas head coach Eric Morris looks at quarterback Chandler Morris.

Morris has thrown for over 300 yards in five of his six starts. Nine different receivers have caught a touchdown pass, which is second in the FBS behind Auburn. The Mean Green's 346.5 passing yards per game are fourth in the nation and best among Group of Five teams.

7. Matt Sykes is Luke McCaffrey's heir apparent

Rice spent the first half of the season searching for a replacement for Luke McCaffrey, now with the Washington Commanders. Landon Ransom-Goelz and Rawson MacNeill were the frontrunners in the offseason to assume the WR1 throne, but preseason injuries have kept them sidelined.

Matt Sykes had one catch all of last season but has over double the receptions (31) and yards (378) of the next leading wide receiver. He cemented his status by catching the go-ahead touchdown with four seconds left in a 29-27 win over UTSA. 

8. UTSA's offensive line is a shell of itself

UTSA entered the year with three running backs they felt confident in. But the Roadrunners haven't done much running in their four losses, averaging 129.5 yards per game and 3.6 yards per carry. The injury bug has bit the UTSA offensive line, who played Saturday without Makai Hart and Venly Tatfu. UTSA expected a slight falloff in production at quarterback for the first half of the season as Owen McCown got settled, but the running game is the far more glaring concern.

9. UTSA is playing undisciplined football

UTSA is 129th in the nation with 524 total penalty yards through six games. The Roadrunners committed 16 penalties for 146 yards in the 29-27 loss to Rice, including two pass interferences on the Owls' game-winning drive. If they can't correct the mental lapses, UTSA is in danger of missing a bowl game for the first time in the Jeff Traylor era. 

10. Ben Bell played in his fourth game

Dave Campbell's Texas Football and San Antonio Express-News's Keff Ciardello reported two weeks ago that Texas State defensive end Ben Bell was mulling a potential redshirt and transfer while he recovered from injury. Bell played in the 41-9 win over Arkansas State, bringing his season total to four games. If he plays another down, he is ineligible to redshirt.