What Can Texas Learn From Its Sacrificial Lamb Opponents?

NCAA Football: Hawai'i Bowl-Coastal Carolina at San Jose State — Dec 23, 2023; Honolulu, HI, USA; San Jose State Spartans wide receiver Charles Ross (4) fights for the ball against Coastal Carolina Chanticleers cornerback Matthew McDoom (16) and safety Tobias Fletcher (4) during the second quarter of the Easypost Hawaii Bowl at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex. Mandatory Credit: Steven Erler-USA TODAY Sports

San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston State aren't voyaging to Austin expecting to beat Texas. They're coming to DKR to get a check, enjoy a nice hotel stay, for their best players to potentially audition for a rung up the college football portal ladder, and to see how they measure up to college football's elite, all while experiencing a big-time atmosphere.