Last year, the Cajuns shocked Iowa State on the road in Week 1 as the catalyst to an historic 10-win season in which their only loss came by three points to fellow upstart Coastal Carolina. Lafayette was one of the few teams to remain close to fully healthy throughout the season and also had a veteran-laden club. Although QB Levi Lewis returns, the dynamic backfield duo of Elijah Mitchell and Trey Ragas has departed. New Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will be eager to give the Longhorn faithful an impressive debut performance, and it says here his team gets it done and pulls away decisively.

Let’s see … Texas is going to break in a new coaching staff, its secondary got torched last season and it’s facing a Louisiana offense that returns 93% of its offensive production from a year ago. The Ragin’ Cajuns are a chic pick to spring the Week 1 upset, and the reason is because they are fully capable of dictating the style of the game. That style will lead to a track meet and a game that tops the 70-point plateau.