Texas enters 2026-27 as a preseason Top-10 SEC contender with a rebuilt, physically imposing roster featuring multiple 7-footers and high-level transfers — a mismatch Gardner-Webb simply cannot handle. The Bulldogs are a mid-major program with no business being on the same floor as a team of this caliber, and home games in Austin only amplify the blowout potential. Talent wins, and Texas has it in spades — laying 41.5 is the play.