AUSTIN, Texas — An ugly start may only get uglier.
The Texas Longhorns are 1-3 in Big 12 play, the program’s worst start since the abysmal 2016-17 team under Shaka Smart opened 1-6 on the way to 4-14 and 11-22 overall, the lowest winning percentage since the 1983-84 team went 7-21 under Bob Weltlich. In the nation’s best basketball league, there’s no respite in sight — in fact, the Longhorns arguably blew the easiest stretch of the schedule with 11 ranked opponents looming in the final 14 games, starting with a visit from the No. 9 Baylor Bears on Saturday, the first of six straight top-25 teams Texas will face.