The No. 11 Longhorns fell to California 50–43 in a late-night shootout in Berkeley. Texas now sits at 2–1 heading into its bye week.

Here are five takeaways from Texas’ loss at California.

1. Texas stumbles into some luck, but it's not enough

In a wild finish, Texas came up just short.

Leading 50-43, California running back Vic Enwere broke through for a 55-yard run — and seemingly a touchdown — with less than two minutes left. But the junior dropped the ball at the one-yard line before entering the endzone.

After review, the officials ruled the ball was not clearly recovered, giving California the ball at the Longhorns' one-yard line. Texas had no timeouts remaining, and the Golden Bears were able to run out the rest of the clock.

The Longhorns picked up some luck on Saturday night, but it wasn’t enough to steal a win.

2. Longhorns are still a running team

Freshman quarterback Shane Buechele burst onto the scene, throwing six touchdowns in his first two games and leading the Longhorns’ to a 2-0 start.

But the running game is still Texas’ bread and butter.

Junior D’Onta Foreman led Texas with 157 yards and two touchdowns, including a 47-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Chris Warren wasn’t far behind, racking up 119 yards and two touchdowns of his own. Senior quarterback Tyrone Swoopes added also 61 yards out of his 18-wheeler package.

Foreman and Warren helped pick up the slack from Texas’ passing game — the Longhorns threw for just 76 yards in the second half. The duo combined for over seven yards per carry.

With a true freshman behind center, the Longhorns will continue to count on their two big backs going forward.

3. Buechele shows growing pains

After a hot start, Buechele struggled to find a rhythm in the second half.

The true freshman threw for 196 yards on the day, but led just two scoring drives in the second half after the team scored 33 in the first half. He also threw a costly interception at the end of the second quarter, which set California up for a touchdown to take the lead before the half.

Buechele also failed to pick up yards on a critical drive late in the game. Down seven with 3:34 left, Texas went three and out before punting back to California, who ran out the rest of the clock.

Part of Buechele’s issues stemmed from the Longhorns’ tendency to change quarterbacks. Head coach Charlie Strong elected to switch between Buechele and Swoopes often — sometimes from play-to-play.

Buechele's inexperience showed tonight, despite helping Texas to 43 points. The freshman will try to build on the performance when the team heads to Stillwater, Oklahoma to take on Oklahoma State in two weeks.

4. Texas pass defense gets torched

The Longhorns’ secondary seemingly never got off the plane before team’s matchup with California.

Led by senior quarterback Davis Webb, the Golden Bears racked up 397 yards and four touchdowns through the air. Texas tried both pressuring Webb and playing coverage, but failed to find a consistent answer for California’s air-raid attack.

Golden Bears junior receiver Chad Hansen also abused the Longhorns’ defense, reeling in 12 balls for 196 yards and two touchdowns.

Texas still faces several potent passing attacks this season with Texas Tech, No. 14 Oklahoma and No. 21 Baylor on its schedule.If the Longhorns hope to make a splash in the Big 12, they will have to improve on the back end.

5. Longhorns set for a busy bye-week

Texas showed some promise in the loss on the road. The team put up 43 points, despite struggles from a true freshman quarterback in his first away game.

But the Longhorns still have a lot to work on heading into their bye week.

A variety of mistakes plagued the team as it surrendered 50 points and over 500 yards on defense. Texas once again failed to force a turnover, while Buechele and Swoopes combined for two interceptions. Additionally, senior kicker Trent Domingue missed two field goals.

Growing pains are expected for a young team like Texas. However, the team has its eyes set on a Big 12 championship.

If Texas truly hopes to be a player in the conference, it will need to clean up its mistakes.

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