No. 14 Texas eager to get to kickoff with opener vs UTEP

FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 file photo, Texas linebacker Joseph Ossai (46) and defensive lineman Peter Mpagi (45) rush LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) during an NCAA football game in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 file photo, Texas's Jordan Whittington (21) runs against Louisiana Tech during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas. Oklahoma State, TCU and Baylor have already had their first games delayed by a week or postponed indefinitely because of virus outbreaks. And until Texas and UTEP players pass their final Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 COVID-19 tests, their game will remain a question mark. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 file photo, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger celebrates a touchdown against Utah during the first half of the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game in San Antonio. For Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger, each day of summer workouts and training camp felt like uneasy steps toward a season that might never come. And even with his team's first kickoff coming Saturday night, Ehlinger holds his breath worrying that the coronavirus pandemic could still derail everything. (AP Photo/Austin Gay, FIle)