'On the Hoof'?! Urban Meyer Predicts Winner Of Texas vs. Washington

'On the Hoof'?! Urban Meyer Predicts Winner Of Texas Longhorns vs. Washington Sugar Bowl

Urban Meyer has an old-fashioned way of saying it. ... but an up-to-date take on the Sugar Bowl matchup between No. 2 Washington and No. 3 Texas.

And he's picking the Longhorns.

“I like Texas in that one,” said Meyer, who as a coach knew his way around championship games and now works with Fox Sports. “Texas is the best-looking team on the hoof in college football.''

"On the hoof''? We didn't know talent evaluators used that phrase, but ... OK. We do get the point, which Meyer emphasizes by noting both his boots-on-the-ground look at the Longhorns and his evaluation of the Texas roster.

“I think it’s going to be a great game,'' Meyer said, adding, "I’m telling you, Texas - at every position - I went through each position and every one of them have NFL players. Certainly on offense, maybe on defense. 

"Every position will be making money in the National Football League in the next two years.”

Meyer is also certainly an admirer of the Huskies, and especially of Heisman Trophy candidate Michael Penix Jr., the standout QB. But then he scans that Longhorns roster ...

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“Texas is the best-looking team on the hoof in college football,” Meyer continued. “I stood next to them. Coach Sarkisian invited us to practice. We watched them. The defensive front at Texas is the best-looking and I think the best in college football.”

Oddsmakers seem to see it that same way as they are favoring 12-1 Texas in Monday's matchup. Washington, however, comes in at 13-0. 

Kickoff for the Sugar Bowl, which serves as a semifinal ahead of the national championship game (this winner vs. the victor in the Alabama vs. Michigan matchup) is at 7:45 p.m. CT on ESPN.