ESPN college football analyst Heather Dinich believes Texas will win the Big 12 in 2023.

On Thursday, ESPN published a roundtable discussion featuring a variety of predictions from several of its top analysts. Dinich picked the Longhorns to win the Big 12 as her “wildest prediction” for the upcoming campaign.

Here’s Dinich’s analysis:

When the Longhorns go 13-12 in the past two seasons and haven’t won a conference title since 2009, you better believe this is a “wild prediction.” With a new-look Big 12 that now includes Houston, UCF, BYU and Cincinnati, though, it’s going to be one of the most interesting conference races this fall. Texas lost  five games last year by seven points or less. Four starting offensive linemen return, along with the top three receivers and starting quarterback Quinn Ewers. The Longhorns have a golden opportunity to impress the selection committee on Sept. 9 at Alabama. Otherwise, this is a winnable schedule — if, of course, Texas is ready to take the next step under Steve Sarkisian.

It’s been over a decade since Texas last won the Big 12. UT has only made the conference title game once (2018) since the Big 12 brought that game back in 2017. Since then, Oklahoma has won the Big 12 4 times and K-State and Baylor each have 1 title each.

However, the Longhorns do have quite a bit of momentum entering 2023. Quinn Ewers is set to return alongside 4 starting offensive linemen from last season’s team.

Matchups against Alabama (Sept. 9) and Oklahoma (Oct. 7) should go a long way toward determining what kind of season Texas has in 2023.