Texas football has played six games this season, which means we're at the halfway mark of the regular season. So far, it's been an up-and-down year full of positives and negatives for the Longhorns.

Luckily for them, there are six games left to right the ship. Here are the positives and negatives for Texas at the midway point.

Positive: Defense Remains Elite

The Longhorns lost tons of talent on the defensive side of the ball during the offseason, raising concerns among the fanbase that there would be a drop-off from last season's elite defense. But that hasn't been the case. 

Other than a nightmare showing against Florida coming off a bye week, Texas' defense has been borderline impenetrable. The unit ranks third in the nation for points allowed per game with 11.0, and they stop you in multiple ways.

Its run defense, in particular, has been one of the best in the country, also ranking third in yards allowed per game at about 74. The interior defensive line was a question mark headed into the season, but it's turned into the strength of this team.

"The depth we have up front is starting to show," Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said on Monday. 

Negative: The Offensive Line

Given how much talent Texas lost to the NFL during the offseason, this is not that surprising. However, for a school with the resources like Texas, the unit's performance this season has been unacceptable. 

The run game has been mediocre at best. Yes, the Longhorns have been missing top running backs junior Quintrevion Wisner and sophomore CJ Baxter, but against teams like San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston State, it shouldn't matter who's in the backfield.

The second half against Oklahoma was a massive improvement, but the Longhorns still rank 56th in rushing yards per game, and that has to change if they want to compete for the conference title.

They also need to do a better job of protecting their quarterback. The O-line was exposed against Florida, allowing six sacks to a team with three all season before the contest. We saw improvement against the Sooners, where they only allowed, but that was mainly due to the game plan, which saw redshirt sophomore QB Arch Manning get rid of the ball quickly on most plays.

Negative: Arch Manning

This feels really harsh, especially coming off probably his two best performances of the season. However, that doesn't mean we have to forget about the previous four outings, in which Manning himself admitted he played particularly poorly. 

"I wasn't playing well, and I'm going to continue to get better," Manning said after being questioned about the controversial New York Times article written about him.

And he has been, but it's taken him a while to find his groove, and that has to count for something. If Manning played with the same poise and accuracy we saw last weekend against Ohio State, Texas probably wins that game.

Make no mistake, Arch Manning is on his way to becoming a major positive for this offense, but we can't beat around the bush. His slow start was a huge issue for the Longhorns.