Game Week 3 – #11 TEXAS vs Cal
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He has got an incredible leg. His average has also been helped by the fact that he hasn't had many short field punts where he is trying to pin them deep. Most punts he's had plenty of field to work with and he makes use of it. The one that was downed by Kris Boyd against UTEP was beautiful. The one that he put 76 yards (64 yards in the stats) in the air against ND was a game changer.
Yep, everyone is practicing with the exception of Shack and you can look to see Fowler, very soon.!
That's crazy-- Marv Levy, Bill Walsh- strippers from Bimbo's 365 in high heels as cheerleaders--- 100% awesomeness!
I kinda hope Fowler RSs, but won't be too disappointed to see him on the field later this season.
With the talent we are going to be bringing in, it really doesn't matter. We don't need him to RS...I hope he plays.
Cal Quick Takes
The Good:
The California offense is still rolling with Texas Tech transfer Davis Webb in the driver seat. The Bears are fifth in the country in yards per game, and second in pass yards per game. Webb is averaging 480 yards per game through the air, and he has a 3/1 touchdown to interception ratio. Sophomore wide out Chad Hansen is the big play threat in the Bears passing attack. Hansen is averaging 175 yards per game, and he has three touchdowns on the year. The Bears also have an effective rushing game, though they don’t show a strong dedication to running the ball on a consistent basis.
The Bad:
The California defense has been pretty awful against substandard competition. Though they were able to pull off a twenty point victory over Hawaii in week one, the leaks in the unit were evident as they struggled to get the Rainbow Warriors off of the field. The wheels came off in week two against San Diego State. The Aztecs totaled 463 yards including 334 on the ground in a victory over the Golden Bears. Through two games the California defense is giving up an average of 473 total yards and 291 rushing yards. That could spell disaster against a team with a power running attack the caliber of Texas.
The Uncertain:
The only advantage Cal might have is the fact that they are playing a young team in their first road game with a late start time. While this game should have fireworks, the California defense will be overmatched by an emerging Texas offense. The Bears are also young at the skill positions, and they don’t have many proven playmakers outside of Hansen.
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FIVE TAKES after UT v UTEP rewatch (good, surprising, improvement areas); plus UT commit stats
After another watch of the Longhorns' 41-7 victory over UTEP, this week's edition of Take Five focuses on the good, the improvement areas, the surprises, and recaps the play of all the Texas commits in action this past week.
THE GOOD
1. Shane Buechele
Even against lowly UTEP, it’s not supposed to look as easy for a true freshman quarterback as it did for a majority of his performance. Behind a makeshift offensive line and without his best running back, Buechele was even better with his accuracy as a passer, and was again a very strong decision-maker. Simply put, throwing the football looks easy and completely natural for the Arlington native, and so does playing the position.
He finished 22-of-27 for 244 yards with four touchdowns, and added 36 yards on the ground as a rusher.
2. Taking care of business
It certainly wasn’t perfect, and Texas did leave a lot of yards and some points on the field. But the Longhorns eventually enforced their will on both sides of the football, and handled a much inferior opponent in the way a solid team should. UTEP, which was basically a one-dimensional offense, managed just 3.4 yards per play, and just 10 first downs.
On offense, the Longhorns ran 75 plays, and averaged 5.5 yards per snap. After the first quarter, seven of UTEP’s final nine drives lasted four plays or less. Plus, Texas was able to play a ton of players on both sides of the football, and rotated early, which allowed for quality learning on the field for a lot of young players, and key backups that will undoubtedly play a key role at some point this season.
3. The new-look receivers
A few months ago, it would have been crazy to even suggest that the duo of Jerrod Heard and Jacorey Warrick would combine for 119 yards on 13 catches with three touchdowns in any game. And we all know it should had been four scores if Warrick didn’t have the football punched away and out of bounds just a split-second before crossing into the end zone.
Heard looks completely at home in his new role. Warrick put the fumble behind him, and continued to show impressive ability after the catch while also providing a solid presence as a punt returner. Armanti Foreman, Jake Oliver, and John Burt remained involved, and Dorian Leonard, Collin Johnson, and Lil’ Jordan Humphrey were able to get in on the action also. Plus, a questionable offensive pass interference call robbed freshman Devin Duvernay of a monster gain on his first collegiate catch.
As a part of the new offense under Sterlin Gilbert and under new receivers’ coach Charlie Williams, the Longhorns are getting the best out of their strikingly different, relative to last season, and deep with potential playmakers receiver group.
4. Blitzes from safeties
While Texas’ four-man rush is still a work in progress, although it was energized by the play against UTEP of Breckyn Hager and Malcolm Roach, the production Vance Bedford is getting from blitzing safeties is definitely noteworthy. Through two games, three safeties have recorded at least one sack, and that trio makes up half of the Longhorns’ 8.0 sacks this season. Kevin Vaccaro leads Texas with 2.0 sacks, and he wasn’t even a starter to begin the season. Vaccaro, DeShon Elliott, and P.J. Locke have shown to be effective blitzers that come at quarterbacks and blockers like angry missiles.
5. Development of depth
Already this year 14 different Longhorns have contributed to a tackle for a loss, eight different receivers have caught a pass, four running backs have received a carry (this number is six if you count Tyrone Swoopes as the 18-wheeler and Jerrod Heard’s direct snap against UTEP, which should have went for a monster gain up the middle), and if you're a scholarship Texas offensive lineman, the chances are good you've played this year, and maybe started.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
1. Penalties
A week after committing 11 penalties for 104 yards, the Longhorns followed that up with 10 penalties for 115 yards. Of UTEP’s 10 first downs, 40-percent of them came as the result of a penalty. A team like Texas can get away with giving up first downs because of penalties against a team like UTEP, but that trend can’t continue moving forward if Texas wants to win games on the road and in the Big 12.
2. Generating more explosive plays on the ground
Yes, this is nitpicking, but that’s what happens after Texas upset Notre Dame and then handled UTEP with relative ease. The good news about the Texas rushing attack is that it’s generated 204.0 yards per game, and, generally, been able to run the ball effectively. However, the Longhorns are averaging just 3.8 yards per carry after an average of 3.6 yards per rush against a bad, and that's being kind, UTEP defense.
Sure, not having some key pieces along the offensive line and D’Onta Foreman played a role in that UTEP performance. No doubt about it. But two games into the season, no one on the Texas roster has a rush longer than 19 yards. Right now, only Foreman is providing a legitimate threat of an explosive play as a running back.
3. Avoiding third-and-long on offense
Against UTEP, the Longhorns were faced with a 3rd-and-seven or more seven times. Those plays resulted in the following: Warrick’s touchdown negated by a fumble out of the end zone; two-yard rush from the UTEP 44-yard line; sack; five-yard rush from the UTEP 31; Buechele rush for six yards; sack at midfield; three-yard rush.
When teams come after Buechele, like Notre Dame often did, in those types of situations, Texas did a good job of executing. However, the Longhorns are going to need to do a better job of avoiding those situations because teams with better defensive lines are going to start attacking Texas’ offensive line with just a four-man rush, and will take away those hot reads and one-on-one looks on the outside.
That being said, we’ve probably seen a small percentage of Gilbert’s playbook.
THE SURPISING
1. Malcolm Roach
Orangebloods.com football guru Alex Dunlap alerted Texas fans to Malcolm Roach last week in his review of the Notre Dame game, and the true freshman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana exploded with 4.0 tackles and a sack against UTEP. Thanks to his size, quickness, and maniacal motor, Roach is showing that he’s able to make plays right now, and can give Texas some edge-rushing presence.
2. Where is Holton Hill?
Good question. I don’t have an answer. Sheroid Evans has been outstanding so far, but on a night against UTEP when 26 Texas defensive players logged a stat, Hill, arguably the Longhorns’ most talented defensive back, was nowhere to be found after playing some against Notre Dame. Perhaps Hill is dealing with something minor. After all, Texas clearly held out a number of players. But that's speculation on my part.
Texas needs Hill back in the mix, especially against Cal's passing attack this weekend.
3. Brandon Jones on special teams
Maybe “surprising†isn’t entirely fair when one considers Jones’ pedigree as a recruit and his talent and skill-set. However, the freshman from Nacogdoches blocked one punt against UTEP, nearly blocked another the punt before, and looks like a punt team weapon for Charlie Strong that he can choose to unleash when going after a kick. Plus, go back and watch Jones fly down the field on kickoffs against both Notre Dame and UTEP. The freshman safety is normally one of the first players down the field, evades blocks fairly easily, and isn’t shy about getting involved in the play.
You know what Jones looks like he'd be great at? Avoiding blockers as a blitzer from the safety spot. Texas isn't exactly lacking those, though.
THE OVERALL TAKE
Texas wasn’t spectacular against UTEP, but it followed up the Notre Dame victory by handling UTEP in the kind of way good football teams handle inferior opponents. The Longhorns didn’t immediately beat UTEP into submission, but they did beat them soundly.
Looking ahead to the game at California, a key question faces the Longhorns that we don’t yet have an answer for: how does a young football team handle going on the road?
After another watch of the Longhorns' 41-7 victory over UTEP, this week's edition of Take Five focuses on the good, the improvement areas, the surprises, and recaps the play of all the Texas commits in action this past week.
THE GOOD
1. Shane Buechele
Even against lowly UTEP, it’s not supposed to look as easy for a true freshman quarterback as it did for a majority of his performance. Behind a makeshift offensive line and without his best running back, Buechele was even better with his accuracy as a passer, and was again a very strong decision-maker. Simply put, throwing the football looks easy and completely natural for the Arlington native, and so does playing the position.
He finished 22-of-27 for 244 yards with four touchdowns, and added 36 yards on the ground as a rusher.
2. Taking care of business
It certainly wasn’t perfect, and Texas did leave a lot of yards and some points on the field. But the Longhorns eventually enforced their will on both sides of the football, and handled a much inferior opponent in the way a solid team should. UTEP, which was basically a one-dimensional offense, managed just 3.4 yards per play, and just 10 first downs.
On offense, the Longhorns ran 75 plays, and averaged 5.5 yards per snap. After the first quarter, seven of UTEP’s final nine drives lasted four plays or less. Plus, Texas was able to play a ton of players on both sides of the football, and rotated early, which allowed for quality learning on the field for a lot of young players, and key backups that will undoubtedly play a key role at some point this season.
3. The new-look receivers
A few months ago, it would have been crazy to even suggest that the duo of Jerrod Heard and Jacorey Warrick would combine for 119 yards on 13 catches with three touchdowns in any game. And we all know it should had been four scores if Warrick didn’t have the football punched away and out of bounds just a split-second before crossing into the end zone.
Heard looks completely at home in his new role. Warrick put the fumble behind him, and continued to show impressive ability after the catch while also providing a solid presence as a punt returner. Armanti Foreman, Jake Oliver, and John Burt remained involved, and Dorian Leonard, Collin Johnson, and Lil’ Jordan Humphrey were able to get in on the action also. Plus, a questionable offensive pass interference call robbed freshman Devin Duvernay of a monster gain on his first collegiate catch.
As a part of the new offense under Sterlin Gilbert and under new receivers’ coach Charlie Williams, the Longhorns are getting the best out of their strikingly different, relative to last season, and deep with potential playmakers receiver group.
4. Blitzes from safeties
While Texas’ four-man rush is still a work in progress, although it was energized by the play against UTEP of Breckyn Hager and Malcolm Roach, the production Vance Bedford is getting from blitzing safeties is definitely noteworthy. Through two games, three safeties have recorded at least one sack, and that trio makes up half of the Longhorns’ 8.0 sacks this season. Kevin Vaccaro leads Texas with 2.0 sacks, and he wasn’t even a starter to begin the season. Vaccaro, DeShon Elliott, and P.J. Locke have shown to be effective blitzers that come at quarterbacks and blockers like angry missiles.
5. Development of depth
Already this year 14 different Longhorns have contributed to a tackle for a loss, eight different receivers have caught a pass, four running backs have received a carry (this number is six if you count Tyrone Swoopes as the 18-wheeler and Jerrod Heard’s direct snap against UTEP, which should have went for a monster gain up the middle), and if you're a scholarship Texas offensive lineman, the chances are good you've played this year, and maybe started.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
1. Penalties
A week after committing 11 penalties for 104 yards, the Longhorns followed that up with 10 penalties for 115 yards. Of UTEP’s 10 first downs, 40-percent of them came as the result of a penalty. A team like Texas can get away with giving up first downs because of penalties against a team like UTEP, but that trend can’t continue moving forward if Texas wants to win games on the road and in the Big 12.
2. Generating more explosive plays on the ground
Yes, this is nitpicking, but that’s what happens after Texas upset Notre Dame and then handled UTEP with relative ease. The good news about the Texas rushing attack is that it’s generated 204.0 yards per game, and, generally, been able to run the ball effectively. However, the Longhorns are averaging just 3.8 yards per carry after an average of 3.6 yards per rush against a bad, and that's being kind, UTEP defense.
Sure, not having some key pieces along the offensive line and D’Onta Foreman played a role in that UTEP performance. No doubt about it. But two games into the season, no one on the Texas roster has a rush longer than 19 yards. Right now, only Foreman is providing a legitimate threat of an explosive play as a running back.
3. Avoiding third-and-long on offense
Against UTEP, the Longhorns were faced with a 3rd-and-seven or more seven times. Those plays resulted in the following: Warrick’s touchdown negated by a fumble out of the end zone; two-yard rush from the UTEP 44-yard line; sack; five-yard rush from the UTEP 31; Buechele rush for six yards; sack at midfield; three-yard rush.
When teams come after Buechele, like Notre Dame often did, in those types of situations, Texas did a good job of executing. However, the Longhorns are going to need to do a better job of avoiding those situations because teams with better defensive lines are going to start attacking Texas’ offensive line with just a four-man rush, and will take away those hot reads and one-on-one looks on the outside.
That being said, we’ve probably seen a small percentage of Gilbert’s playbook.
THE SURPISING
1. Malcolm Roach
Orangebloods.com football guru Alex Dunlap alerted Texas fans to Malcolm Roach last week in his review of the Notre Dame game, and the true freshman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana exploded with 4.0 tackles and a sack against UTEP. Thanks to his size, quickness, and maniacal motor, Roach is showing that he’s able to make plays right now, and can give Texas some edge-rushing presence.
2. Where is Holton Hill?
Good question. I don’t have an answer. Sheroid Evans has been outstanding so far, but on a night against UTEP when 26 Texas defensive players logged a stat, Hill, arguably the Longhorns’ most talented defensive back, was nowhere to be found after playing some against Notre Dame. Perhaps Hill is dealing with something minor. After all, Texas clearly held out a number of players. But that's speculation on my part.
Texas needs Hill back in the mix, especially against Cal's passing attack this weekend.
3. Brandon Jones on special teams
Maybe “surprising†isn’t entirely fair when one considers Jones’ pedigree as a recruit and his talent and skill-set. However, the freshman from Nacogdoches blocked one punt against UTEP, nearly blocked another the punt before, and looks like a punt team weapon for Charlie Strong that he can choose to unleash when going after a kick. Plus, go back and watch Jones fly down the field on kickoffs against both Notre Dame and UTEP. The freshman safety is normally one of the first players down the field, evades blocks fairly easily, and isn’t shy about getting involved in the play.
You know what Jones looks like he'd be great at? Avoiding blockers as a blitzer from the safety spot. Texas isn't exactly lacking those, though.
THE OVERALL TAKE
Texas wasn’t spectacular against UTEP, but it followed up the Notre Dame victory by handling UTEP in the kind of way good football teams handle inferior opponents. The Longhorns didn’t immediately beat UTEP into submission, but they did beat them soundly.
Looking ahead to the game at California, a key question faces the Longhorns that we don’t yet have an answer for: how does a young football team handle going on the road?
A few notes as the team heads into Berkeley
No matter how many times we've heard it this spring and summer (or the past 5 years if we're being honest), for many Texas fans they needed to see it on the field before they could 100% allow themselves to be emotionally invested into another season. Call it self preservation. After two games, it sure seems this team is back or at the very least headed in the right direction.
Texas has it's QB. We don't have to wait a year or two while we see glimpses of a bigtime talent. We actually have not had to wait at all it turns out. Instead, we have a true freshman that already has people around the country talking about Texas finally having a QB. Through 2 games, we've seen a player that some are already comparing to McCoy. A guy that's polished, not afraid of the moment, accurate and just so happens to throw one of the best deep balls in the country.
In terms of scheme, it's pretty safe to say nobody in Austin even remembers with great detail that Texas had sonny cumbie as their number one guy to replace the much maligned Shawn Watson. Getting told no thanks by an OC at a school that is no doubt a step down from big brother. We don't remember because the offense we have seen is what many of us have been dreaming about for years now. A fast-paced offense that takes shots down field and gets the ball into the hands of it's best players. Suddenly, we're hearing about breakouts seniors and juniors who've bled for the program but haven't had a chance to show anything. That's no coincidence. Sure, Gilbert got lucky with a true freshman gun slinger, a stacked WR group that almost certainly contains a few future NFL players and a stud workhorse of a back that some of the 40 are whispering might even be looking to leave early for the NFL if he can stay healthy from here on out. But he still had to go out and prove it right out of the gates against a very talented Notre Dame team. Even still, Gilbert hasn't had to reinvent the wheel with trick plays and crazy packages. It's been pretty vanilla. We've seen the base offense for Texas and it hasn't had any trouble scoring even with a mash unit OL and a host of other players missing in action last week. From what i've been told I would expect Texas to start opening things up a lot more from here on out and that includes multiple players moving around a lot. Remember, this offense is about getting the best players the ball in space. Part of that is guys like Heard taking snaps. This is a great first road game for SB. California isn't a very good team and the house won't exactly be like an LSU night game, but it's still a good first road test for the true freshman before having to roll into conference schedule and that first game in Stillwater October 1st. Get ready for some fireworks.
On the injuries, although Texas wasn't thrilled with the overall play of the OL there's just not much you can say when you have so many guys out. It seems most everyone will be back and a few guys like Shack might be more of a game-time decision along with Foreman. I would expect to still see a few guys still rotating in and out. Foreman is going to be a thing to watch as that is an injury that can linger for a big back. would not be surprised to see Warren still carry the load and Porter get even more touches. He's been a guy the coaches are really high on and someone Gilbert is excited about because of his speed and quickness. Keep an eye on him going forward.
No matter how many times we've heard it this spring and summer (or the past 5 years if we're being honest), for many Texas fans they needed to see it on the field before they could 100% allow themselves to be emotionally invested into another season. Call it self preservation. After two games, it sure seems this team is back or at the very least headed in the right direction.
Texas has it's QB. We don't have to wait a year or two while we see glimpses of a bigtime talent. We actually have not had to wait at all it turns out. Instead, we have a true freshman that already has people around the country talking about Texas finally having a QB. Through 2 games, we've seen a player that some are already comparing to McCoy. A guy that's polished, not afraid of the moment, accurate and just so happens to throw one of the best deep balls in the country.
In terms of scheme, it's pretty safe to say nobody in Austin even remembers with great detail that Texas had sonny cumbie as their number one guy to replace the much maligned Shawn Watson. Getting told no thanks by an OC at a school that is no doubt a step down from big brother. We don't remember because the offense we have seen is what many of us have been dreaming about for years now. A fast-paced offense that takes shots down field and gets the ball into the hands of it's best players. Suddenly, we're hearing about breakouts seniors and juniors who've bled for the program but haven't had a chance to show anything. That's no coincidence. Sure, Gilbert got lucky with a true freshman gun slinger, a stacked WR group that almost certainly contains a few future NFL players and a stud workhorse of a back that some of the 40 are whispering might even be looking to leave early for the NFL if he can stay healthy from here on out. But he still had to go out and prove it right out of the gates against a very talented Notre Dame team. Even still, Gilbert hasn't had to reinvent the wheel with trick plays and crazy packages. It's been pretty vanilla. We've seen the base offense for Texas and it hasn't had any trouble scoring even with a mash unit OL and a host of other players missing in action last week. From what i've been told I would expect Texas to start opening things up a lot more from here on out and that includes multiple players moving around a lot. Remember, this offense is about getting the best players the ball in space. Part of that is guys like Heard taking snaps. This is a great first road game for SB. California isn't a very good team and the house won't exactly be like an LSU night game, but it's still a good first road test for the true freshman before having to roll into conference schedule and that first game in Stillwater October 1st. Get ready for some fireworks.
On the injuries, although Texas wasn't thrilled with the overall play of the OL there's just not much you can say when you have so many guys out. It seems most everyone will be back and a few guys like Shack might be more of a game-time decision along with Foreman. I would expect to still see a few guys still rotating in and out. Foreman is going to be a thing to watch as that is an injury that can linger for a big back. would not be surprised to see Warren still carry the load and Porter get even more touches. He's been a guy the coaches are really high on and someone Gilbert is excited about because of his speed and quickness. Keep an eye on him going forward.
I think Texas fans overrate redshirts. I think the idea that we will be so deep that we can redshirt an entire class is fools gold. Maybe we redshirt QBs (mainly for separation) and undersized OL, but other than that I expect very few. Especially someone with elite athleticism. They will burn his shirt on special teams.
Agreed, if they have IT, they'll play. I don't expect Hudson to shirt either. In 2 games, they've burned Buechele, Shack, Jones, Duvernay, Porter, McCulloch, Roach, Wilbon, Johnson, Humphrey, Delance, Elliot, Okafor and Christmas off the top of my head.
If Fowler is with the team in Berkeley, I bet he plays this week on ST.
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The highly likely RS kids are: D Duvernay, Imade, Urquidez, Hemphill, Curtis, Cuffee, Brown, Southall, Daniels, Boyd and Aucoin.
I think Hudson and Fowler contribute sometime soon. and I doubt all of the above end up getting to shirt. 14 burned and I could see them burning up to 6 more which includes Fowler and Hudson.
I think Hudson and Fowler contribute sometime soon. and I doubt all of the above end up getting to shirt. 14 burned and I could see them burning up to 6 more which includes Fowler and Hudson.
If anyone's been wondering where Kirk Johnson has been, it's in rehab. Last year he tore his ACL and had that fixed. Then, the week leading up to the nostrum damas game, he suffered a torn meniscus. He's just had that repaired and is back in rehab. He could MedRS but there is also a chance he could return later this season.
Get well, KJ. Completely well.
EDIT: Kirk Johnson. My boo-boo.
Get well, KJ. Completely well.
EDIT: Kirk Johnson. My boo-boo.
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I'm good with Collin red-shirting, it's more important for him to get better especially with the production we are getting from Warrick and Heard. It's better to not waste a year of eligibility on a throw away year for him. Get better, get stronger and come back next year to dominate.
Kirk not Collin has the injury. Collin played against ND and logged his first catch against UTEP.
Charlie needs to work on his talent evaluation skills. I just don't think there's much hope for this kid. Oh, well.
It will be interesting to see what Strong does with Roach and Hager going forward. From what he has said, they used this linebacker/DE hybird position because they knew UTEP would be run heavy. While I love the scheming, we really won't face many run heavy teams for the rest of our schedule.
Through two weeks, here are the best quarterbacks in the nation:
[Note: This ranking has nothing to do with the NFL draft or potential — it’s based on the college game and solely this season.]
[Note: This ranking has nothing to do with the NFL draft or potential — it’s based on the college game and solely this season.]
- Lamar Jackson, Louisville
- Shane Buechele, Texas – The new Texas offensive system has been a game changer thanks to the true freshman Buechele who has the quick decision making and deep ball to make it work. He’s hit on five of his 11 deep passes for 234 yards and that’s not including a drop that should have gone for another 70 yards or so. He’s lived up to and exceeded his recruiting hype through two games. When using play action, Buechele is 21-for-26 for 342 yards, three touchdowns and an NFL passer rating of 157.2 that leads the nation among quarterbacks with at least 15 play action attempts.
- Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech – Mahomes will always put up gaudy numbers in Texas Tech’s pass-heavy system, but he’s cut back on the turnover-worthy plays through two games and done a fine job of distributing the ball to Texas Tech’s various playmakers. Mahomes did most of his damage against Stephen F. Austin in Week 1 and he did suffer from some inaccuracy in Week 2, so that week to week consistency is important.
- Jake Browning, Washington
- DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame
- Greg Ward Jr., Houston
- Dakota Prukop, Oregon
- Deshaun Watson, Clemson
- Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma – Perhaps missing his favorite target Sterling Shepard (2nd round pick, New York Giants), Mayfield was out of rhythm in the opener against Houston before bouncing back with a strong performance against ULM last weekend. He needs to find new playmakers to trust, and he has the arm, accuracy, and mobility to get back on track.
- Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State – Rudolph’s accuracy has been scattershot in the early going and he’s not driving the ball down the field as often as he did last season.
Speaking of Boo.... Poor guy. Maybe after he gets a bit more "famous" he'll be able to get a decent looking girlfriend.
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Strong needs to offer any future Britt Hager grandsons, yesterday!
Seriously, do we want them playing for our rivals someday?
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Charles On The Charge
When Charles Omenihu arrived in Austin to begin life as a Texas Longhorn last summer his 6-foot-6 frame was wiry, carrying only 235 pounds.
Projected to redshirt in order to focus on bulking up, Omenihu impressed the coaches so much in preseason practices that he earned his way onto the field. With some experience under his belt Omenihu entered the offseason determined to claim a more prominent role within the defense, doing his part to get there by gaining more than 30 pounds.
With a body more fit to play in the trenches and a game that improved by, as Omenihu described it, building himself from the ground up by learning everything a proper stance to how to take on blocks the correct way, the Rowlett product is now a major player up front for 11th-ranked Texas.
Omenihu hasn’t been out of place and he’s looked the part to this point. He’s recorded six tackles in two games and notched his first sack of the season in a 41-7 win over UTEP last weekend.
Omenihu has been the team’s primary strongside end and he doesn’t seem in danger of relinquishing his spot. Cottrell will play there, as will true freshman Jordan Elliott, but Bedford and defensive line coach Brick Haley have seemed content to roll with Omenihu to see how he handles being in an important spot.
“I still have a long way to go,” Omenihu said. “I have not even come close to reaching my surface. So I'm not on any high or anything. I’m just taking it day by day, practice by practice.”
As far as what’s beneath that surface, Omenihu wants to become a player capable of “being dominant on every play,” he said.
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