We mentioned in the 3-2-1 on Tuesday and again in the War Room last night that some potential personnel changes were in the works along the OL and at LB. I circled back this morning to check and it does sound like it's going to be a dramatically different line-up on both sides of the ball if things hold true to form over the next 24 hours.
Zach Shackelford is expected to return to his center spot, according to sources. Jake McMillon will slide out to guard to replace Patrick Vahe as the starter. As of right now, we're hearing that Tristan Nickelson is expected to start at right tackle over Brandon Hodges.
At linebacker, the plan early in the week was to start Tim Cole and Edwin Freeman over Malik Jefferson and Anthony Wheeler, respectively. The word OB was given was that things could change between now and game time (especially since Jefferson turned in a solid week of practice) but overall, Texas is expected to feature a lot of changes in the starting line-up on Saturday.
Zach Shackelford is expected to return to his center spot, according to sources. Jake McMillon will slide out to guard to replace Patrick Vahe as the starter. As of right now, we're hearing that Tristan Nickelson is expected to start at right tackle over Brandon Hodges.
At linebacker, the plan early in the week was to start Tim Cole and Edwin Freeman over Malik Jefferson and Anthony Wheeler, respectively. The word OB was given was that things could change between now and game time (especially since Jefferson turned in a solid week of practice) but overall, Texas is expected to feature a lot of changes in the starting line-up on Saturday.
