Had time to talk very briefly to a source that was at today's scrimmage.
A few notes to pass along:
1. It sounds like Quinn Ewers had himself another very positive afternoon in his battle with Hudson Card for the starting quarterback job. The person I spoke with said Ewers was the buzz of the entire practice, having thrown multiple touchdown passes on the day. This source also mentioned that Ewers also was intercepted by the starting defense (he didn't catch the name of the defender). I'm sure we'll get the name of the defender in the updates to this update.
2. "Xavier Worthy makes me want to scream when he gets the ball," the source said. "Just throw him the ball and get out of the way so that you don't accidentally push someone in the back that he's made miss. He posterized a couple of dudes today on the way to scoring a touchdown. I can't believe we have him for two more seasons."
3. Sounds like Hayden Conner played a lot of snaps today at left tackle. The line as a whole was described as improved over the last two times this source had watched them play. "I don't know if they have a player that stands out, but no one with the first group was a liability, either, especially since the offense had some really nice plays. Conner got beat a couple of times in one on one situations, but he wasn't a liability. He just didn't win every rep. That's about how I would describe all of those players with the 1s."
4. I asked if anyone on the defense showed up as a pass rusher, while Ochaun Mathis was on campus. The source said, "The only thing that happened there today is that Ochaun got to see with his own eyes just how much we need him on defense. No one on this defense is scaring him off."
5. Ja'Tavian Sanders was described as the best tight end on the roster "by a lot." The source said, "I'll climb out of my seat at DKR to find (Jeff Banks) if he's not playing the majority of the snaps at this position. With all due respect to the other tight ends, they do not belong to be talked about in the same tier with (Sanders)."
6. I asked about the running back position and was told that there wasn't really a single moment that he could remember that was worth passing along. "The best plays on offense today came through the passing game with Ewers," the source said. "I thought the linebackers played pretty well today. (D-mo) Overshown has been getting better throughout the spring."
7. If Alabama transfer Agyie Hall was eyeballing the outside wide receiver spot opposite Xavier Worthy, he likely didn't see anything today from Isaiah Neyor or Marcus Washington that would likely scare him away. "He probably came away thinking that he'll never have to worry about seeing the other team's best cornerback if he comes to Texas because Worthy was the one everyone would have noticed."
8. I asked about Hudson Card: "He was fine," the source said. "I've thought that he's been a bit conservative this spring, more than he was last year. He's not making as many mistakes as Ewers, but he's also not quite making the big throws that I thought separated him in the spring last year from (Casey) Thompson."
9. On Ochaun Mathis: "I'll be shocked if he's not with us in the fall. He looked incredibly comfortable around all of the team."
10. Biggest concern from the scrimmage? "I really don't like the depth we have outside of the skill guys. It feels like we're probably one injury away at several positions from taking a real step back. It was something I found myself thinking about with the offensive line, the linebackers and even in the secondary. To me, there's a significant drop-off between our twos and our ones. If we find ourselves forced to play a lot of twos, I'll be really concerned."
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Moore notes from the scrimmage.
Some other notes to consume...
11. Hudson Card had a pretty good practice in his own right, completing touchdown passes to Gunner Helm in goal line work, while also throwing a touchdown to Jordan Whittington.
12. The run defense was pretty stout today. Outside of a 25-30 yard touchdown run by Bijan Robinson, the run game yards were hard to come by.
13. Marcus Washington caught 3-4 passes today. He stood out a little more on the day than Neyor, who did receive a fair share of first-team offensive reps.
14. Gunnar Helm joined Sanders in having a good day for the offense at the tight end position.
15. Heard very good things about D'Marvion Overshown from a second source.
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A few more notes....
16. Talked to a third person, who told me that he thought both quarterbacks were really good on the day. The source joked that Card had to be really good in order for him to not walk away thinking Ewers was the no-doubt-starter because he thought Ewers was that good. Came away from this scrimmage feeling like it was still fairly even. Slightly different prism than the first source we received Intel from.
17. Yet another source that gave strong reviews to Sanders and Helm. Also gave a shout out to Casey Cain.
18. The third source mentioned that the short passing game on second down and long situations to the running backs and tight ends helped create very manageable third down situations for the offense, which they often converted.
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19. Heard from another observer that T’Vondre Sweat had a really good day. He said if all the d-linemen, Sweat caught his attention the most.
Note: We hope to have updates from several sources on today's practice. We'll update this thread when we have a few more nuggets to pass along."
A few notes to pass along:
1. It sounds like Quinn Ewers had himself another very positive afternoon in his battle with Hudson Card for the starting quarterback job. The person I spoke with said Ewers was the buzz of the entire practice, having thrown multiple touchdown passes on the day. This source also mentioned that Ewers also was intercepted by the starting defense (he didn't catch the name of the defender). I'm sure we'll get the name of the defender in the updates to this update.
2. "Xavier Worthy makes me want to scream when he gets the ball," the source said. "Just throw him the ball and get out of the way so that you don't accidentally push someone in the back that he's made miss. He posterized a couple of dudes today on the way to scoring a touchdown. I can't believe we have him for two more seasons."
3. Sounds like Hayden Conner played a lot of snaps today at left tackle. The line as a whole was described as improved over the last two times this source had watched them play. "I don't know if they have a player that stands out, but no one with the first group was a liability, either, especially since the offense had some really nice plays. Conner got beat a couple of times in one on one situations, but he wasn't a liability. He just didn't win every rep. That's about how I would describe all of those players with the 1s."
4. I asked if anyone on the defense showed up as a pass rusher, while Ochaun Mathis was on campus. The source said, "The only thing that happened there today is that Ochaun got to see with his own eyes just how much we need him on defense. No one on this defense is scaring him off."
5. Ja'Tavian Sanders was described as the best tight end on the roster "by a lot." The source said, "I'll climb out of my seat at DKR to find (Jeff Banks) if he's not playing the majority of the snaps at this position. With all due respect to the other tight ends, they do not belong to be talked about in the same tier with (Sanders)."
6. I asked about the running back position and was told that there wasn't really a single moment that he could remember that was worth passing along. "The best plays on offense today came through the passing game with Ewers," the source said. "I thought the linebackers played pretty well today. (D-mo) Overshown has been getting better throughout the spring."
7. If Alabama transfer Agyie Hall was eyeballing the outside wide receiver spot opposite Xavier Worthy, he likely didn't see anything today from Isaiah Neyor or Marcus Washington that would likely scare him away. "He probably came away thinking that he'll never have to worry about seeing the other team's best cornerback if he comes to Texas because Worthy was the one everyone would have noticed."
8. I asked about Hudson Card: "He was fine," the source said. "I've thought that he's been a bit conservative this spring, more than he was last year. He's not making as many mistakes as Ewers, but he's also not quite making the big throws that I thought separated him in the spring last year from (Casey) Thompson."
9. On Ochaun Mathis: "I'll be shocked if he's not with us in the fall. He looked incredibly comfortable around all of the team."
10. Biggest concern from the scrimmage? "I really don't like the depth we have outside of the skill guys. It feels like we're probably one injury away at several positions from taking a real step back. It was something I found myself thinking about with the offensive line, the linebackers and even in the secondary. To me, there's a significant drop-off between our twos and our ones. If we find ourselves forced to play a lot of twos, I'll be really concerned."
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Moore notes from the scrimmage.
Some other notes to consume...
11. Hudson Card had a pretty good practice in his own right, completing touchdown passes to Gunner Helm in goal line work, while also throwing a touchdown to Jordan Whittington.
12. The run defense was pretty stout today. Outside of a 25-30 yard touchdown run by Bijan Robinson, the run game yards were hard to come by.
13. Marcus Washington caught 3-4 passes today. He stood out a little more on the day than Neyor, who did receive a fair share of first-team offensive reps.
14. Gunnar Helm joined Sanders in having a good day for the offense at the tight end position.
15. Heard very good things about D'Marvion Overshown from a second source.
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A few more notes....
16. Talked to a third person, who told me that he thought both quarterbacks were really good on the day. The source joked that Card had to be really good in order for him to not walk away thinking Ewers was the no-doubt-starter because he thought Ewers was that good. Came away from this scrimmage feeling like it was still fairly even. Slightly different prism than the first source we received Intel from.
17. Yet another source that gave strong reviews to Sanders and Helm. Also gave a shout out to Casey Cain.
18. The third source mentioned that the short passing game on second down and long situations to the running backs and tight ends helped create very manageable third down situations for the offense, which they often converted.
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19. Heard from another observer that T’Vondre Sweat had a really good day. He said if all the d-linemen, Sweat caught his attention the most.
Note: We hope to have updates from several sources on today's practice. We'll update this thread when we have a few more nuggets to pass along."
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