Run up the score against Kansas and enjoy an easy, bounce-back win? Not so fast, Longhorns. Texas managed to barely escape and needed a last-second field goal to win. But escaping more questions that emerged following the best opportunity the schedule offers to get right and feel good? Tom Herman and company aren’t that lucky.
Instead of the usual layout, I’ve chosen to present more than the 20 videos I usually stick to, which is because the message board limits the number of videos per post to be 20. So, you’ll see two posts together, and comments after each video in the flow of the game from beginning to end. I felt there was simply too much to ignore.
Let’s take a look back at Kansas with Three (more like 20 this week) Things After a Rewatch:
1) First quarter…
--- When a quarterback makes a throw like this one below on the first drive of the game, you know everything is feeling good. This isn’t an easy throw to make and shows Ehlinger’s athleticism.
--- Hello, DeMarvion Overshown. Watch the young defensive back fly in to deliver a physical hit. Unfortunately for Texas, these types of efforts stand out because not many people besides Overshown and Juwan Mitchell in the second half were flying to the football like this and actually making hard contact.
--- Something I’ve repeatedly asked myself this season when watching Texas: why are the Longhorns repeatedly exposed in one-on-one coverage down the field in situations when they aren’t blitzing? Here’s an early example and notice all the attention given to the middle of the field.
--- As much as the Texas defense looked like more of the same from Oklahoma to Kansas, the Texas offense most definitely didn’t. Early, it was obvious Texas had a better, different game plan by incorporating the quarterback run more and also moving the pocket for Ehlinger. Plus, it helps when the tight end gets involved.
--- It’s first down, and Ehlinger looks to be in total command of the offense. Unusually in the previous two games, Ehlinger had a tendency to force the issue instead of checking the ball down like he does here.
--- Another call by Texas to move the pocket, and check out Jake Smith’s impressive footwork on the sideline.
--- This wasn’t a big gain for Kansas, but did include a missed tackle by Brandon Jones. Sometimes, the play call/scheme affects missed tackles. Look at how much ground Jones has to cover in order to then try to breakdown and make a tackle on Kansas’s best playmaker in space.
--- The Longhorns show pressure from one side before the snap, and Kansas pulls two offensive linemen and runs away from it for a monstrous gain. That’s way too easy. If an offensive line is easily getting a helmet on safeties in the run game, that’s an enormous problem.
--- It became obvious early in the game Todd Orlando was often going to call a blitz on third down. On this play, Texas, in its ‘Cowboy’ personnel, tips its man coverage with its actions before the snap, which leads to an easy throw and catch for a first down against man coverage.
SECOND QUARTER
--- Kansas scores an easy rushing touchdown on this play, and two things stand out: Jones doesn’t appear to even recognize run until the ball is in the end zone, and you can pause the play at one point to see the alignment has allowed for Kansas to block every player in needs to on the play side to create an easy one-on-one situation for its running back.
--- As the year has progressed, Keaontay Ingram has become a back that often shows his confidence in the way he runs. Early against the Jayhawks, the sophomore running back showed great confidence in what he was seeing and his ability. This isn’t a huge game, but displays his agility and vision to extend a run and hit the proper hole before cutting back to gain more yards.
--- How about another time Texas gets beat in one-on-one down the sideline while playing coverage? At first glance, it looks like Texas is going to rush six, but it ends up being just four as B.J. Foster and Dele Ayodele peel back to cover no one at all since the running back stayed in and every other receiver is way down the field. It’s not a good look when two players literally end up covering absolutely nothing and a team gets exposed down the sideline again.
--- No. 31 needs to be on the field more. This isn’t an easy tackle to make in the red zone, and look at the burst coming out of his stance as he reads the play.
--- Overshown whiffed here in man-to-man coverage, and credit Kansas’s quarterback for seeing the blitz pre-snap, knowing Texas will typically play man in such situations, creating space, and delivering an easy touchdown throw.
--- But Overshown didn’t let that miss in coverage affect his confidence and effort. He’s back on the next series flying in to make a big hit.
--- This is beautiful football as Ingram picks up a huge gain behind Junior Angilau and Cade Brewer, who both pulled to help create a hole. Notice how Ingram has a slight hesitation as he reads where the hole is emerging, and then explodes.
--- Besides a very ugly interception late in the game, Ehlinger was extremely good. This is perfect ball placement to Brennan Eagles for a touchdown. At one point deep in the game, only two of Ehlinger’s incompletions came on throws that didn’t hit a receivers hands; his accuracy was as good as I’ve ever seen it.
--- This is another example of Kansas running away from pressure, and the Texas secondary moving into an unfavorable situation on the field with its alignment. Kansas’s fullback could have picked up Marqez Bimage, who Pooka Williams runs by, but is instructed to get up the field and create a path.
--- Again Texas blitzes from one side, and again Kansas takes advantage. This time, the Jayhawks throw a swing route right where the pressure comes from. We’re almost to halftime, and the Jayhawks clearly have a good feel for what Orlando is doing.
Instead of the usual layout, I’ve chosen to present more than the 20 videos I usually stick to, which is because the message board limits the number of videos per post to be 20. So, you’ll see two posts together, and comments after each video in the flow of the game from beginning to end. I felt there was simply too much to ignore.
Let’s take a look back at Kansas with Three (more like 20 this week) Things After a Rewatch:
1) First quarter…
--- When a quarterback makes a throw like this one below on the first drive of the game, you know everything is feeling good. This isn’t an easy throw to make and shows Ehlinger’s athleticism.
--- Hello, DeMarvion Overshown. Watch the young defensive back fly in to deliver a physical hit. Unfortunately for Texas, these types of efforts stand out because not many people besides Overshown and Juwan Mitchell in the second half were flying to the football like this and actually making hard contact.
--- Something I’ve repeatedly asked myself this season when watching Texas: why are the Longhorns repeatedly exposed in one-on-one coverage down the field in situations when they aren’t blitzing? Here’s an early example and notice all the attention given to the middle of the field.
--- As much as the Texas defense looked like more of the same from Oklahoma to Kansas, the Texas offense most definitely didn’t. Early, it was obvious Texas had a better, different game plan by incorporating the quarterback run more and also moving the pocket for Ehlinger. Plus, it helps when the tight end gets involved.
--- It’s first down, and Ehlinger looks to be in total command of the offense. Unusually in the previous two games, Ehlinger had a tendency to force the issue instead of checking the ball down like he does here.
--- Another call by Texas to move the pocket, and check out Jake Smith’s impressive footwork on the sideline.
--- This wasn’t a big gain for Kansas, but did include a missed tackle by Brandon Jones. Sometimes, the play call/scheme affects missed tackles. Look at how much ground Jones has to cover in order to then try to breakdown and make a tackle on Kansas’s best playmaker in space.
--- The Longhorns show pressure from one side before the snap, and Kansas pulls two offensive linemen and runs away from it for a monstrous gain. That’s way too easy. If an offensive line is easily getting a helmet on safeties in the run game, that’s an enormous problem.
--- It became obvious early in the game Todd Orlando was often going to call a blitz on third down. On this play, Texas, in its ‘Cowboy’ personnel, tips its man coverage with its actions before the snap, which leads to an easy throw and catch for a first down against man coverage.
SECOND QUARTER
--- Kansas scores an easy rushing touchdown on this play, and two things stand out: Jones doesn’t appear to even recognize run until the ball is in the end zone, and you can pause the play at one point to see the alignment has allowed for Kansas to block every player in needs to on the play side to create an easy one-on-one situation for its running back.
--- As the year has progressed, Keaontay Ingram has become a back that often shows his confidence in the way he runs. Early against the Jayhawks, the sophomore running back showed great confidence in what he was seeing and his ability. This isn’t a huge game, but displays his agility and vision to extend a run and hit the proper hole before cutting back to gain more yards.
--- How about another time Texas gets beat in one-on-one down the sideline while playing coverage? At first glance, it looks like Texas is going to rush six, but it ends up being just four as B.J. Foster and Dele Ayodele peel back to cover no one at all since the running back stayed in and every other receiver is way down the field. It’s not a good look when two players literally end up covering absolutely nothing and a team gets exposed down the sideline again.
--- No. 31 needs to be on the field more. This isn’t an easy tackle to make in the red zone, and look at the burst coming out of his stance as he reads the play.
--- Overshown whiffed here in man-to-man coverage, and credit Kansas’s quarterback for seeing the blitz pre-snap, knowing Texas will typically play man in such situations, creating space, and delivering an easy touchdown throw.
--- But Overshown didn’t let that miss in coverage affect his confidence and effort. He’s back on the next series flying in to make a big hit.
--- This is beautiful football as Ingram picks up a huge gain behind Junior Angilau and Cade Brewer, who both pulled to help create a hole. Notice how Ingram has a slight hesitation as he reads where the hole is emerging, and then explodes.
--- Besides a very ugly interception late in the game, Ehlinger was extremely good. This is perfect ball placement to Brennan Eagles for a touchdown. At one point deep in the game, only two of Ehlinger’s incompletions came on throws that didn’t hit a receivers hands; his accuracy was as good as I’ve ever seen it.
--- This is another example of Kansas running away from pressure, and the Texas secondary moving into an unfavorable situation on the field with its alignment. Kansas’s fullback could have picked up Marqez Bimage, who Pooka Williams runs by, but is instructed to get up the field and create a path.
--- Again Texas blitzes from one side, and again Kansas takes advantage. This time, the Jayhawks throw a swing route right where the pressure comes from. We’re almost to halftime, and the Jayhawks clearly have a good feel for what Orlando is doing.
