Here are the highlights of Texas offensive coordinator Tim Beck’s media availability after Wednesday’s practice:
--- Beck said he likes the perseverance his guys showed against Oklahoma State. He enjoys seeing his guys continually work hard, regardless of the score.
--- Beck said Oklahoma State cornerback A.J. Green changed his technique against Texas, and Collin Johnson was thinking too much: “He was trying to use technique and fundamentals to beat a guy. Is he outside? Is he inside? Is he head up? Is he going to bail? Is he going to jam me hard? As opposed to being more reactionary and just coming off the ball. Later in the game, he did. He stopped worrying about trying to be perfect on his release and just get open. We found him a little bit more.”
--- When asked about Sam Ehlinger, Beck said his quarterback threw the ball well against Oklahoma State. He said when a quarterback is taking shots down the field, that passer will not have a high completion percentage.
--- Beck on the possibility of playing Cameron Rising or Casey Thompson: “There’s been some talk about that, but honestly, for me, we got to win. It’s not like a receiver, o-lineman, running back. Even running back is probably the same. We’ve got to win these games. We owe it to the whole team to do that, and not as much, ‘Is a guy going to get his four games worth?’ I think they understand that. We’ve talked to them about it. We always tell them be ready, you never know. When that situation arises, we’ll certainly talk about it on the headset with coach [Tom] Herman. If Herman feels, ‘Hey, let’s do that,’ we probably will.”
--- Lil’ Jordan Humphrey faced double-teams against Oklahoma State, according to Beck.
--- Beck’s response when I asked how can his unit prevent delay of game penalties coming out of breaks: “I don’t know. We seem to get one of those almost every game. It’s just of that they start the clock fast. Get out there faster. We try not to give too much to the QB on those, but sometimes it is.”
--- Beck said West Virginia does not have big defensive players, but they are fast.
--- In addition, West Virginia runs a 3-3-5 defense, and Beck said, “There’s three down linemen, three linebackers, two overhangs. It’s like every is up there. You say throw the ball. I know, but they play deep, so, you can’t throw the ball deep. Throw it underneath. I know, but those guys are underneath because they got all those guys underneath. It’s why they’ve been successful defensively this year, and why they’re having success as a football team. It’s just unique to them. We’ve put together a good plan as an offensive staff to attack them in the run game and the pass game.” Beck said the key to playing against West Virginia’s defense is being patient. He said Texas’ bigger bodies need to wear down West Virginia’s smaller defenders, but that will take time on Saturday, and his guys cannot get frustrated if it does not happen right away.
--- Beck said he likes the perseverance his guys showed against Oklahoma State. He enjoys seeing his guys continually work hard, regardless of the score.
--- Beck said Oklahoma State cornerback A.J. Green changed his technique against Texas, and Collin Johnson was thinking too much: “He was trying to use technique and fundamentals to beat a guy. Is he outside? Is he inside? Is he head up? Is he going to bail? Is he going to jam me hard? As opposed to being more reactionary and just coming off the ball. Later in the game, he did. He stopped worrying about trying to be perfect on his release and just get open. We found him a little bit more.”
--- When asked about Sam Ehlinger, Beck said his quarterback threw the ball well against Oklahoma State. He said when a quarterback is taking shots down the field, that passer will not have a high completion percentage.
--- Beck on the possibility of playing Cameron Rising or Casey Thompson: “There’s been some talk about that, but honestly, for me, we got to win. It’s not like a receiver, o-lineman, running back. Even running back is probably the same. We’ve got to win these games. We owe it to the whole team to do that, and not as much, ‘Is a guy going to get his four games worth?’ I think they understand that. We’ve talked to them about it. We always tell them be ready, you never know. When that situation arises, we’ll certainly talk about it on the headset with coach [Tom] Herman. If Herman feels, ‘Hey, let’s do that,’ we probably will.”
--- Lil’ Jordan Humphrey faced double-teams against Oklahoma State, according to Beck.
--- Beck’s response when I asked how can his unit prevent delay of game penalties coming out of breaks: “I don’t know. We seem to get one of those almost every game. It’s just of that they start the clock fast. Get out there faster. We try not to give too much to the QB on those, but sometimes it is.”
--- Beck said West Virginia does not have big defensive players, but they are fast.
--- In addition, West Virginia runs a 3-3-5 defense, and Beck said, “There’s three down linemen, three linebackers, two overhangs. It’s like every is up there. You say throw the ball. I know, but they play deep, so, you can’t throw the ball deep. Throw it underneath. I know, but those guys are underneath because they got all those guys underneath. It’s why they’ve been successful defensively this year, and why they’re having success as a football team. It’s just unique to them. We’ve put together a good plan as an offensive staff to attack them in the run game and the pass game.” Beck said the key to playing against West Virginia’s defense is being patient. He said Texas’ bigger bodies need to wear down West Virginia’s smaller defenders, but that will take time on Saturday, and his guys cannot get frustrated if it does not happen right away.
