Anthony Johnson new RB coach

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  1. Dionysus

    Dionysus Idoit Admin

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  2. WorsterMan

    WorsterMan SEC here we come!!

    Now I can extend congratulations on the new position and welcome home Coach!:hookem:
     
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  3. Htown77

    Htown77 5,000+ Posts

    Great hire! Glad to see another Longhorn on the coaching staff!
     
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  4. OldHippie

    OldHippie 2,500+ Posts

    Congratulations and welcome.
     
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  5. car54

    car54 1,000+ Posts

    Does he have a guaranteed contract like the others Charlie has hired ?
     
  6. HornSwoggler

    HornSwoggler Horn Fan

    Welcome home, Anthony!
     
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  7. Ftworth longhorn

    Ftworth longhorn < 25 Posts

    Congratulations !!!
     
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  8. caryhorn

    caryhorn 5,000+ Posts

    :hookem2::hookem2:
     
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  9. BevoJoe

    BevoJoe 10,000+ Posts

    Welcome home Coach!! :hookem::bevo::texasflag:
     
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  10. kobs1776

    kobs1776 100+ Posts

    Welcome back to the 40! :hookem2:
     
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  11. Horn87

    Horn87 1,000+ Posts

    welcome back, coach!! NOW get to work!! and let's make us a NC contender again
     
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    LonghornCatholic Deo Gratias

  14. Godz40acres

    Godz40acres Happy Feller

    No offense to all the fantastic defensive backs who have played for the Texas Longhorns, but new running backs coach Anthony Johnson believes it's all about the ball carriers in burnt orange and white.

    "I played the position here. I was here during a time when there was a great running back in Cedric Benson when I played here and I got a chance to see and work with Jamaal Charles. I mean, this is Running Back U," Johnson told TexasSports.com after his introduction to the media on Monday.

    "I know the DBs kinda came up with that deal talking about this is DBU -- this is Running Back U and it always will be. It speaks for itself. You talk about Earl Campbell, you talk about Ricky Williams, Priest Holmes. You can keep going on and on."

    At one point, Johnson was an heir apparent to that legacy, arriving in Austin in 2001 as a highly-successful high school running back out of Jefferson. But it didn't take long before his body started to give out on him.

    "My first morning of two-a-days I broke my foot and had surgery," Johnson said. "So I was out the first half of the season, came back and was on scout team. Came back next spring for my redshirt freshman year, had an outstanding spring, come back in the fall, break my foot again."

    Eight times, in fact, Johnson broke the fifth metatarsal in his foot, ultimately resulting in Johnson carrying the ball less than 20 times at Texas. And the East Texas native made what he considered to be the only logical move -- he went to head coach Mack Brown and said that he wanted to get into coaching, becoming a student assistant.

    "My coaching philosophies are number one -- lot of effort, have to have great ball security, physical, just a relentless effort of trying to score, every inch counts," Johnson said. "That's pretty much it, I think that's what it starts with. It's just coming out with unbelievable effort, pushing yourself to another level. That's each and everyday in practice, and that's where it starts and you're striving to be the best."

    [Full BON article]
     
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