2018 Roster

Herman has never been one to use receiving TEs at a TE position (next to a tackle on the line). Just look at how Brewer was mostly used last year. H-back and wing/slot.

I think that's probably more useful if we already have 3 legit receivers out there, and I didn't see a lot of "legitness" in the majority of our games from the receiving corps... mostly because they'd start their routes and then get ready to improvise block for Ehlinger.

 

For football, bench press is next to worthless. Bench press gives two things, stability for the shoulder, provided you also work your back muscles, and two it provides thicker muscle mass to help protect the upper body.

Other than that, bench press is not that important.

If you want to talk about important, start with the Squat, all your power comes from your hips and that is all about the squat.

 

They were too heavy for Tom Brady

 

TH mentioned this in a PC around the bowl game or the early signing day last year. He said Andrew Beck was healed and ready to go, but they wanted to save his redshirt. Under this rule, he could have played in the last couple of games and the bowl game. He also mentioned a couple of redshirt freshman who could have played and contributed.

 

Dangit. OL Grandy is medically retiring

 

Sure hope Collin has a breakout season. He has all the physical tools to dominate. Throw him the rock Sam!

 

Do we know where Gandy stood on the depth chart and at what position?

 

I think it was Spring when he got concussed
So, it was never really worked out

 

Looked to be a bench rotation player to give spells or a backup...maybe 2nd string...Tom thought he had a chance to sneak in starting rotation, apparently. It shouldn't be a big loss IF we had the linemen we need, but we don't, so it is...

 

I thought he had the body of an NFL guy. But yeah, the one area we have bodies is OG.

 

IT guesses on redshirts on the 2017s (note the new rules allow a player to be on field 4 games and still maintain RS status)
'Yes' here means RS likely per an "unnamed source"

QB: Cam Rising - yes, Casey Thompson -yes
RB: Keaontay Ingram - no
WR: Brennan Eagles - no, Al'vonte Woodard - yes, Josh Moore - yes
TE: Malcolm Epps - yes (has been playing outside WR in 7 on 7)
OL: Junior Angilau - yes, Rafiti Ghirmai - yes, Reese Moore - yes, Christian Jones - yes

DL: Daniel Carson - yes, Michael Williams - no, Keondre Coburn - no, Moro Ojomo - no
LB: Joseph Ossai - no, Ayodele Adeoye - no, Byron Hobbs - yes
DB: Anthony Cook - no, Jalen Green - no, D'shawn Jamison - no, Caden Sterns - no, BJ Foster - no, DeMarvion Overshown - yes.

P: Ryan Bujcevski - no
K: Cameron Dicker - no (total guess)​

http://insidetexas.com/category/football/

 

We can only hope that we truly get to RS the O-Line guys.

 

I had not known this team rule before but I like it ...

 

but he wasn't good enough for Herman to take to the Big XII Media Day.

 

There are published odds on our starting QB --

 

The tentative start date for Fall Practice is Friday, Aug 3

 

How about that?

 

From BON --

Where will Texas Longhorns safety signee DeMarvion Overshown play when his first preseason camp begins in a matter of days?

The position question has surrounded evaluations of the Arp product ever since he committed to the Longhorns in May 2017, with some wondering if Overshown — who is now listed at 6’3 and 210 pounds by the school — could spin down from safety to linebacker.

Last week, head coach Tom Herman indicated that Overshown will get an opportunity at perhaps his ideal position.

“I think you’ll see him start in the Lightning package as the Joker — the boundary, weak-side, drop-down safety, play on the line of scrimmage, but yet play in the middle of the field, play the centerfield, play a Robber position as we like to call it — and we’ll just figure the rest out as his body continues to develop.”

The Joker role in the Lightning package last season came to prominence when defensive coordinator Todd Orlando made it the base Texas scheme after Iowa State successfully used a dime defense against the Longhorns.

After falling out of favor in the safety rotation, senior Jason Hall started the final four games of the season at the Joker position, providing Orlando with a defender who could do everything Herman described above.

Dropping into coverage, Hall recorded his first interception since 2015 against Baylor. Attacking the line of scrimmage, the 6’3, 216-pounder recorded a sack and two quarterback hurries. In total, he finished with 22 tackles, mot of them late in the season.

In an effort to replace Hall, Herman plans on giving juniors Malcolm Roach and Jeffrey McCulloch a chance to play B-backer in Orlando’s odd-front nickel defense. Meanwhile, sophomore safety Chris Brown will get a chance to earn the job at the Joker position....."​

https://www.burntorangenation.com/2...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

Agreed.

I like this rule. It is both appropriate (o-line get too little respect for their contributions) and a good recruiting tactic

 

misdemeanor assault after a car wreck

 

Our players seem to like their strength coach

 

Oh boy, not what I was imagining ...

 

1. Fits of rage
2. Guys raising their max lifts by large margins to new personal bests
Anyone else worried about a connection here?

 

Unless I missed something and any of our staff have worked at Baylor or Nebraska, I won't be.