FALL CAMP – August 10
Head coach Steve Sarkisian pointed out the team is as healthy as they have been since he arrived in January. According to Sark, the expectation from the team is “we’ll be 100% healthy come fall camp. We’ll be ready to roll.”
The first team offensive line is looking solid early on. Here is how they are lined up from left to right:
LT – Christian Jones
LG – Junior Angilau
C – Jake Majors
RG – Denzel Okafora
RT – Derek Kerstetter
Right now, the group is still getting accustomed to the verbiage and new language that comes with new offensive line coach Kyle Flood and his coaching arrangements, but I am told things are moving in the right direction.
This group is rather deep when taking a look into the depth chart. Andrej Karic is probably the top dog in the two-deep, having started a couple games last year, he has some experience that may come in handy down the road.
I am hearing good things about Hayden Conner.... the slide in his overall ranking in the last class was unjust. He is turning heads.
I am told the man to watch is Jerrin Thompson being spun down to nickel to give Chris Adimora some competition. Should that be the case, the starting safeties should run something like BJ Foster and Brendan Schooler back deep. Schooler of course started as a freshman at Oregon at the safety position and is among the fastest players on the team.
I am not completely sure where or how transfer Darion Dunn fits into the picture. The outside corner spots are pretty locked down with Jamison and Thompson.
There is a very big focus on blocking among the tight end position. Cade Brewer is obviously the best run blocker of the group and has been moving slightly better from last year. It is worth noting that Brewer has slimmed down from last season...
Source said TE Ja’Tavion Sanders has really beefed up from his last snap at Denton Ryan... As you would expect, Sanders has been the best receiving tight end so far according to my source. Juan Davis earned some recognition there as well.
The two Robinson backs compliment each other very well... As for Keilan, the speed is something that Texas has not had in years. Think back to the last decade of Texas running backs and none of them have the extra gear that Keilan possesses.
[T]he wide receiver room has drawn some high praise over the summer with the addition of Xavier Worthy... ources indicate to me that Joshua Moore is probably going to be the most reliable WR on the field to start the season.
Worthy is still deserving of the praise he has received and he is sure to see the field often and early for the Longhorns. Outside of Jordan Whittington, the source did not speak much more on the room. It’s my hunch that the WR rotation that was common under Herman won’t be prevalent under Sarkisian.
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FALL CAMP – August 13
Received a note on the QB battle early into fall camp. Essentially, the source said Hudson Card “was winning” the QB competition at the moment.
The origins of the note comes from within the walls of Moncreif, and is not just based off of the 3-4 practices of fall camp.
I am not saying the job is locked up and competition is over, but there does appear to be a clubhouse leader within the lockeroom.
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