Recruiting: Jackson Anderson gets UT’s attention
For the Mineola senior, just being a part of the recruiting process is a blessing.
Scipio Tex: Putting money away on the OL/DL
I’m in the middle of writing the 8th Annual Thinking Texas Football preview. Aside from the fact that I get to stare way too long at a computer screen for 12 hours a day, it affords me the opportunity to dig into the football program at the macro and micro levels in every conceivable way. It was during this process last year that I began to have some insights on Orlando and the positional staff that allowed me to be the early driver on That Dog Won’t Hunt bus once I saw how we were going to play our 2019 cards.
Recruiting: A Byrd in Hand, Chips off the old Brock, Foster Home, etc.
As the cycle wears on, it’s looking more and more likely these five-star headlines are going to be replaced with three-stars like “That one kid committed to that one school flips to Texas” and “Texas holds off SMU, lands Bryxton Braxton IV.“ The IV is made up because Mom professes to hate trendy names. When asked why Dad’s name is Dan she spills wine on you to change the subject.
Spring 2020 Position Outlook: Offensive Line
One of the most popular football clichés which still exists is “the game is won or lost in the trenches.” Football is a lot different from when that cliché was coined. Statements like this pair well with “establishing the run” and “imposing your will.”
Halas on Inside Zone: The ins, outs, and versatility
Inside Texas' resident offensive line guru @Halas has kindly provided a comprehensive breakdown of Inside Zone, a building block of Tom Herman's offense. @Halas has served as an offensive line coach and coordinator at the highest level of high school football in multiple states, including Texas.
Making the pieces fit across the lines
For going on two years now we’ve known Texas had to strike oil on the offensive and defensive lines in the 2021 recruiting class. The materials are championship caliber across the board. There are plenty of edge rushers, offensive tackles, interior O-linemen, and grow 'em D-tackles. A good challenge, and one that Texas fans hope truly materializes, will be to make the pieces fit within class numbers.
Inside the Gameplan: Can Texas build a championship OL in 2020?
Going into 2019 there were varying expectations for the Texas offensive line depending on who you asked. Herb Hand had a pair of stalwarts back in LT Sam Cosmi, coming off a brilliant RS freshman season at RT, and four-year starting center Zach Shackelford. Then Texas added Georgia Tech two-time All-ACC Parker Braun to play LG and build potentially the best tackle/guard tandem of the decade.
Herman on OL signees: “We got exactly what we wanted in those four guys”
Once Andrej Karic committed to Texas in July, Longhorns head coach Tom Herman and offensive line coach Herb Hand had everything they needed on the offensive line for the 2020 class.
The claim appraisal from the Cyclone damage
I think it's important to be extra clear on what happened to the offense in Ames, Iowa. It was obviously a disastrously bad performance, but there's been a few attempts to either spin or explain the disaster that I don't think have quite explained what went wrong.
Texas’ O-Line: From liability to leading the way for an elite offense
Texas’ trip to Morgantown in 2017 was an important juncture in Tom Herman’s first year at Texas. Needing one more win to reach bowl eligibility for the first time since 2014, unranked Texas traveled to Morgantown to take on Will Grier and the No. 24 Mountaineers.
