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.
 
SabreHorn said:
I'm not seeing how many can bench press 500. Probably because there aren't any.
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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.
 
ProdigalHorn said:
Herman at Media Day:

When asked about the new redshirt rule, Herman said he will deal with it as it comes: “If you get banged up early in the season at a couple of different positions, and you know those guys are going to back in four or five weeks, then you play some of these young guys and then put them back on the shelf. If not, ideally, I think you want to wait until the end of the season to when you know historically you’re going to get pretty beaten up and worn down. Hopefully, you’re able to use a lot of your skill, and big-skill guys, especially on special teams.”

Hadn't really thought about the RS rule being used at end of season, but it makes a lot of sense, particularly if you're thin somewhere. If you can work a guy for the first two months and get him ready to go, then start rotating him in for snaps in the last two or three games plus bowl game, that's a nice little developmental path. Granted it's easier to sneak them in early against bad teams, but it would be nice to have that in your pocket for one of those years when half your RBs are injured and the other half need to take a load off their legs.
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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.
 
Joe Fan said:
I think it was Spring when he got concussed
So, it was never really worked out
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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...
 
RainH2burntO said:
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...
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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/
 
Joe Fan said:
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/
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We can only hope that we truly get to RS the O-Line guys.
 
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
 
misdemeanor assault after a car wreck

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