Texas vs. UTEP

I watched the UTEP - SFA game Saturday. Before the game, I thought UTEP would trounce the Lumberjacks, but it was a close game until the 4th quarter. The Horns should hang at least 50 on them, and our 2nd and third teams should get in some work as well.
 
CJones starter at RT
Transfer Tarik Black is listed ahead of Brennan Eagles
Bijan listed at 222 lbs
Karic #2 LT
Jake Majors #2 Center (one of two)

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pdf version: 2020 Depth Chart - vs. UTEP (PDF) - University of Texas Athletics
 
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Yurcich --

"It's going to be a long season, and it's going to take all three tailbacks that we have right now that are going to be playing a significant time to get us to a championship."​
 
Joe Fan said:
Jake Smith out with a hammy


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Jordan Whittington steps up!

Regarding Jake Smith, he reminds me of Shipley and all of his leg issues. Actually I was surprised he didn’t get hurt last year with some of the hard cuts he made. Like Jordan, once he learns to control his body, he will be unstoppable.
 
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Jett Bush high school film
Had a full schollie somewhere else, decided to be PWO at Texas instead


Part of Bobby Burton piece
" ....In the Alamo Bowl, Texas trotted out Cort Jacquess, a former walk-on, as its starting middle linebacker. Jacquess performed admirably, particularly against the run in the Horns decisive upset win over Utah. Fast forward eight months and now another walk-on linebacker is making his name. Jett Bush, a sophomore from Strake Jesuit in Houston, was put on scholarship this week, and he’s on the depth chart behind none other than All-American candidate Joe Ossai.

Bush was originally committed to New Mexico State until late January of 2019. But after further consideration, he ultimately de-committed and opted instead to enroll and walk-on at Texas. Congrats to Bush for his scholarship and hard-earned success. Here’s video of Bush as a high school senior to wet your whistle:

The Texas walk-on program is thriving. The roots of the program’s recent success goes back years. I’ll never forget a conversation I had with Bob Shipley during his first tenure at Texas under Mack Brown. Shipley, who had been to many Texas games watching his sons play for the Horns, told me he was always struck by the size and ability difference of the Texas walk ons compared to those of other teams. Texas was lacking in his estimation and he thought he could improve it.

He said he felt like in a state like Texas, where football is king, there had to be some real players out there who would be attracted to Texas and who could simply improve the roster. While Shipley left Texas for a while to go back to high school coaching, the walk-on program he started never really got on track. But when Shipley returned to Texas under Tom Herman, he got the support he needed and he went to work.

Part of the problem was a lack of resources put toward the process of finding the players. The regular assistants were more focused on recruiting the scholarship players. But Shipley, and staff members like John Michael Jones, who is credited with unearthing Bush, had the wherewithal and long-term plan to produce a better walk-on program. And it has worked. My hats off to that part of the personnel department for their success as well.

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Will Texas be the next Nebraska in its heyday as it relates to a walk-on program? No, of course not. Nebraska high schoolers were never picked over with a fine tooth comb like ones from Texas. But clearly there is value to be found. And Texas is doing just that. "​
 
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The Big Ticket: The ticket option for UT students

As a Big Ticket holder, you have access to claim mobile tickets for every Texas Athletics regular season home ticketed event beginning with this Saturday’s Football game vs. UTEP at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at Campbell-Williams Field.

As an added safety measure, all Big Ticket holders wishing to claim a ticket for Saturday’s football game must take a complimentary rapid SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) antigen test this Friday, Sept. 11 between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Only Big Ticket holders who receive a negative test result will have the opportunity to claim a game ticket.

STEP 1: TexasSports.com/BigTicketScreening*
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STEP 3: Arrive at the Bellmont Hall Ticket Office Lobby located inside Gate 4 of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial stadium between 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. You must present your UT student ID at check-in.​
 
The Bobby Burton contribution

" ... So the Chiefs-Texans game last night was really the first real football game of the season to me. I’m constantly amazed with the creativity and production that Andy Reid gets out of his offense. And the Chiefs’ collection of skill talent is a treat to watch. They definitely have a type. Fast and quick. Size doesn’t matter all that much.

It makes me wonder what a trio like Josh Moore, Jordan Whittington and Jake Smith might be able to do if they are on the field simultaneously. Throw in Cade Brewer, Tarik Black or Jared Wiley as the bigger receiver, and maybe the Horns have some pieces of the KC puzzle if they were so inclined to use them. Reid is the best, most complete offensive mind in the league. And he has the perfect QB and personnel to match. .."​
 
So glad and proud of The University for moving forward with football.
Local piece came out last night with headline "UT Begins Football Season Saturday, But Should They?"

Yes, they should and here is but one major reason why..
Using the stated figure of 403 area deaths and a rough metro area population figure of 2.1 mil gives the Austin metro area a covid mortality rate of appx. .000192.
Let me restate this for those bad with #s...
That is .000192
.0192%
Not 1.9%
.019%
For sooner....that's 1.9% of 1%
For aggy....let's just say a tiny portion and not use numbers

Let's all enjoy some ball now
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Chop said:
Get a big lead and get the backup QBs some real game time (and let them pass).
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Excellent point, Chop. It's not real "game experience" for the backups unless they're running the offensive playbook - handing off for dives up the middle to run off the clock does not qualify as "game experience."
 
^Furthermore, now that I think of it, the second-team defense has to get some real game experience, also. And we can't be upset when they make mistakes - that's how they learn. There's only so much they can learn in practice - going against a real opponenet in a real game is they way to get game experience.
 
HornHuskerDad said:
^Furthermore, now that I think of it, the second-team defense has to get some real game experience, also. And we can't be upset when they make mistakes - that's how they learn. There's only so much they can learn in practice - going against a real opponenet in a real game is they way to get game experience.
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Good point. Although that might mess with my score prediction for this game... :beertoast:

Young inexperienced DBs are the most scary.
 
How do you get to the predict score texas vs utep?
I need to shave about 17 points off of texas's score going by what I've seen in other games today.
 
Horns11 said:
I have a lingering concern that we'll continue operating like it's 2008-09 and never getting the backup QB any meaningful playing time. If we're up by 14 early on UTEP, we should be putting Thompson out there. Our defense shouldn't "need" Ehlinger to bail them out.
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And if we do, then we are going to be in for a very long season.
 
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