Longhorns’ Jordan Whittington, Prince Dorbah limited as camp opens

There is a lot of optimism about the Texas Longhorns in 2020 however a player they are counting on in Jordan Whittington isn’t at full speed

There is a lot of optimism regarding the Longhorns offense as fall camp opened on Friday. Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger returns for his final song in hopes of returning Texas to a place they haven’t been since Colt McCoy was the quarterback. Of course we are talking about the top spot in the Big 12 Conference. Ehlinger is not only chasing McCoy’s records but to be the third quarterback of the century to lead Texas to the National Championship.

One of the new weapons this season was expected to be redshirt freshman Jordan Whittington. Last season he appeared in the opener before a groin injury shut him down for the season. The former five-star recruit was in line to compete with Jake Smith for the starting slot receiver role left vacated by Devin Duvernay.

According to a report from our friends at Horns247, Whittington is starting fall camp a bit slower than anticipated.

“Every scholarship player was full go today except for Prince Dorbah and Jordan Whittington,” Herman said in a Zoom call with local media after Friday’s practice. “They both went through individuals but were held out of team drills.”

The Longhorns have plenty of questions at the wide receiver position and the health of Whittington isn’t one they had to worry about. J-Whitt hasn’t been able to stay healthy in his first season plus on the Forty Acres. They do have bodies but having a dynamic weapon such as Jordan would only increase how dangerous this offense could be under Mike Yurcich.

The Prince Dorbah situation is also one of concern given the questions surrounding the linebacker group. Herman has pointed out Dorbah as a player who could see action early on in his freshman season. Much like Whittington, he needs to be healthy to help out a position group that have plenty of questions.