The Texas Longhorns’ first scrimmage took place Saturday morning. There were several newsworthy items for the team to address.
The list of noteworthy occurrences start with freshman quarterback Arch Manning, who seems to have hit another gear in his acclimation to facing college quality talent.
Not every Texas offensive player had a great day. Wide receiver Jordan Whittington appeared to sustain an upper body injury, which we’ll address later.
Context matters with injuries, though many outsiders will jump the gun as they did with Kelvin Banks’ injury last camp. That said, we don’t know the severity of Whittington’s injury, so we will not claim it is insignificant. It’s not yet reason for panic, however, and nothing yet changes in regard to expectations for the team and loaded receiver unit.
Here’s a look at some of the major takeaways from the scrimmage.