Tag: Burnt Orange

Texas Football: D’Shawn Jamison among top returning cornerbacks

Texas Longhorns cornerback is ranked the third-best returning Big 12 cornerback according to Pro Football Focus.

Over the last several decades specifically, the Texas Longhorns have produced plenty of secondary talent to make the jump into the NFL. Which has sparked some debate on whether or not they should be considered DBU (defensive back university). Regardless of which side of the argument you fall on there is no denying that this secondary in 2020 has talent. One such player who should garner some attention is D’Shawn Jamison. He was rated the third-best returning cornerback in the conference according to Pro Football Focus.

Last season Jamison hauled in three interceptions with six passes defended for the Longhorns. On top of his duties as returner on special teams. Over the past two seasons, Jamison has returned one punt and one kickoff for touchdowns. With a new look defense in 2020, the Longhorns boundary defender could have an even bigger year upcoming. The junior cornerback came in just behind Kalon Barnes of Baylor and Zech McPhearson of Texas Tech according to PFF.

Alongside Caden Sterns, this duo hopes to bring the defense to new heights. They have combined for seven interceptions over the past two years. With an added emphasis on the pass rush, the secondary should be even better in 2020.

The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel appreciates the classics

Athletic college football writer Stewart Mandel appreciates those schools who have stuck with originality much like Texas.

In the world of college athletics it seems to be that schools are trying to put out as many variations of college football uniforms as possible, some schools are sticking to tradition. The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel* recently published an article giving appreciation to those schools who have kept with the classics. The schools of mention being Southern California, Penn State, Alabama, Auburn and of course Texas.

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Oregon was unique when it first started rolling out its futuristic looks around the turn of the century. Today, there are so many schools wearing so many wild distortions of their school colors that it only makes the traditionalists stand out more.

Texas AD Chris Del Conte and coach Tom Herman, whose school literally invented the color “burnt orange,” have both made similar comments when asked about alternate uniforms.

“I’m not one to mess with tradition,” Del Conte once tweeted about the subject. “As DKR (longtime Texas coach Darrell K Royal) once said, dance with the one that brung ya.”

With some schools who have gone the way of changing up from the classics, it is necessarily a bad thing. For a school like the University of Texas, I think it is important to keep it classic with their look. Obviously an ongoing debate among a small portion of the fanbase. However, the Texas Longhorns have a classic look. One that is easily recognizable not only in American but across the globe.

Coaches say it’s all about appealing to today’s recruits. But somehow Alabama’s rigid adherence to the same color scheme Joe Namath donned in 1964 has not prevented Nick Saban from signing No. 1 recruiting classes.

While it may be appealing to the youth, these recruits aren’t going to the schools for the different jerseys they could wear on Saturdays. It is about the coach who built that relationship and the prestige of the university they sign their National Letter of Intent to attend.