Tag: fall camp

Texas Football roundtable: Which Longhorn will climb the depth chart?

Longhorns Wire staff each select a player that they feel has the most potential to rise up Texas’ depth chart this offseason.

Amid all the uncertainty and misinformation surrounding the upcoming college football season, Texas has been holding their fall camp practices over the past several days.

At this point, the mindset of each football program has to be centered around preparing the players for any scenario. We’ve decided to take a step back from the negativity and focus on the positives that are coming out of fall camp thus far.

A few particular players have stood out to head coach Tom Herman early on whether it be for size, leadership, talent or the progression overall from the previous year.

While absorbing Herman’s recent comments, Longhorns Wire staff each chose a player that has a realistic shot of rising up the depth chart this offseason.

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WATCH: First glimpse of new WR Tarik Black impressing at practice

The Texas football social media department released a highlight video of new wide receiver Tarik Black during fall camp.

With all of the misinformation and news flying around the past few days, Texas fans are in need of a bright light. Continue reading “WATCH: First glimpse of new WR Tarik Black impressing at practice”

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.

Michigan football to officially begin fall camp

WolverinesWire has confirmed when the maize and blue are starting fall camp in earnest.

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The Wolverines have been back on campus performing some semblance of workouts since mid-June, with the players reporting at that time for voluntary workouts. Then, on July 24, it inches closer to traditional, with the workouts being less of the strength and conditioning variety, as the team turned to organized walkthroughs, meaning the coaching staff could be involved — though not in the same way they could for traditional practices.

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On Wednesday, the Big Ten announced that its member institutions could start working towards a season in earnest, with fall camps allowed to open on Aug. 7 (though Ohio State managed to begin Aug. 6 — though it was noted in Wednesday’s release from the Big Ten: ‘Teams can begin preseason practices on Friday, Aug. 7, or earlier if permitted under NCAA guidelines related to first dates of scheduled competition), given that the season is still set to begin on Sept. 5 — barring any setbacks.

While it may seem like an obvious deal that Michigan would thus begin fall camp on Aug. 7, given uncertainty facing some programs, any setbacks or delays wouldn’t be terribly surprising. However, WolverinesWire has confirmed with a team spokesperson that Michigan is, indeed, opening fall camp on Friday — the first allowable date as set by the conference — giving the team a little less than a month to prepare for the 2020 season.

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Naturally, the season is still mired in uncertainty, given the COVID-19 pandemic. While Michigan has had 29 positive tests out of 1,005 (according to the data released by the athletic department on July 31) between both student-athletes and staff, other schools have seen larger outbreaks since their returns, causing them to have to pause football activity.

With fall camp beginning in Ann Arbor, multiple position battles will take place in earnest, namely for quarterback and multiple offensive line positions. The Wolverines were one of many teams that missed spring ball entirely due to coronavirus, where some teams were able to get a few practices in before students were sent home.

If there are no setbacks, Michigan football will practice starting Friday, with the season set to open Sept. 5 against Purdue in Ann Arbor.

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Texas Longhorns all set to kick off fall camp on Friday

With the 2020 college football season approaching, the Texas Longhorns are kicking off fall camp on Friday. Three groups to watch.

It has been a long time since we have seen the Longhorns on the football field in a practice setting. Ever since the team’s dismantling of Utah in the Valero Alamo Bowl, the countdown has been on. On Friday Texas makes their long awaited return to the practice fields on the Forty Acres.

With the start of fall camp in Austin, we can finally start to get a better understanding of what this team could potentially look like this season. Since spring football was cancelled many players trained at home during the pandemic in preparation of the upcoming season.

The defensive line unit is just one of the groups on the football team looking for answers. Joseph Ossai will be moving up from his linebacker spot to be more of a pass rusher in the new look Chris Ash defense as the ‘Jack’. Add in newcomer Alfred Collins to go along with Ta’Quon Graham, Keondre Coburn and Marquez Bimage. There should be plenty of excitement from the group.

On the other side of the ball there is the wide receiver group. Brennan Eagles spoke early on about not playing this season but the growing consensus thinks that he will play. Eagles moved in with quarterback Sam Ehlinger and that might be a reason why he decides to play. It seems like a lock that he would take over the ‘X’ receiver spot with Collin Johnson now in the NFL.

There there is Jordan Whittington but he is nursing an injury that likely will keep him out of practice. At least for now. Jake Smith has the opportunity to take a stranglehold on the slot role in this offense. Over the last several years, the slot receiver has been one of the most dangerous aspects of the offense. On the other side opposite of Eagles, we are eager to see how Tarik Black and Joshua Moore look. Who will get the leg up in the competition.

The running back spot is always a hot topic. Keaontay Ingram and Roschon Johnson return from the 2019 team. They will be joined by newcomer Bijan Robinson. While Ingram is nursing a hamstring injury, Johnson and Robinson have an opportunity to showcase their skills. This will be a time to shine for Bijan as he tries and get acclimated to the college game.

Report: SEC delays football fall camps, puts in stipulations

The season is set to begin the last weekend of September.

The 2020 SEC football season just got a little less traditional.

Per SI.com, the conference has delayed the beginning of fall camp until Aug. 17 and has put in some stipulations.

“As part of the plan, teams can practice 25 times over a 40-day period beginning on Aug. 17, sources tell Sports Illustrated. During that time, schools must adhere to the NCAA’s normal in-season football access time of 20 countable hours a week. Two days off each week are required. The new preseason plan expands the SEC’s practice window by 11 days, providing flexibility for more off days and potential COVID-19 related interruptions.”

This announcement comes on the heels of the conference deciding last Thursday to go to a 10-game, conference-only schedule. Many teams, including Auburn, were set to begin practice sometime before Aug. 17.

“Many SEC staffs were preparing to begin camp at their scheduled time this weekend. The league is allowing coaches to continue the current 20-hour per week model until Friday. From Friday through Aug. 16, staffs will be restricted to 11 hours a week of football or strength work related events (six hours for strength and five hours for football). Their walk-throughs must be conducted without equipment. That includes no footballs, helmets or pads. In this enhanced access period, Friday to Aug. 16, teams have been granted three extra hours for non-football related meetings.”

No matter how it is done, at least we will hopefully see some college football this fall.