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The extra time off was crucial for a few Texas players that were dealing with nagging injuries.
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Texas head coach Tom Herman provided an injury update for several key players during his media availability on Monday. Continue reading “Texas HC Tom Herman provides injury update ahead of Iowa State”
The extra time off was crucial for a few Texas players that were dealing with nagging injuries.
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Texas head coach Tom Herman provided an injury update for several key players during his media availability on Monday. Continue reading “Texas HC Tom Herman provides injury update ahead of Iowa State”
The Texas Longhorns have released their two-deep depth chart against the Kansas Jayhawks. Jordan Whittington was added back.
The Texas Longhorns are just a few days away from heading to Lawrence, Kansas for a Big 12 matchup with the Jayhawks. The team has released their two-deep depth chart ahead of the game. Continue reading “Texas Longhorns Two-Deep Depth Chart vs Kansas”
Two players joined the injury report during Texas’ third scheduled bye week.
Texas unfortunately added players to their injury report during their third scheduled bye week. Continue reading “Texas HC Tom Herman provides injury update on several key players”
The Texas Longhorns have a weapon in the passing game with Jared Wiley. They just need to utilize him more in the final five games.
In the modern game of college football it has become about three things. Mobile quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs. The days of the traditional tight end have really become all but extinct. At the NFL level, the ones who excel most are the big wide receivers. A “light end” if you will. However, there are always exceptions to that case and for the Texas Longhorns they just might have one of those exceptions on the roster.
The starting tight end has been Cade Brewer. The senior does a lot well. He can block, he can catch. All the way around Brewer is a solid tight end for this offense. The guy they should get involved a lot more is Jared Wiley. The sophomore stands at 6’6″ according to the bio but he might be closer to 6’7″. Regardless Wiley stands out in a crowd.
For an offense that has shown the ability to go downfield, they do lack the playmakers to do so consistently. Joshua Moore has been their stud wide receiver. Tarik Black and Brennan Eagles have shown flashes when they stay committed to throwing the football. Jordan Whittington and Jake Smith can’t stay healthy and then you have Brewer.
A solid group of players, but if you needed a guy who can go up and get the ball, better go to Jared.
Deep ball game has looked much better today pic.twitter.com/GayjO5wJvF
— Longhorns Wire (@LonghornsWire) October 24, 2020
This season Wiley has played a total of 159 offensive snaps and 66 more on special teams for a total of 225 snaps. Of those 159 snaps he has been targeted by the quarterback on just eight of those snaps. That means five percent of the time Wiley is being targeted by the quarterback. Of those targets he caught six passes, 75% catch rate.
Wiley is averaging 18.4 yards per target, when he catches the ball he averages 24.5 yards per reception. Every reception has come up the seam. Of the 147 yards receiving, 47% of those yards have come after the catch. Two catches alone have accounted for 99 yards.
Using his size in the red zone is another way that he can be utilized. Something that he did in high school. All offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich needs to do is dial it up and let Sam Ehlinger find him.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! Jared Wiley(12) with the grab!!! pic.twitter.com/pYRCiQ2eLJ
— Wildcat Nation (@WN_Live) November 25, 2017
The player that Wiley has shown to be for this team is what many thought they were getting from Malcolm Epps. If the Longhorns want to threaten defenses as the season goes, get 18 on the field and let him thrive.
Who were the best and worst performers in Texas’ win over Baylor?
Texas was fortunately able to get back into the win column after defeating Baylor 27-16. Continue reading “Texas Football: Studs an Duds from the victory over Baylor”
Pro Football Focus has released the snap counts and grades for the Texas Longhorns victory over the Baylor Bears on Saturday.
The Longhorns are coming off their first win in three week after Texas held on to a 27-16 victory over Baylor. The Bears made a late push in the game after falling behind 27-3 heading into the fourth quarter. The defense was able to limit the success of the Baylor running game and Sam Ehlinger found the deep ball again as the Longhorns ended their two-game losing streak.
Here are the snap counts and top five grades per PFF.
| Sam Ehlinger | 71 | Cade Brewer | 62 | Bijan Robinson | 26 |
| Samuel Cosmi | 71 | Joshua Moore | 55 | Tarik Black | 18 |
| Junior Angilau | 71 | Jared Wiley | 37 | Roschon Johnson | 12 |
| Derek Kerstetter | 71 | Brennan Eagles | 36 | Kai Money | 11 |
| Denzel Okafor | 71 | Keaontay Ingram | 35 | Kelvontay Dixon | 10 |
| Christian Jones | 71 | Jake Smith | 30 | Alvonte Woodard | 9 |
| Tarik Black | 74.9 |
| Samuel Cosmi | 71.0 |
| Jared Wiley | 69.7 |
| Sam Ehlinger | 68.9 |
| Brennan Eagles | 67.8 |
| Juwan Mitchell | 68 | D’Shawn Jamison | 45 | Tvondre Sweat | 35 | Jalen Green | 25 |
| DeMarvion Overshown | 68 | Ta’Quon Graham | 44 | Moro Ojomo | 32 | Alfred Collins | 24 |
| Josh Thompson | 66 | Chris Brown | 38 | Keondre Coburn | 31 | Anthony Cook | 16 |
| Caden Sterns | 65 | Joseph Ossai | 37 | Jett Bush | 30 | Reese Leitao | 8 |
| Chris Adimora | 52 | B.J. Foster | 36 | Jacoby Jones | 28 |
| Joseph Ossai | 80.4 |
| Chris Brown | 78 |
| Jacoby Jones | 73.7 |
| Ta’Quon Graham | 73.6 |
| Keondre Coburn | 68.9 |
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Longhorns Wire chooses the Studs and Duds from the conference matchup between Texas and TCU on Oct. 3.
Nothing went Texas’ way in the 33-31 loss to Texas Christian on Oct. 3. Continue reading “Texas Football: Studs and Duds in the loss to TCU”
The Texas Christian Horned Frogs took the lead heading into the half. The Longhorns couldn’t get anything going offensively.
The second quarter started off as rocky as the first quarter began with penalties. The Frogs driving as the first quarter ended. More penalties ensued. Linebacker Juwan Mitchell was ejected for targeting and TCU quarterback Max Duggan ran it in from five yards out to retake the lead 14-7.
On a third and 10 on the first drive for the Longhorns, Sam Ehlinger looked the way of Jake Smith for a long conversion to keep the drive going. On the next play Ehlinger finds Brennan Eagles running free down the middle of the field for 45-yards touchdown.
FLY @_BrennanEagles_ 🤘🦅 pic.twitter.com/oCzGnohp6D
— Texas Football (@TexasFootball) October 3, 2020
After TCU was able to get into Texas territory, the hold on third and 10 to force the punt with under 10 minutes to play in the second. The Longhorns would punt the ball right back to TCU. On third and long Ehlinger went deep to Eagles but it falls incomplete.
On the next drive the Horned Frogs were able to drive deep into Longhorns territory. After getting into the redzone, the defense tightened up on the Frogs to force a Griffin Kell field goal to retake the lead, 17-14 with under two minutes left to go.
After getting the ball back, Ehlinger throws an interception on what looked to be a miscommunication between he and Joshua Moore. TCU got the ball deep in Texas territory. After an unsportsmanlike penalty by the Horned Frogs, they were able to get into the redzone once again. Again TCU settles for a field goal attempt from Kell to make it 20-14.
The Longhorns played conservative after getting the ball back to go into halftime 20-14. The Horned Frogs will receive the second half kickoff.
Stats:
Ehlinger: 5/16 132 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT
Roschon Johnson: 3 carries, 18 yards
Jake Smith: 2 reception, 23 yards 1 TD
Eagles: 1 recption, 45 yard 1 TD
The first quarter between the TCU Horned Frogs and Texas Longhorns went an entire hour. Lots of sloppy play that ends with a 7-7 tie.
The game started out with the Texas Longhorns receiving the opening kickoff. It took three times due to penalties to get the kick off to the Longhorns on offense. One negated a Bijan Robinson return that would have put Texas at the Horned Frogs one-yard line. Quarterback goes 0-3 on the first drive to force a punt to TCU.
After the Frogs drove inside Texas territory, the Longhorns were able to get a stop to force a TCU punt. The other big story early on in the quarter were the penalties early on. Delay of game on fourth down caused TCU to punt when they originally lined up to go for it. The Longhorns once again had a big play wiped out by a penalty and forced to punt back to the Frogs.
The Longhorns defense allowed TCU to go down the field and punch it in for the early 7-0 lead. Darwin Barlow punched it in for the Frogs.
The first TD of the game goes to @TCUFootball's @darwin_barlow! 🙌🐸 pic.twitter.com/riIQHTggtR
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 3, 2020
During the first quarter defensive back Tyler Owens went down with a hamstring injury and was announced that he wouldn’t be back for this game. Through the first 10 minutes of the game Ehlinger hadn’t completed a single pass on three attempts. On his first completion, Jake Smith was called for pass interference to wipe it out. On third and 25, he finds Jared Wiley for 52 yards and a first down.
After their initial first down of the game, Ehlinger threw it down the sideline to Eagles but the ball was ripped out at the last second. The play was reviewed and upheld. The Longhorns were able to get the training rolling in the right direction. They cap off the drive with a touchdown pass from Ehlinger to Jake Smith.
The Longhorns are on the board! @jakesmith27 ties things up for @TexasFootball to cap off an impressive drive 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/enfztWZ7lV
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 3, 2020
Quarter ends with a 7-7 tie.
Stats
Sam Ehlinger 3/10 69 yards, 1 TD
Roschon Johnson 1 carry, 9 yards
Jared Wiley 1 reception, 52 yards
Jake Smith, 1 reception, 5 yards, 1 TD
Penalties- 7 for 40 yards
