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CFB analyst Joel Klatt breaks down Sam Ehlinger’s performance against Texas Tech

Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt broke down why Ehlinger was successful in the fourth quarter against the Red Raiders. You can watch the clip here:

When SaRodorick Thompson broke away for a 75-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 15, Texas seemed to be out of the game. However, quarterback Sam Ehlinger told Tom Herman the Longhorns were going to score twice and win the game in overtime.

Ehlinger backed up what he told Herman, playing incredible football down the stretch. In the final two drives, excluding overtime, the senior quarterback went 6-of-7 passing for 93 yards and two touchdowns. Ehlinger added 15 rushing yards and a game-tying two-point conversion to Brennan Eagles.

In overtime, Joshua Moore caught the game-winning touchdown from Ehlinger to give Texas a 63-56 win in Lubbock.

The quarterback’s play down the stretch is one of the reasons the Longhorns won their fourth consecutive Big 12 opener. He finished with six touchdowns: five in the air and one on the ground.

Fox Sports’ college football analyst Joe Klatt has been high on Ehlinger all season, ranking him the third-best quarterback going into the season. He broke down why Ehlinger was successful in the fourth quarter against the Red Raiders.

You can watch the clip here:

If Texas wants to reach its goal of winning a Big 12 championship, Ehlinger will need to continue to perform the way he did against Texas Tech. Oozing confidence, the quarterback never thinks the Longhorns are out of a game.

Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich knows he has a special quarterback and must let Ehlinger continue to thrive. Those kinds of decisions will come in handy in Texas’ bigger Big 12 matchups.

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Sam Ehlinger’s passing tendencies through two weeks

After two weeks of games for the Texas Longhorns, we examine how Sam Ehlinger has looked throwing the ball. What are his tendencies?

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Texas senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger is attempting to chase that elusive invite to New York by season’s end. While Ehlinger has put up some good seasons from a statistical standpoint for a Heisman bid, the thing that has held him back is the performance on the field. However, for the first time Ehlinger and the Longhorns are 2-0 under head coach Tom Herman. So can they do enough to get Sam to the ceremony?

Well the next step is retribution in Austin, Texas. In their last matchup at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, the Longhorns came out on top 31-16. Ehlinger threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns in the win. He also added one on the ground as Ehlinger has shown the propensity to do. It was the 2019 game that helped derail their season.

Looking at 2020, we dive into the numbers to see how Ehlinger has performed through two games. Where has Sam been able to find success through the air?

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Texas Longhorn Football: Breaking down the depth chart for TCU

Texas has released its depth chart before hosting TCU. Jordan Whittington remains the only player out as Jake Smith is expected to return.

Texas has released its depth chart before hosting TCU on Saturday. Jordan Whittington remains the only player out as Jake Smith is expected to return this week.

The Quarterbacks

Sam Ehlinger Sr Casey Thompson So Hudson Card Fr Ja’Quinden Jackson Fr

For the third consecutive game, the quarterback depth chart will remain the same. Sam Ehlinger clearly leads the way with Casey Thompson remaining as the backup. Both true freshman Hudson Card and Ja’Quinden Jackson will continue to fight for reps in practice. If Ehlinger cannot play for whatever reason, Tom Herman will put Thompson in for relief.

The Running Backs

Keaontay Ingram Jr Roschon Johnson So Bijan Robinson Fr

Keaontay Ingram had an impressive day against Texas Tech, averaging 7.4 yards per carry. He will continue to get most of the running back reps with Roschon Johnson closely behind. Bijan Robinson took a scary fall on Saturday and is dealing with a strained back. The freshman should be in practice on Tuesday or Wednesday and will play on Saturday against TCU.

The Wide Receivers

X WR Brennan Eagles Sr Tarik Black Jr
H WR Jake Smith So Kai Money So <or> Brenden Schooler Sr
Z WR Joshua Moore Rs-So Al’Vonte Woodard So

One surprising change from the wide receivers comes from the X-receiver position. Tarik Black earned a start on Saturday after an impressive performance against UTEP. Then, Black only played 29 snaps compared to Brennan Eagles’ 50. This week, Eagles is listed atop the depth chart and will get the start. Even though he was listed on the depth chart last week, Jake Smith did not play. Herman said Smith is expected to play against the Horned Frogs.

Next, we look at the tight ends and offensive line.

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Texas Longhorns Football: Three reasons for the win over Texas Tech

It was tighter than expected but UT found a way in the Big 12 opener. Here are three reasons UT was able to get a victory over Texas Tech: 

Saturday’s win against Texas Tech was nervy, shocking, and an emotional rollercoaster throughout. Up by as much as 10 points with under one minute left in the third quarter, Texas somehow found itself down by 15 with just over three minutes left in the fourth quarter.

One improbable comeback later and the Longhorns found itself with a 1-0 conference record for the fourth consecutive season. Tom Herman became the first Texas coach to accomplish the feat since John Mackovic did it from 1992-1995 in the Southwest Conference.

A lot had to go right for Texas to pull a win out of their hat, requiring some clutch plays coming from both the offense and defense. Even Cameron Dicker’s magical right foot had to get involved.

It was tighter than expected but the Longhorns found a way in its conference opener. Here are three reasons Texas was able to get a victory over Texas Tech on Saturday:

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Texas Longhorns snap counts and PFF grades

Which Texas Longhorns players played the most snaps on Saturday? Plus a look at the top five PFF grades on both sides of the ball.

The Texas Longhorns on Saturday played a very messy game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. While their was some jubilation for pulling out a win over a conference foe after being down 15 point late, there is a lot that this team needs to clean up, especially on the defensive side of the ball. On offense, the team did well. They put 56 points in a game after putting up 59 in their opener.

Sam Ehlinger led the way 331 total yards and six touchdowns in this game. Not only was he the top performer when the team really needed him, he opened up the season with 11 total touchdowns and 10 passing in just two games. While it is just two games in, he is throwing for a higher completion percentage and yards per attempt than he has at any point in his career. With the victory now behind everyone, we look at the snap counts and grades from Pro Football Focus.

Offensive Snap Counts

Ehlinger 93 Jones 93 Ingram 46 Money 22
Cosmi 93 Brewer 75 Wiley 36 Woodared 19
Angilau 93 Moore 64 Johnson 36 Robinson 11
Kerstetter 93 Schooler 52 Black 29 Epps 1
Okafor 93 Eagles 50 Washington 29

 

Top Five PFF Grades on Offense

Player Grade
Christian Jones 78.9
Sam Ehlinger 77.2
Brenden Schooler 74.1
Roschon Johnson 68.9
Brennan Eagles 68.8

Defensive Snap Counts

Overshown 79 Thompson 59 Coburn 46 Jones 26
Ossai 71 Jamison 56 Ojomo 45 Cook 16
Mitchell 70 Foster 49 Green 43 Bush 13
Adimora 63 Graham 49 Collins 30 Adeoye 9
Sterns 60 Brown 49 Sweat 28 Leitao 9

Top Five PFF Grades on Defense

Player Grade
Chris Adimora 84
Ta’Quon Graham 71.9
Chris Brown 70.4
Keondre Coburn 68.8
Alfred Collins 68.7

 

Texas Football: Longhorns escape Lubbock unbeaten

After a wild three quarters between the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders, it got wilder. Texas remains unbeaten with the OT win.

It was a lot closer than many thought it would be. The Longhorns entered the game as 17.5 point favorites over Texas Tech. Going into the fourth quarter, the Longhorns found themselves down 42-38 after a SaRodorick Thompson touchdown run as time expired in the third quarter. The Longhorns would score on a Cameron Dicker field goal to get within one point.

The Longhorns fumbled their next opportunity with the football and the Red Raiders would take advantage. They scored on back to back drives to put the Longhorns down 15 points with three minutes left in the game. Then Sam Ehlinger and company went to work.

Two big passes to Brenden Schooler and Kai Money put the Longhorns in business at the Texas Tech 12 yard line. Ehlinger then found Brennan Eagles for the touchdown to get within one possession. After an onside kick recovery from Malcolm Epps, the Longhorns had new life.

Texas drove down the shortened field but penalties pushed them to the 18 on first and goal. Ehlinger found Joshua Moore for his second touchdown on the afternoon, Eagles added a two-point conversion to tie it up at 56. After the defense held, it meant this game was going to overtime for the first time ever in 70 meetings.

A one-yard pass to Schooler and a 12-yard run by Keaontay Ingram set up another Ehlinger to Moore touchdown to take the lead 63-56.

When the Longhorns went on defense it only took four plays to end the game. After it appeared that Joseph Ossai recovered a fumble to win the game, it was overturned giving Texas Tech new life. On the very next play Caden Sterns picked off Alan Bowman to seal the deal. The Longhorns come out on top in the highest scoring game in the series between these two schools. It also marked the most points scored by the Red Raiders against Texas.

 

Texas Football: Three storylines to watch against Texas Tech

The Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders will kick off their Big 12 play on Saturday. Here are three storylines to observe.

The Big 12 will kick off conference play on Saturday with five games on the slate. The Longhorns and Red Raiders will start their battle in the. middle of the afternoon. This is the first opportunity for the Texas defense and Chris Ash to be tested with an offense that averaged over 30 points per game in 2019. When it comes to offense, Texas Tech is known for that going back the better part of the last two decades.

For Tech they need to come out early on and put points on the board. The key is not to fall behind early on. If Texas gets a lead early on in this game, it will only help the defense in that regard. Joseph Ossai, Ta’Quon Graham, Keondre Coburn, T’Vondre Sweat, Alfred Collins and Moro Ojomo will pin their ears back and hunt the quarterback.

The Red Raiders allowed three sacks in their game against Houston Baptist. The Texas defense has better talent so you should expect to see a lot more pressure than was put on display against UTEP. Ash will likely dial up the pressure in this game as they look to slow down an offense that put up 600 yards of offense in their season opener.

As kickoff sits just over 24 hours away, we examine three storylines to watch in this game.

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Texas vs Texas Tech: Wide Receiver Tale of the Tape

A look at the tale of the tape for the wide receivers. Who has the better group between Texas and Texas Tech?

The Texas and Texas Tech game on Saturday is sure to feature some teams that will throw the ball around the yard. Texas Tech has been known for the ‘Air Raid’ offense for the better part of the last two decades dating back to Mike Leach. The Longhorns are known more for running the football over the years but with Mike Yurcich calling the shots, we could see a lot more passing than we have come accustomed to over the years. Against UTEP, the Longhorns accounted for 481 yards passing.

In this version of the “Tale of the Tape”, the focus is on the pass catchers and more importantly the wide receivers. Joshua Moore and KeSean Carter led their teams in receiver in their opening wins to kick off the 2020 college football season. Which one could have the last laugh on Saturday afternoon?

Leading receivers for each team on Saturday, Sept. 12

Joshua Moore vs KeSean Carter
6-1 Ht 5-11
170 Wt 190
Rs-So Year Jr
8 Targets 7
6 Rec 6
75 Catch % 85.7
127 Yards 86
92 YAC 52
1 TDs 1
81.3 PFF Grade 87.7

These two teams will throw the ball to more than just one receiver, so it isn’t just about Moore vs Carter. For the Longhorns they hope to have Jake Smith ready to go on Saturday along with Tarik Black, Brennan Eagles and the new sensation Kai Money.

For Texas Tech it starts with T.J. Vasher on the outside along with Erik Ezukanma, Dalton Rigdon and Ja’Lynn Polk. Their group combined for 247 yards receiving, without adding in Carter’s numbers. If the Longhorns don’t get the run game going in this one, we could see a lot of yards racked up through the air.

Notable receivers career numbers

Tarik Black Brennan Eagles vs TJ Vasher Erik Ezukanma
6-3 6-4 Ht 6-6 6-3
217 229 Wt 215 220
Sr Jr Yr Sr Rs-So
45 34 Rec 135 48
587 592 Yards 1,835 778
3 7 TDs 19 6

 

Texas Football: Breaking down the depth chart

The Texas Longhorns have released their depth chart ahead of the Texas Tech game. Longhorns Wire takes a look at each group.

The Texas Longhorns released their depth chart for the game against Texas Tech. The team is hoping to have Jake Smith back for this matchup as he recovers from a hamstring injury he suffered in practice ahead of the UTEP game.

The Quarterbacks

Sam Ehlinger Sr Casey Thompson So Hudson Card Fr Ja’Quinden Jackson Fr

No real surprises here, Jackson makes his first appearance on the depth chart at QB4. He won’t see any action without injury and a major blowout against Texas Tech on Saturday. Sam Ehlinger looks to improve upon his career stats against the Red Raiders. In his last two wins over Tech, Ehlinger has thrown six touchdowns to no interceptions.

The Running Backs

Keaontay Ingram Jr Roschon Johnson So Bijan Robinson Fr

Once again the team lists Keaontay Ingram at the top of the list. With the running backs it doesn’t mean much give the fact that Roschon started the last game despite being second on the list. Tom Herman has stated that all of the backs will get equal share of the carries. Look for Texas to run the ball more against the Red Raiders than they did with UTEP.

The Wide Receivers

X WR Tarik Black Sr Brennan Eagles Jr
H WR Jake Smith So Kai Money So <or> Brenden Schooler Sr
Z WR Joshua Moore Rs-So Al’Vonte Woodard So

No changes at the two outside wide receiver position. However, Kai Money and Brenden Schooler were added to the H receiver depth chart. With the injury to Jordan Whittington and the questions about Smith, they needed depth. Both Schooler and Money scored touchdowns in their first action of the season.

Next we look at the tight ends and offensive line.

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A tale of the No. 6 jersey, Texas WR Joshua Moore’s emotional return

Texas wide receiver Joshua Moore’s redemption story is just beginning, but it’s certainly one to be admired.

Texas wide receiver Joshua Moore’s story is the perfect example of resilience. Continue reading “A tale of the No. 6 jersey, Texas WR Joshua Moore’s emotional return”