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Luke McCaffrey (just barely) outran his brother Christian McCaffrey with his 2024 NFL combine 40-yard dash

2024 NFL Draft WR Luke McCaffrey can officially say he’s faster than his brother, star NFL RB Christian McCaffrey.

Another McCaffrey is headed to the NFL as San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey’s younger brother Luke McCaffrey has entered the 2024 NFL Draft cycle.

The younger McCaffrey, a wide receiver out of Rice, participated in Saturday’s NFL combine drills and actually ran a faster 40-yard dash than his older brother Christian, but just barely.

Luke McCaffrey’s 4.47 time just barely eclipsed Christian McCaffrey’s 4.48 time from the 2017 NFL combine.

It’s not a huge margin in the slightest, but it’s just enough for the younger McCaffrey to earn bragging rights about who is faster between him and his brother. That counts in our book!

Both McCaffreys come from a football family, as their dad Ed McCaffrey played for the Denver Broncos for more than a decade, their brother Max McCaffrey is an NFL veteran and brother Dylan McCaffrey was a quarterback at Northern Colorado.

Now, the youngest McCaffrey will get to take hold of a family record at the combine, which has to be exciting for the Rice product.

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Texas’ Steve Sarkisian indicates Rice defense broke several tendencies

Postgame comments indicated the Rice defensive attack was “dramatically different than what was on tape.”

The Texas offensive line struggled mightily in its first game of the season. Much of that revolved around a defensive scheme that it couldn’t have been prepared to face.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian shared that the Rice Owls had a wholly different style of attacking in Week 1 than what they had done prior. He said the following of its effect on the Longhorns offensive line.

“I think from an O-line perspective, I thought it was fine. You know, we got a lot of different stuff today. That’s always one of the challenges in Week 1. You never really know. And when a team does something dramatically different than what’s on tape, you gotta make those adjustments. Not just as a staff, but the players need to.”

There’s reasonable justification for Texas’ offensive line struggles in the individual game, but Sarkisian is aware that those issues cannot continue to plague the team. He spoke to the improvement he wants to see from his offensive line.

“Do I want it to be better? Of course I do. Like that aspect, I’m always striving for it to be better. But I do understand where some of the mishaps might have come. And so, we’ve gotta get that cleaned up, because if not, some of the same things we saw today, we’ll continue to see.”

When asked about whether the matter can be fixed by next week, Sarkisian replied with certainty.

“Of course. … If I thought we just were inadequate then it’d be a problem. But I definitely don’t think we’re inadequate. I think we’re a good football team. That’s the life of a coach, is to find the things that we can improve and continue to emphasize the things that we do well.”

Texas will look to identify and correct its weak points as it heads into its major clash with the Alabama Crimson Tide on Sept. 9.

Texas fans and media react to a 16-3 first half lead against Rice

After an abysmal performance by the Longhorns offensive line, Texas leads 16-3 at halftime.

The Texas Longhorns have kicked off the season for 2023. The Texas offense was well below standard in the first half.

To start the game, Texas failed to secure a first down in the first series. Compounding the issue, Sarkisian went for it on fourth and two from his own 33-yard line only to fail to convert.

The Texas offensive line and overall pass protection was poor at best in early action. So, too, was blitz pickup from the Texas backfield. The running back unit will need to figure out how to put together a competent performance in its second game against Alabama.

Xavier Worthy, Jonathan Brooks and Jordan Whittington were seemingly the lone bright spots for the Longhorns on offense, but the defense did its job. Defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski suffocated the Rice offense in the first quarter before the Owls got loose on a mesh crossing route. The fun stopped there for Rice.

Texas leads 16-3 at halftime. Here’s a look at how Texas faithful took in the game.

Pregame social media buzz ahead of No. 11 Texas vs. Rice

IT’S GAMEDAY! Texas fans are anxious to kick off the 2023 college football season.

No. 11 Texas is just hours away from kicking off the 2023 college football season. Continue reading “Pregame social media buzz ahead of No. 11 Texas vs. Rice”

Expert score predictions for No. 11 Texas vs. Rice in Week 1

Score predictions from various media networks for No. 11 Texas vs. Rice.

No. 11 Texas opens the 2023 college football season against the Rice Owls in Austin on Saturday, Sept. 2. Continue reading “Expert score predictions for No. 11 Texas vs. Rice in Week 1”

Everything Steve Sarkisian said to the media ahead of Texas’ season opener

Steve Sarkisian discussed his quarterbacks and new starters among other topics.

The Texas Longhorns open the season on Saturday against the Rice Owls, and while there aren’t too many question marks surrounding the 2023 team there are still a couple of unknowns. Continue reading “Everything Steve Sarkisian said to the media ahead of Texas’ season opener”

Expectations for Saturday’s game between No. 11 Texas and Rice

Texas needs execution on offense and risk-taking practice on defense against Rice.

The No. 11 Texas Longhorns and Rice Owls face off on Saturday afternoon to kick off the season. We expect big things from Texas in the game mostly because of what we expect this season.

The game presents different opportunities for both the offense and the defense. Offensively, we need to see consistency. For that, we need the offense to show it can execute plays over and over again. Given the talent on the offensive side and what Rice lacks defensively, it should result in a high score by halftime.

Texas does not need to press if it falls behind, but a well executed half should result in a high scoring output by halftime. If the Longhorns have executed they should have at least 28 points on the board at halftime. Again, they shouldn’t press to reach that total. It would simply reflect that the team did not execute plays offensively and needs to improve.

On defense, the team could benefit by taking more risks. Finding out what risks defensive backs can take could benefit the team when they need a play later in the season.

Earlier this week, we noted a five-touchdown line in favor of Texas. The team will look to perform up to expectations on Saturday.

Steve Sarkisian names DJ Campbell starting right guard against Rice

The former five-star is getting the start in Texas’ season opener.

We have gotten to the point with Texas football where there is so much depth across the offensive line that a player who started all season in 2022 has now lost his spot to a former five-star. Continue reading “Steve Sarkisian names DJ Campbell starting right guard against Rice”

Rice head coach Mike Bloomgren calls Steve Sarkisian ‘surgical’

The Rice head coach has a ton of respect for Steve Sarkisian and his offensive prowess.

Texas is set to host Rice for their season opener on Saturday, and emotions are running high for a couple of reasons.

For starters, college football is finally back. However, the hype around the Longhorns has many thinking that this team will be generational. Texas is set to field what should be their best team since 2009, and are looking to finally be…we all know the word.

On Tuesday, Rice head coach Mike Bloomgren was speaking to the media about the game and spoke highly of Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian. He highlighted how innovative Sarkisian is on offense and even went as far to call him surgical as written about by On3.

“I think everybody knows Sark’s background. When you go back to those mid-2000’s USC teams when him and Lane (Kiffin) were as innovative as anybody in the country. What Sark did when he went to the Falcons and went to Alabama again, I mean, just an unbelievable offensive mind that’s very surgical.”

With a more confident and improved Quinn Ewers, elite receiving corps, and one of the best offensive lines in the country, Texas fans are hoping to see the success that Sarkisian had while at Alabama as the offensive coordinator.

Unfortunately for Rice and Bloomgren, they are subject to feeling the wrath of this high powered offense and enter the game as 35 point underdogs. They do however have an experienced quarterback in JT Daniels and a pair of receivers that could challenge the defense.

Rice’s WR duo will be a good test for Texas secondary

Rice has a pair of receivers that will be a nice test for Texas before ‘Bama.

Despite the fact that Texas is favored by 35 points against Rice doesn’t mean that the Owls won’t test them. Continue reading “Rice’s WR duo will be a good test for Texas secondary”

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