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Texas viewed as a team that can have a boom season after last year’s bust

Can the Longhorns go from bust to boom in 2022? One national writer thinks so.

When Texas was able to lure the best offensive mind in the country in Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian to Austin to be the head coach, many thought it would equate to immediate success. Continue reading “Texas viewed as a team that can have a boom season after last year’s bust”

Texas Football: Updated depth chart for West Virginia game

Texas updates depth chart ahead of West Virginia matchup.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian made a few changes to the depth chart ahead of the West Virginia game.

The quarterback position no longer has an “or” next to it. Sarkisian gave both quarterbacks playing time before Hudson Card threw a costly pick-six near the end of the first half giving the Jayhawks all the momentum. Casey Thompson led a second half comeback to force the game into overtime, prompting Sarkisian to give him the start this week.

Roschon Johnson will start at running back in place of Bijan Robinson, who will miss the rest of the season due to an elbow injury. Keilan Robinson is listed as Johnson’s backup after missing a week in COVID-19 protocol.

With Josh Thompson injured, Darrion Dunn is listed as the starting cornerback opposite of D’Shawn Jamison. Expect to see a mix of Dunn, Jahdae Barron and Kitan Crawford during the course of the game.

Here is a look at the entire depth chart:

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WATCH: Torre Becton implements ‘All Gas no Brakes’ culture during workout

There’s a new culture in Austin and success starts in the offseason.

The Longhorns are in dire need of a hot start in the upcoming 2021 season, especially given the fact 247Sports declared Texas as having the ninth toughest schedule in the nation.

One slip-up can change the trajectory of the whole season and starting off with what could be back-to-back trap games will be an indicator of where the program stands. The Longhorns take on a very well coached and deep Louisiana team, and follow that up with a matchup against SEC school  Arkansas, who had shown improvements under Sam Pittman.

A change of culture was needed after the Tom Herman era displayed constant disappointment and looked as if the program had never felt success. Steve Sarkisian had just the guy that would be able to implement his desired culture that emphasizes improvement and simply just having a swagger that shows the program fears none, in Torre Becton.

Becton can be heard emphasizing that nothing they have done in the past matters, because the program is all about moving forward. Something that Longhorn fans are hoping happens, as the team has fallen short of expectations for the past four years.

Texas needs Sarkisian and staff to get the program to a point where the whole world can tell they are back, rather than having to say it.