The wide receiver position is one that will likely benefit the most with Steve Sarkisian taking over as the head coach and play caller for Texas.
The only issue for what seemed to be almost all of camp, was that the receiver group was not living up to the expectations that the first-year head coach had.
However, in a recent interview on ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin, Sarkisian spoke highly of one receiver in particular. He views Joshua Moore as having the potential to breakout this season. Moore was the Longhorns’ leader in catches, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns last season.
Sarkisian complimented what Moore has shown in recent weeks at fall camp.
“Yeah, I would say, one guy who’s really kind of jumped up and really started to play well throughout camp and had a really good scrimmage was Josh Moore,” Sarkisian said on Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin. “You know he’s got the explosiveness, he has range. His playmaking ability, he’s been a really bright spot.
Moore does have the capability to be the best receiver on the team, he just needs to be a more consistent player. During the first three games of the 2020 season, he got off to a great start catching 19 passes for 283 yards, and five touchdowns. He fizzled out after the Oklahoma game, as during the next four games he only averaged 1.5 catches per game, 25 yards receieving, and while only accounted for two touchdowns.
During the Alamo Bowl, Moore returned to the player that we saw through the first three games, as he caught five passes for 86 yards, and two touchdowns, which was more productive than the prior four games combined.
Given that Moore is the most experienced receiver on the team, and has the most production to show for it, Texas really needs him to assert himself to not only help the team succeed, but more importantly help whoever the new quarterback will be.
