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I think Trey Moore, Brad Spence, Anthony Hill will move freely in between on ball linebacker to off ball linebacker to confuse offenses. Michael Taaffe, Jelani McDonald, Derek Williams and Jaylon Guilbeau will be equally versatile in the secondary. I think having so many experienced guys cross trained is going to make the Texas defense far more unpredictable than in years past.

13-10 vs a team with no QB, while you’re at home, is soft, and 28-14 isn’t indicative of the game at all. It was 1 yard and a terrible fumble from 21-21.

Incorrect. They return 3 out of the top 5 tacklers.

I feel optimistic that the secondary will not take a step back from last year, and I actually think the front seven will be better and deeper. Jahdae Barron and Andrew Mukuba were great, heady players, but physically they each had their issues. Mukuba was a bit undersized, and Barron, despite his combine time, is limited in straight-line speed and could be beaten deep. Derek Williams, Jelani McDonald, and Kobe Black are bigger, more physical, and tough to move. The heart and head of the secondary is Taaffe — as long as he’s on the field, Texas will be in position to make plays.

He’s honestly my biggest x-factor for OSU in this game on offense. I do think Texas using 2-high safeties in this game is designed to both hedge against Smith and also to minimize Klare’s explosiveness.

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Glad to have him onboard: Mission Uranus!

The reason Texas’ defense could tilt the odds in their favor is Sark’s staff and their ability to develop talent. Look at the track record: T’Vondre Sweat, Alfred Collins, and Vernon Broughton were afterthoughts when Sark arrived. Byron Murphy was a 3-star recruit. That group produced an Outland Trophy winner, two first-team All-Americans, a second-team All-American, and four players drafted in the first four rounds. Barryn Sorrell, a 3-star LSU pass-over, became a 4th-round pick. Michael Taafe went from walk-on to All-American. Gunnar Helm, a 3-star from the last Herman class, had arguably the best season ever by a Longhorn tight end and is now making plays with the Titans. Christian Jones, once “damaged goods,” turned into an NFL player. David Gbenda also reached the NFL as an undrafted free agent. Torre Becton, the strength coach, deserves credit too. He’s building these players into physically dominant athletes, maximizing size, speed, and power — especially in the front seven, where length and strength are already elite. Sark isn’t just developing 3-star holdovers. He’s now working with top-tier recruits from four consecutive top-5 classes. Texas and Ohio State are essentially equal on paper, and I expect the same rapid jumps from these players that we’ve seen in the past. These guys are focused, hungry, and eager to prove something. With this staff’s development edge, the sky is the limit for Texas’ defense.

Like Jaxon Dart’s Dude Wipes moment(s) from the Florida game last year? 😂 Something about the Ja(x/cks)ons.

I believe Texas lost their top 5 tacklers from last season? I definitely think last years secondary and DL will be better than this years.

Ags are definitely QBsNotDevelopedThenTransferToSomewhereElseToDevelop U

Sayin is 210 now. But either way, height doesn’t matter in CFB. Day was comparing their accuracy and processing speeds.

Paul Finebaum CFB Nerds Josh Pate Ari Wasserman Andy Staples All national media that has picked Texas. I don’t think I’ve seen any pick Ohio State.

Yeah, if Texas is getting to Sayin that easily, it won’t matter, Ohio states already lost.

I think both QB’s will have their moments, but I think fans who are expecting this to be Peyton Manning vs Tom Brady are going to be disappointed.

I’m just Sayin, not everyone is gonna trust an u proven freshman especially if he’s not getting the ball to his guys because of our defensive line wrecking shop!

they both play football - so they have to be the same

Thank you!!!