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I saw a mock draft that BR did with Arch 3rd and Goosby, Simmons, and Coleman in top 10. Got me wondering... What are the percentages and the over/under on how many horns go first for their position. I put the odds at 1.5, currently, and it seems like there are 5 possible if they each play great. Arch:50% chance to go first Top competition: Mensah, Carr, Moore Simmons: 75% Competition: Stewart Goosby 75% Competition: Season Coleman/Wingo 15% (higher chance for Coleman, obviously) Competition: Jeremiah Smith McDoland: 35% Competition: KJ Bolden, Tae Johnson It will be interesting not just how the top 10 plays out, but where each of these land in their position group.

which is the exact opposite of how they are doing the OU-Michigan series, strange.

I mentioned in thread after game , I thought this was one of best group of blocking TEs we have had in a long time. Sark gets some great formations using our 2 TEs and puts a lot of pressure on defenses. Most defenses vs Texas want to get smaller and more help going against our WRs. Love we are aggressive going for it on 4th down much of game. Thx for this thread. I hope Arch takes some safety valve throws to our RBs and TEs vs forcing too much. These guys can make plays

Tommy Carr is a freshman QB at Michigan. He's the younger brother of ND QB CJ Carr

I don't think Ellison was involved as much as the dude from Barstool, Portnoy.

When do you think Whittingham makes that move? Underwood is not a typical Whittingham offensive guy at that position. The QB from CSU seems like a better fit, but he's not played a lot since 2024 due to injuries. Though is biggest problem is TOs.

Would Whittingham even be playing Underwood if Larry Ellison wasn't paying him millions of dollars? Strange days.

A Big Ten crew worked the game in Ann Arbor, so I would imagine an SEC crew will work the game in Austin next year.

It was a weird game. I didn't think we would hold them to 7 points, but I also certainly didn't think we would give up 160 yards on the ground. The Texas State OL was massive and I was fairly impressed that they played tough the entire 4 quarters in that heat.

Fantastic detail, insightful and well reasoned Jeff!! 👏 🤘

I did like Muschamp making use of the offense substituting by running new linemen into the game. Also, I was impressed with the fact that Texas didn't have any penalties for substitution infractions. The operation was fairly clean, considering the circumstances.

Other things I'd like to see carry over: — Kobe Black's hit on Chris Dawn Jr. Yes, it was a tremendous, legal hit. That's how you coach those collisions in today's game. But you can't let opponents get too comfortable taking chances on low-percentage passes. You've got to protect your territory between the hashes. — Arch's scramble drill throw to Spencer Shannon for 11 yards on the second touchdown drive. With Arch thriving when he can get loose and make plays with his legs, his receivers need to do what Shannon did and help their quarterback by making themselves an open target. — The offensive line's push on the 13-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Raleek Brown's 13-yard touchdown run. The Longhorns converted second-and-1, third-and-1 and third-and-2 on the ground with ease. The running game bogged down from there, but Texas dominated in the trenches on that possession. — All three turnovers were truly forced. Biles and Maraad Watson punched two balls out and Biles read Brad Jackson all the way on his pick. Texas needs to seize opportunities to turn Ohio State over. — Raleek Brown's touchdown run on the delay/draw. Texas State stopped playing the RPO and was strictly playing the run from about the middle of the second quarter. One great counter when you're getting a lot of penetration and the defense is shooting gaps and hunting negative plays is to call a draw or something where the defense's aggressiveness works against them. I loved that call by Sark.

I didn't notice that, but I'll take another look. We seemed to have those all day long, trying to hurry to get aligned with their tempo. I'm thankful it was so hot they were having to break tempo to sub some of their guys as well. If this was a cool day, I can only imagine how fast they would be going.

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It also looked like the defense had pre-snap alignment issues on that play.

It seemed like the D-line got gassed. Texas State did a good job of using tempo to its advantage. And that style of offense naturally opens up the middle of the field, which makes it conducive to hitting big run plays between the tackles. If Texas had game-planned more than it otherwise did, it might've been a different story. Regardless, I'd expect Texas to play the run much differently against Ohio State.

One of the few times Texas attacked the line of scrimmage with multiple defenders against Texas State was one of the plays made in the 59-7 win over the Bobcats that needs to carry over to the Longhorns’ blockbuster non-conference battle with No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday (6:30 p.m., ABC). After Texas State converted a third-and-4 on its opening drive, it tried to crank up the tempo. While trying to catch Will Muschamp’s defense flat-footed on second-and-6 from the Bobcats’ 40-yard line, Rasheem Biles and Justin Cryer busted loose into the backfield. Torrance Burgess Jr. slipped away from the Texas linebackers, but Jelani McDonald was right there to clean up the play, resulting in the defense’s first tackle for loss of 2026. Texas State’s average to-go distance on third down was 4.3 yards. The Bobcats faced third-and-4 or less on nine (5-for-9) of the 14 times (8-for-14) they lined up to try and move the sticks on third down. Expect Muschamp to be more aggressive on early downs to try and get the Buckeyes behind the chains. Ohio State was 5-for-11 on third down in its 56-3 season-opening win over Ball State, with an average to-go distance of 8.1 yards, which is how the Longhorns would prefer the Buckeyes to operate on critical downs. *** Texas has held Ohio State to a 6-for-22 mark on third down in the last two meetings. Still, the Buckeyes’ combined 2-for-3 mark on fourth down in their two wins over the Longhorns went a long way toward deciding the outcome; one of the conversions was Will Howard’s 18-yard run on fourth-and-2 in the Cotton Bowl en route to the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, while the other was CJ Donaldson’s 1-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal in Columbus last season. Texas held Texas State to a 1-for-3 mark on fourth down, with the first stop coming long before the outcome was decided. After Biles made a tremendous play in space to stop Brad Jackson for a 2-yard loss on third-and-2 from the Longhorns’ 40-yard line, Alex January got the defense off the field by sticking his paw up and knocking Jackson’s fourth-and-4 pass attempt to the ground. The Bobcats called a good fourth-down play, with Chris Dawn Jr. and Blake Smith crossing up Cryer and Graceson Littleton in coverage. Thankfully, January made the kind of play the Longhorns must get to flip the script in the Ohio State series. *** Steve Sarkisian needs to be at his best as a play-caller if Texas is going to get the scarlet-and-gray monkey off its back. That will require setting up big plays the way he did on the offense’s second possession. A swing pass to Raleek Brown helped set up Arch Manning’s 21-yard completion to Ryan Wingo on fourth-and-2 from the Texas State 40-yard line in the second quarter. On both plays, Sarkisian sent Nick Townsend in motion from the short side of the field to the wide side, forming a trey set (a tight end and two receivers on one side of the field in a three-by-one formation). On the pass to Brown, Townsend motioned toward the field as a lead blocker, leading the way for Brown’s 11-yard gain. The Longhorns ran the same action on fourth-and-2 and, with Townsend and Brown selling the swing pass, Manning’s slight pump fake sold the short pass long enough to hold the Bobcat defenders and allow Wingo to get open down the sideline. *** The game has slowed down significantly for Manning since he walked into the Horseshoe for last season’s opener for his third carrier start. More in tune with the offense and playing off his instincts, Manning selling the swing pass to Brown before hitting Wingo for a chunk-yardage play on fourth down was one of several plays he made that can’t be appreciated if you’re only looking at the box score. On the Texas offense’s third scoring drive, Manning made a savvy play after getting the Bobcats to jump into the neutral zone on third-and-9 from the Texas State 46. Instead of taking a deep shot or taking a risk he otherwise wouldn’t, knowing he had an upcoming third-and-4 in his back pocket, Manning carried out the play, slinging the ball to Hollywood Smothers for an 11-yard gain and a first down at the Bobcats’ 35-yard line. Six plays later, Raleek Brown scored from 13-yard out behind Townsend and Trevor Goosby to make it a three-score game, 21-0. What Manning did leading up to the touchdown, including a 16-yard pickup on a pass to Wingo out of a scramble situation and a quick pass to Townsend for nine yards on first down from the Texas State 21, are tangible signs that the Buckeyes aren’t facing the same quarterback they saw last season. View full news story

Siani was great. Though, he was responsible for the one pressure from the starting offensive line. That's my one knock.

I’m going to go with Siani. This may be our best pickup. Running on the right side with him and TE is money! He may push Goosby for first Longhorn OT picked. Having him at RT and sliding Baker inside is huge

I say we get Kevin Marr to officiate

Yep we’ve never complained of the sec officials