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Traore suffered a season-ending knee injury in an October practice and had successful surgery on October 21...... Sean Miller stated: “Lassina was a starter on this year’s team. He had a great summer and preseason, where he improved his game as much as any player in our program. He emerged to be our team’s best rebounder, low post defender and shot blocker. He was in superior condition and became a tone setter for everything that impacts winning. We will miss Lassina’s ability and presence. No one player can replace him. All of us will have to do more, be better and step up in our respective roles. And, we will eagerly await his return to the basketball court in the 2025-26 season.” He averaged 11.9 ppg and a Big West leading 10.3 rpg at Long Beach St in 2023-2024. Would be a big body low post presence that will be a significant addition on the boards.

Just heard Wisner getting popped trying to block on that Michigan play. I'd like to see a TE be a go-to as Gunnar was last season. Someone who can get those under the radar routes. If Shannon could be solid with his hands and physicality, a 6'7 target for Arch to get throws over top to would be nice. But I'll expect Jordan Washington to be the one with better body control based off last spring game. Will Randle now listed at 6'6 on the Texas roster vs 6'4 last season. Wish being Arch's high school TE would've carried over to this season. Thought maybe finding him or someone a spot as a red zone fullback type.

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I wish we saw more concepts like this more. So hard to defend that speed from Bond.

Thanks Blake. Tumis showed some good signs last year but maybe he hasn't progressed enough for Schloss. Mercer is running out of time. He looked okay against Okie State, but not so good in the appearance in the first game against Louisville or the one after Okie State against Dartmouth. I wonder if it is due to that previous injury or something else.

Going to be interesting to see who steps up into this role in 2025. Surely, it remains a big piece of the offense, it always has for a Sark offense. Wingo, Moore come to mind first. Will be interesting to follow.

And who can forget this one from Worthy in 2022.

Golden was so good at this short-red comeback route. Two examples here — Michigan and vs. Arkansas. Ewers on the move was elite as well.

Also funny looking back at this point in the season and seeing Texas started 11/11 in the red zone.

Shakes route from Bond Sell the in-breaking route and you have a free run to the corner. Heck of a route.

Texas liked the whip route quite a bit. Though, low release point and defense ends knowing the ball was coming out quick allowed for tips and bat downs. Same whip route out of different looks. Batted down vs. UGA and an INT vs Texas A&M.

Running through the 3rd quarter plays of the Texas offense in 2024 and I couldn't help but take note of the route concepts for the Longhorns in the red area. Some of the more memorable moments for the Longhorns came on 1-on-1 wins. Right. It was Matthew Golden's one-handed catch vs. Vanderbilt. Or Isaiah Bond's first touchdown as a Longhorn vs. Colorado State where his facemask was yanked. Or the route win by Golden against Michigan. Isaiah Bond also added a pretty rub-route touchdown in man coverage against Georgia at DKR. Of course, there was some a return, exit motion attached to that play, but point being, there were some bright spots here. All of those routes were out-breaking wins in man-to-man coverage. Of course, we are all well aware of some of the issues we saw in the red zone otherwise. More so in the run game trying to get movement in the middle. But the point I wanted to bring to this is when looking ahead at the fall roster and personnel at the position, I begin to wonder what might this offense look like in the tight red. Will Texas rely on the 1-on-1 route winning ability again? Or do they not have that wide receiver ready on the roster? Or does the legs of an Arch Manning alleviate whatever hindering issues showed up time and time again in the tight red? Right now it is all an unknown. Looking at the skillsets of the receivers on the roster, a Matthew Golden or Isaiah Bond prototype could be tough to find. Wingo and Moore each had different strengths a year ago, with neither of their notable red zone targets coming in tight area man-to-man victories. Wingo was more of a vertical jump ball guy, and Moore was relied on slot fades and corner routes time and time again. So, my question is this. Who becomes the tight area route winner? Is that the next step for Wingo? Can a Ffrench, or Lockett, or McCutcheon step up in this case as well? Do these targets change to back-shoulder or jump balls with Arch Manning? A lot of unknowns. *** But more than that, I will attached some notable moments in the tight red from a year ago to highlight what spurred this conversation.

Ahead of schedule but haven't arrived... Hoping for lots of June baseball!

Can't wait!

Mercer is working his way back. Tumis needs more work.

All good brother. My response was about excitement. That’s all 🤘🏽

Other potential injury or benching questions- Is Tumis hurt or being redshirted? He has not played this season. Also, what about Mercer? He has not pitched in quite awhile.

It's always cool when you see players start to separate. I'd love to see Clark become Sark's next 1000 yard rusher.

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Week 3 of spring football begins tomorrow morning as the Longhorns take the field for practice No. 7. A few nuggets over the weekend that I picked up on the mini scrimmage/team period from practice No. 6. *** – WR Daylan McCutcheon found the end zone over the middle of the field during the team setting. Route running continues to be a strength for the early enrollee who has continued to see time with the first unit. – A pair of nuggets on the RB room. RB Christian Clark has been making some noise this spring after recovering from an Achilles injury last fall. The staff is keeping Clark pretty limited in the live situations so far this spring, but other than that, Clark has consistently earned praise for his cutting ability off the Achilles. Should there be no setbacks, and I am knocking on wood as I type, Clark will have a role this fall. Another RB mentioned was early enrollee James Simon who got loose a couple of times Thursday night. Simon is listed at 205 pounds on the Texas roster, but he is probably closer to 210 and carrying it well. – Two sources indicated RT Andre Cojoe continues to be a positive surprise this spring. The battle between Cojoe and Baker is legit. One source indicated that they believed the job would be pretty quickly decided for Baker, though Cojoe has given Baker a run for his money and continues to piece things together.

Me too!

Thanks Blake, can you please remind me what the issue with Rodriguez was? Leg strain of some sort?

Just dropped some baseball notes (including on Rodriguez) here: https://ontexasfootball.com/forums/topic/6607-a-few-random-insider-notes-to-start-your-week-mon-1000-am/

Consensus #2. I will take it. Players stepping up for injured players is a sign of a connected team. Do we know how much longer Rodriguez is out?