3 Stars of the Game vs. Florida (Monday AM)

[CJ Vogel]

This was probably the most difficult game to choose three players to recognize that Texas has played this season. In actuality, I don't think three players were entirely deserving, but for the sake of the list, this is where we land

 

Star No. 1: TyAnthony Smith

Smith is on his way to becoming one of the best linebackers Texas has had in quite some time. Of course, playing alongside Anthony Hill Jr. has allowed Smith to play freely. You see the instincts clearly on the huge forced fumble in the 2nd quarter as well. Smith also added 1.5 tackles for loss and remains one of the better gap shooters Texas has.

 

Star No. 2: Anthony Hill Jr.

It may not have felt like Hill was as active as he typically is in a given game, but he was credited with 14 tackles on Saturday. That is six more than the next highest tackler on the field for the Longhorns. Jadan Baugh was getting to the second level frequently and Hill was there to clean it up just about every time.

 

Star No. 3: Michael Taaffe

This is where I get to maybe three stars weren't entirely deserving on Saturday, but I will give it to Taaffe. The interception was very important to give Texas a chance late in the 4th quarter. However, Taaffe had a chance to bring down Dallas Wilson on his long TD and failed to do so. Still, I am not sure I can point to many others who had as significant impact on Saturday.

 

HM1 – Ryan Wingo: Had Wingo hauled in the sideline pass that he dropped, he would have been up top in the three stars category. But he finds himself here instead, still an impactful Saturday.

HM2 – Colin Simmons: The bar is incredibly high for Simmons this year and Texas fans will want more of a guy who spoke about breaking the school sack record. But four of your six QB pressures came from Simmons, and he single handedly destroyed a Florida drive by himself in run support.

[Shivam Patel]

@CJ VogelWhat about Livingstone he had that huge catch before he got hurt?

[CJ Vogel]

2 minutes ago, Shivam Patel said:

@CJ VogelWhat about Livingstone he had that huge catch before he got hurt?

Huge catch. Would love to see more targets go his way, he has been the most consistent target for Manning and should be treated as such. But Only 1.5 quarters of play is the reason why he wasn't included.