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Five Things to Watch Against Kansas

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Longhorns Football Schedule

Louisiana-Monroe	Sat 09/05	W 59 - 20
@ Wyoming	Sat 09/12	W 41 - 10
Texas Tech Double-T Nation	Sat 09/19	W 34 - 24
UTEP	Sat 09/26	W 64 - 7
Colorado The Ralphie Report	Sat 10/10	W 38 - 14
Oklahoma Crimson And Cream Machine	Sat 10/17	W 16 - 13
@ Missouri Rock M Nation	Sat 10/24	W 41 - 7
@ Oklahoma St.	Sat 10/31	W 41 - 14
Central Florida	Sat 11/07	W 35 - 3
@ Baylor	Sat 11/14	W 47 - 14
Kansas Rock Chalk Talk	Sat 11/21	7:00 PM CST
@ Texas A&M I Am The 12th Man	Thu 11/26	7:00 PM CST

Murphy Out At Arizona State

The last time we saw Pat Murphy he was reeling from Cameron Rupp's prodigious clout and pissing off GoBR . Now he's gone and so too could be Arizona State's hopes of returning to Omaha.

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Texas vs Western Carolina Gameflow

by goingforthecorner on Nov 20, 2009 5:27 PM CST Comment 2 comments

Click here for the Texas vs Western Carolina gameflow

via i45.tinypic.com

Here are the game leaders (by +/- per minute)

Johnson +1.16, +22
Wangmene +1.00, +11
Mason +0.96, +22
Brown +0.86, +18
Ward +0.84, +21
James +0.79, +23
Hamilton +0.79, +11
Bradley +0.65, +11
Balbay +0.55, +11
Williams +0.50, +2
Pittman +0.47, +8

My observations after the jump:

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Five Things to Watch Against Kansas

by GhostofBigRoy on Nov 20, 2009 5:14 PM CST in Football Comment 9 comments

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How will this weekend the recruiting efforts of the Longhorns? Though the big news of the week is Darius White's unexpected and resurgent interest in Texas and official visit on Saturday, Jackson Jeffcoat's visit is no less important. Seen throwing up a Hook ‘Em sign in his playoff game last week, Jeffcoat has kept his feelings under wraps throughout the entire process, leaving few hints about his leader board or potential plans. Unfortunately, his father won't be able to make the trip with him, as was planned for the Texas Tech game, but Jeffcoat will have a chance to see the Legion of Boom up close and personal and Muschamp will surely provide him an idea of how the Longhorns would use him as an edge pass rusher in the Buck package.

Prospects like Jeffcoat aren't generally concerned about the depth chart - he is rated as one of the best players in the country regardless of position, after all, but USC and Oklahoma, the other two schools likely in his top three, both offer less competition at his position. At Texas, Jeffcoat would be competing with Eddie Jones, Sam Acho, Alex Okafor, and Reggie Wilson for playing time next season, not to mention Dravannti Johnson, Russell Carter, and Dominique Jones. Given his pedigree and the coaching advice he has received from his father, the latter group is probably not particularly imposing for him, but the former group represents a significant number of talented, experienced players competing for two positions.

Jeffcoat will probably remain relatively silent after his visit, so it will likely be difficult to tell just how much of an impact his visit will make until he elects to make a decision and it's impossible to know when that might come. Right now, however, things look good for the Longhorns and the visit this weekend will be a great opportunity for the Legion of Boom to show just how dominating they can be and how appealing it is to be a part of that group.

As for White, the prospects for an official visit seemed unlikely just days ago, particularly after the commitment of DeMarco Cobbs -- it seemed likely only a matter of time until White would become a Sooner. The depth chart is still a critical factor in his recruitment and may eventually help land him in Norman, as might the commitment of long-time friend Rashod Favors to Oklahoma. There's also speculation that his stepdad, who just recently married his mother, favors Oklahoma as well, though that is of course speculation.

The key is that White contacted the Texas coaching staff to express his renewed interest, much like Cobbs did a little more than a month ago -- his contacting the coaching staff makes his feelings for Texas seem as strong and genuine as they have in months. In other words, the official visit moves White's recruitment in a much more positive direction for Texas than it has since his visit for a summer camp in June. Oklahoma may still be a slightly favorite, but it appears that the Longhorns are back in the mix with White.

Another important visitor is San Antiono Madison running back Aaron Green, a top target for 2011 and a player who has taken few visits this season. Madison lost last week in the playoffs to Lake Travis, providing an opportunity for Green to take in the final Texas home game of the season. The Longhorns have been mentioned more often in recent weeks by Green, who says he has a srong relationship with Major Applewhite, but it's probably the Texas scheme that Green will be most interested in this weekend.

In nearly every interview, Green mentions that he wants to attend a school that runs a "pro style" offense, certainly a vague statement, but whatever that really means, it's apparently extremely important for Green. Most likely it means that Green doesn't want to play in a shotgun, zone blocking scheme, but it's difficult to say. The Longhorns will probably run some from under center, as they did last week against Baylor, though it won't be a big part of the offense -- if Green is looking for a school that runs from under center, the game against Kansas probably won't help much in that regard. The good news is that Texas will probably tweak the offense next season with Garrett Gilbert and may return to an offense more closely resembling the one that Texas ran with Chris Simms than the zone read-based offense under Vince Young and that may appeal to Green.

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Battle for the Basement: Baylor at A&M

by Peter Bean on Nov 20, 2009 3:44 PM CST in Football Comment 12 comments

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The only reason this is even a question...

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On Saturday night, Texas will try to win the South with a victory over Kansas. But before the Longhorns even kickoff, the Baylor Bears and Texas A&M Aggies will be battling for the right to be the worst in the conference. A month ago, Scipio Tex and I bet a bottle of whisky on who would emerge as the worse of the two, and for all intents and purposes, it comes down to this game.

My bottle of whisky is on the Bears. Who ya got?

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