Texas Football Hate Week Injury Report

by 40AS on Oct 7, 2011 11:32 AM CDT in Texas Longhorns Football

Here we are, folks. Less than 24 hours until the RRR kicks off in the Cotton Bowl, and Texas is extremely healthy heading into this showdown with the Longhorns' biggest (only?) rival. First, the best and biggest news: after several days of assumptions that Christian Scott's wrist injury would keep him out "indefinitely," he has been upgraded and may very well get some time in Dallas. That would be huge.

Also in very good news, sophomore linebacker Demarco Cobbs, who impressed coaches in the preseason before breaking his arm, is now listed as "probable" for this weekend. Don't look for him to get a heck of a lot of snaps, but he may well be available to spell Jordan Hicks and keep the linebacking corps as fresh as possible as they try to disrupt Oklahoma's efficient offense.

In other linebacker news, true freshman Chet Moss--who had worked his way up to second on the depth chart in Week Two--is listed as questionable for OU. He has not yet recorded a tackle, and the Cotton Bowl in October is not exactly the easiest place for a true frosh to get his first significant looks, so either way he seems unlikely to see the field barring injuries to others.

Other than that, the only new information is that reserve WR John Harris is doubtful for the game with a foot injury, and of course Nolan Brewster has sadly had to give up football due to repeated head injuries.

It's 12:31 PM Eastern, the Longhorns are healthy, and OU still sucks.

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It would've been nice for Brewster to have been able to make the RRS his final game

Although going out on a win, with nothing but wins so far this year, is good timing as well. Obviously medical reasons were the primary determinants, though.

It would be nice to see Cobbs spell the current starters, and maybe give a few different looks. There’s going to be a lot of nickel and big nickel tomorrow, I think, but your linebackers can never be too fresh when facing OU. With Hicks, Acho, Robinson, Edmond/Edmono, Benson, Thompson, Jackson, a smattering of Cobbs, and even Johnson in a standup role, I think there’s such strong depth that keeping fresh is very possible.

As it was in the pre-season and all of last year, the tackle depth is a little worrisome. Randall has all that NFL talent, and the interior line is probably the weakest part of OU’s offense, but putting pressure on Jones to take away the easy first-down tosses to Broyles will be key. I don’t think that pressure is sustainable if the tackle depth doesn’t step up.

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by burntorangehorn on Oct 7, 2011 11:49 AM CDT reply actions

that's why I think

That we will overwhelm the middle of their line with d-line games and bring backers until Landry vomits the ball up… He will turn it over 2 times tomorrow…

Joe "Effing" Parker

by longhorn35 on Oct 7, 2011 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I hope he gives up that many in fumbles alone

I think he’ll throw at least two picks.

by burntorangehorn on Oct 7, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions

What is amazing to me and gives me hope is how close the games was last year with

a predictable GDGD offense, down tempo D and even a late OU turner over that could have resulted in a loss if recovered by Texas. With everything we are bringing to the table this year it will be entertaining (versus frustrating) regardless of final outcome. Maybe OU feels entitled?

by mtntrance on Oct 7, 2011 1:03 PM CDT reply actions