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Mack Brown Bowl Presser: JUCO QBs, Attrition, Injuries, and More
On Thursday, Mack Brown met with the media for the first time since the Baylor game during an hour-long marathon of a press conference in preparation for the Holiday Bowl that featured numerous jokes, several at the expense of Chip Brown, attrition, information on the quarterback situation, and...
Jerry Gray: Departure Wasn't About Money
After a six-day flirtation with the Tennessee Titans, including nearly 24 hours spent in Nashville with Mike Munchak, former Texas defensive backs coach Jerry Gray, who was on the job for less than a month in Austin, accepted the Titans defensive coordinator position. Since that time, the Titans...
Jerry Gray Hired As Texas DB Coach
Well, that happened fast. Not long after reports began to break amongst Austin media outlets that former Seahawks DB coach Jerry Gray was going to be the next DB coach at Texas, the university issued a press release confirming the hire. Less than 24 hours after Duane Akina left for Arizona, the...
Duane Akina to Arizona: Leaves Texas, Returns to Wildcats
Multiple reports are now confirming that Texas Longhorns defensive backs coach Duane Akina is leaving Austin and heading west, to the same position on Mike Stoops staff at the University of Arizona, the school where Akina was once defensive coordinator. Akina has been coaching defensive backs at...
Recruiting Spotlight: Eryon Barnett
With Signing Day rapidly approaching and the great majority of the Longhorns' 2009 class already committed, it's time to look at each individual prospect. Vitals Name: Eryon Barnett Position: Cornerback Height: 6-3 Weight:193 Speed: 4.44 forty-yard dash High School: Euless Trinity Rating...
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