Texas is easily the wildest card in the Big 12 deck this season, but how do you see the Longhorns faring in 2010? The defense returns six starters, and is the strength of the team, despite losing Chykie Brown, Curtis Brown and Aaron Williams to the NFL. The team’s safeties, Kenny Vaccaro, Christian Scott and Blake Gideon are solid, though Scott will be sidelined the first three games because of a suspension. The front seven is loaded with potential, and the Longhorns have two of the best linebackers in the league, Keenan Robinson and Emmanuel Acho. Alex Okafor and Jackson Jeffcoat are exciting defensive ends offsetting Kheeston Randall, one of the league’s best overall linemen. Offensively, well, the Longhorns have a lot to prove. They’re the only Big 12 team left that doesn’t know its starting quarterback for the opening weekend. Eight starters from last year’s offense return, but some of the team’s biggest hype is coming from players new to campus. Running back Malcolm Brown and receiver Jaxon Shipley showed up to campus this summer, but quarterback David Ash impressed coaches after enrolling early this spring. The offensive line will have to be better, especially if any of those three will have success. Shipley should add some solid playmaking ability to a receiving corps depleted with the losses of Marquise Goodwin (Olympic track qualifying) and Malcolm Williams (personal issues), who won’t be with the team this year. Mike Davis will likely be the team’s go-to receiver, at least to start the season. So how do the Longhorns stack up?

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Will Texas rebound in 2011? How far?