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?
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This morning, we talked. I want whatâs best for him. I wish him well.â The loss of Williams further thins Texasâ receiving corps, which has already lost sophomore Greg Timmons, who left the program this summer, and junior Marquise Goodwin,… Source: Statesman.com: Bevo Beat
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Malcolm Williams will miss senior season
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AUSTIN, Texas — Mike Davis didn’t catch a pass in his first game as a Longhorn, but in 10 other games, he finished with 47 catches as a true freshman. He accounted for 478 yards and two receiving touchdowns, tied for the team lead. With 2010’s leading receiver, James Kirkendoll , out of eligibility, Davis is charged with taking control of the Longhorns’ receiving corps in just his second year in the program. So far, he’s taken advantage of the opportunity. “Right now, he would be the go-to receiver on our team,” said coach Mack Brown. “He’s really had three great days of practice, not good days. We’ve been impressed.” A knee injury kept Davis out of his first Red River Rivalry and set him back in the middle of the season, Brown said. But early on in his career, he’s already showing signs of leadership that can be passed down to others in the program. “We’d have 6 a.m. meetings and Mike is sitting out at the door at 5,” Brown said. “He’s just so anxious, but he really loves football, loves to play, loves to compete, loves to practice. He’s got the passion you need for it.” He’s impressed on the field as a route-runner, and Brown complimented the sophomore on his hands and his head, which has helped him rack up a 3.7 GPA with three semesters at Texas behind him. After practice, he’s on the field for 30 minutes catching extra passes. “He can be a great player, not just a good player,” Brown said. “He’s talented, he can catch, he’s tough, he’s smart. He’s got excellent hands. He runs really good routes. He’s got to learn to block better, but he knows that.” The biggest factor needed to get Davis from good to great is simple. “It’ll be quarterback play,” Brown said. “He’ll do his part. We’ve just got to get him the ball.”
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Mike Davis emerging as Horns’ ‘go-to’ guy
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“I guess I take it as a little bit of motivation. But I think we’re going to be fine. The receiving corps will be good.” Offensive coordinator Greg Davis said those big-game performances weren’t indicative of Kirkendoll, who did have two touchdown… Source: Austin American-Statesman
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Here’s the catch: Horns’ Kirkendoll wants to finish strong
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