Too quiet in here lately.
Time for some, as always, cutting edge Cappy analysis.
Texas and Head coach Tom Herman continue to do well on the recruiting trail. With the 2018 and 19 class the Horns have accumulated an enormous amount of football talent. Herman has particularly IMO done quite well in the DB part of the recruiting equation. Something that Saban was always exceptional at. And in the current environment of college football DB has become possibly the preeminent players on today's modern college defenses. It used to be that you'd see coaches building their defensive squad from the DL back. Those days are gone. Now the two most important positions in defensive football have to be your edge guys and your DBs. Not to say other position aren't also important, but with the mostly passing oriented offenses out there today. Stopping the short passing game is probably the most important aspect of today's defenses. In that vein Herman has recruited well. Of his top 2018 recruits 5 out of the first 7 players are defensive backs. Caden Stems, B.J. Foster, Jalen Green, and Anthony Cook are IMO one of the single greatest hauls of DB talent in a single recruiting cycle that I have ever seen. And if the Capster is impressed believe me you should be impressed. Throw in potential box safety DeMarvion Overshown a heat seeking sledgehammer and you've got yourself one wicked class of DBs. In the 2019 my lone shining light is is safety Tyler Owens. This cat can flat out fly for a player of his size. He's got a heads up find the hole and stuff it mentality yet has the speed to get to the edge quickly. Overshown plays too high IMO in the tackling part of his game, but that can be coached out of him. Marry this to several potential LB stars like Ayodele Adeoye other very good defensive players who I will touch on later and...
Overall IMO Herman will have a very VERY good defensive squad in the upcoming season. Something that has been very elusive for the Longhorns in the previous 5 or 6 years.
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