Connor Brewer officially a Texas Longhorn, potentially a Savior?

Savior?  No, we’re not talking Tim Tebow but we are getting a bit metaphysical…  We’re talking quarterbacks.  Texas quarterbacks…

Even before the season ended for the Texas Longhorns, fans could not help but wonder what next season would hold for Mack Brown’s team.  Mack had no idea that the quarterback controversy that plagued his team early on would last deep into December and even into the new year.  Heck, our starting quarterback for the season, Garrett Gilbert, was basically run out of Austin after starting the Rice and BYU games and eventually transferred after having shoulder surgery.  Gilbert took a beating from alumni and fans.  Boy, did he take a verbal whipping.  I cannot repeat some of the things I heard said about “GG” from my circle of Texas friends.  I would have to visit the confessional tomorrow if I did.  In hindsight Gilbert wasn’t that bad.  After watching the McAsh Project for the rest of the season, ultimately Texas fans understood what we were given to “work with” this past season. Even now, fans are wondering if we will have a clearly defined leader under center next year.  The coaching staff is more than likely wondering the same thing.  The Longhorns return a mean and hungry defense, an improved offensive line and a running back corps that will arguably be the best in the nation next year….  But where’s the beef?  Yeah, the qb?  The Longhorns have the nation’s top recruiting class heading to Austin this year and things can only get better, right?  That depends.  On what?  On the quarterback.  Would be a shame to waste the talent at every other position, right?

David Ash was the guy tabbed by Brown, Harsin and Applewhite as the player with the most upside, which earned Ash the start in the Holiday Bowl.  It looks like the job will be Ash’s to lose this year but he is going to have to fight tooth and nail to keep it.  The illustrious 2012 Texas recruiting class brings with it two quarterback potentials – dual threat Jalen Overstreet and gunslinger Connor Brewer.  Brewer, rated a notch higher than Overstreet graduated high school early and signed his scholarship papers on January 11th.  Brewer is already on The 40 Acres and will participate in Spring Camp.  We will talk more about Overstreet as the summer inches closer but know this – Brewer is a legitimate threat to win the starting quarterback job at Texas.  Obviously he will need to adjust to the speed of the college game and learn the schemes but the early word on Brewer is that he is a tight pocket passer who makes good on-field decisions.  Brewer held a 4.0 GPA at Chaparral High School in Arizona and is a good kid with nothing but upside.

Only time will tell if Brewer is the guy to lead Texas to the promised land, but he has a good opportunity to make a name for himself.  One thing is for certain:  Texas is one position player away from being one of the best teams in the country in 2012.  Will Connor Brewer fill that role?  Will David Ash?  Will Case McCoy?  Will Jalen Overstreet?  Someone needs too.  That’s all I know.

Hook’em Horns.