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Hornsports is getting you prepped for the Spring Game by counting down the days until kickoff with a daily topic for discussion. Here's the second installment in the series...
9. Who will take over at the vacant Safety position?
For the second straight year, Texas is having to replace it's starting Strong Safety due to graduation. Kenny Vaccaro left for the NFL two years ago and now Adrian Phillips is gone. The key candidates who return from last year's depth chart include Josh Turner and Adrian Colbert.
But there's also the possibility that the Longhorns move someone like Quandre Diggs around to several positions, including Strong Safety. Moreover, if Charlie Strong and Vance Bedford decide to employ a 3-3-5 alignment, it would then open up yet another position that would need to be filled. While a hybrid safety/nickel is most often used in this alignment, it is also possible that Texas uses a CB as the extra defensive back instead.
Along with Turner and Colbert, the potential replacements currently on the roster to help fill the void include Bryson Echols, Antwuan Davis, Chevoski Collins, Erik Huhn, and Sheroid Evans. Certainly Strong and Bedford will look to DB Coach Chris Vaughn for help determining what attributes each player brings to the table.
The Spring Game will be an interesting clue as to which physical characteristics the coaches covet. Will they select the 'best player available' or stick with traditional positions and find the best fit? The Longhorns secondary is not void of talent by any means - it will be very interesting to see how the coaches decide to line up the defensive backfield.
9. Who will take over at the vacant Safety position?
For the second straight year, Texas is having to replace it's starting Strong Safety due to graduation. Kenny Vaccaro left for the NFL two years ago and now Adrian Phillips is gone. The key candidates who return from last year's depth chart include Josh Turner and Adrian Colbert.
But there's also the possibility that the Longhorns move someone like Quandre Diggs around to several positions, including Strong Safety. Moreover, if Charlie Strong and Vance Bedford decide to employ a 3-3-5 alignment, it would then open up yet another position that would need to be filled. While a hybrid safety/nickel is most often used in this alignment, it is also possible that Texas uses a CB as the extra defensive back instead.
Along with Turner and Colbert, the potential replacements currently on the roster to help fill the void include Bryson Echols, Antwuan Davis, Chevoski Collins, Erik Huhn, and Sheroid Evans. Certainly Strong and Bedford will look to DB Coach Chris Vaughn for help determining what attributes each player brings to the table.
The Spring Game will be an interesting clue as to which physical characteristics the coaches covet. Will they select the 'best player available' or stick with traditional positions and find the best fit? The Longhorns secondary is not void of talent by any means - it will be very interesting to see how the coaches decide to line up the defensive backfield.
