Cotton Bowl 2018 Takeaways – #19 Texas defeats #7 OU on Last Second FG & More Info
Texas is Officially Back, Folks
Joe Tessitore was right; he was simply untimely.
After a 48-45 triumph over Oklahoma on Cameron Barter the Kicker's Cotton Bowl Classic Game winning 40-yard boot, it's protected to state the (5-1) Longhorns have returned as a national power. There were tense minutes late as the Sooners scored 21 unanswered indicates in the fourth tie the game, however the Horns' 45-24 lead ended up being excessively steep. How about we bounce into some takeaways from the season-characterizing win:
1. Texas' WR Couple among Country's Ideal
The Lil'Jordan Humphrey-Collin Johnson combo out wide consolidated for 15 gets, 214 yards and 2 TD's against the Sooners. As dangerous as those consolidated counts seem to be, they're turning into the norm– Humphrey and Johnson are fourth and ninth (individually) in the gathering in getting yards regardless of playing in a moderately low volume passing offense. Both are huge, physical weapons (over 6'4") who present QB Sam Ehlinger with wide catch radii (first time in my life that I've utilized radii in a sentence), and can make plays anyplace on the field. With Humphrey going loko on middle courses and Johnson humiliating protectors on 50-50 balls, there's little motivation to trust that these fellows will back off at any point in the near future.
While the 6'6" Johnson has been getting top-2 round NFL draft buzz since the late spring, I haven't heard much commotion about Humphrey, which without a doubt, has neither rhyme nor reason. He's a 6'4" gazelle with solid hands who isolates superior to Johnson, and is all the more balanced and gainful. All things considered, you can't turn out badly with either. What they've done for the current year has conveyed UT's offense, and considering they are the two youngsters, Texas fans ought to appreciate them while we can.
2. Sam Ehlinger's Legs are Critical to Releasing Offense's Strong Upside
A year ago I expounded on the requirement for Tom Herman and the Texas staff to secure Sam Ehlinger, as his mix of running and tossing spoke to the fate of the program at the quarterback position. Rather than paying attention to that guidance a year ago in a lost season, they did as such in the primary couple Cotton Bowl Game this year, apparently having Ehlinger dispose of scrambling with the end goal to end up a pocket passer. It was especially discernible in the Maryland game– Sam would drop back, see no one open downfield, overlook the enormous scrambling paths through the o-line, run sideways and after that discard it. As we probably am aware, it didn't generally work. In the season's two opening games, the two of which were terrible, Ehlinger found the middle value of 9.5 conveys/game.
In the four challenges since (4-0 by and large, 3-0 versus positioned adversaries), Ehlinger has found the middle value of 13.75 conveys/game. His legs have never been felt as much as they were Saturday, when Sam conveyed it multiple times for 77 wounding yards and 3 TD's. The sophomore is a tricky 235 pounds and his beefy running style is a level out weapon in short yardage as well as goalline circumstances. He's made expected walks as far as exactness and basic leadership, and those upgrades have supplemented his officially solid surging game wonderfully. His execution in the three wins against positioned adversaries (6 tossing TD's, 0 capture attempts, 5 hurrying TD's) exhibit the development of a double risk QB1 who can complete it against the best in school football.
3. Tom Herman Merits some Affection
After the humiliating season opening misfortune at Maryland, there was a wide fluctuation of results for the 'Horns 2018 season. The most far-fetched situation appeared to be Texas ripping off 5 back to back wins– including three over best 25 opponents– to vault into the main 10 of the national rankings.
Here we are. The man who got the most disdain in the wake of that season opening misfortune, Tom Herman, merits a huge amount of credit. Since the USC game (when he could conceivably have assumed control play-calling obligations from the hapless Tim Beck), the offense has looked smooth, sharp and has expanded the gifts of Ehlinger, Humphrey and Johnson. The hostile line has been great and Keaontay Ingram has risen close by Tre' Watson at half back. Punishment recurrence has died down, and the protection has played with both expanded control and stir. It's the group's state of mind that is generally energizing. Subsequent to sleepwalking through the opening pair of challenges, Texas has been flying around on the two sides of the ball with a controlled, irresistible fierceness.
Consider this odd detail: in the Cotton Bowl 2018 Live Stream games versus unranked adversaries, Texas is winning the scoring edge by 7 points; in 3 recreations against positioned groups, Texas has outscored the restriction by 51. While the 'Horns still need to chip away at not playing down to humble rivals, that measurement shows that Herman has his group prepared to go in the greatest games on the timetable. UT could have plunged after its poor begin, however amidst enormous outside feedback and developing requires his activity, Tom Herman has totally flipped the content and demonstrated for the last time that he is the man that will lead the program for (ideally) decades to come.
Joe Tessitore was right; he was simply untimely.
After a 48-45 triumph over Oklahoma on Cameron Barter the Kicker's Cotton Bowl Classic Game winning 40-yard boot, it's protected to state the (5-1) Longhorns have returned as a national power. There were tense minutes late as the Sooners scored 21 unanswered indicates in the fourth tie the game, however the Horns' 45-24 lead ended up being excessively steep. How about we bounce into some takeaways from the season-characterizing win:
1. Texas' WR Couple among Country's Ideal
The Lil'Jordan Humphrey-Collin Johnson combo out wide consolidated for 15 gets, 214 yards and 2 TD's against the Sooners. As dangerous as those consolidated counts seem to be, they're turning into the norm– Humphrey and Johnson are fourth and ninth (individually) in the gathering in getting yards regardless of playing in a moderately low volume passing offense. Both are huge, physical weapons (over 6'4") who present QB Sam Ehlinger with wide catch radii (first time in my life that I've utilized radii in a sentence), and can make plays anyplace on the field. With Humphrey going loko on middle courses and Johnson humiliating protectors on 50-50 balls, there's little motivation to trust that these fellows will back off at any point in the near future.
While the 6'6" Johnson has been getting top-2 round NFL draft buzz since the late spring, I haven't heard much commotion about Humphrey, which without a doubt, has neither rhyme nor reason. He's a 6'4" gazelle with solid hands who isolates superior to Johnson, and is all the more balanced and gainful. All things considered, you can't turn out badly with either. What they've done for the current year has conveyed UT's offense, and considering they are the two youngsters, Texas fans ought to appreciate them while we can.
2. Sam Ehlinger's Legs are Critical to Releasing Offense's Strong Upside
A year ago I expounded on the requirement for Tom Herman and the Texas staff to secure Sam Ehlinger, as his mix of running and tossing spoke to the fate of the program at the quarterback position. Rather than paying attention to that guidance a year ago in a lost season, they did as such in the primary couple Cotton Bowl Game this year, apparently having Ehlinger dispose of scrambling with the end goal to end up a pocket passer. It was especially discernible in the Maryland game– Sam would drop back, see no one open downfield, overlook the enormous scrambling paths through the o-line, run sideways and after that discard it. As we probably am aware, it didn't generally work. In the season's two opening games, the two of which were terrible, Ehlinger found the middle value of 9.5 conveys/game.
In the four challenges since (4-0 by and large, 3-0 versus positioned adversaries), Ehlinger has found the middle value of 13.75 conveys/game. His legs have never been felt as much as they were Saturday, when Sam conveyed it multiple times for 77 wounding yards and 3 TD's. The sophomore is a tricky 235 pounds and his beefy running style is a level out weapon in short yardage as well as goalline circumstances. He's made expected walks as far as exactness and basic leadership, and those upgrades have supplemented his officially solid surging game wonderfully. His execution in the three wins against positioned adversaries (6 tossing TD's, 0 capture attempts, 5 hurrying TD's) exhibit the development of a double risk QB1 who can complete it against the best in school football.
3. Tom Herman Merits some Affection
After the humiliating season opening misfortune at Maryland, there was a wide fluctuation of results for the 'Horns 2018 season. The most far-fetched situation appeared to be Texas ripping off 5 back to back wins– including three over best 25 opponents– to vault into the main 10 of the national rankings.
Here we are. The man who got the most disdain in the wake of that season opening misfortune, Tom Herman, merits a huge amount of credit. Since the USC game (when he could conceivably have assumed control play-calling obligations from the hapless Tim Beck), the offense has looked smooth, sharp and has expanded the gifts of Ehlinger, Humphrey and Johnson. The hostile line has been great and Keaontay Ingram has risen close by Tre' Watson at half back. Punishment recurrence has died down, and the protection has played with both expanded control and stir. It's the group's state of mind that is generally energizing. Subsequent to sleepwalking through the opening pair of challenges, Texas has been flying around on the two sides of the ball with a controlled, irresistible fierceness.
Consider this odd detail: in the Cotton Bowl 2018 Live Stream games versus unranked adversaries, Texas is winning the scoring edge by 7 points; in 3 recreations against positioned groups, Texas has outscored the restriction by 51. While the 'Horns still need to chip away at not playing down to humble rivals, that measurement shows that Herman has his group prepared to go in the greatest games on the timetable. UT could have plunged after its poor begin, however amidst enormous outside feedback and developing requires his activity, Tom Herman has totally flipped the content and demonstrated for the last time that he is the man that will lead the program for (ideally) decades to come.