Preseason camp is over. Both scrimmages are in the books. Classes have started.
And by Saturday’s mock game featuring 50 different game situations, the Texas Longhorns will have a depth chart ahead of the looming game-week preparations for the season opener on Sept. 2 against the Rice Owls.
“To be fair to them, they need to know who’s the first unit, who’s the second unit, who is the backup in all three phases, so that if a guy goes down, if a guy’s shoe comes off, the guy’s helmet pops off, that next guy needs to know who’s going in, and so to be fair to them, we need to continue to compete, we need to continue to find the right combination of people,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said on Monday.