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Gerald Liddell finds his role for Texas on defense

During the difficult days — and there were likely a lot of them — Courtney Ramey was there to help counsel fellow Texas Longhorns freshman Gerald Liddell.

A top-50 player out of high school and a USA basketball participant, Liddell had a difficult awakening when he got to Texas, according to head coach Shaka Smart.

“Until he got here, he never was really forced to play hard and so, if you’ve never really played hard, then once you go and play hard for five minutes, your body’s like, ‘What is this?