No one could blame Texas fans for writing off Tyrone Swoopes last December. He had just performed miserably in the Texas Bowl against Arkansas, leading the Longhorns to 59 yards of total offense. For the game.
Fans were ready for a change.
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This spring the spotlight was on Jerrod Heard. We all wanted to know at what point Charlie Strong would turn the offense over to the redshirt freshman. It seemed, to many, only a matter of time. A formality, really. The spring game was inconclusive, but we all saw the potential Heard has.