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Longhorns notes: Strong aims to add spark to punt returns

There are countless things easier to do on a football field than catch a punt.

The exercise has flummoxed many a man, out of fear of getting leveled by a full-speed tackler or losing sight of the ball in bright stadium lights. For that reason, Texas coach Charlie Strong went with a conservative approach last season and used Jaxon Shipley, who could be trusted to secure the catch if nothing else.