AUSTIN -- The once -- and maybe future -- face of the Texas defense met the media Wednesday for the first time in nine months.
You remember Malik Jefferson, right? Once, he was the state's top recruit out of Mesquite Poteet, everybody's future All-American linebacker before he had played a game. He seemed poised and polished and gifted beyond his years.
Former Texas coach Charlie Strong likened the impact of his signing with Texas to Tim Tebow signing with Florida.
The junior has been away from the TV cameras and cell phone recorders since November, the end of a 5-7 season that saw Jefferson benched against Kansas State and in need of a visit from his mom.