Texas could soon be regaining the services of a defensive starter.
Longhorns junior linebacker Malcolm Roach, who suffered a fracture in his foot in a Sept. 15 win over USC, could return to practice this week, and the team is targeting a return to game action Nov. 10 vs. Texas Tech, if not sooner.
"We're going to see how [Monday] and [Tuesday] go, and [he] might be able to do a little something at practice this week," Texas coach Tom Herman said Monday. "He has progressed to the point of everything except football drills on that foot.