Recent first-team reps for Texas Longhorns redshirt freshman quarterback Casey Thompson paid off when the team ran 105 plays in its first spring scrimmage, as the offense played better than the defense, even though starting junior quarterback Sam Ehlinger sat out due to an illness.
“Casey was pretty nervous yesterday, so I think that affected him a little bit,” Herman said. “Today, he looked good. Got a long way to go. For a guy who has never taken a snap in a game to be running with the first-team offense, I thought he operated it well and made some real good decisions.