According to a report from Inside Texas last week, the Texas Longhorns are making some defensive changes during winter conditioning in an effort to prepare players for the upcoming 15 spring practices and to eventually get the best 11 defenders on the field at the same time in the 2025 season.
But position changes may not be the best way to frame some of these moves, which are instead building on and expanding existing positional competencies through cross-training, with the exception of rising sophomore Ryan Niblett, who is moving to the nickel after an emergency move to running back in 2024 due to injuries at the position in preseason camp.