AUSTIN, Texas -- Charlie Strong wanted to try something new to stop the run last week against UTEP. So he unleashed the player Texas teammates call their "mad man."
Sophomore defensive end/linebacker Breckyn Hager was put in the role he was born to play. He’d creep up to the line of scrimmage and attack mercilessly.
"He told me, 'Go hype everyone up,'" Hager said. "'Get everyone excited. I put you out there for a reason. Just go do your thing.'"
He responded with a team-high eight tackles and teamed with fellow "Fox" defensive ends Naashon Hughes and Malcolm Roach to wreak havoc on UTEP's run-heavy offense in a 41-7 win.