Texas coaches have told veteran players they need to be "head-and-shoulders above" a freshman in position battles, because a tie goes to the freshman. So with that, we dive into my Way-Too-Early Takes after Day 3 of the Longhorns' fall camp.
One of the biggest revelations of this fall camp was the coaches telling veteran players that ties in position battles will go to the freshmen - which seems targeted at the OL, WR, DB and LB groups the most.
Linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary explains:
"We told the older guys, 'If we're at the midpoint of camp and you're in a dead-heat with freshman, we're going to play the freshman.