Investment in walk-on program paying off for Texas

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesWhile the Texas Longhorns program has done a strong job of filling roster holes with late additions like graduate transfers or junior college prospects since head coach Tom Herman arrived on the Forty Acres, scholarship players haven’t been able to fill every need.

Fortunately for the Longhorns, Herman also started emphasizing the need to build a strong walk-on program. On Saturday against UTEP, former walk-on Cort Jaquess started at middle linebacker, his second straight start for Texas, and recorded five tackles. With former tight end Reese Leitao forced into action at defensive end, former walk-on Jett Bush played significant snaps at…