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Kyle Flood hoping for steady improvement from Texas OL

For the fifth time in seven years, the Texas Longhorns have a new offensive line coach with the arrival of offensive coordinator and position coach Kyle Flood from the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Flood takes over an offensive line with four returning starters and a promising redshirt freshman center in Majors, but the group does have some significant question marks.

Texas tied for 86th nationally in sacks allowed last season, in part because the offense struggled on passing downs, ranking No. 80 in standard down sack rate. And the Longhorns were in passing downs because the team tied for 75th in tackles for loss allowed, leading to a No.