AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas coach Steve Sarkisian blows his whistle, calling for the Longhorns to begin "two-spotting" -- the simultaneous 11-on-11 drills during spring practice. On one side of the field, his first- and second-string players face each other; on the other, his third- and fourth-string. Everyone practices at once, not just the top players on the depth chart as is often the case.
Entering its fourth season under Sarkisian -- and the school's first in the SEC -- Texas is deep enough to lose a school-record 11 players in the first six rounds of last month's NFL draft and still have enough remaining talent to make a second straight run at the College Football Playoff, according to those within the program.