Burnt Orange Nation · Jun 27, 2018
Texas looking to generate explosive running plays this season
Last season, the Texas Longhorns were just hoping for three yards. The cloud of dust was a bonus.
Following the departure of Doak Walker Award winning D’Onta Foreman to the NFL after his junior season, Texas ranked No. 110 nationally with an average of 3.58 yards per carry. Adjusting for the Longhorns opponents didn’t help much, either — head coach Tom Herman’s first offense ranked 86h in rushing S&P+.
The issue wasn’t necessarily suffering plays for negative yardage — Texas managed an average stuff rate — but struggling mightily to create explosive runs. Texas only produced one rushing play of 40 or more yards and only four plays of 30 or more yards.