Among the many question marks for the Texas Longhorns this spring on defense is the linebacker position. With much of the focus turning to freshmen to replace Gary Johnson and Anthony Wheeler, senior Jeffrey McCulloch has been flying somewhat under the radar.
However, the former B-backer is the current starter at Rover, based on the open portions of two practices last week, and head coach Tom Herman sounds confident in McCulloch’s ability to play the position.
“He looks pretty natural there,” Herman said on Friday. “I know it’s a little bit different than being the B-backer on the line of scrimmage quite a bit, but the good thing is that Coach [Todd] Orlando, for three years, has been cross-training all those guys.