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Texas Top 5

Updated: Monday, August 13 2012, 08:53 AM CDT
We begin the countdown out wide.  Texas only had a 100 yard receiver four times last year.  Jaxon Shipley, Mike Davis and Marquise Goodwin bring experience but three freshmen will compete for serious playing time too.  Keeping John Harris healthy is crucial.

At number 4 - the linebacking corps Emmanuel Acho and Keenan Robnison combined for 237 tackles their senior season.  The rest of the linebacking corps is a 100 total.  Junior Jordan Hicks has shown flashes of what he can do and now it's time for more from him.  Steve Edmond and Demarco Cobbs will need to step up as well.

Number 3 is at your feet.  Texas is looking for Justin Tucker's replacement, and they've brought in Alex King from Duke and Anthony Fera from Penn State to help.  But they aren't the only choices.  The Horns are in camp with 8 kickers and punters.

Freshman running back Johnathan Gray is number 2.  The Longhorns are working to fit him in with Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron.  Gray left Aledo as a High School All American and National Player of the Year.  He also holds the national record for touchdowns scored

There are no surprises at number 1.  The quarterback position is the biggest storyline.  Who is it going to be, Case McCoy or David Ash?  That was the question after week 2 last year and it remained the question for the rest of the year.  Ash took all the snaps in the Holiday Bowl, but Mack Brown says the race has been dead even ever since.  We once again wait to see who or if UT finds a permanent starter.
Texas Top 5