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Inside the Program: Johntay Cook Departure, More RB Depth, Key Starters Returning From Injury
Welcome to the Inside Texas football YouTube channel powered by inside texas.com. This is inside the program I'm joe cook got eric nalene We go over the latest from the week of practice and what's going on behind the scenes as the longhorns get ready for the gators Make sure you like this video subscribe to the channel and also head to inside texas.com Now is a great time to sign up signing days around the corner stretch run of the season is here So head to inside texas.com. There is a link in the description Today we'll have the final word on johnte cook latest on is a bond and andrew makuba Maybe a return to uh for more snaps for jerrick gibson and tidbits from the week of preparation eric, uh, you know, justin and ean and i were on uh on here yesterday talking about johnte you broke the news Uh, but you know one last word on the on the situation and uh sark acknowledged his departure from the program yesterday What's the last thing that uh we want to say about johnte as he's now probably or now he is looking for a new program Yeah, you know, it actually uh surprised a couple people behind the scenes that it came to this point At this point of the season, you know, uh, a lot of people thought it was going to materialize after the season kind of have a Come to jesus talk about whether or not it was going to work out sark called it a mutual separation, which you know He tends to do that but um You know a lot of people have said that um That it came down to his drop against mississippi state or something like that It's sark you're not going to get in the doghouse forever for a drop sark to son Show him the past that he's going to go back to you after a dropper He's going to stick with you through a rash of penalties Um, he doesn't give up on his players, uh, easily at all Uh, so it didn't have anything to do with that drop what happened once he just got behind a couple guys Uh attitude wasn't as good as it should have been and then that got it made it even harder for him to get out of it on the field So it just kind of spiraled from there. Uh, it's unfortunate it came to this It doesn't really have anything to do with his talent. He's going to be a good player wherever he ends up and he's going to end Up at a good school. He's going to be a good player Uh, but it won't really matter to texas fans because they're going to have good players too You know there there won't be any drop off from losing john se cook because you'll be replaced by somebody equal or better Uh, but we wish him luck. He's a good player. He's going to have bright future Yeah, one of the points we we talked about yesterday is you can just look at snap counts like he's sixth and we thought about the six man rotation Um, but sarkeesian kind of reverted to to form and he has a four man rotation where Silas bold and sees some action cooks behind and a mutual parting of ways ended up being the result Uh want to go on next to the latest on isa bond and andrew mccuba Uh a couple players who have seen varying levels of action in recent weeks both on the thursday night injury report Uh were listed as probable Um, mccuba went from questionable on wednesday to probable on thursday Uh bond was probable, uh on both Um cultan vossek was downgraded to doubtful. We'll get to that if we need to but what's the latest on Uh the the projections for isa bond and andrew mccuba playing on saturday Well, i'm glad i checked the board before i posted on mccuba because i still had him listed as questionable because based on my conversation I would have led i wasn't led to believe that he would have been upgraded to probable Um, i'd be somewhat surprised if mccuba plays, you know in large part because they're playing a third string walk on quarterback Uh, you know, i i don't know anybody that really thinks Derek legway dj legway is going to play Uh the five star florida quarterback. I don't think he's going to play so Uh, this would present another opportunity to rest mccuba if they want they've got a huge stretch coming up in november They think they've got a lot of football Uh ahead of them beyond november Uh, so that they might take advantage of the you know florida's week passing game Uh to rest them again isa bond is a huge part this week. Uh, they they really need to jump start the offense jump start the passing game in particular Um, man, you know getting isa bond they need to get some good reps. They need to get their confidence back getting isa bond You know threat he threatens all three levels of the field he can be an easy outlet pass for quinn Over the middle uh mid range or it can go deep So they really need him back to get quinn help quinn quinn get his confidence back get the passing game back to what we saw Um, you know, there's a duality between them the running game the running game can help the passing game But the passing game can also help the running game and we haven't seen the passing game help the running game nearly enough in recent weeks Obviously with with bond if it's not a situation where you can go or if you just can't even go full tilt You have a lot of faith and what ryan wingo can do Who do you think is back there? Uh splitting snaps or maybe taking snaps from mccuba? Uh, if he's not able to go again full tilt or go at all All right, well, it's july mcdonald's time to shine, you know, this is uh, this is the perfect situation for him It's also a really good game for him because he comes downhill with the thunder Uh much more than mccuba does and uh florida likes to run the ball. They've got some bigger backs I think july mcdonald's gonna have a good game. I hadn't really thought about this until he asked but he has Makes all the sense of the world that mcdonald would have a good game and it probably sets up better for him Anyways because uh mcdonald still has the coverage skills Maybe not quite as well as as mccuba doesn't have the the understanding of routes concepts quite as well as mccuba But there, you know, this isn't the passing game that to war to worry about that Uh, they're gonna run the ball expect mcdonald to come in and have a really good game. He's got a steady force with him michael taf last Time we saw him uh, uh, mcdonald. He had a really good game against vander built in a in a trickier run game offense So uh expect mcdonald and have a good game. Um, you know, we might still see mccuba. I don't want to be wrong on that Um, he'll suit out If it was georgia coming to town again mccuba would play georgia's not coming to town again Before we keep going talking about running back talking about the week of practice got to get some love to our sponsor lc taking away on andrey the lawyer This video is brought to you by andrey the lawyer If you're injured trust the team that secured millions for their clients and help thousands of texans with their injury case Car wrecks slip and falls 18 wheeler accidents on the job injuries and wrongful deaths Don't let insurance tell you what your claim is worth higher andrey the lawyer to fight for you principal offices in dallas, but they serve texans throughout the state So don't wait and call andrey the lawyer today at two one four four four four eight eight zero eight That's two one four four four four eight eight zero eight The contact information is in the description Do you lc? We'll move on to maybe some developments at the running Addition and that is a return of jared gibson. You know, we got to see him plenty Uh during the opening portions of the year scored a touchdown against michigan Uh, but didn't really play much against uh vander bill or georgia didn't log a carry at all last carry was against Oklahoma. Is that something that could change this week? Yes, he only had two carries. He only had two carries since mrs. Mississippi state both against oklahoma Um, you know, it's with the run game Uh, you know needing a needing infusion of uh energy and talent Um, yeah, I think we're going to see him that the intent is to get him more involved this week now Uh, sometimes when I predict somebody's going to play a lot the game flow doesn't really lend itself to that happening So if you know, trey wasner comes in and jane blue, you know, one of those guys has a hot hand or perhaps both of them Uh, maybe we won't see jared that would that would not be the worst development of all time Uh, but the intent going into this week and and he practiced Uh like he was going to get uh carries this week is to get him involved much more involved They need a third a third back back there. They need somebody that can get reliable three four yards at a time Um, you know, the running game has been a bit hit or miss some of that has to do with the offensive line I'm not trying to blend the running backs there some of it's been due to penalties as well Um, but I think you know jerry gives him profiles to a guy that get them can get them a steady three to eight yards Uh, like the comparison we had earlier for him in the season frangory that kind of runner is not a huge chunk runner Uh, but he's good between the tackles and that element's been missing So uh, I tend to think that he's going to get some carries now that this is not the easiest defensive line to get runs up the middle What they have like a combined 750 pound or almost 800 pounds up the middle Um, so uh, it might be tough sledding up there this week, but they need to get jerry gifts and back healthy Uh, there's a chance he could play up, you know similar run down the stretch as he played to start the season I think um one of the reasons that his playing time has been limited Um, you can go to pro football focus in his grade for like past protection is nine and that's out of a hundred That doesn't say as much as the fact that he's only had two opportunities to do it Uh, they just don't give him very many opportunities to, uh, protect the passer has he made developments there? Is this a situation where you think uh, they're just going to try them out there to maybe get a something else going on on early downs? How do you see this player? I think that's what they probably want to see. I think it's going to be a mix of early downs Yeah, you can control when running back plays, you know He doesn't have to be out there on past protection and he doesn't have enough volume Or sample size to where they go. Oh, jerry gives them in there. They're not going to pass Uh, so yeah, I think you can get him involved now. This is a tricky week to uh to get a running back that struggle with with past protection or blitz pickup Uh, involved because you know, georgia does like the blitz a lot They bring a lot of different blitzers from different angles. Uh, his head's going to be swimming a bit So maybe they want to test him and just see where he's at they haven't seen them in a while in that element outside of practice Uh, you know, you're not sure how much scout team defense is going to mimic Uh, georgia's ability or a floor disability to blitz Uh, but yeah, this could be a good test for him. Both not just running the ball. We know that he's got the talent We've seen that this year Uh, but the way that florida likes to Brit blitz and bring it from, you know, all different angles They simplified it a little bit Uh, this season, but they still blitz from a lot of different players. You can see it from line back or corner safety nickel Um, that's going to be a challenge for jerry can and both both the other running backs You know, the the other running backs haven't exactly colored themselves in glory Uh in blitz pickup, but you know, that's an element that's got to improve This is a good game to to for texas to improve on offense. You know, the corners are injured for florida That should help out the passing game There's ways that they can make these baby steps in this game where we can we can exit it feeling a lot more confident that okay The offense is on the right track. We saw signs of that versus Vanderbilt particularly in the first half It's another good test where we can see, you know, all right. It's is the running game actually improving against the solid florida defense Is quin stepping up in the pocket against the you know, a blitz Um, against the talented long Uh secondary they've got they've got some pieces of florida and they play hard So i'm really looking forward to this, but yeah, there's going to be a lot of little barometers that we're checking Uh across the board and if jerry gives it gifts and gets in there, maybe it's only six seven staff We're going to break down each of those snaps to see has he improved and are they going to be able to count on him down this home stretch baby steps for the baby rhino in the run game so Um last thing, you know texas has been on by since October late october escaped nashville with the win Um, but they had a a little bit of a you know measured week coming back from the vander belt game Ramped it up again as usual for the florida game. What are some of the big takeaways that you got from talking to sources from the week of Preparation not just for this game, but for the upcoming stretch Yeah, you know, I really liked hearing that monday the offense looked really good You know, you come back from a bi week sort of a long weekend these guys aren't really used to long weekends and you know They they they definitely try to decompress and get away from football, but they came back and hit the ground running on offense I'm sorry on offense. Uh, that please start quite a bit behind the scenes. He was happy to see the christmas of the passing game Um, just you know very few execution executioners in practice on monday And that kind of carried throughout the week so the offense had a good week to fill the the offensive line made some strides Uh, they sort of took it back to basics approach on On run blocking, uh, you know, a lot of it's just keep your feet moving, you know, position your hands in the right place Uh, that sort of thing, you know, they a lot of the penalties Uh, we're out in the open and obvious, uh, that had to be called there's you know, that's that's bad bad technique You got to move your feet. You got to put put your hands in the right place Um, we'll see if they made improvements again. This florida defense is going to test them in that regard Uh on defense, you know, it's this this this this car this group is confident their confidence is through the roof really Um, uh, and you know coming in with this quarterback, you know, florida's playing with one arm tied behind their back Uh, he's not really going to test them downfield unless they get that run game going Uh, the focus will be to stop the run, uh, and really communicate not busting the assignments because uh, you know, florida Does like to use a lot of shifts in motion similar to texas to to to crawl to create indecision in the secondary Uh, but this isn't really the group that that's going to work on or at least it shouldn't I expect texas to have a very good game Um, you know, based on the week of practice that I've heard Uh, but you know, it might be a little iffy fits and starts on offense like we've seen in the past defense should play really well I mean, you know texas scores 27 points. That's probably it could be a blowout with only 27 points scored I kind of have a thought that, you know, a 28 to 6 game is still a cover and it could uh still end up being What's the one right now? Uh, last I checked it was 21 and a half Okay, open up 17 and a half, which is what I uh, which is about what I thought it would be Yeah, I mean, I'm you know, just because the offense is so hard to get a handle on I'm I'm thinking like 27 to 10 You know, I I just don't truly believe in the offense yet I need to see a consistent ramp up if they play well this week I'll start feeling a little bit better about it Uh, another decent test going up in fayetteville next week I like how it kind of stair steps a little bit up to the aggy game Uh, but I I want to see some confidence out of quinn. I want to see the ball moved around Uh, and I want to see the ball go, you know to all to all points of the field, you know Last week or against van der bilge too much perimeter passing, which is easy I mean, whatever they they've won the game with perimeter passing, but they're not going to win a national championship with perimeter passing Absolutely. We'll be here breaking it down pre game post game all week all week in Make sure you like this video subscribe to the channel and of course head to inside texas.com We'll have complete coverage of this upcoming florida game Eric, thank you so much. Thank you for watching. We'll see you next time on the inside texas football youtube channel powered by insidetexas.com.
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