Big 12 South Preview: Sooners, Longhorns Vie for a Title

The health of McCoy's receivers will be paramount to the success of this offense. With the expected growing pains of the offensive line, the Horns need to have their receivers and quarterback on the same page from the get-go, as you can expect plenty of hot routes and on the fly changes as teams will be sending a lot of pressure after McCoy. One name you might want to get familiar with is Jermichael Finley. He's a tight end who promises to play a prominent role in the offense. After catching 31 passes last year, don't be surprised if he gets up near 45 or so this season, either out of necessity due to the injuries to the stars on the outside, or because those on the outside command so much attention. The offense has the talent at the skill positions to be as good as any in college football, but with youngsters on the left side of the line, there is a little reason to be hesitant to buy so quickly into this offense being able to match it's point production from a year ago. I would say that if the Horns don't continue to force turnovers and win the field position battle with defense that this offense will probably have it's lowest point production in the past 6 years. However, the Horns haven't lost the turnover battle over the course of a season during that span.

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