Although Texas won 10 games once again, the program seemed to not be making any tangible progress since Vince Young led his squad to a perfect season and national championship in 2006. So Mack Brown decided it was time to bring in new blood at the coordinator positions. He hired former Texas great Major Applewhite from Alabama and the energetic Will Muschamp from Auburn to be his offensive and defensive coordinators, respectively. While the true impact of these personnel changes won’t be seen until the season begins, the changes bring promise that Texas may be able to get over the hump next fall.
Junior Colt McCoy returns for his third year as the starting quarterback. This fall, McCoy will be without many of his reliable targets, including 2007 Big 12 leading rusher Jamaal Charles, receivers Billy Pittman and Nate Jones and tight end Jermichael Finley. At the very least, he will be protected by a strong offensive line headlined by guard Cedric Dockery, the younger brother of NFL guard Derrick.
On defense, Muschamp will implement his aggressive play-calling into the scheme, but he may not necessarily have as athletic of players he did while at Auburn. Regardless, opposing offenses will have to be weary of the blitzing Longhorn D.
12. Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3, 7-2 in Pac-10)
In Dennis Erickson’s second year as head coach, he will seek to do something that no Pac-10 program has done in over half a decade: beat USC and win a Pac-10 title. The Sun Devils are loaded with talent, so this may be a realistic possibility.
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