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A new era in Texas footballHead coach Charlie Strong brings discipline, toughness to Longhorn football program. PAGE 7

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FEATURES

Sam Ortega | Daily Texan Staff

Senior center Dominic Espinosa leads the Longhorn offensive line to embrace Strong’s changes in the 2014 season. PAGE 6

Head coach Charlie Strong establishes himself as a tough disciplinarian. PAGE 7

The Daily Texan breaks down the 25 most important facts you need to know for the upcoming football season. PAGE 8

QUICK HITSProjected Depth Chart/Players to Watch PAGE 3

Schedule/Games to Watch PAGE 4

Big 12 Power Rankings PAGE 11

Positional Report CardPAGE 5

EDITOR’S NOTEA lot has changed within the Longhorn football program. Gone is Mack Brown and the Texas of old. New head coach Charlie Strong has set high expectations for his football team, both on and off the field, and the new boss has already proven that he isn’t afraid to discipline player who don’t toe the line. This issue of Double Cover-age previews the Longhorns upcoming season, their first with Strong at the helm. The next issue of Double Coverage will print August 29th, the Friday before Texas’ season opener against North Texas.

Double Coverage Editor...............................................................................Stefan Scrafield

Design Editor................................................................................................Omar Longoria

Photo Editor..................................................................................................Charlie Pearce

Writers:

Evan Berkowitz

Nick Castillo

Jori Epstein

Drew Lieberman

Jacob Martella

Peter Sblendorio

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QB - David Ash (Jr.) | Tyrone Swoopes (So.)RB - Johnathan Gray (Jr.) | Malcolm Brown (Sr.)WR - Jaxon Shipley (Sr.) | John Harris (Sr.)WR - Marcus Johnson (Jr.) | Jacorey Warrick (RFr.)WR - *Daje Johnson (Jr.) | Armanti Foreman (Fr.)TE - Geoff Swaim (Sr.) | Blake Whiteley (So.)LT - *Desmond Harrison (Sr.) | Camrhon Hughes (So.)LG - Sedrick Flowers (Jr.) | Taylor Doyle (Jr.)C - Dominic Espinosa (Sr.) | Jake Raulerson (RFr.)RG - Rami Hammad (RFr.) | Darius James (RFr.)RT - Kennedy Estelle (Jr.) | Kent Perkins (So.)K - Nick Jordan (So.) | Nick Rose (Jr.)

By Stefan Scrafield@stefanscrafield

2014 Texas Longhorns Football Projected Depth ChartOffense Defense

LE - Cedric Reed (Sr.) | Bryce Cottrell (So.)DT - Malcom Brown (Jr.) | Hassan Ridgeway (So.)DT - Desmond Jackson (Sr.) | Poona Ford (Fr.)RE - Shiro Davis (Jr.) | Caleb Bluiett (So.)OLB - Jordan Hicks (Sr.) | Timothy Cole (So.)MLB - Steve Edmond (Sr.) | Dalton Santos (Jr.)OLB - Peter Jinkens (Jr.) | Demarco Cobbs (Sr.)CB - Quandre Diggs (Sr.) | Sheroid Evans (Sr.)CB - Duke Thomas (Jr.) | Bryson Echols (So.)S - Mykkele Thompson (Sr.) | Adrian Colbert (So.)S - *Josh Turner (Sr.) | Kevin Vaccaro (So.)P - William Russ (Sr.) | Nick Rose (Jr.)

Junior quarterback David AshNo one player will have as much of an impact on the Longhorns success this season as

Ash. While it’s cliche for a quarterback to be considered a team’s most important player, Ash’s ability to stay healthy and play through the season could be the difference between Texas competing for a Big 12 championship and the Longhorns fighting to stay afloat in the conference. When he’s entirely healthy and at his best, Ash is one of the best quarterbacks in the league. But his history of head injuries, and the broken foot he suffered in the spring, has led many to believe he may never be at full health again. If Ash is unable to play at any point, the guys behind him are unproven and Texas’ season may unravel.

*Indicates player who has been suspended by head coach Charlie Strong. Length of suspensions remain unknown at time of print.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Senior CB Quandre DiggsDiggs is arguably the best individual talent at Strong’s disposal this season. The senior

cornerback was a star coming out of high school and has continued to develop into one of the top defensive backs in the country throughout his career at Texas. Convincing Diggs to stay for his senior season might have been Strong’s best recruiting job this off-season. While he plays best in zone schemes, Diggs can also lock down receivers in one-on-one situations and has experience playing at the safety spot. Given the lack of depth throughout the Longhorn secondary, Diggs will be relied upon heavily to anchor the defensive backfield.

Senior defensive end Cedric ReedLike Diggs, Reed also had to be convinced to return for his senior season. The senior

pass rush specialist had a breakout season last year, recording 10 sacks and 19 tackles for loss. While he still has room to develop, Reed would likely have been given a shot to play on Sundays this year if he had chosen to go pro, which says all you need to know about just how talented he is. The Cleveland, Texas, native will likely draw plenty of double teams this season so, while his numbers may not improve much, he can be expected to create opportu-nities for his linemates to boost their numbers.


Texas schedule features four preseason Top 25 matchupsvs. North Texas

7 p.m., LHN Saturday, Aug. 30

Austin, Texas

vs. BYU 6:30 p.m., FS1

Saturday, Sept. 6, Austin, Texas

vs. No. 7 UCLA 7 p.m., FOX

Saturday, Sept. 13Arlington, Texas

@ Kansas TBD

Saturday, Sept. 27Lawrence, Kan.

vs. No. 10 Baylor TBD

Saturday, Oct. 4Austin, Texas

vs. No. 3 Oklahoma TBD


vs. Iowa State7 p.m., LHN


@ No. 21 Kansas State TBD

Saturday, Oct. 25Manhattan, Kan.

@ Texas Tech TBD

Saturday, Nov. 1Lubbock, Texas

vs. West Virginia TBD

Saturday, Nov. 8Austin, Texas

@ Oklahoma State TBD

Saturday, Nov. 15Stillwater, Okla.

vs. TCU 6:30 p.m., FS1

Thursday, Nov. 27Austin, Texas

The Longhorns will be tested for a second-straight week with a game against PAC 12 contender UCLA. The Bruins are a serious contender for the inaugural College Football Playoff with junior quarterback Brett Hund-ley returning after throwing for over 3,000 yards a year ago. The UCLA defense will also be dangerous, despite the loss of Anthony Barr. It’s safe to say that we’ll know just how good, or bad, Texas can be after this two-game stretch.

Last year, Texas won this game thanks in large part to an Oklahoma quarterback controversy between Blake Bell and Trevor Knight. After a huge win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, the Sooners are serious contenders for the Big 12 title with Knight entrenched at the helm. And the defense, led by linebacker Erik Striker, could rival the Longhorns as the best in the conference. The second of another tough stretch of games, this game will be big no matter how the Baylor game plays out. Texas will either need a win to get a leg up in the Big 12 or be looking to get back up after a tough loss. Oh, and it’s also one of the biggest rivalries in college sports.

Just last season, this matchup proved to be the beginning of the end for Mack Brown. In order to avoid a similar beat down, the Longhorns are going to have to contain junior quarterback Taysom Hill and junior running back Jamaal Williams, who both rushed for over 1,000 yards last year. This will be a good indicator of where Texas’ defense is early on in the season.

This has to be the most anticipated game in the Big 12 this year. Everyone will be watching to see how Charlie Strong’s defense does against the high-powered, up-tempo Baylor offense. Last year, the Longhorns managed to hold the Bears to 23 points before a late touchdown to ice the game. That won’t be an easy task to repeat though. Baylor returns se-nior quarterback Bryce Petty and continues to have great speed from its running backs and receivers. But, if the Texas defense is able to contain the Bears again, this could be a big statement for a Longhorn team hoping to turn it around in a relatively short pe-riod of time.

The win over the Wildcats last year was one of two big upsets for the Longhorns, but a repeat of that feat will be tough in a place where Texas hasn’t won since 2002. Head coach Bill Snyder will likely field a strong team again with a number of JuCo transfers and se-nior quarterback Jake Waters getting the ball to his playmakers in any way possible. The Kansas State de-fense should be as strong as it has been in the past. However, Texas had great success on the ground a year ago. Getting that ground game going against a tough defense will be key in this one.

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After opening up Big 12 play undefeated last year, the Longhorns struggled might-ily against the Cowboys in a blowout loss. Texas can expect more of the same this year with junior quarterback J.W. Walsh taking over after Clint Chelf graduated. As usual, Oklahoma State has solid depth at the receiving position but the toughest task for Texas will be containing Tyreek Hill, who presents a serious threat in the Cowboy backfield. Oklahoma State’s secondary is not nearly as strong as it was last year, but given Texas’ question marks at quarter-back, the ’Pokes should give Texas its last big test of the season.


For a quarterback that’s entering his fourth year behind center, there sure are a lot of question marks surrounding Longhorn junior David Ash. Is he one hit from ending his career? Will the foot frac-ture that kept him out of spring practice have any lingering effects? If he stays healthy, Longhorn fans may be pleasantly surprised. If not, they will have to rely on unproven, but promising, youngsters in sophomore Tyrone Swoopes and freshman Jerrod Heard.

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Quarterback: B

Running backs: A

Receivers: C-

Offensive line: B-

Defensive line: A-

Linebackers: B-

Defensive backs: B-

Special teams: C

Senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray will be a two-headed monster. The two could be the best running back tandem in the Big 12. But with the dismissal of Joe Bergeron and Jalen Overstreet from the team, the depth at the position took a big hit. The two injury-prone stars will need to stay healthy.

Kendall Sanders’ dismissal from the team is a huge blow to what was already a thin receiving corps. Jaxon Shipley and Marcus John-son will get the most targets. While Shipley is a good possession re-ceiver, he is not your ideal No. 1. Johnson must make huge strides to prove he can make big plays on a consistent basis. Junior Daje Johnson, who has been injury prone throughout his career and is now facing a team suspension, along with relatively unknown re-ceivers in senior John Harris, freshmen Jacorey Warrick and Jake Oliver, will need to step up to fill the hole left by Sanders.

Senior center Dominic Espinosa, entering his fourth year as a starter, will anchor an upperclassman-filled offensive line under new offensive coordinator Joe Wickline. Despite losing three of the five starting linemen, this is still a veteran bunch that should be very similar to what we saw last season.

The defensive line is one of the strongest units on the team. Led by preseason senior All-Big 12 selection Cedric Reed at defensive end, Strong boasts a veteran unit up front. Junior defensive tackle Malcom Brown, senior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson and junior defensive end Shiro Davis are all expected to have good seasons, keeping oppos-ing quarterbacks under constant pressure while slowing down the run.

While there are no stars here, it is a deep group. Seniors Jordan Hicks and Steve Edmond and juniors Peter Jinkens and Dalton San-tos should hold their own. Sophomore Timothy Cole also appears ready to make a difference in the Longhorn front seven.

The cornerback situation should be solid with star senior Quandre Diggs and junior Duke Thomas leading the way. Senior Sheroid Evans is coming back from a torn ACL and could be a big factor, depending on how his knee responds. The issue lies with the safeties as project-ed starter Josh Turner is suspended indefinitely and primary backup Chevoski Collins has been dismissed. That leaves inconsistent se-nior Mykkele Thompson and unproven sophomore Adrian Colbert in a possible starting position, with very little depth behind them.

We are not sure what to expect from Nick Rose, aside from a strong leg. All we’ve ever seen him do is bomb kickoffs through the end zone. Sophomore Nick Jordan and his six missed field goals on 15 attempts will have you biting your nails. Senior William Russ will likely be punting for the first time in his career. The return game is a lit-tle brighter for the Longhorns, though, with longtime returners Daje Johnson, Diggs and Shipley expected to get the majority of reps.

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Charlie Pearce | Daily Texan file photoLed by senior center Dom Espinosa (55), who has started all 39 games he has played at Texas, the Longhorn offensive line is slowly adjusting to new offensive line coach Joe Wickline’s hard-nosed approach. The unit will be looked upon to set a physical tone for the Longhorn offense in 2014.

Jenna VonHofe | Daily Texan StaffTexas head coach Charlie Strong fields a media question at Big 12 Media Days in Dallas. Strong’s recent disciplinary action has proven him to be one of the most stern coaches in the country.There is one word to describe what Texas

coach Charlie Strong and his staff are trying to bring to the Longhorn football program: toughness.

Texas was labeled “entitled” and “soft” toward the end of Mack Brown’s tenure, but Strong is eradicating those notions with a new sense of toughness, and that mentality starts on the front line.

“If you’re ever going to be good in this game, you have to be good up front when you look at the offensive line,” Strong said at Big 12 Media Days. “If you can’t move people on offense, you can’t stop people on defense, [and] it’s going to be very long days for you.”

Responsible for creating toughness on the of-fensive line are new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach Joe Wickline and his senior center, Dom Espinosa.

Prior to joining the Texas staff, Wickline spent nine years as the offensive line coach at Oklahoma State where his line anchored a Cowboys offense that led Oklahoma State to six top-20 finishes. Given the success he had with the Pokes, Wickline has great expectations for his players.

“Basically, you’re not here just to go through four or five years,” Wickline said in an inter-view with the Longhorn Network. You’re not here just to play football; you’re here to get a degree.”

Wickline also stresses the importance of accountability. He wants his guys to be

responsible for their actions and to grow up into mature adults. Wickline’s mentality has en-abled Strong to rely on him to instill toughness on the team.

“Joe and I, we’ve coached together at two dif-ferent places,” Strong said. “I’ll tell you this: When we get into conference play, he’ll be someone to just go lean on.”

Along with Wickline, Espinosa has been en-couraging his linemates to buy into the new coaching staff ’s tough mentality.

“Our idea of what tough was before is dif-ferent than what we’re going towards now,” Espinosa said “It’s just one of those things that [Wickline] builds on us. Whether it be what we do in practice, going one-on-one a lot more and

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Wickline, Espinosa lead tough offensive line

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Texas head coach Charlie Strong has vowed to “put the T back in Tex-as” — toughness, trust, togetherness and team, as he professed during Big 12 Media Days in Dallas. Under the subsection of “team,” he should have

By Jori Epstein@JoriEpstein

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Jenna VonHofe | Daily Texan StaffTexas head coach Charlie Strong fields a media question at Big 12 Media Days in Dallas. Strong’s recent disciplinary action has proven him to be one of the most stern coaches in the country.

Texas head coach Charlie Strong has vowed to “put the T back in Tex-as” — toughness, trust, togetherness and team, as he professed during Big 12 Media Days in Dallas. Under the subsection of “team,” he should have

listed one more: team rules. Maybe if he had, members of Texas’ 2014 football roster would have remem-bered to comply. But from all we know about Strong’s policies, they knew what was expected.

Nonetheless, Strong had kicked off a reported six players by the end of July, including dominant 2013

running backs Jalen Overstreet and Joe Bergeron. Both were dis-missed for unspecified violations of team rules. Neither dismissal was announced officially by the pro-gram. The weed-out process was overdue, said senior cornerback Quandre Diggs.

“I don’t sugarcoat anything —

that’s just how I am, how I was born, how I was raised,” Diggs told ESPN. “I love the way they’re taking the ap-proach of getting guys out of here that don’t belong.”

For some players, Strong hasn’t had to make the decision — the law did it for him. Receivers Ken-dall Sanders and Montrel Meander

were arrested and charged with sexual assault July 24. Student Judi-cial Services is reviewing their case to assess grounds for expulsion. The day of their arrest, Strong issued a statement:

“It’s been made clear to everyone on

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Strong distinguishing himself as stern disciplinarian

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2: In Charlie Strong’s four years at Louisville, the Cardinals played two games against teams in the top 25 of the Coaches’ poll, winning both. In Strong’s first season at Texas, the Longhorns will take on three pre-season top-10 teams — UCLA, Baylor, OU — according to the Coaches’ poll in a four game stretch.

56-4: That was Texas’ record in the friendly con-fines of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium from 2000-2009. But since 2010, the Longhorns are only 14-11 at home.

1: The number of times Texas has defeated Texas Tech, Kansas State and Oklahoma State in the same season since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996. Texas will face all three on the road over a four-game stretch from Oct. 25 to Nov. 16.

1-2: Texas’ last three head coaches started 1-2 in their inaugural season for the Longhorns. With North Texas, BYU and UCLA looming, the trend has a chance to continue this year.

3-6: The record Texas’ seniors hold against Okla-homa, Oklahoma State and Baylor combined entering 2014.

904: Number of yards senior tailback Malcolm Brown ran for in 2013, best in the Big 12 among returning players.

780: The number of rushing yards junior tailback Johnathan Gray ran for in only eight games in 2013, fourth in the Big 12 among returning players.

6: The number of seasons since a Texas back has run for 1,000 yards. This could be the season that drought is broken.

81: The number of sacks allowed by Oklahoma State since the 2007 season, the fewest in the conference. The Longhorns allowed 160 sacks over that same span but now have Joe Wickline, Oklahoma State’s recent offensive line coach running the offensive and offensive line.

35: Rushing attempts per game by Louisville in 2013, 101st in the country with Shawn Watson calling plays. Watson is now the play caller and quarterback coach for Texas, and will likely get that number up.

20: Junior quarterback David Ash’s quarterback rat-ing ranked No. 20 in the nation in 2012. When healthy, Ash can be brilliant, and his health will be a key to the 2014 season.

12.2: The number of points Louisville allowed per game in 2013, second fewest in the nation. The Longhorns have been outside the top 50 in points al-lowed per game the past two seasons, but Strong and defensive coordinator Vance Bedford should help to change that.

40: The average number of times opponents reached the redzone against Louisville the past two years, tying them for No. 20. Texas has allowed an av-erage of 55 trips to the redzone the past two seasons, 115th in the nation.

89 percent: The conversion rate of teams in Texas’ redzone over the past two seasons, placing them fifth-worst nationally. Strong’s Cardinals allowed scores in 77.5% of trips, 21st best over the span.

0: The amount of times opponents ran for 200 or more yards against Louisville in 2013. Texas allowed five such occurrences in 2013 and fell in four of those five contests.

16: Louisville gave up 16 first downs per game over the past two seasons, fourth fewest in the country. The Longhorns only ranked 60th over the two years.

187: The Longhorns defense has allowed an aver-age of 187 yards per game over the past two season, the 34th most over the span. When throwing out the 550 yards allowed against BYU, the Longhorn defense allowed 173 yards per game the 52nd most over the time.

10: After four seasons of building the Louisville pro-gram, coach Strong’s defense ranked 10th in defen-sive F/+ efficiency. The Cardinals ranked 89th in 2009, the season before Strong took over for the program. Texas’ defense ranked 35th in F/+, so Strong faces a less treacherous climb.

16.5: Cedric Reed recorded 16.5 tackles for loss last season, second amongst returning players in the Big 12. Reed also led the returning Longhorns in tack-les last season with 77.

31: Senior defensive back Quandre Diggs has broken up 31 passes in his career, leading the team in that category all three years.

19: During his time on the 40 Acres, senior line-backer Jordan Hicks has missed 19 of a possible 51 games due to injury. He missed all 19 of those games the past two seasons.

39: Senior center Dominic Espinosa has started all 39 games in his Longhorn career. With another season of 13 starts, he could tie Blake Gideon (52) for the second-most starts in school history behind Colt McCoy’s 53.

5: Senior receiver Jaxon Shipley has completed five of eight of his career pass attempts including three for touchdowns. His quarterback rating of 308.1 easily outpaces the rest of the team.

2: Junior receiver Marcus Johnson scored two touchdowns last season on the two longest passes of the season for Case McCoy. With deep threat Mike Davis gone, Johnson should emerge as Texas’ big play receiver.

1: Over the past two seasons, Louisville was 1st in its conference in time of possession per game. Over this same span, Texas ranked fifth in the Big 12. It’s safe to assume the Longhorns will look to run more clock with the new coaching staff.

By Drew Lieberman@DrewLieberman25 Stats to know for 2014

Left: David Ash, junior quarterbackRight: Johnathan Gray, junior running back

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hitting a lot more. Those are little things that sound silly but it builds tough-ness over time.”

During his tenure at Texas, the Austin native has started 39 games for the Longhorns and, if he starts all 13 games this season, will fall just one start short of Colt McCoy’s record of 53 starts. This preseason Espinosa has

been put on the Riming-ton Trophy, Outland Tro-phy and Rotary Lombardi Award watch lists. He was also named a 2014 pre-season first-team All-Big 12 choice by USA Today.

But more important than being named to award watch lists, Espinosa has been lead-ing the offensive line during practice, ensuring that they are more focused than they

were in the past.“It’s almost like it’s

new,” Espinosa said. “It’s kind of exciting. You get to show the new coaches what you’re really made of. Now you get to compete every single day because you might not be able to start because Wick doesn’t know who I am so I have to prove it to him. It makes me a better player.”

our team that treating women with respect is one of our core values, and I’m extremely disappointed that two young men in our program have been accused of not doing that. With the recent charges against them, they have been suspended indefinitely from our football team and will no longer participate in any team functions.”

Many Big 12 schools have seen similar instances of mis-conduct this offseason, with TCU’s policy most similar to Texas’. When Devonte Fields, the Horned Frog defensive lineman who garnered Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year honors as a freshman in 2012, was accused of domestic vio-lence against his girlfriend, Fields was separated from the school. The university made clear in a statement that it “does not tolerate harassment or misconduct by a student.” Like Texas, TCU also com-mitted to proceed with uni-versity disciplinary action.

But head north of the Red River, and the rules change — or at least OU head coach Bob Stoopes thinks they do. The Sooners recently picked up Dorial Green-Beckham from Missouri, after two drug-related charges and allegations of burglary and domestic dis-turbance sent the wide receiver packing. Oklahoma grabbed the former top recruit in the country, who finished the 2013

season with 59 passes for 883 yard and 12 touchdowns, after his dismissal in April. Now, Oklahoma is appealing his eli-gibility to the NCAA.

“We felt the person that he is, the potential that he has as a young man and as an individual, that we felt the opportunity to give him a second chance at our place could serve him well,” Stoopes said at media days.

Other Big 12 offseason dismissals this year include Robbie Rhodes, who Baylor let go after multiple drug-related incidents and charges for tampering with physi-cal evidence during a traffic stop. His father said “he was in agreement on sanctions that [Baylor] made with him, and he broke the agree-ment.” Bowling Green State University, unconcerned, ac-cepted Rhodes as a transfer, though he’ll have to sit out 2014 before resuming three

years of eligibility. Up in the Panhandle, Texas Tech fresh-man defensive back Nigel Bethel punched Lady Raiders basketball lead scorer Am-ber Battle in the face during a pickup game. Both Bethel and Battle, who admitted to initiating contact, were dis-ciplined with suspensions for 25 percent of their respective seasons. Bethel will thus miss three games, while Battle sits out in November.

Misdemeanors aren’t dis-tinct to Texas football — the conference is chock-full of misbehavers, testing the lim-its of how far they can go before facing consequences. For some, the field of mis-demeanors is vast and un-bridled. But Charlie Strong doesn’t man fields of that type. Come the Red River Ri-valry, the ideologically differ-ent programs will match up. And hey, aren’t the good guys always supposed to win?

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Come the Red River Rivalry, the ideologically different programs will match up. And hey, aren’t the good guys always supposed to win?

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39: Senior center Dominic Espinosa has started all 39 games in his Longhorn career. With another season of 13 starts, he could tie Blake Gideon (52) for the second-most starts in school history behind Colt Mc-Coy’s 53.

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The nation’s highest scoring offense in 2013 returns a number of key playmakers in 2014, a list headlined by Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Bryce Petty. After passing for 4,200 yards and 32 touchdowns last year, the senior quarterback figures to be just as good this season, as four of his top five receiving targets also return. If the defense manages to play with more consistency in 2014, the Bears will be tough to beat.

1 Baylor

2 OklahomaOklahoma enters the season with one of the deepest and most dynamic

defensive fronts in the nation. Disruptive sophomore defensive tackle Jor-dan Phillips is set to return from back surgery, and junior defensive end Charles Tapper appears poised for a breakout season after recording 5.5 sacks last season. On offense, expectations are extremely high for sopho-more quarterback Trevor Knight, who capped off an up-and-down freshman campaign with a tremendous performance in the Sooners’ victory over Ala-bama in the 2013 Sugar Bowl.

3 TexasThe Longhorns boast perhaps the most impressive running back unit in

the conference, as senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray each enjoyed breakout seasons in 2013. The defense also appears formidable, with cornerback Quandre Diggs and defensive end Cedric Reed both return-ing for their senior seasons. The most important player for Texas, though, figures to be junior quarterback David Ash. If he manages to provide the sta-bility under center that Texas lacked the past few seasons, Charlie Strong’s squad could be a legitimate contender in the Big 12.

4 Kansas StateThe Wildcats finished fourth in the Big 12 in scoring offense last season,

and they hope to rank even higher in 2014. After hauling in 81 passes for 1,262 yards last year, senior wide receiver Tyler Lockett looks to emerge as the conference’s premier pass-catcher. If senior quarterback Jake Waters can build on his impressive debut season in 2013, the Kansas State offense could be a pleasant surprise.

5 Texas TechSophomore quarterback Davis Webb thrived in head coach Kliff Kings-

bury’s offense as a freshman, and he figures to be even better this season as the full-time starter. The loss of match-up nightmare tight end Jace Amaro certainly hurts, but this offense possesses enough playmakers to remain among the Big 12’s best.

6 Oklahoma StateNo team lost more talent than the Cowboys, who must replace a number

of defensive starters as well as quarterback Clint Chelf. Junior quarterback J.W. Walsh gets the first crack at replacing Chelf under center, but he’ll need to greatly improve to hang onto the job. After turning in an impressive 170.1 rating in 2012, Walsh slumped to a disappointing 128.8 mark last year.

7 TCUThe Horned Frogs allowed just 130.8 rushing yards per game in 2013,

best in the Big 12, and they held opponents to a respectable 25.2 points per game. Much of that defense returns in 2014, but it’s still not enough to make up for the problems on offense. TCU ranked eighth in the conference in scoring last year, and it has yet to name a starting quarterback.

8 West VirginiaThe Mountaineers face the tough task of replacing running back Charles

Sims, who served as the heart of the offense in rushing for 1095 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2013. Perhaps even more pressing, though, will be fixing the issues on defense; West Virginia allowed its opponents to score at least 27 points in each of its final seven games last year.

9 Iowa StateThe Cyclones ranked dead last in the conference in allowing 36 points

per game last season. Much of that defense returns in 2014, especially up front. The offense boasts impressive weapons in junior wide receiver Quentin Bundrage and senior tight end E.J. Bibbs, but the Cyclones need much more out of junior quarterback Sam B. Richardson to make a climb up the standings.

10 KansasKansas finally picked up its first conference win since 2010 last season,

but it shouldn’t expect many more victories in 2014. The Jayhawks bring back a number of offensive starters from last year, which isn’t necessarily something to be excited about, considering they scored a paltry 15.3 points per game in 2013.

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