NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 1963, ’69, ’70, 2005 BIG 12 CHAMPIONS • ‘96, ‘05, ‘09 2016 SPRING SOUTHWESTTEXAS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS • 1920, ’28, ’30, ’42, ’43, ’45, ’50, ’52, ’53*, NOTES (AS OF APRIL 5) LONGHORNS ’59*, ’61*, ’62, ’63, ’68*, ’69, ’70, ’71 , ’72, ’73, ’75*, ’77, ’83, ’90, ’94*, ’95 (*co-champs)

Longhorns Begin Third Season Of and one each at Bowling Green and offensive line, UT returns Kent Perkins Strong Era: The University of Texas Tulsa – leading some of the nation’s (10 starts), Patrick Vahe (10 starts) football program began its third season top offenses. Along with Gilbert came and Connor Williams (12 starts). On of the Charlie Strong era on March offensive line coach / running game the defensive side of the ball, Bryce 7, as the Longhorns kicked off 2016 coordinator Matt Mattox. Mattox Cottrell (eight starts) and Naashon spring practices. The spring consists has coached the last three seasons Hughes (12 starts) return up front, of 15 practice sessions, concluding alongside Gilbert, including the last while freshman All-American Malik with the Texas Orange-White Spring two as co-offensive coordinator. Jefferson (nine starts) is also back. In Game presented by Weber Grills on Strong also added Clay Jennings, a the secondary, the Longhors return Saturday, April 16, at 1 p.m. UT begins former North Texas standout, who safeties Dylan Haines (11 starts) and the 2016 season on September 4 at will coach the Longhorns’ defensive Jason Hall (11), while at cornerback home when they play host to Notre backs. A native of Waco, Jennings Holton Hill (eight starts) and Davante Dame. most recently coached at Arkansas for Davis (five starts) are back. In total, the last two seasons. Prior to that, he the Longhorns return 26 players who Breaking Down The Schedule: The spent the previous nine years at three started at least one game during the Longhorns will host six games inside schools in the state of Texas – TCU 2015 season. Those 26 players made a of Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial (2008-13), Baylor (2007) and Houston total of 172 starts a season ago. Stadium during the 2016 season, while (2005-06). To guide the running traveling for five true road games backs, Strong hired former Texas back Starters Lost: Texas will need to and the against Anthony Johnson, who spent the past replace four starters on each side of Oklahoma. Texas’ 2016 opponents two seasons at Toledo, and had just the ball heading into the 2016 season, combined for an overall record of been named offensive coordinator. in addition to placekicker Nick Rose. 89-64 (.582) in 2015. Nine of those A 30-year coaching veteran with Gone are center Taylor Doyle (12 opponents went to bowls, including experience in both the NFL and starts) and guard Sedrick Flowers (11 three – Notre Dame, Oklahoma , Charlie Williams will starts) from the offensive line. Two State and Oklahoma – who played coach the Longhorns’ wide receivers. skill players also depart in running in one of the New Year’s Six bowls. The five additions to the staff will join back Johnathan Gray (10 starts) and Five opponents – Notre Dame (10), defensive coordinator Vance Bedford, wide receiver Daje Johnson (eight Oklahoma State (10), Oklahoma (11), defensive line coach Brick Haley, starts). WR Marcus Johnson, FB Baylor (10), and TCU (11) – totaled coach Brian Jean-Mary, Alex De La Torre, and OL Marcus double-digit wins. Texas plays 11 of its and tight ends coach and special teams Hutchins do not return in 2016 after 12 opponents from the 2015 schedule coordinator Jeff Traylor to make up combining for 11 starts in 2015. On once again in 2016, replacing their Strong’s 2016 staff. the defensive side of the ball, defensive week two matchup of Rice from a season ago with UTEP. Starters Returning: The Longhorns return 15 starters from last season’s TEXAS ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Strong Retools Coaching Staff For team to their 2016 roster, with seven Assoc. AD/Media Relations Director: John Bianco 2016: Head coach Charlie Strong made positions back on each side of the E-Mail: [email protected] significant changes to his coaching ball and starting punter Michael Assoc. Media Relations Director: Thomas Stepp staff during the offseason, adding five Dickson. Texas will return tight end E-Mail: [email protected] new faces to the 2016 group. Among Andrew Beck (10 starts) and both the most notable was the addition of John Burt (12 starts) and Armanti Assoc. Media Relations Director: Joe Hernandez offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert, Foreman (six starts) at wideout. Both E-Mail: [email protected] who has an extensive background in who combined to start Asst. Media Relations Director: Scott Swegan the state of Texas prior to spending all 12 games a season ago, including E-Mail: [email protected] the past four seasons as an offensive Jerrod Heard who started 10, return coordinator – two at Eastern Illinois for the Longhorns in 2016. On the Mailing Address: PO Box 7399, Austin, TX, 78713

4 2016 Texas Football Spring Guide • Notes tackles Hassan Ridgeway (eight starts) and nine in 2015. Warren, Offensive Line Will Push Pace In and Desmond Jackson (five starts) are who started the final two games, burst 2016: A new pace and a new style are not back with the Longhorns in 2016, onto the scene with 276 yards and expected under new Texas offensive while Peter Jinkens (11 four touchdowns in game 11 against coordinator Sterlin Gilbert and starts) and cornerback Duke Thomas Texas Tech. Foreman carried the ball offensive line coach Matt Mattox. But, (12 starts) departed as well. 95 times for a team-high 681 yards that pace can only be as fast as an last season, adding five touchdowns. offensive line, which returns 35 of 60 Competition Key To Sophomore Kirk Johnson, who began starts from a year ago. Gone are starters Success In 2016: The competition will to show his ability in 2015 and should Taylor Doyle (12 games, center) and be intense during spring practice to compete for significant time in the Sedrick Flowers (11 games, left guard) see who comes out on top as the fall, will miss spring practice with an from last season. The Longhorns were Longhorns’ quarterback entering the injury. the only team in the nation last year 2016 season. Back are Tyrone Swoopes to start two true freshmen along the and Jerrod Heard, who combined Catching On To A New System: offensive line in Connor Williams and to start all 12 games last season for Two position groups that could see Patrick Vahe, and both emerged as Texas. Also in the mix is early enrollee increased productivity in 2016 in freshman All-Americans. Williams, a Shane Buechele (Arlington, Texas/ offensive coordinator Sterlin Giblert’s native of Coppell, Texas, started all 12 Lamar). Swoopes, dangerous with his up-tempo system are the wide receivers games at left tackle, and Vahe (Euless, feet and arm, enters the 2016 season and tight ends. The Longhorns return Texas/Trinity), started 10 games at with a team-best 17 career rushing two receivers who caught double- right guard. Senior Kent Perkins touchdowns. Last season, the native digit passes a season ago in John (Dallas, Texas/Lake Highlands) started of Whitewright, Texas, rushed for 12 Burt (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln) and 10 games – all but two of those at touchdowns and passed for another Armanti Foreman (Texas City, Texas/ right tackle. Junior Tristan Nickelson, four, primarily working out of a Texas City). Burt caught 28 passes a native of League City, Texas, also feature rushing package, but also in for a team-leading 457 yards, while made three starts on the offensive starting the Notre Dame and Baylor Foreman had 12 receptions for 182 line, and sophomore Elijah Rodriguez games. Heard, a sophomore from yards. Both players tied for the team contributed valuable minutes as a Denton, Texas, passed for 1,214 yards high with two receptions. freshman. Junior Brandon Hodges will and rushed for another 556 a season Several other receivers return who will be coming off a redshirt year, while ago in 10 starts. Against Cal in his look to contribute to the receptions true freshman Zach Shackelford joins second start, he set the school record total under the guidance of new coach the group as an early enrollee and for single-game total offense with 527 Charlie Willimas. That group is led could compete for early time at center. yards. Heard, who suffered a minor by senior Jacorey Warrick, along with shoulder sprain during spring practice, juniors Lorenzo Joe, Dorian Leonard Longhorns Looking For DL To Be A will not participate in the spring game. and Jake Oliver and sophomores Ryan Strength: Defensive line coach Brick Newsome and DeAndre McNeal. Haley will look to continue to build Running At A New Speed: New Early enrollee Collin Johnson begins the defensive line as he enters his running backs coach Anthony his collegiate career and has quickly second season coaching the group. On Johnson looks to build on Texas’ rich made a significant impact this spring. the inside, the Longhorns will need tradition of running backs going into In addition, Texas returns its top two to overcome the loss of significant 2016 in an up-tempo offense that pass-catching tight ends under coach experience in both Desmond Jackson will provide increased snaps. Gone Jeff Traylor in senior Caleb Bluiett and (52 games/21 starts) and Hassan is Jonathan Gray, who started the junior Andrew Beck. Both players had Ridgeway, who declared for the 2016 first 10 games last season. But, the eight receptions a season ago and were NFL Draft as a junior. Paul Boyette, Longhorns return sophomore Chris effective blockers. who started six games a year ago, and Warren and junior D’Onta Foreman Poona Ford, who started five games who combined to rush for 1,151 yards last season, will be looked to in order to fill the void after combining for 76 tackles, 14.0 TFL and 5.5 sacks. NCAA ALL-TIME TEAM RECORDS Sophomores Chris Nelson and Jake YEARS RECORD PCT. YEARS WINS McMillon will also be given a large 1. Notre Dame____127____892-313-42_____.732 1. Michigan______136______925 share of time during spring practice 2.. Michigan______136____925-331-36_____.730 2. Notre Dame____127______892 while the unit awaits depth from a 3. Boise State______48_____ 417-159-2______.723 3. TEXAS______123______886 sizable incoming freshman class in the 4. Ohio State______126____875-320-53_____.722 4. Nebraska______126______880 summer. At end, senior Bryce Cottrell 5. Oklahoma______121____861-319-53_____.720 5. Ohio State______126______875 took over starting duties for the last 6. Alabama______121____864-326-43____ .718 6. Alabama______121______864 eight games last season and shared 7. TEXAS______123____886-353-33____ .710 7. Oklahoma______121______861 time with departed senior Shiro Davis. 8. USC______122____813-333-54____ .700 8. Tennessee______119______820 On the other side, junior Naashon 9. Nebraska______126____880-368-40____ .699 9. USC______122______813

www.TexasSports.com 5 (five starts), who earned honorable Hughes started all 12 games at fox end UT ALL-TIME RECORDS and totaled 57 tackles, 9.0 TFL and 5.5 mention All-Big 12 honors as true sacks. Sophomores Derick Roberson freshmen at corner. In addition, Overall (123 years)______886-353-33 (.710) and Charles Omenihu, along with John Bonney and Antwuan Davis Home______510-132-13 (.789) former transfer Quincy Vasser, will be both return with starting experience Away______274-147-10 (.647) Neutral______102-74-10 (.575) looking to extend their roles, however at corner. The line of young talent Roberson will be limited during spring continues with sophomores CB Kris vs. Ranked Opponents practice due to injury. Boyd, S DeShon Elliott and S P.J. Locke, while the group will benefit from the All-time*______133-145-8 (.479) Young Linebackers Group Building return of senior Sheroid Evans, who Home______48-42-4 Depth: After a 2015 season in which he has missed the last two seasons due to Away______38-49-0 Neutral______47-53-4 was named a freshman All-American, injury, and the depth of senior Kevin Vaccaro. Defensive coordinator Vance Ranked matchup______109-79-5 Mesquite, Texas native Malik Jefferson As the higher-ranked team+______71-34-2 returns to help lead the Longhorns’ Bedford and first-year defensive backs As the lower-ranked team+______38-46-3 linebackers in 2016. Jefferson finished coach Clay Jennings have the pieces * as ranked by either The AP Poll or Coaches Poll last season second on the team with to work with as the Longhorns return + both teams ranked 61 total tackles, behind just departed players who made 12 of the team’s 13 W/L vs. unranked opponents (since 1936) last year. first-team All-Big 12 recipient Peter All-time*______491-123-7 (.796) Jinkens. Jefferson will be joined by Home______276-54-2 the likes of Anthony Wheeler, who Special Teams Make Special Teams: Away ______187-61-3 played in all 12 games last season Special teams coordinator Jeff Traylor Neutral______28-8-2 and registered 36 tackles and a forced will be looking to find players to step . Several other linebackers will up during spring practices, as the also compete for playing time, and a Longhorns need to fill the voids left 2016 TEXAS LONGHORNS by the departures of Daje Johnson at starting job in 2016. Seniors Timothy BY THE NUMBERS Cole (three starts in 2015) and Dalton returner and Nick Rose at kicker. Back is sophomore punter Michael Dickson, Santos both bring leadership to the 8 Texas had eight 100-yard rushers in the group, as Santos makes his return from who was named honorable mention last eight games of the 2015 season. Of those missing last season with an injury. All-Big 12 as a true freshman in 2015. 100-yard games, seven were produced by Sophomores Edwin Freeman and Dickson, a native of Sydney, Australia, underclassmen. Breckyn Hager both made valuable averaged 41.3 yards per punt on 77 contributions last season under the attempts. Deep snapper Kyle Ashby 10 10 true freshmen started a game during guidance of Brian Jean-Mary. and holder Trey Holtz also return. the 2015 season - a UT record. The 10 true freshmen combined to start 73 games. Experience Keys Secondary At #DBU: The Youth Movement: Throughout Charlie Strong’s first two seasons, 11 A Longhorn has appeared in 11 straight In 2016, the Longhorns will return Super Bowls dating back to the 2006 season, 46 starts from the 2015 secondary, the Longhorns have relied on tied for the longest streak in school history. but will look to replace both the skill underclassmen to play significant and leadership of Duke Thomas who snaps. Of his 43 signees in his first two 12 All but one of Texas’ 13 interceptions a started all 12 games a season ago. Back classes, 32 of them have seen significant season ago were recorded by underclassmen. are the likes of safeties Dylan Haines snaps as freshmen and sophomores. (23 career starts) and Jason Hall, who Last season, the Longhorns started 10 14 UT returns a total of 14 starters from both started 11 games in 2015. Haines, true freshmen, playing a total of 17. last season’s team. In total, the Longhorns 33 of UT’s 40 touchdowns came from return players who combined to make 172 the team leader with five interceptions, starts a season ago. missed the final game at Baylor due to underclassmen, while 12 of their 13 injury. Joining that duo will be Holton interceptions came from players who 17 Of the 23 signees in Charlie Strong’s Hill (eight starts) and Davante Davis are also expected to return this season. 2015 class, 17 of them played as true freshmen.

33 Of the Longhorns’ 40 touchdowns scored in 2015, 33 of the 40 (82.5%) came from players returning in 2016.

45 Texas has had 45 all-time first round draft picks in the NFL. That currently ranks seventh among all NCAA FBS schools.

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Emmanuel Acho, Longhorns In The Super Bowl: Fozzy New York in 2016. He has registered 183 Sam Acho, Whittaker’s appearance in tackles in 36 career games. Chykie Brown, with the in 2016 marked *Offensive lineman Donald Hawkins will the 11th straight season in which a former play his second season with the Carolina Malcolm Brown, Longhorn has appeared in the Super Bowl. Panthers. Last season, Hawkins was with Malcom Brown, That stretch, which began in 2007, is tied the . , New England Patriots for the longest in UT history. In total, *Cornerback Chykie Brown, after play- Carrington Byndom, 53 former Longhorns have been mem- ing with the in each , bers of 44 different Super Bowl squads. of the past two seasons, signed with the Phil Dawson, Twenty-three of those players have claimed Cincinnati Bengals in the offseason. Quandre Diggs, Super Bowl Champion rings, with Casey Marquise Goodwin, Hampton, Dan Neil, Terry Orr and Aaron Longhorns Coaching In The NFL: Three Michael Griffin, Ross all claiming a pair of titles. former Longhorns are coaching in the NFL Donald Hawkins, Carolina Panthers for the 2016 season. Jerry Gray (Minnesota Jordan Hicks, Philadelphia Eagles Longhorns In The : The Vikings), Richard Hightower (Chicago Longhorns have had 41 different Pro Bears) and () Tony Hills, Bowlers representing 23 teams who have will join the other former Longhorns in the Trey Hopkins, Cincinnati Bengals made a total of 103 appearances all-time. NFL this season. , Chicago Bears Former Texas standouts Earl Thomas and *A two-time consensus All-American with Michael Huey, San Diego Chargers Derrick Johnson were named Pro Bowlers the Longhorns, Gray enters his third season Jackson Jeffcoat, Washington Redskins in 2015, as both appeared in the 2016 game. coaching defensive backs for the Minnesota Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs The appearance for Thomas was his fifth Vikings. Colt McCoy, Washington Redskins consecutive, tied for the most in UT his- *Hightower, who enters his first season , tory with Earl Campbell, Casey Hampton, with the Chicago Bears, will be the assis- Roy Miller, Bobby Layne, Bud McFadin and Tommy tant special teams coach in 2016. A for- , Arizona Cardinals Nobis. Johnson’s appearance was the fourth mer walk-on for the Longhorns, Hightower , of his career, tied with Bobby Dillon, Doug earned the D. Harold Byrd Leadership English, Jerry Gray, George Sauer, Harley Award as a senior at UT. Adrian Phillips, San Diego Chargers Sewell and Jamaal Charles. The Longhorns *Kyle Shanahan, a former wide receiver Cedric Reed, Buffalo Bills have had a Pro Bowler in each of the last 15 at Texas, is in his second season as offen- Cory Redding, Arizona Cardinals seasons, the longest consecutive streak in sive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. Keenan Robinson, New York Giants school history. Shannahan has spent the last six seasons , Minnesota Vikings as offensive coordinator for three different , Arizona Cardinals New Contracts, New Teams: Several new franchises. Jaxon Shipley, Arizona Cardinals Longhorns will be sporting new jerseys Geoff Swaim, Dallas Cowboys for the 2016. Additionally, several former Longhorns In The 2015 NFL Playoffs: Earl Thomas, Longhorns have resigned with their current In total, 14 former Longhorns were on Mykkele Thompson, New York Giants franchise for long-term deals. eight NFL Playoff teams following the 2015 Justin Tucker, *Pro Bowler Derrick Johnson signed a season, including Fozzy Whittaker who three-year contract this offseason to remain played in the Super Bowl with the Carolina Kenny Vaccaro, New Orleans Saints with the Kansas City Chiefs. Johnson has Panthers. Three former UT players missed Chris Whaley, Dallas Cowboys played his entire career in Kansas City, the playoffs after being placed on injured Fozzy Whittaker, Carolina Panthers totaling 990 tackles, 26.5 sacks and 13 reserve – Jamaal Charles (Kansas City Aaron Williams, Buffalo Bills interceptions since his NFL career began Chiefs), Tarell Brown (New England in 2005. Patriots) and Jackson Jeffcoat (Washington *Colt McCoy also resigned with his cur- Redskins). Eight Longhorns were active rent franchise, the Washington Redskins. for NFL Playoff games this season, includ- McCoy signed a three-year deal during ing C Lyle Sendlein (Arizona Cardinals), the offseason to remain in Washington Whittaker, DT Malcom Brown (New through the 2018 season. England Patriots), LB Derrick Johnson *Safety Michael Griffin signed a deal with (Kansas City Chiefs), S Earl Thomas the Minnesota Vikings during the offsea- (Seattle Seahawks), DE Brian Robison son, after playing the first nine seasons (Minnesota Vikings), LB Keenan Robinson of his career with the Tennessee Titans. (Washington Redskins) and QB Colt Griffin, who signed a one-year deal with the McCoy (Washington Redskins). Vikings, totaled 763 tackles and 25 inter- ceptions during his time with the Titans. 2016 NFL DRAFT: The 2016 NFL Draft *Linebacker Keenan Robinson also signed will take place April 28 - April 30 at the a one-year deal this offseason with the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Ill. New York Giants. After playing the first three seasons of his career in Washington, Robinson will now play for division foe

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