Monday, August 13, 2007

Texas QB Sprains MCL

John Chiles is now Texas's back up quarterback, at least until Sherrod Harris recovers from a sprained MCL he suffered in practice.
Texas head coach Mack Brown said that Chiles and Harris had been neck and neck while competing for the back up job, and the pair were taking the same amount of snaps. Now Chiles will be practicing with the second team, and G.J. Kinne will be with the third team.
"We really believe John has decided that he wants to play, and he wants to play quarterback," Brown said.
The Longhorns are hoping that Harris will be back by the time the season starts, but it looks as if Chiles will likely be the guy doing mop up duty under center if Texas gets out to any big leads.

After years of stability on the offensive line, the Longhorns are young all across the front, and Brown admitted that the running game had suffered. Things are improving though, he said and today's performance was their best day yet.
"It's so unusual to have young offensive linemen that you're preparing to play," Brown said.
Chris Hall, a sophomore guard out of Irving has been one of the brightest spots. After playing in seven games last season, he'll likely be a big part of any succes Texas has on the ground.

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