Texas to be without Angilau, Neyor for season

Texas misplaced two key gamers to season-ending accidents throughout Saturday’s scrimmage, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian stated Monday.

Fifth-year offensive lineman Junior Angilau, who has began 34 video games for the Longhorns over the previous three seasons, and extensive receiver Isaiah Neyor, a newcomer who transferred from Wyoming, each suffered ACL accidents, in line with Sarkisian.

Each have been anticipated to be main contributors this season. Angilau is Texas’ most skilled offensive lineman, a place the place the Longhorns have struggled lately. Neyor had 44 catches for 878 yards and 12 touchdowns final yr at Wyoming and was anticipated to take some focus off sophomore Xavier Worthy, who was a breakout star as a freshman final season.

“I hate it for them,” Sarkisian stated. “I really feel for these guys who each had actually good offseasons to prepare for the season. … For us now, it is subsequent man up. I feel we have executed job in recruiting to make sure that we will try this. We have loads of time. We’ll be OK.”

Sarkisian additionally stated freshman offensive lineman Cole Hutson, operating again Roschon Johnson and defensive again Jahdae Barron have been “nicked up” and will miss time, however he expects them again for the Sept. 3 season opener in opposition to Louisiana-Monroe.

Neyor’s loss is compounded by the suspension of Alabama switch Agiye Corridor final week. Corridor, who was faraway from the roster at Alabama for a violation of staff guidelines, transferred to Texas in April and was arrested final week for legal mischief after police stated he used a tire iron to wreck a parking boot that was positioned on his automobile.

“We’re working along with his household to get him in a state of affairs the place he could be a actually purposeful a part of this staff,” Sarkisian stated. “The purpose for us is to play nice soccer on the College of Texas, graduate from the College of Texas and be an amazing teammate and stroll out of right here a fair higher particular person than he did when he arrived. So we’re placing all of the items in place to assist him try this. When the time is correct, we’ll have him again on our staff.”

Sarkisian stated Corridor’s arrest was not the one purpose for the suspension.

“This was not one thing that was primarily based off of 1 incident,” Sarkisian stated. “That is one thing that was a physique of labor that I felt like I would like to assist the younger man, and that is what we will do.”

On the sector, Sarkisian stated the quarterback competitors between Hudson Card and Ohio State switch Quinn Ewers is shut.

“I might say it is tight,” he stated. “I’ll say each guys are working very onerous.”

Sarkisian praised his protection’s effort Saturday, saying it compelled three interceptions and 4 fumbles. Nonetheless, in an intrasquad scrimmage, that is also trigger for alarm on the offensive facet.

“I used to be most likely a bit of extra involved with a few the interceptions, particularly once they occurred and the way they occurred,” Sarkisian stated. “However once more, that is our job to educate it out of the blokes to remove these.”