Get ready, college football fans, because the biggest sigh of relief just came out of Austin! Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian dropped the news on Thursday: superstar left tackle Trevor Goosby is officially playing this Saturday against Texas State. This is HUGE for the Longhorns, especially after the scare he gave everyone during training camp.
Goosby is Back, and Arch Manning Can Breathe
Seriously, this is a game-changer. Goosby, that 6-foot-7, 325-pound senior All-American, is a brick wall out there. He’s one of the best pass blockers in the nation, hands down, and we all know he’s the primary bodyguard for quarterback Arch Manning. When Goosby went down with a noncontact knee injury back on August 17th, everyone held their breath. But the diagnosis? Just a bone bruise! Not a season-ending ligament tear. Sarkisian himself called that the “best news of the summer.” You can feel the relief from here. Goosby and left guard Laurence Seymore III, who also missed time with injuries, returned to practice earlier this week, and Sarkisian confirmed both are “good to go” for the 2:30 p.m. kickoff. What a turnaround!
The Heat is On: Workload and Reserves
Sarkisian has been carefully ramping Goosby up all week. He said Goosby had a “really good practice on Monday,” then they increased his workload on Tuesday and he looked “really good” again. Wednesday, more workload, “looked good again.” And Thursday? Even more! Sarkisian is loving it, noting Goosby’s “really good pad level, good physicality.” The coach is convinced Goosby “needs to play football; linemen are really the most important ones in that they need that physicality.” But it’s not just Goosby getting the spotlight. The game against Texas State at Royal-Memorial Stadium is going to be brutal, with temperatures soaring “well above 100 degrees” on the grass. That means Sarkisian expects to rotate in reserve linemen like tackle Andre Cojoe and Dylan Sikorski. He specifically mentioned Cojoe, saying he’s had “a great camp” and “deserves his opportunities to play.” They’ll definitely be monitoring Goosby’s conditioning, especially since he missed those key scrimmage reps.
Get ready to see how Goosby looks back on the field, and how the Longhorns manage the heat and their offensive line rotation. It’s opening weekend, and Texas State is rolling into town. This game is going to be a real test of endurance and the depth they’ve built up front!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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