***OFFICIAL UNT vs. UTSA IN-GAME DISCUSSION***

Whoa!

What happened to Polk?

Whoa!

What happened to Polk?

I don't know if the question is so much what happened to Polk as it is . . . Who is this Robert Lewis, and where did he come from? I don't recall ever seeing him on a depth chart before.

Damn Reggie shrunk!

My understanding was Darryl Mason and Dylan McDorman were out for spring for surgeries...

I don't know if the question is so much what happened to Polk as it is . . . Who is this Robert Lewis, and where did he come from? I don't recall ever seeing him on a depth chart before.

He was on the travel team last year. Played a lot on special teams.

I don't know if the question is so much what happened to Polk as it is . . . Who is this Robert Lewis, and where did he come from? I don't recall ever seeing him on a depth chart before.

He's my freshman suite mate, that's who he is. Walk on.

Is this an estimate or official? I'm presuming the QB situation Thompson is listed at the top out of respect? Or has Burgland not preformed as expected in winter workouts?

Thanks for the info on Lewis. . . . I was pretty sure he had to be a walk-on.

Other new faces to the 2-deep include:

WR Carl Caldwell

LT Ryan Rentfro

Kaydon Kirby, and all the centers.

RT Connor Trussell

OLB Jamal Marshall

Some others . . . like the expected Berglund, Pegram, and Terrell.

I hope they can put some meat on Jamal Marshall's bones. At 6'3", he is a good height for a LB and has the frame to put on some weight. But at 193, I don't see him being used in anything but obvious passing situations.

Is this an estimate or official? I'm presuming the QB situation Thompson is listed at the top out of respect? Or has Burgland not preformed as expected in winter workouts?

It's the beginning of spring 2-deep. Pretty much every returning starter is listed as a starter, even if the coaches know it's going to change. Expect to see a different 2-deep by the end of spring ball.

Edited March 20, 2013 by Mean Green 93-98

It's the beginning of spring 2-deep. Pretty much every returning starter is listed as a starter, even if the coaches know it's going to change. Expect to see a different 2-deep by the end of spring ball.

Exactly, this could all change once they put the pads on.

It's the beginning of spring 2-deep. Pretty much every returning starter is listed as a starter, even if the coaches know it's going to change. Expect to see a different 2-deep by the end of spring ball.

Yep...be shocked if Berglund isn't the starter.

Keep in mind, unless it is a new player; all the weights are those at the beginning of last season. I don't know why they don't update them more often, they are bound to have them with all the emphasis on off season conditioning.

Few coaching staffs are going to list a newcomer above a returning starter until they have won the spot on the field ether in the Spring, Pre-season or in season.

I think McCarney is right in that the great thing is that at least NT has the bodies now, plus a hundred in spring ball and 85 ships given.

It is time for McCarney and the team to take a 2001 leap forward this year.

It is time for McCarney and the team to take a 2001 leap forward this year.

Nice.

No Justin Manu at RT (or anywhere)? AA JUCOs are brought in to start or at least challenge for it.

I would assume he has yet to enroll in school , thus not listed

245 and 260 lbs guys at DT and no Sir Calvin listed. Worrisome.

Very surprised with Polk 3rd in the middle instead of 1st or 2nd on the outside. No way we need a 190lb OLB, unless (as mentioned) in a pure passing down.

No Justin Manu at RT (or anywhere)? AA JUCOs are brought in to start or at least challenge for it.

We had better hope Terrell is the real deal. Don't want to start with 5-8 and 5-9 receivers. Need some size there. Still a lot of walk-ons out there.

Despite all the DBs brought in, we are still counting on walk-ons as backups? And damn we have a short defensive backfield. Makes the Marshall move to LB even that more confusing to me.

These player weights aren't even from last year. Boutwell was listed at 269 last year and Lincoln at 266. Still need to add some weight, but it is better than what is looks. If they can both get in the 275-285 range that is fine for a 3 technique in FBS.

I would assume he has yet to enroll in school , thus not listed

He was at the signing day event amongst all the other last fall transfers and mid-season transfers. I stopped and talked with him for a few minutes. I'm pretty sure he didn't fly all the way in from Salt Lake City (his home town) just to attend the event.

He was at the signing day event amongst all the other last fall transfers and mid-season transfers. I stopped and talked with him for a few minutes. I'm pretty sure he didn't fly all the way in from Salt Lake City (his home town) just to attend the event.

Looks like he is enrolled http://www.meangreensports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1800&ATCLID=206812664

I would assume he has yet to enroll in school , thus not listed

No, he's here, Trussell is ahead of him at right tackle. Trussell is about 20 lbs heavier, an inch taller, and stronger in the weight room than Manu. Don't underestimate him, he's coming in this spring looking to earn a starting spot too.

Jarrion Roberts:DE or LB? Depth chart shows him at DE, Vito's blog says he's moved back to LB.

Jarrion Roberts:DE or LB? Depth chart shows him at DE, Vito's blog says he's moved back to LB.

At the press conference yesterday, Coach Mac said he was at DE.

At the press conference yesterday, Coach Mac said he was at DE.

I saw him amongst the DE's running DE drills. There were a lot of DE's out there.

I saw him amongst the DE's running DE drills. There were a lot of DE's out there.

Silver, do you have any other updates?

Keep in mind that this was the very first day with shorts and helmets.

Offense

QB 7 Thompson, Derek QB 6-4 220 Sr. 3L Glen Rose, Texas (HS)

5 McNulty, Andrew QB 6-1 202 So. 1L Iowa City, Iowa (City HS)

-or- 4 Berglund, Brock QB 6-4 205 So. TR Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Kansas)

Berglund looked faster and had the strongest arm of all of the QB's. He also had the quickest release. As of yesterday Thompson and McNulty were neck and neck for second and Gill (walk-on from whitesboro) wasn't too far behind them. All of them did well with short-mid-distant throws (Berguland's were more often the "prettiest"). At the end they were running scrimmages (non-tackle, but definitely NOT non-contact) and all of the QB's were doing pretty well. Berglund didn't seem rattled by getting roughed up when he ran the ball. But then, he got roughed up in practice last fall. Thompson and McNulty were pretty even in their thowing, but McNulty might have been a half a step faster.

RB 24 Byrd, Brandin RB 5-10 216 Sr. 3L Copperas Cove, Texas (HS)

22 Jimmerson, Antoinne RB 5-9 219 So. 1L Dallas, Texas (DeSoto HS)

-or- 34 (changed to #2) Pegram, Reggie RB 5-6 215 Jr. TR Terrell, Texas (Purdue)

All of the RB's looked good. Pegram looked like a combo of Byrd and Jimmerson. Fast and strong.......with pretty good moves in the open. Rex Rollins (#20) was getting a lot of time in the scrimmages. He did well and looked pretty fast. Mark Lewis (4) looked good as well. As of day 1 we are very deep at the RB position.

WR 9 Harris, Carlos WR 5-8 173 So. 1L Frisco, Texas (HS)

83 Caldwell, Carl WR 5-10 169 Sr. TR Whitehouse, Texas (Kansas Wesleyan)

-or- 15 Terrell, Darius WR 6-3 220 Jr. TR DeSotoa, Texas (Texas)

All of these guys did well with Carlos Harris being the fastest of the group. ITerrell did well, but didn't do anything to make anyone say "wow". Some of the "wow" catches (IMHO) were by Caldwell. There were at least two catches that looked like Casey Fitzgerald. This kid is quick, fast, and hungry. and he is not afraid of going for it in a crowd.

WR 80 Smith, Darnell WR 6-1 208 Sr. 1L Garland, Texas (Ellsworth CC)

17 Pleasant, Lynrick WR 6-2 200 Sr. 1L Mesquite, Texas (HS)

Smith had one of the few long ball catches in QB/WR drills. Pleasant did ok in the mid-range catches.

WR 3 Chancellor, Brelan WR 5-9 177 Sr. 3L Copperas Cove, Texas (HS)

16 (switched to #10)Teegarden, Derrick WR 6-0 187 Jr. 1L Odessa, Texas (HS)

Chancellor is exactly the same as he has always been. His injury did not slow him down at all. Teegarden had a great day. This guy is looking to get some serious playing time. Make some tough catches and seems a bit faster than last year. Of course, he might have looked that way because he was closer to me than game time.

Other WR's, Willie Hubbard (#34) had some good catches and runs. As I said in another thread, Brady Brown looked quicker than I thought a 6'5" receiver should be. Not great hands, but above average. Andy Mensah (#23) had a few good catches. At 6'2" he adds overall height to the wr corps. John Chelf (#31) was another WR who was doing a Casey Fitzgerald imitation. He was quick, above average in speed and he was not shy about going after the ball in traffic. He might have been just a little faster and quicker than Teegarden.

TE 86 Miller, Drew TE 6-1 260 Sr. 2L Prosper, Texas (HS)

89 Prior, Daniel TE 6-2 246 Sr. 2L Henderson, Texas (HS)

#8, Jones, Cooper.

Jones had the best catch of the day. Down field with two DB's hanging on him.

LT 71 Johnson, Antonio OL 6-5 311 Jr. 2L Diboll, Texas (HS)

72 Rentfro, Ryan OL 6-4 309 Fr. RS Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS)

LG 57 Y’Barbo, Mason OL 6-2 309 Jr. 2L Sulphur Springs, Texas (HS)

77 Ellard, Travis OL 6-3 285 So. SQ Deer Park, Texas (HS)

C 50 Kirby, Kaydon OL 6-3 300 Fr. RS Flower Mound, Texas (HS)

53 McKinney, Shawn OL 6-4 365 Jr. TR Hubbard, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)

-or- 51 Feldt, Boone OL 6-3 277 Fr. RS Buda, Texas (Hays HS)

RG 62 Lemon, Cyril OL 6-3 313 Jr. 2L Marble Falls, Texas (HS)

65 Thompson, Micah OL 6-4 308 So. SQ Jones, Okla. (HS)

RT 64 Anyiam, LaChris OL 6-4 296 Sr. 2L Allen, Texas (HS)

78 Trussel, Connor OL 6-5 295 Fr. RS Arlington, Texas (Martin HS)

The overall look of the O-line is (physically) very impressive. Justin Manu (#70 juco transfer) was the most verbal of all of them. Michael Banogu (#66) was an impressive looking player. He looked a lot like Antonio Johnson. For someone who is new on the squad, he seemed to be getting extra attention (non-yelling attention) from the coaching staff. Most of the time, the new guy (especially walk-ons) pretty much get ignored......or yelled at.

Defense

DE 93 McCoy, Brandon DE 6-2 270 Sr. 3L Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS)

84 Brown, Quentin DE 6-4 235 Jr. TR Tucker, Ga. (Eastern Arizona CC)

30 Roberts, Jarrian DE 6-2 238 Fr. RS Clarksville, Texas (HS)

Of these three, Brown caught my eye in DE drills. He seems very quick.

DT 97 Abbe, Richard DT 6-4 319 Sr. 3L Lubbock, Texas (Monterey HS)

91 Orr, Austin DT 6-4 268 So. SQ Seabrook, Texas (Clear Lake HS)

-or- 99 McDorman, Dylan DT 6-2 302 Fr. RS Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider HS)

Of these three, I just mainly noticed Abbe. He seems a little quicker this year.

DT 90 Boutwell, Ryan DT 6-3 261 Sr. 3L China Spring, Texas (HS)

95 Lincoln, Alexander DT 6-2 249 Jr. 1L Cibolo, Texas (Steele HS)

-or- 98 Watson, Dutton DT 6-3 261 Fr. RS Midland, Texas (HS)

Mustafa (94) was jumping off sides in some drills when I noticed him. Wallace (70) seemed pretty quick, but he sure didn't look 300lbs. For that matter the d-line didn't look much bigger than the LB's.

DE 44 Bellazin, Aaron DE 6-2 244 Sr. 2L Everman, Texas (HS)

49 Mason, Daryl DE 6-3 233 Jr. 1L Garland, Texas (Rowlett HS)

-or- 56 Dilonga, Malik DE 6-4 248 Fr. RS Cedar Hill, Texas (Trinity Christian HS)

All the DEs' looked real quick, with Bellazin being the most impressive.

OLB 52 Akunne, Derek LB 6-0 238 Jr. 2L Garland, Texas (North Garland HS)

92 Smith, LaJaylin LB 6-0 228 So. SQ LaPlace, La. (St. Charles Catholic HS)

53 Washington, Kendall LB 6-2 220 So. SQ Mansfield, Texas (Legacy HS)

MLB 35 Orr, Zachary LB 6-1 231 Sr. 3L DeSoto, Texas (HS)

50 Lewis, Robert LB 6-0 217 Jr. SQ Mesquite, Texas (HS)

42 Polk, Chad LB 6-0 226 So. SQ Dallas, Texas (Woodrow Wilson HS)

OLB 11 Wright, Will LB 6-2 221 Sr. 3L Garland, Texas (South Garland HS)

18 Marshall, Jamal LB 6-3 193 So. SQ Missouri City, Texas (Ft. Bend Elkins HS)

During the final scrimmage time, the LB's that I noticed the most were Wright and Washington (#53)

CB 6 Jackson, Hilbert DB 6-1 187 Sr. 2L Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS)

13 Jones, James DB 5-11 170 Jr. TR Houston, Texas (Kilgore JC)

SS 27 Lee, Lairamie DB 5-10 189 Jr. 2L Tyler, Texas (Chapel Hill HS)

1 Evans, Zed DB 5-11 195 Sr. TR Dallas, Texas (Louisville)

-or- 5 Busby, David DB 5-11 189 So. 1L Coppell, Texas (HS)

FS 8 Trice, Marcus DB 5-8 197 Sr. 1L Mesquite, Texas (Oklahoma)

15 Marshall, Mike DB 6-0 203 Jr. 1L Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS)

CB 23 Whitfield, Zac DB 5-9 180 So. 1L Sherman, Texas (HS)

2 Johnson, D.Q. DB 5-11 185 Sr. 1L Des Moines, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)

-or- 31 Buyers, Kenny DB 5-11 174 So. 1L Hurst, Texas (L.D. Bell HS)

ALL of the db's were very aggressive. In the beginning of practice they were having a skeleton punt return drill. Evans (#1) was always about 5 yards ahead of his coverage group. This guy will end up having some very memorable plays before the season is over. #13 was very aggressive in his coverage and all over the place. And a juco from cisco jc #41 Rickey Pratt was all over his guy on a couple of plays......very impressive for a 5'7" (and he looked it) db.

As mentioned, they were running skeleton punt return drills at the beginning of practice. The returners were Chancellor, Harris (#9), Jones (#13) and Wilhite (who is now wearing #21). Believe it or not Chancellor and Harris were almost neck and neck in their returns, but Chancellor was a shade better because he has a little bit better peripheral vision. Jones was about a 1/2 step behind them. Wilhite was about a full step behind the other three. Chancellor and Harris were the most elusive.

I'm told that before spring is over MANY other players will get a shot at doing returns.

Specialist

PK 37 Olen, Zach K 5-9 221 Sr. 3L Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS)

26 Paul, Zach K 5-9 175 So. 1L Frisco, Texas (Wakeland HS)

P 40 Macek, Blake P 5-9 180 Fr. RS Sulphur Springs, Texas (HS)

37 Olen, Zach K 5-9 221 Sr. 3L Richardson, Texas (Berkner HS)

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Awesome updates! Thanks Silver!

Great post, Silver. Very informative. It sounds like we're going to have some battles in unexpected places.