Texas Football: Notes and takeaways from Day 2 of preseason camp

It was still hot during Day 2 of Texas football’s fall camp. Let’s start with the most important stuff.

– Again, no green jerseys. That means the team remains healthy.

– Xavier Worthy, Johntay Cook, and AD Mitchell all worked at punt return, and all looked good. Cook, in particular, may be the heir apparent to Worthy. Cook does not struggle the least bit tracking the ball.

– The OL work remained the same as the first day. Cole Hutson and Hayden Conner were the first team guards with DJ Campbell and Neto Umeozulu backing them up. However, Cam Williams and Andre Cojoe flip-flopped sides today, with Williams working at second team left tackle and Cojoe on the right side.

– Justice Finkley is flip-flopping sides between Jack and Buck end. Ethan Burke and Barryn Sorrell are the first teamers. Tausili Akana is even getting some early work at Jack but is behind the older players.

Sorrell has continued his body transformation. He looks better yet again. I would not be surprised if he eventually leaves Texas at 275-280 pounds at this rate, which is just astonishing. He currently lists at 261.

– So if you’re asking me who is getting off the bus first in the defensive backfield, it’s Derek Williams. He wears no. 2, and he is easy to find in the secondary. The second team field safety was Larry Turner-Gooden alongside Kitan Crawford. Michael Taffe and BJ Allen were running third team. Jalen Catalon and Jerrin Thompson were the starters.

In my first time getting an extended look at Catalon, he is built low to the ground, very much like a Quandre Diggs type. He is extremely well put together for the position.

– I spent a lot of time with the defense on day two. Trill Carter was praised multiple times by line coach Bo Davis for his hand placement. Byron Murphy continues to lead all drills at DT.

– Across from Jaylan Ford, linebacker David Gbenda got the nod in early team work.

– Higher winds than usual today. The QBs hung some deep balls going into the wind and overthrew a couple going with it. That’s natural. Timing on the underneath stuff looked good overall.

– Worthy and Mitchell continue to look like difference-makers. And by that, I mean absolutely elite. Both of them. Jordan Whittington and Cook also made some impressive catches in drills.

– This continues to be a team that looks the part. There is no change in that at all.

One final note…

Quinn Ewers went to the middle of the field and signaled the start of practice yesterday. Today, it was Ford. Those are your leaders on offense and defense, in my opinion.

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