Bobby Burton
How do you build an elite roster, an elite college football team?
It’s done piece by piece and it’s done over a long period of time.
In essence, a great program is created by taking multiple steps forward while suffering as few steps backward as possible.
That’s really what Steve Sarkisian and GM Brandon Harris have done as well as or better than anybody in college football the last four years.
There just haven’t been many missteps, many setbacks. So the forward momentum can keep building and building unabated.
In my mind, that’s exactly what happened yet again yesterday with the addition of Emmett Mosley V. The Longhorns plucked the 6-foot-2 former Stanford receiver out of the portal who caught 48 passes in the final nine games of the season for the Cardinal.
Mosley is that rare player who is only going to be a true sophomore but is already a proven commodity on the college level.
That’s how you build a team.
Strong piece by strong piece. With a never-ending eye toward improvement in every way.
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Mosley is a tremendous early start for the Horns in the portal. Texas essentially got a jump start since the portal doesn’t officially open until tomorrow.
Coach Steve Sarkisian has said the Horns will be looking in the portal for a few spots.
We are also told to expect Texas to be somewhat aggressive early in the portal.
Only time will tell if that aggressiveness bears fruit. We’ll see how it goes.
I think the Horns will be on the lookout for a tight end, at least one defensive lineman (possibly two) and possibly another pass rusher.
With the addition of Mosley, I don’t expect the Horns to pursue another wide receiver, at least not at this time. Nor do I think the Horns will look to add a running back, in part because Tre Wisner, I am told, “has taken another step” this spring and the depth behind him is encouraging.
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