Texas Football: 5 Things Longhorns Should Improve vs UTEP
By Tyler Brett
Nobody would deny that Shane Buechele had a tremendous debut against Notre Dame. But the young man is still a true freshman and has room to improve.
One thing that stood out in the season opening win was how aggressive this Texas passing offense can be. Buechele was not shy about taking his shots and often attacked the Irish secondary deep. While he connected with John Burt for a long score to start the second half, the Texas offense needs to connect on those long passes more consistently moving forward.
A number of passes fell incomplete for any number of reasons. Burt had a huge drop in the first half and Buechele was not on the same page with his receivers on a couple of others. This Texas offense has the talent to stretch opponents vertically in 2016 but they need to get more efficient with their attack.
Against UTEP, Texas should continue to be aggressive in their offensive attack and focus on connecting on more long passes. Making opposing defenses respect their deep passing game will open up things underneath for the short passing game and the power running game.
If they can consistently hit those home run plays in the passing game, it will make them a very dangerous team in Big 12 play.
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