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Texas Football: 3 reasons Kliff Kingsbury should join the Longhorns

By Andrew Miller

FORT WORTH, TX - OCTOBER 29: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 29, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - OCTOBER 29: Head coach Kliff Kingsbury of the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 29, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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LUBBOCK, TX – NOVEMBER 10: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns passes the ball during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 10, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX – NOVEMBER 10: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns passes the ball during the first half of the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 10, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

3. Build on the passing game

Last year, offensive coordinator Tim Beck couldn’t get much going for the passing attack for Texas football. The passing game had its moments, but nothing consistent established. In 2017, Sam Ehlinger was just a true freshman quarterback battling with Shane Buechele to lock down the starting job.

Texas is averaging more than 250 passing yards per game and more than two touchdowns. This was the third consecutive year the Horns averaged more than 250 passing yards per game. But, it was the first time since 2009 that the Horns averaged more than two passing touchdowns per game, with Colt McCoy under center.

Even during a down year for the Texas Tech passing game, it posted 2.3 touchdowns per game. Texas Tech split the workload between true freshman quarterback Alan Bowman and backup Jett Duffey this year. The only reason that Duffey got a decent amount of playing time this fall was a detrimental collapsed lung injury suffered against the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Kingsbury ran a different scheme to some degree at Texas Tech than Herman does at Texas. Both coaches like to run a very fast-paced no-huddle offense. The differences can vary from there, but there are some clear similarities that could play off each other. Herman’s scheme is a run-first offense, while Kingsbury runs a spread pass-heavy offense. The ability to spread out the defense could help the Horns.

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