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Texas Football vs. Georgia: 10 reasons to be excited for the Sugar Bowl

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 15: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns walks through the crowd to the stadium before the game against the USC Trojans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 15: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns walks through the crowd to the stadium before the game against the USC Trojans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 06: Collin Johnson #9 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown against the Oklahoma Sooners in the first half of the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 06: Collin Johnson #9 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates in the end zone after scoring a touchdown against the Oklahoma Sooners in the first half of the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

7. Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Collin Johnson with draft stocks on the line

For an individual players, there’s not much more that could be on the line than a draft stock. The 2019 NFL Draft is right around the corner, and is even one of the more significant events of college football’s off-season. The decision of Texas football players like junior wide receivers Collin Johnson and Lil’Jordan Humphrey to return to the program for one more year contributes to how the outlook for the following season is determined.

Whatever happens in the 2019 NFL Draft decisions for Humphrey and Johnson, each should play a big role in the outcome of the Sugar Bowl. Johnson and Humphrey have more than 2,000 combined receiving yards and 15 touchdowns on the season. The Georgia secondary hasn’t seen much of what those two bring to the table this year.

Even the secondary that the Alabama Crimson Tide presented in the SEC Championship Game isn’t the same as what the Horns bring in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama’s receiving corps is build on speed and the deep threat connection between a Heisman contender at quarterback and some All-American track level sprinters.

The Texas receiving corps relies on the dynamic of athleticism, size, and variability that can keep opposing defensive backs on their toes. Variability seems like a weird component to have in a receiving corps, but there’s a wide range of skill sets to worry about between Johnson, Humphrey, and fellow junior Texas wideout Devin Duvernay.

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