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Texas Football: Assessing SMU offense, QB Shane Buechele, transfer fit

By Andrew Miller

AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 02: Shane Buechele #7 of the Texas Longhorns shakes hands with fans as he enters the stadium before the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - SEPTEMBER 02: Shane Buechele #7 of the Texas Longhorns shakes hands with fans as he enters the stadium before the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 2, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TX – SEPTEMBER 16: Ben Hicks #8 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs throws the ball against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – SEPTEMBER 16: Ben Hicks #8 of the Southern Methodist Mustangs throws the ball against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on September 16, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Look into SMU quarterback room

SMU and Texas would two of the more turbulent programs in terms of quarterback turnover and transfers early in the 2019 off-season. Dykes and the Mustangs lost senior quarterback Ben Hicks to the NCAA Transfer Portal last month. Hicks wound up with his former head coach, Chad Morris, and the Arkansas Razorbacks to possibly be the next starting quarterback there in the SEC West.

Moreover, SMU is essentially exchanging a quarterback that tossed 19 touchdowns and seven picks last season for one with a similar profile when he was starting for the Horns. The only season where Shane Buechele got a full season of starts under his belt was during his true freshman campaign, back in 2016.

Buechele’s only full season starting for the Texas offense was also the last year on the Forty Acres under Charlie Strong. It seemed like Buechele was a more comfortable fit under Strong than he was with current Texas head coach Tom Herman. That makes sense since he was Strong’s recruit and Ehlinger was Herman’s.

Yet, what Buechele is getting himself into with the SMU quarterback room is a young group that he can help develop if he decides to stay for the next two years. Whether it be the promising three-star dual-threat quarterback 2019 signee Terrance Gipson or second-year William Brown, Buechele could help smoothly pass the torch to the next starting signal caller for SMU by the 2021 off-season.

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