4 Texas football players that shined in the first fall scrimmage
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A good start to fall camp for the former blue-chip recruit and junior field safety Jerrin Thompson is very positive feedback to hear coming out of practice. Texas needs the safety room to step up for safeties coach Blake Gideon and co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Pete Kwiatkowski this fall if this secondary as a whole is to improve in 2022.
And Thompson will play a major role in how effective Texas is at the safety position this season.
From what we’ve heard about Thompson’s play in camp in the last few days, he’s really picking up the concepts of this defense in Year 2 under PK and Gideon. Thompson even reportedly had maybe the most impressive interception of the scrimmage on Aug. 13 (per the scrimmage notes from Inside Texas, paid content).
Steve Sarkisian on safety, notes he can see the experience in Anthony Cook’s and Jerrin Thompson’s game.
— Joe Cook (@josephcook89) August 11, 2022
Kitan Crawford has coverage and tackling ability, but is learning angles from safety pos.
Mo Blackwell is 1 of the better tacklers. Sark said he’s improving in coverage.
It wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest to hear Sark and the Longhorns staff continue to speak positively about the progress made by Thompson so far this offseason. Thompson was apparently very consistent and effective in pass protection in this first fall scrimmage.
And Thompson continues to step up as one of the vocal leaders in this secondary coming out of this weekend’s scrimmage.
If we keep getting these types of improvements from Thompson heading into the season, then all the chatter concerning any looming position battle at field safety will cease in the near future. Thompson is making the right moves to secure his starting spot for Week 1 against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks on Sep. 3.