3 instant takeaways from Texas's second fall scrimmage today

Quinn Ewers and the Texas QBs dual with the secondary in the full scrimmage and the two-minute drill

After last weekend's first fall scrimmage was largely considered in the media fan discussions to be a win for the defensive side of the ball in multiple phases, it sounds like the offense had a much improved result today in the second scrimmage.

Led by solid performances from redshirt junior quarterback Quinn Ewers and true freshman Trey Owens on the day for this scrimmage, there reportedly weren't any turnovers by the QBs today. Last weekend, the quarterbacks threw a handful of interceptions, granted it doesn't sound like all of them were their fault.

For the second weekend in a row, senior wide receiver Silas Bolden and Ewers connected for a couple of big plays in the passing game against the first and second-team defenses. But it doesn't look like many other wideouts had all that many opportunities to generate explosive plays and pick up big gains after the catch in the passing game today.

Early scrimmage reports from the last hour or so indicate that this was a tremendous battle between the Texas quarterbacks and wide receivers and the competitive secondary in the scrimmage today. Defensive backs with the first-team defensive unit, like junior Jaylon Guilbeau and senior Gavin Holmes, were both standouts who limited the big plays and yards after the catch from the wideouts for Texas's secondary.

It sounds like the early reports from this scrimmage are getting the point across of exactly what Texas fans and coaches would want to see from their players a few weeks into a competitive preseason camp and the last two scrimmages. Ewers reportedly has full command of the offense and is dialed into making the right throws on time and accurately while avoiding costly errors and mistakes in the pocket.

Regarding the secondary's apparent progress in the last couple of weeks of preseason camp, the signs have been showing through that the safeties and corners are holding their own and developing at a fast rate in fall practice. While key guys in the secondary, like sophomore cornerback Malik Muhammad, were held out for large portions of the scrimmage for precautionary reasons, this unit has still impressed in a big way in practice and the last two weekends of scrimmages.

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