The news we've all been waiting for has arrived: Texas's starting left tackle, Trevor Goosby, is "good to go" for Week 1, according to head coach Steve Sarkisian.
The Texas Longhorns had quite the scare when, just weeks before the season kicked off, Goosby went down with a non-contact knee injury. However, reports quickly came out that it was "just" a bone bruise, and he would likely be back in time for the season to begin.
Now, the season is just days away, and Sarkisian shared that Goosby has not only practiced this week but is ready for Saturday, when the Horns host the Texas State Bobcats.
"Trevor is good to go," Sarkisian said on Thursday morning, a little over two days before Texas and Texas State faced off.
That's great news for the Longhorns, and while it should undeniably have fans fired up for Saturday, Sarkisian shouldn't push Goosby into the game just to have him out there.
Week 1 should let Trevor Goosby shake off rust, but test Andre Cojoe
Coming off the injury, Goosby will be a little rusty, even as one of the best offensive tackles in the country. This Week 1 matchup should present the opportunity for Goosby to shake off that rust and get a couple of in-game snaps in, but he should play nowhere near the entire game.
Yes, Goosby needs to get into the in-season mindset before Texas hosts the Ohio State Buckeyes in Week 2, when the starting left tackle will be a critical presence on the field.
However, the Horns should lean on their depth at the offensive line, something Sarkisian spent all offseason building, in a game that should be an easy win for them.
Even Sarkisian shared that he would love to see Andre Cojoe, one of the backup tackles, get a good number of reps against Texas State. That's perfect. Let Cojoe fill the role of left tackle throughout a majority of the game once Goosby has rid himself of any rust.
There is no need to put Goosby out there for the entirety of the 60-minute matchup, possibly risking yet another injury, before the true test comes to town.
Additionally, the projected temperature in Austin at kickoff is hovering well over 90 degrees, with the feels-like temperature in DKR undoubtedly creeping toward 100 degrees or higher. Earlier this week, Sarkisian said that he is going to have to rotate a lot of bodies into the game, and that couldn't be more true than it is for a unit like the offensive line, which averages out at 320.1 pounds per player.
From Cojoe to Melvin Sinai to Jordan Coleman to Cole Hutson, the Longhorns can test-drive quite a few offensive line combinations as Goosby continues to get back to 100%, and that's exactly what they should do.
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