Well... what now? The Texas Longhorns have hit their first serious roadblock of the offseason. During a Tuesday practice, starting sophomore running back CJ Bax
. At this point in time, there are no set-in-stone facts about what will happen to Baxter pending an MRI, but knee injuries are something that has plagued the best backs in the NFL, from Todd Gurley to Breece Hall.
But head coach Steve Sarkisian hasn't brought in three straight top-five recruiting classes to become unprepared for this scenario. In each of the last three classes, Sarkisian has received the commitment of a top 10 back.was the No. 3 RB in the class of 2024, according to 247Sports, while Baxter was the best RB recruit in the nation last year. Lastly, the assumed next man up Jaydon Blue snuck into the top 10 in 2022.
But this step up would be something new for Blue. When Baxter took over for an injured Jonathon Brooks late in the 2023 season, the freshman received around 14 carries per game in the final five weeks, with an additional two to three touches through the air. Blue, on the other hand, has just four games in his two seasons at Texas with double-digit touches, never eclipsing 10 carries in a game.
IMG's Jerrick Gibson is met by Lipscomb's Kris Thompson at Lipscomb's Reese Smith Football Field in Nashville, Tenn., Friday night, Aug. 18, 2023. IMG went on to win the game 35-10. / Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK Overall, though, an injury like this puts the most pressure on quarterback Quinn Ewers. Texas will pass the ball more until Baxter is back, and it's hard to see it not becoming the key win condition on Saturdays. In healthy games before Brooks' injury, Ewers averaged around 30 pass attempts per game. After his injury, Ewers threw the ball around six more times per game, including over 40 attempts against both Oklahoma State and Washington to end the year.
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