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5 Questions For Texas Football During 2015 Spring Practice

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5 Questions For Texas Football During 2015 Spring Practice

Texas Longhorns Cheerleaders — In the first year of the Charlie Strong era, the Texas Longhorns had a miserable season, going 6-7 with an embarrassing loss to Arkansas in the AdvoCare Texas Bowl. Here are five questions surrounding Texas football during 2015 spring practice.

In the first year of the Charlie Strong era, the Texas Longhorns had a miserable season, going 6-7 with an embarrassing loss to Arkansas in the AdvoCare Texas Bowl. Here are five questions surrounding Texas football during 2015 spring practice.

5. Will The Charlie Strong Discipline Take Effect?

5. Will The Charlie Strong Discipline Take Effect?

Last year, it seemed like every other day a Longhorns player was either being suspended or dismissed from the team. In year two of the Charlie Strong era, will Strong's discipline and no nonsense attitude take a turn for the better?

4. Is Tyrone Swoopes The Answer At Quarterback?

4. Is Tyrone Swoopes The Answer At Quarterback?

After losing David Ash to concussions, Tyrone Swoopes had his work cut out for him as the Longhorns' starting quarterback. A raw prospect, Swoopes only threw for 2,409 yards with 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

3. Who Will Catch The Ball This Season?

3. Who Will Catch The Ball This Season?

This season, the Longhorns will be without last year's two top receivers. John Harris and Jaxson Shipley combined for 127 catches last season, and the next-leading returning receiver, Marcus johnson, had 27 catches.

2. Can The Texas Defense Continue To Carry The Offense?

2. Can The Texas Defense Continue To Carry The Offense?

At times last year, the Longhorns' defense was dominant, but they were exposed by a weak offense. This season, the Longhorns will have to again rely upon their defense, but they will have to do it without their three top defenders in Malcom Brown, Jordan Hicks and Quandre Diggs.

1. Is Charlie Strong The Answer As Texas Head Coach?

1. Is Charlie Strong The Answer As Texas Head Coach?

A controversial hire by many, Charlie Strong had an incomplete year one with the Longhorns. Dealing with discipline issues and a qualified-starting quarterback, the Longhorns went 6-7. Strong has proved that he can be a big-time coach at Louisville, but the pressure at Texas is 100 times bigger than at Louisville.

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