With its season opener against Colorado State just a month away, the Texas football team got to work on Wednesday afternoon.
This may be the most-anticipated football season at Texas in some time. Coming off a season in which it went 12-2, won the Big 12 championship and made its first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff, UT has been picked to finish second in the Southeastern Conference’s preseason poll.
On Wednesday, the media was allowed to watch over an hour of UT’s first practice of the season. Here are three things that the American-Statesman observed at Denius Fields:
Since he did not arrive at Texas in time for spring drills, Silas Bolden was practicing in a different shade of orange for the first time on Wednesday.
A transfer from Oregon State, Bolden appeared to quickly fit in with the Texas receivers. During the portion of practice that was open to the media, Bolden ran behind Alabama transfer Isaiah Bond at one of the outside receiver spots.
While catching passes from both Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning during a drill without defenders, Bolden looked sure-handed as he ran a variety of routes. Later during 1-on-1 drills, he beat cornerback Gavin Holmes and safety Michael Taaffe for contested catches.
The 5-foot-8, 160-pound Bolden spent the past four years at Oregon State. He was the Beavers’ leading receiver in 2023 when he averaged 13.8 yards over his 54 catches and scored seven offensive touchdowns.
Bolden figures to be an immediate contributor in the passing game at Texas this fall. Texas special teams coordinator Jeff Banks also noted on Tuesday that Bolden, who was an all-conference return specialist at Oregon State, could also be used in the return game.
– Danny Davis
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-07-31 21:52:13
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