Having registered 32 sacks in the 2023 college football season, the Texas pass rushing group saw many ups and downs in the team’s best season under head coach S
Having registered 32 sacks in the 2023 college football season, the Texas pass-rushing group saw many ups and downs in the team’s best season under head coach Steve Sarkisian.in a win at Alabama in week two, the pass rush core had some key struggles. In the Sugar Bowl against the Washington Huskies, not one player was able to take down future Heisman runner-up Michael Penix as the Huskies threw for 430 yards.
It’s obvious that this group had its weaknesses. Junior Barryn Sorrell went from nine tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks as a sophomore to 4.5 and four a year later. Even with Burke’s breakout, the younger pass-rushing group had an obvious need for an elite pass rusher, someone who could make everyone else better.
Sarkisian also saw this, and one of the nation’s best users of the transfer portal acted quickly. Whenentered the transfer portal in the early stages of December, Sarkisian had a plan to keep the talented edge rusher in Texas. Standing at 6’3 235 pounds, Moore is currently the third ranked edge rusher to enter the transfer portal after a 14 sack season as a junior for the Roadrunners.
But there is one player who keeps excitement brewing most in Austin when it comes to pass rushing. On August 10th of 2023, Sarkisian gave the Longhorn students a pre-semester gift. The commitment of. Simmons is one of the best pass-rushing recruits Texas has brought in since the exit of Mack Brown, and his skillset pops off the tape. Simmons may be similar to Hill as someone who can make an immediate impact as a freshman.
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