One in every of junior quarterback Arch Manning’s bodyguards is about to return for the No. 5 Texas Longhorns of their season opener in opposition to the Texas State Bobcats on Saturday (ABC, 3:30 p.m. ET).
On Thursday, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed junior left sort out Trevor Goosby is “good to go” for the matchup, regardless of lacking a lot of fall camp due to a bone bruise in his left knee. After struggling the damage on Aug. 18, Goosby initially aimed to return for Week 2 in opposition to the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (Sept. 12). Sophomore offensive lineman Andre Cojoe took snaps at LT whereas Goosby recovered.
Steve Sarkisian expands on Trevor Goosby’s standing
Sarkisian mentioned they elevated Goosby’s workload on Tuesday and Wednesday to arrange him for the lean at Darrell Okay Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. After struggling no setbacks, the coach is assured he is able to roll.
“I believe he must play soccer,” Sarkisian mentioned (h/t CJ Vogel of OnTexasFootball). “…linemen actually are a very powerful ones that they want that physicality.”
