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Texas coach Charlie Strong did not have kind words about his offense
Texas coach Charlie Strong was not happy with the way his offense performed in its season opening 38-3 loss to Notre Dame.
During Monday’s meeting with the media, Strong harped on the inefficiencies of the offense and stressed the need to play faster and get more of the team’s playmakers involved.
“We can't go through another season with a bad offense,” Strong said. “No, that cannot happen. We have some talented players there. You look at J-Gray [running back Johnathan Gray], he touched the ball eight times the other night. He's a back that needs the ball. The ball needs to be fed to him anywhere from 15 to 20 to 25 times.
“Our offense has to run through our running backs and we have to run the football. … We have some athletes there on offense there. We've just got to do a better job of spreading the ball around and making sure that the right guys get the touches. We've got to get the ball in their hands.”
Texas had just 52 offensive snaps and managed just 163 yards of total offense. The running game had 29 attempts for 60 yards, which works out to 2.1 yards per carry. The Longhorns’ quarterbacks completed just 8-of-23 passes and averaged 3.8 yards per pass. If there were any positives from the game, it’s that the Longhorns had just four penalties and they didn’t commit a turnover.
The lack of offensive production was so bad that Strong said he’s reopening the quarterbacking competition and won’t name a starter for Saturday’s home opener against Rice until the end of the week.
Strong also said that he’s going to meticulously evaluate the work of his offensive staff going forward. He said he was so upset Saturday’s loss that he couldn’t meet with his staff Sunday and had to wait until he calmed down Monday.
“It's hard for me after a game to meet with our guys on a Sunday just because the way I feel, because there will be some things said that I'd probably regret later and I don't want it to come out the wrong way, so I kind of just -- because it bothers me,” Strong said. “It bothers me when we play the way we do. It bothers me when we're not productive, and it bothers me when we're not accountable as coaches, so it's hard for me to meet with guys. It's hard for me to talk. I don't talk to my own family, so I don't say nothing.”
Texas ranked 110th in total offense a year ago and 106th in scoring offense with just 21.6 points per game. Through one game of the 2015 season, the Longhorns find themselves again at the bottom of the national rankings in key statistics.
However, a home opener against Rice, a team that wasn’t known for its scoring defense a year ago, should help the Longhorns get back on track and perhaps open up the playbook to allow some of the playmakers more opportunities to touch the ball.
“There's millions and millions of people involved with this program, and we've got to give them hope, and they need to see progress, and after the other night, I feel, you look at that game, and you're like, wow," Strong said. "We said we were going to be up-tempo. There was no up-tempo. We said we were going to do this. That didn't happen.
“But there's got to be hope and there's got to be progress. Yeah, you have all these young players, but still, there's still got to be something in it for us where we're looking to say, hey, maybe they are moving forward, maybe we do see a change, maybe we are getting better, and we didn't see those things.”
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