Texas will start spring football practice the week of March 17 but won’t have a spring game. Coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed the change during an interview with Kay Adams on the “Up and Adams” show. Sarkisian said it makes more sense to go to a more NFL-type approach and have the OTA style early and then more scrimmages later in the 15 days of spring practice that is allowed.

The Texas Longhorns won't hold a spring football game this year, head coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday morning.

Head coach Steve Sarkisian cited the longer college football season and the overall wear and tear on players as the reason for the game's cancelation.

The Texas Longhorns are reportedly keying in on their replacement for running backs coach Tashard Choice. Per reports Wednesday from Matt Zenitz of 2

Based on multiple reports, Texas football will hire West Virginia assistant Chad Scott as its new running backs coach. Scott, 50, replaces Tashard Choice, who became the new running backs coach for the Detroit Lions earlier this month.

Texas is indeed expected to hire WVU running backs coach Chad Scott for the same role, following an earlier report earlier Wednesday evening. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports reported Scott was the leading candidate for the position with the Longhorns early Wednesday evening and updated his reporting later in the night to confirm Scott is expected