Hookem
Texas hasn’t played defense at a level required to win important games, but that’s not because of the defensive line. Former assistant coach Oscar Giles always produced talent in the UT trenches. Bo Davis was hired to continue the tradition of winning the line of scrimmage. The defensive tackle position should be the strength of the defense in 2021.
On campus
FYI: Four-stars, from Spring Westfield; ranked 123rd nationally, No. 11-ranked defensive tackle in 2018
Coburn was an Under Armour All-American after a strong prep career at the same high school that produced Ed Oliver, the five-star defensive tackle who starred for Tom Herman at Houston. Coburn gave the Longhorns with a four-star nose tackle who could control the line of scrimmage in the mold of Poona Ford. He was a three-time all-district selection and the ninth-ranked player on the 2018 Fabulous 55.