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#359 - Paul Wadlington on THINKING TEXAS FOOTBALL

The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals
Episode • Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 1m

Inside Texas writer, scholar, and humorist Paul Wadlington chats with Trey Elling about THINKING TEXAS FOOTBALL, his annual preview of the Texas Longhorns football season. Topics include:

  • Why Paul is buying the preseason optimism (2:15)
  • Quinn Ewers (4:59)
  • The UT running backs (9:42)
  • An talented WR corps (13:27)
  • The Texas offensive line (15:45)
  • The second most important TE (20:02)
  • Impressive depth on the D-line (21:59)
  • Anthony Hill (24:30)
  • Replacing Overshown (25:40)
  • The secondary (27:40)
  • University of Texas Stress Disorder (33:01)
  • How Texas can win at Bama in week 2 (35:15)
  • The most difficult conference game (39:23)
  • Tougher game: at Baylor or at home against Texas Tech? (41:06)
  • College football players as university employees (45:56)
  • The conference realignment end game (50:48)
  • Longhorn prediction (56:16)