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The main takeaway at each defensive position halfway through spring ball

Eric Nahlinby:Eric Nahlinabout 9 hours
Colin Simmons, Ethan Burke
Colin Simmons, Ethan Burke (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

Expectations for last season largely centered around assumptions of an explosive offense. As it turned out, the defense carried both the offense and special teams as far as it could. The semifinals, for the second year in a row, was an ultramarathon for a Texas defense that was one of the two or three best units in the nation.