Texas Football: 5 Longhorns to watch in 2017 spring game

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Nov 5, 2016; Lubbock, TX, USA; A University of Texas Longhorns helmet sits on the bench during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Jones AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports /

Part of the QB competition will be from incoming freshman quarterback Sam Ehlinger. Ehlinger is a local product playing his high school football at Austin Westlake. Coming off of an injury-plagued senior season where Ehlinger had knee surgery and a thumb injury that ended his season. While Ehlinger was a longtime Longhorn commit, he definitely is a Tom Herman jewel in his first class.

Ehlinger, a mid-year enrollee, was one of the top quarterbacks in the state and was highly recruited by many schools. Herman had his eye on him while and Houston and is keenly aware of his ability.

With the uncertainty in the quarterback position coming into spring and the Longhorns flirtations with LSU graduate transfer Brandon Harris and rumors of interest in Malik Zaire, the quarterback battle will be one to definitely keep and eye on this spring. Although Buechele had a solid freshman season, nothing is guaranteed, especially with a new head coach in town.

They say everything is bigger in Texas and that is surely true for quarterback competitions.

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