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The Ultimate Guide To The 2026 Texas Offensive Line | Texas Football Film Study

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This video is a Texas Football Film Study that previews the 2026 Texas offensive line, arguing that last season’s unit—including Kyle Flood’s coaching—underperformed, particularly in:

  • Protecting Arch Manning
  • Run-game effectiveness

The host breaks down the five projected starters, emphasizing the key question isn’t just talent and athleticism, but how quickly they will “gel”. Many players haven’t played next to each other much, including spring-snap absences and frequent position-history changes.

Projected 2026 Starters and Key Themes

LT: Trevor Goosby (All-American level)

Pass protection highlights

  • Praised for independent hand technique
  • Uses quick hand strikes (notably with the left outside hand first)
  • Chains moves effectively, including double unders
  • Converts power moves into upward lifts and controls defenders through leverage

Run game / space blocking

  • Strong at blocking in space
  • Fits pin/pull and outside-zone concepts
  • Finishes on second-level defenders by:
    • Adjusting angles
    • Getting low
    • Staying under control

Critique

  • Despite few issues, Goosby allowed three sacks
  • Much of it occurs when he leans at the top of the rush, losing core strength and allowing defenders to bend the edge and get straighter legs

RG: Brandon Baker (moved from RT)

Run game strengths (outside zone / interior acceleration)

  • Emphasizes explosive acceleration
  • Shows quick “toe strike” bursts
  • Reaches and seals inside targets (including three-technique matchups)
  • Creates cutback lanes (with film examples referencing Wisner)

Pass protection strengths

  • “Clamp city” anchoring
  • Heavy hands, strong leverage, and the ability to re-bite hands after adjustments
  • Clips highlight recovery when beaten:
    • Resetting feet/hands
    • Maintaining a solid base

IQ / teamwork

  • Praised for high-end help timing
  • Blocks multiple rushers to open windows for coverage/throws—not only playing “solo” snaps

Overall

  • Framed as a likely All-American and a key interior pass-pro/anchor

RT: Melvin Ciani (Wake Forest transfer)

Run game physicality and movement

  • Can accelerate through blocks (including “pancake” physicality)
  • Reaches linebackers quickly in outside-zone angles
  • Even when plays don’t go outside, the film is used to illustrate how Texas sets up outside-zone concepts

Pass protection

  • Praised for zero sacks allowed last year
  • Works through varied set patterns:
    • 45-degree sets
    • vertical sets
    • jump/attack timing
  • Maintains position through patience and hand fighting

Small concern

  • Tendency to lean out in sets
  • Was worse at Temple (2024), but the host argues it has improved significantly at Wake Forest (2025)—suggesting ongoing development

LG: Lawrence Seymour (Western Kentucky transfer)

Primary value: pass protection

  • Shows strong results with:
    • early heavy hand fire
    • power-angle discipline
    • sitting down into rushes
  • Frequently prevents opponents from winning via the bull rush

Stunts and technique

  • Especially strong at handling stunts (TE penetrator/looper)
  • Passes off properly and stays composed while tracking twist concepts

Run game limitations

  • Described as less of a “mauler”
  • Sometimes gets controlled/pushed back
  • The host expresses mild concern about physical inside run needs (man-on-man power situations), though Seymour still shows some solid reps (including LSU-clip examples)

C: Connor Robertson (returning center)

Best trait: mobility in outside run schemes

  • Reaches blocks in pin-and-pull / outside-zone
  • Stays engaged to create lanes by getting on top of linebackers

Pass protection

  • Called an ODDS-AND-ENDS centerpiece for communication and assignments
  • Strong dealing with stunts/twists by:
    • identifying them quickly
    • absorbing contact
    • keeping protection structure “safe”
  • The host describes him like a “babysitter” for the line

Run-game critique

  • Biggest struggles appear when there’s lots of movement near the line (such as certain slanting looks)
  • He can lean and lose timing
  • Improvement is expected with more reps

System/Strategy Context (What Texas Built the Line To Do)

The host claims Sark and Flood designed this group around two priorities:

  1. Protect Arch Manning
    • Preventing a repeat of last year’s pressure issues
  2. Get outside in the run game
    • Emphasizing outside zone and pin-and-pull
    • Using athletes to create matchups in space
    • Creating open-field opportunities for skill players

Video Structure / “Game-Event Style” Notes

The subtitles do not describe a single complete game with timestamps/goals/rounds/sets. Instead, the video’s “course of events” is organized as:

  • A sequence of film-study clips
  • Player-by-player evaluations, moving:
    • Baker (run then pass)
    • Goosby (pass then run)
    • Ciani (run then pass)
    • Seymour (pass then run)
    • Robertson (run then pass)

Presenters and Sources

  • Presenter/Host: Landon Tangwall (Landon Tangwall Show)
  • Named sources mentioned: Quintilian (used as an analogy for descriptive storytelling)
  • Sponsor mentioned: Westshore Home

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