It’s no shock Texas is a Faculty Soccer Playoff contender after reaching the four-team playoff a season in the past. The place they stand with nationwide school soccer writers may come as a shock.
CBS Sports activities’ Will Backus ranked the 16 groups most certainly to make the 12-team playoff in 2024. He ranked Texas No. 8 on his checklist with the next clarification.
“Quarterback Quinn Ewers is again to guide an offense that may look nearly fully completely different. Texas has to switch its main rusher and over 80% of its receiving manufacturing. In-house expertise will step up at working again, whereas coach Steve Sarkisian hit the switch portal arduous to internet three anticipated beginning receivers (Isaiah Bond, Silas Bolden and Matthew Golden) and a possible beginning tight finish (Amari Niblack). The protection has some holes to fill as effectively, notably alongside the road of scrimmage, however Sarkisian has recruited so effectively and Texas is carrying plenty of momentum into the SEC.”
Backus’ rankings from No. 1 to No. 10 go as follows: Georgia, Ohio State, Utah, Clemson, Liberty, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas, Ole Miss and Penn State.
The rating seems to be based mostly extra off every program’s path to the playoff greater than which squad is the very best workforce. Even so, Backus’ inclusion of Liberty within the High 5 appears to point he views them as head and shoulders above the Group of 5 area.
Texas’ standing within the playoff race will probably see a number of modifications over the course of the upcoming season. They need to begin the yr with an important probability to make it for a second consecutive season.
Story initially appeared on Longhorns Wire
