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Texas Winter Roster Audit: A Linebacker Room Built for Playmaking

Eric Nahlinby: Eric Nahlin02/12/26
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Sep 13, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers linebacker Rasheem Biles (3) celebrates a defensive stop during the third quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-Imagn Images

The Texas linebacker room already had low numbers before the unexpected departures of Liona Lefau and Bo Barnes. On top of that, there was the expected loss of junior star Anthony Hill to the NFL Draft. Did Johnny Nansen and Will Muschamp do enough to curb the sting of those losses? Let's take a look.

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