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Texas-Kansas snapshot: players to watch, key matchup against Jayhawks

Wide receiver Brennan Eagles has just three catches for 15 receiving yards in the last two games ... combined (photo courtesy of texassports.com).

By Steve Habel, Senior Contributing Writer

AUSTIN, Texas — No. 15 Texas (4-2 overall, 2-1 in Big 12 play) returns home for the first time in nearly a month to host Kansas (2-4 overall, 0-2 in games against Big 12 teams) Saturday in a huge attempt to bounce back for the Longhorns. Kickoff is at 6 CDT at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Here are a few of the players and the game strategy that we will be watching for against the Jayhawks, who have never beaten Texas in Austin:

Players to watch
Center Zach Shackelford: UT's offensive line was [habeabk]

Steve Habel

Steve Habel is a senior contributing writer for Horns Illustrated. He has covered Texas sports since 1989 and was this magazine’s senior editor for 24 years. You can follow him on twitter @stevehabel .

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