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00:00 The Texas Longhorns will be without one of their best special team players and
00:04 rising linebackers to open up their 2023 season.
00:08 Linebacker Maurice Blackwell Jr.
00:10 will miss the rice game due to a torn MCL.
00:13 Blackwell's mother posted on Facebook saying he will be back by the third game
00:17 with the Longhorns host the Wyoming Cowboys.
00:20 Although nothing is official regarding his return.
00:23 Blackwell is making the switch back to linebacker this season after spending time
00:27 in the secondary as a safety last year.
00:30 The Arlington, Texas native made quite the impact on special teams last season,
00:35 including a blocked punt in the Oklahoma State game.
00:38 In 22 career games and four starts, Blackwell has posted 14 total tackles on
00:43 defense, one tackle for loss, and has one pass defended.
00:48 The Longhorns kick off their season next Saturday against the Rice Owls at DKR.
00:54 From Longhorns country, I'm Alexandra Cox.
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