Duane Akina returns to Texas Longhorns as senior analyst
The Texas Longhorns are bringing back longtime secondary coach Duane Akina as senior analyst.
A familiar face has returned to his 40-acre estate.
Former longtime Texas Longhorns defensive line coach Duane Akina is returning to Austin after nearly a decade away from the program, according to multiple reports.
He is expected to join the team as a senior analyst and will no doubt help find a solution to the Longhorns’ pass defense issues from last season.
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Former Texas Longhorns longtime defensive line coach Duane Akina is returning to Austin after nearly a decade away from the program, according to multiple reports.
He is expected to join the team as a senior analyst and will no doubt help find a solution to the Longhorns’ pass defense issues from last season.
Akina spent more than a decade with the Horns from 2001 to 2013, during which time he played a huge role in building his group one of the best second-rounders in the country.
Under Akina’s guidance, the Longhorns won back-to-back Jim Thorpe Award winners Michael Huff and Aaron Ross, as well as Earl Thomas, Nathan Vasher, Quentin Jammer, Michael Griffin, Cedric Griffin, It has produced elite NFL talent such as Tarell Brown and Aaron Williams.
Kenny Vaccaro.
Meanwhile, Akina’s elite secondary also helped the Longhorns compete for two of his national titles, winning one championship, two Big 12 Championships, and his 2001-2009 Through 2015 he helped the team rise to nine consecutive seasons with 10 or more wins.
During this phase, the Longhorns also achieved a 7-2 record in bowl games.
Last season, the Longhorns’ Achilles heel was pass stopping, and despite impressive turnovers, they ranked 116th nationally in pass defense, giving up 254.
4 yards per game.
That wart was never more evident than in the most important game of the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Sugar Bowl.
There, Washington QB Michael Penix crushed the Horns for 430 yards and two touchdowns, and the Horns completed 76.
3 percent of their goals.
Passes.
The hope is that Akina, along with a lot of young talent in the secondary, can help solve the problem.