Texas Gets Trevor Goosby Injury Break as Andre Cojoe Takes Over

Texas football may have dodged the kind of August injury disaster that can wreck an entire season before it starts.

Longhorns offensive tackle Trevor Goosby is expected to miss only two to three weeks with a knee injury, putting him on track for a possible return against Ohio State.

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That’s huge news for Steve Sarkisian’s offense, but it also creates an immediate opportunity - and pressure - for Andre Cojoe.

With Goosby likely unavailable against Texas State, Cojoe appears positioned to take over at left tackle.

And that may be the smartest move Texas can make.

Instead of reshuffling multiple positions across an offensive line already trying to establish chemistry, Sarkisian can plug Cojoe into one spot and leave the rest of the unit largely intact.

That’s especially important with the Longhorns preparing for an Ohio State defense that won’t be nearly as forgiving as their opening opponent.

The next couple of weeks suddenly become Cojoe’s audition.

He’s a veteran who has waited for his chance, and now his first career Texas start could come at one of the most important positions on the field.

No one should expect him to immediately duplicate what Goosby brings, but Texas doesn’t necessarily need that.

It needs stability.

The offensive line is also dealing with a minor injury to left guard Connor Seymore, which has opened additional first-team work for Nate Sikorski.

That makes establishing chemistry on the left side even more important during the final stretch of preseason preparation.

The ideal scenario is straightforward: Cojoe holds things together against Texas State, the rest of the offensive line continues developing as a unit and Goosby slides back into his starting role in time for Ohio State.

That sounds simple. Football rarely is.

Goosby’s recovery will remain one of the biggest stories surrounding Texas until he’s actually back on the field.

A projected return date is encouraging, but knees don’t care about schedules, rankings or marquee matchups.

Still, compared with what Texas fans feared when Goosby initially went down, this is about as favorable an outcome as the Longhorns could’ve hoped for.

Now the spotlight shifts to Cojoe.

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Texas may only need him to protect the blind side for one game.

But that one game could determine whether the Longhorns enter their showdown with Ohio State with an offensive line that looks settled - or one still searching for answers.