Can someone explain why Texas is still getting zero respect for their special teams unit after that disaster of a season? The Longhorns were dead last in punt return average nationally at 127th and it straight up cost them field position in every single close game. I keep seeing the SEC previews dropping and everybody wants to talk about the 5-star CB John Meredith III commit or the QB room but nobody is connecting the dots that special teams SP+ was an anchor dragging down an otherwise elite roster. Three years without a title and people want to blame the offense or defense but the real problem was hidden in plain sight. The coverage units were mediocre at best and the return game was nonexistent. How are you supposed to win tight SEC games when you are consistently starting drives inside your own 20 while the other team gets the ball at midfield? The coaching staff better have made this the number one priority this spring because you can have all the 5-star recruits in the world and it won't matter if you cannot win the hidden yardage battle. Meredith is a huge get for the secondary but what about the guys who are actually gonna be returning punts this fall? Until I see improvement in the return game and coverage units I am not buying the hype. Fix the special teams or the SEC schedule is going to eat this team alive.