Can Sam Ehlinger handle the hype of being considered a preseason Heisman Trophy candidate tasked with leading Texas to a Big 12 title and a berth in the College Football Playoff?

The fact that the Tom Herman and the Longhorns are now dealing with First World problems behind center shows how far things have come as Herman enters his third season on the job. With Ehlinger at the controls of Herman’s pro-spread offense, Texas is set to enter the 2019 season with one of the nation’s top quarterbacks and arguably the best quarterback in the Big 12, the first time the Longhorns could potentially boast such a claim in a decade.

As Horns247 begins a look at offseason storylines for each position group beginning with the Texas quarterbacks, things appear to be as settled behind center as they’ve been in a number of years. The Longhorns have a tremendous top-end talent leading the room, a second-year quarterback backing him up and a true freshman in the pipeline who will be looking to evolve the pro-spread offense with the help of some key staff additions Herman made ahead of spring practice.