I caught up with a source in attendance at the Longhorns' closed practice Monday evening - fall camp practice No. 3, which featured players in shells (shoulder pads and helmets).

Here are a few notes I was able to pick up:

- Jerrod Heard, who quarterbacked Texas to an upset of Oklahoma and broke Vince Young's single-game total offense record with 527 yards vs Cal in 2015, worked primarily at wide receiver Monday, according to my source.

The source said Heard was still wearing a black QB jersey, but he was involved as a receiver in many drills, including one-on-ones, 7-on-7 and 11-on-11.

- My source said Heard made a few nice catches throughout practice. (Maybe the white gloves he was wearing at open practice Saturday and Sunday were an early sign of a position change ahead?)

My cohorts at HD - Jason Higdon and Chip Brown - have both reported, according to their sources, that Heard was likely to see time at receiver while continuing to serve as a backup quarterback to Shane Buechele and Tyrone Swoopes.

HD expects an announcement soon that Buechele will be the starting quarterback for Texas against Notre Dame on Sept. 4 with Swoopes continuing to operate the "18 Wheeler" package that helped Swoopes run for 12 touchdowns in 2015 with a 6.1 yards per carry average.

- Tyrone Swoopes started with the ones, Shane Buechele started with the twos, but the duo rotated with the ones as practice progressed.

- Both QBs had a bunch of good reps, according to my source. And even though he wasn't "first" with the ones, Buechele continues to be ahead of Swoopes in operating the high-tempo offense of new offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert, the source said.

- With Heard working at receiver, redshirt freshman QB Matthew Merrick took third-string reps. Redshirt freshman QB Kai Locksley worked behind Merrick.

- My source said freshman WR Collin Johnson continues to impress and had one of the better catches in one-on-ones. He laid out for and caught a pass thrown by Swoopes against Kris Boyd that got some excitement flowing.

- According to my source, sophomore RB Kirk Johnson had a breakout run that "would have gone for a TD" in 11-on-11. He was greeted with a chest bump by his younger brother Collin.

- Freshman WR Davion Curtis had a few nice catches in 7-on-7.

- Freshman RB Kyle Porter got a decent amount of playing time Monday. He was running like a "man with a purpose" throughout practice, according to a source.

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