Last Tuesday’s practice that saw Jerrod Heard suffer a shoulder injury will go down as the last of the spring for the Texas Longhorns' sophomore quarterback.

Head coach Charlie Strong said Heard will be shut down for the remainder of the spring. Strong told reporters following Tuesday’s practice, the 10th of the spring for the Longhorns, that Heard’s rehab is going well, but there’s no reason to rush him back given that only four practices remain until the April 16 spring game.

“We only have a few practices left,” Strong said. “If we were going to go longer he would be back.”

Heard suffered what the Texas training staff called a “minor sprain” to his throwing shoulder last week. Strong talked about how Heard was injured, adding that he shouldn’t be bothered by the injury going forward.

“He just fell on his shoulder wrong and had a sprain with it,” Strong said. “He’s going to be fine.”

Strong said mental reps will key for Heard for the rest of the spring. How he’s able to process the information being given to him in the meeting room by offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert will go a long way toward determining if Heard will be able to reenter the quarterback race in a position to compete with senior Tyrone Swoopes and true freshman Shane Buechele when he’s able to throw a football again.