Texas held an open practice Sunday morning in conjunction with Fan Day at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Horns247 was present for the workout, and the following are a few of our observations from today.

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The best position group Sunday appeared to be the offensive line. Today was the first workout in pads and during inside hull with the offensive line doing simple run plays against the defensive front seven, the No. 1 offensive line dominated their defensive counterparts.

Kent Perkins looked like the best of the group. Desmond Jackson had perhaps the best workout of the day among the defensive tackles and he was active in every drill, but Perkins stonewalled him during board drills in the middle of practice and during pass pro one-on-ones towards the end.

Perkins threw some hellacious blocks during inside hull that sprang D'Onta Foreman for big runs. It was a glimpse of how dominant the arguably strongest Longhorn on the entire roster can be at times.

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Neither of the quarterbacks was particularly outstanding on Sunday, but Tyrone Swoopes looked more comfortable and seemed to have a better control of the offense during live period than Jerrod Heard. Like in the first practice of camp, Heard had some struggles with control and accuracy on the deep ball while the long throws continue to be the strength of Swoopes' game.

Heard's best throw didn't come until near the end of practice when he fired a dart to Lorenzo Joe on the move. If the coaches are scoring daily as to which quarterback has the edge, through the first two practices the media has seen Swoopes is the guy.

That said, Swoopes did have a couple of misfires and wasn't spectacular on the day. Dylan Haines got him once and Duke Thomas got him another time in 11-on-11, two interceptions occurring after the defensive staff brought a lot of pressure at the junior quarterback early in the first team period, which included a sack by Malik Jefferson and a forced fumble by Paul Boyette as Swoopes didn't handle the rush particularly well.

The bottom line at quarterback is things appear to be the same as they have for a few months now. If the Longhorns played a game tomorrow, there's no doubt in my mind Swoopes would get the nod, but Heard has done enough to keep himself within striking distance.

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Dalton Santos (ankle) and Caleb Bluiett (knee) are both slowly working their way back into the mix. Both participated in just about everything except the live 11-on-11 periods, so it shouldn't be too much longer before those two veterans return to action.

DeShon Elliott suffered what Charlie Strong called a toe injury. He was taken to the locker room early in practice and didn't return.

Holton Hill (knee) dressed out for practice but stayed off to the side with the rehab team. Word is he could be back at full speed either in the middle part of next week or later in the week.

Hassan Ridgeway (undisclosed) didn't participate in practice and neither did Timothy Cole (undisclosed).

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Dropped balls at wide receiver were a huge issue. That appears to be a big reason why John Burt, who is not only catching the ball when it's thrown to him but is capable of making big plays down the field, is now running with the No. 1 offense.

Marcus Johnson and Dorian Leonard both struggled with the drops on Sunday. Armanti Foreman fought through a couple of drops to record some big plays down the field, including a nice touchdown pass from Swoopes.

The most consistent receiver through the first two practices that I've seen? It would probably be Daje Johnson with Burt in the mix and Foreman making enough good plays to overcome his mistakes.

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Jefferson and Peter Jinkens appear to be ahead of the other linebackers right now. Edwin Freeman is right behind them, but there's a steep drop from there.

Anthony Wheeler and Cecil Cherry really struggled with alignment and assignment errors, especially during passing periods on Sunday.

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The Longhorns used the nickel package today with John Bonney sliding inside to the nickelback spot with Bryson Echols moving outside as the first cornerback off of the bench. The best personnel grouping for the defense right now still appears to be the three-linebacker set with Jefferson, Freeman and Jinkens on the field, but with Kris Boyd and Davante Davis coming on strong early it's creating some tremendous competition for the starting cornerback job opposite of Thomas, which would make the nickel package a more formidable personnel grouping.