The bad news is a key piece of Texas’ secondary has gone under the knife. There is, though, some good news on that front.
UT announced Thursday that P.J. Locke underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair an athletic pubalgia, more commonly known as a sports hernia. The safety underwent the surgery in Philadelphia.
Per the school’s release, Locke’s rehab will take approximately 4-6 weeks. Such a timeline would not only allow the junior defensive back to be 100-percent healthy for the start of summer camp, but for summer workouts as well.
Locke was a three-star member of the Longhorns’ 2015 recruiting class.
After playing in 12 games as a true freshman, he played in another dozen last season. He started nine of the contests at nickleback.