The college football season in Texas starts a week earlier than normal with a Week 0 matchup between North Texas and UTEP. To celebrate us making it through another off-season, we’re counting down the 50 most important players in Texas every day until Aug. 27. The list isn’t necessarily about which players are the best, though talent plays a major factor in most important.
The Lone Star 50: No. 37 Breon Hayward roams the middle of a talented UTEP defensive unit
UTEP Miners middle linebacker Breon Hayward is one of the most productive defenders in Texas college football