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Updates on the Secondary from the First Padded Practice **** Intel from fall camp with a focus on the Texas secondary. – Praise went to Bo Mascoe for his coverage ability. Right now, it appears the Rutgers transfer is the top corner on the roster. – There are sky high expectations for Kade Phillips going into year two. Will he reach those expectations? Obviously that remains to be seen, OTF has learned there remains room for improved consistency with the glimmers of brilliance scattered in. I would not say that's a reason for panic, just consider who Phillips is battling with every single day in practice at receiver. Keep in mind Phillips is a year tw…

Texas Hoops: Final Summer Workout Report The Texas Longhorns will wrap up summer workouts Friday. OTF continues to hear Sean Miller and staff are extremely pleased with the work this summer, and where this top 10 ranked Longhorns are at headed into September. The team will take next week off, before intense strength and conditioning in September (key month and a half for Marcus Spears Jr.) and skill work. Practices will begin in late September for the 2026-27 season. OTF relays some notes from the month of August... David Punch has ended summer workouts in impressive fashion. Texas issues a gold jersey for a week for the player of the week the prev…

Texas’ 12-game schedule features 10 teams that don’t have quarterback competitions, at least not in the scope of who QB1 is entering the season. Texas State — Brad Jackson Ohio State — Julian Sayin UTSA — Owen McCown Sr. Oklahoma — John Mateer Ole Miss — Trinidad Chambliss Mississippi State — Kamario Taylor Missouri — Austin Simmons Jr. LSU — Sam Leavitt Texas A&M — Marcel Reed That leaves Tennessee and Florida still figuring things out under center. Who better to get the local buzz from as to where each battle stands than boots-on-the-ground reporters in Knoxville and Gainesville. Florida — Aaron Philo or Tramell Jones? …

Texas took the day off yesterday. Well, not “off” entirely. They had team meetings, participated in a culture Wednesday activity, etc. But they were “off” the football field at least. ** Some folks have asked whether the so-called “Mini Moody” remains in the future plans of the athletic department. I’m told it most certainly does. It’ll be a new venue for the volleyball team and smaller concert events. There are also plans for an athletic village near the area for 500+ student athletes. The trend in major sports is to create entertainment venues around stadiums and arenas. Texas is not doing that in the same way perhaps an NFL or MLB tea…

Vernon Broughton, Alfred Collins and Barryn Sorrell all spoke at the 2025 NFL Combine earlier Wednesday here in Indianapolis. Of course, the common questions of what the group is excited about, what they want to prove on the field and so on and so forth was expected and took place this morning. However, there was one comment from Alfred Collins in particular that caught my attention. What prepared these three Longhorns for their journey to Indianapolis beyond just the weight room, film training and Coach Kenny Baker? "Bloody Tuesdays," said Collins with a smile. "Bloody Tuesdays were, uh, bloody." What is Bloody Tuesday you migh…

On Texas Football coverage of SEC Media Days is brought to you by Vonlane, Flat Creek Estate Winery, Advanced Pain Care and South Point Dodge. *** “Muzzling Michael” or “Timeout Taaffe.” Whatever you want to call it, there has been a recurring theme this offseason for the Texas secondary: Purposefully mute the mouthpiece of the Texas defense. Whether it is spring practices, summer throwing sessions or conditioning drills, every now and then there is a figurative Uno Skip Card handed to Michael Taaffe by the Texas coaching staff when it comes to how vocal he can be out on the field. The objective of placing Taaffe in vocal chord confinement is to a…

Orange Lutheran (Calif.) OL Lucas Rhoa Talks Texas OV *** Texas was the fourth and final official visit for 2027 Orange Lutheran (Calif.) OL Lucas Rhoa during the month of June. The 6-foot-5, 305-pound offensive lineman wrapped up his officials with Texas, after spending weekends at Oregon, UCLA and Penn State previously. OTF's @Hank South and @Gerry Hamilton caught up with Rhoa as he departed Austin on Sunday morning to get the latest on where the Longhorns stood in his recruitment following his three day visit to campus. -- Media: What were the highlights coming out of the weekend? Lucas Rhoa: It was a great weekend. I would say the hi…

DESTIN, Fla. -- When pressed by reporters late yesterday about the possibility of football roster reductions, caps and/or restrictions, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey elected to quote the old Bob Dylan song. "The Times, They Are a Changin,'" Sankey quipped. For so long, college football teams have been allowed 85 scholarship players plus additional walk-ons. Now, it appears walk-ons may become a thing of the past - something A&M's Mike Elko lobbied hardest against during his time at the mic given A&M's historical tie to walk-ons and the 12th man - and/or there will be fewer scholarships overall. No one, including Sankey, knows quite yet what the outco…

Following the article published in The Athletic this morning stating that Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is looking for a job in the NFL, I received the following comment: "Zero truth to that," an internal source said of the report. Another internal source said Sark's agent could be pushing a narrative for multiple reasons, including those of other coaches and teams who already have a vacancy. While no one should be naive enough to believe that something like this could not occur at Texas or anywhere else, I think the timing of the news is extremely curious. It comes the morning of a must-win away game. It comes the week after a coach's worst offensive pe…

It was a big day on campus for Kyle Flood. Of course we have talked about the first unit offensive line having themselves a very strong day on the field, but #BigHuman prospects littered campus during the Saturday visit day with a heavy emphasis on the 2026 group. Hear from the offensive line prospects on campus about what they liked from the Texas practice and Kyle Flood in action: *** 2025 Port Neches Groves OL Jackson Christian "They looked very keen. They looked really, really good. Ewers looked pretty good as well." Christian mentioned watching Kelvin Banks, Jake Majors, DJ Campbell and Cam Williams closely during the day of practice as well.…

#Hookem Recruiting: 2026 names to know With Carrollton (Ga.) High 4-star+ safety Zelus Hicks announcing out of Texas, Auburn, Tennessee, Clemson and Georgia Thursday, OnTexasFootball thought it would be the perfect time to list some of the key names to know for Longhorns fans in the 2026 cycle. Texas currently sports two commitments, including one of the best quarterbacks in the cycle, Dia Bell. Commitments (2) Dia Bell, QB, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Chris Stewart, WR, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Offensive skill names to know …

We are 103 days away from August 30th and the start of the 2025 campaign in Columbus, Ohio. That also means we are 103 days away from the true beginning of the Arch Manning era in Austin, Texas. Before we start looking too far down the line, it is time to get some takes off on the season. There is never a bad time to get some predictions off and if you have followed me for a while, you know these can vary from reasonable to completely outlandish. But let's get to it. *** Take 1: Two Longhorns with 10+ Sacks (Hot) For the first time since 2013 when Cedric Reed and Jackson Jeffcoat did it, the Longhorns see two different defenders hit the 10.0 sack …

10 Reasons for Optimism in 2026 *** Back from Tampa with Kool-Aid in hand! With fall camp beginning in the very near future, allow me to do my very best to raise the excitement level. I have done my best thinking over the weekend to compile this list of ten reasons for optimism ahead of the 2026 season. *** 10. Justus Terry Up to 290 Pounds Since the beginning of January, the name on the roster that I have circled for being the biggest X-Factor on the Longhorn roster has been Justus Terry. No interior defensive lineman on the Longhorns' roster has as much ability to rush the passer as Terry, and now he has added more than enough armor to play…

Texas landed its 2028 quarterback on Thursday when Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage’s Neimann Lawrence chose the Longhorns over Miami, Texas A&M, Michigan, and Notre Dame, marking the first commitment of the Burnt Orange’s 2028 class. While it'll be a while until the 2028 class goes on a run of commitments like the 2027 class currently is, it’s never too early to get familiar with notable targets. Here’s 10 Texas targets in the 2028 class Longhorn fans should know — Klein Oak RB Micah Rhodes After an early commitment turned decommitment from Oklahoma following the departure of running backs coach DeMarco Murray, Rhodes is back on the market…

We heard from four Texas players today after practice: Brandon Baker, Ryan Niblett, Trevor Goosby, and Ryan Wingo. Here are 11 notable things they said: Brandon Baker On moving inside to right guard: “It’s been a great adjustment so far. I actually played a little bit of guard in high school, so it hasn't been too big an adjustment. Same thing with Coach Flood. A lot of his terminology, different sound bites, that takes a little bit of time to get used to. But for the most part, everything's been smooth, thankfully. I'm a football guy, and I love football, and I'm just thankful the opportunity to be out there on the field.” On other OL standi…

Whether it was the firing of a head coach, a recruiting class falling apart, or a bad losing streak, the Texas Longhorns have flipped at least three prospects from ailing programs in every year of the Steve Sarkisian era. While this upcoming year’s coaching carousel won’t be nearly as chaotic as last year’s coaching carousel, there’s still a handful of coaches entering the season on the hotseat that will have a chance to be fired before the month of November ends. OTF takes a look at coaches on the hot seat who have prospects committed that could be of interest to Texas between now and December’s Early Signing Day. Mike Norvell, Florida State The Semi…

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas announced 16 Longhorn athletes have partnered with NIKE as part of the Blue Ribbon Elite NIL Program. They are: Reese Atwood (softball) Dia Bell (football) Cam Coleman (football) Teagan Kavan (softball) Hubert Kós (swimming) Ava McDonald (soccer) Tommy Morrison (golf) Eva Okaro (swimming) Farah O'Keefe (golf) Aiden Robbins (baseball) Colin Simmons (football) Cari Spears (volleyball) Torrey Stafford (volleyball) Dylan Volantis (baseball) Jonah Williams (baseball and football) Ryan Wingo (football) What is the Blue Ribbon Elite NIL program you may ask? From the press release: Blue R…

2 seed Purdue vs. 11 seed Texas: An early look Texas will be trying to keep the dream NCAA Tournament run alive on Thursday night when the Longhorns take on the Purdue Boilermakers. Make no mistake, this is the best team the Longhorns will have faced in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue was one of the pre-season favorites to end up in the Final Four For Texas, this is the second time in the last four seasons the Longhorns have advanced to a Sweet 16 with the last being the Elite 8 appearance in 2023. Sean Miller became the only first year coach at Texas to lead the Longhorns to the Sweet 16 with the Saturday win over Gonzaga. The game 2 seed Purdue (29-8) vs. 1…

2020 Class Rewind: 14 signees in CFP; and two award winners The Texas Longhorns signed the No. 9 ranked class in 2020 with Tom Herman at the helm. Herman was fired January 2, 2021 and Steve Sarkisian was hired the same day. Upon taking the job, Sarkisian and staff had the task of building a genuine winning culture in Austin. What Sarkisian inherited was a program with some talented players, not nearly enough, but in need of an overhaul. The freshman class at the time was the 2020 class, and their impact has been felt with the final members of the class exhausting eligibility in the college football playoff. On the surface, the class was a miss. Thirteen …

2022 Top 5 Class: Up to eight NFL draft picks Steve Sarkisian's first top 5 recruiting class at Texas is entering the fourth quarter of their time on the 40 acres, and the returns have been very positive. The class already has three NFL draft picks with up to five more possibilities. And the class will end up with ten multi-year starters or high-snap players for the Longhorns on multiple college football playoff teams. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the 2022 class with many entering their final season on the Forty Acres. Three in the NFL already ... Kelvin Banks, LT, Humble (Texas) Summer Creek Industry ranking: 5-star NFL: 9th overall in 2025…

2023 Recruiting Class: After three seasons The second back-to-back top 5 class signed by Steve Sarkisian and staff has three regular seasons on the Forty Acres in the books. That means, the class is draft eligible and has had the time to create roles as both starters and backups. This morning, OnTexasFootball takes a look at the class as it stands headed into the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl and 2026 NFL Draft. Three and done .. Anthony Hill, LB, Denton (Texas) Ryan Recruiting Industry ranking: 5-star 2026 NFL Draft: 1st or 2nd round Malik Muhammad, CB, Dallas (Texas) South Oak Cliff Recruiting Industry ranking: top 75 2026 NFL Draft: Second day pi…

The SEC Preseason Poll has arrived: *** 1. Georgia 2. Texas 3. Alabama 4. Ole Miss 5. LSU 6. Missouri 7. Tennessee 8. Oklahoma 9. Texas A&M 10. Auburn 11. Kentucky 12 Florida 13. South Carolina 14. Arkansas 15. Miss State 16. Vanderbilt *** All-SEC Teams QB – Carson Beck, UGA RB - Trevor Etienne, UGA RB – Jarquez Hunter, AU WR - Luther Burden III, MIZ WR - Tre Harris, UM TE - Caden Prieskorn, UM OL - Tyler Booker, UA OL - Will Campbell, LSU OL - Kelvin Banks Jr., TEX OL - Tate Ratledge, UGA C - Cooper Mays, UT Second-Team QB – Quinn Ewe…

The 2024 All-SEC teams have been announced and six Longhorns have received recognition for their efforts in the conference for this season. 1st Team: OT Kelvin Banks DB Jahdae Barron 2nd Team: QB Quinn Ewers TE Gunnar Helm • LB Anthony Hill Jr. 3rd Team: RB Quintrevion Wisner DB Andrew Mukuba View full news story

What to Expect from 2nd Year Longhorns *** Following the article posted on Thursday morning, there were a few requests to get a look at the Longhorns going into their second season on the 40 Acres. The Longhorns are expecting a heavy dose of contributors from this group. I will attempt to break down the class of 2024 into several groups – All-Conference, Starters, Solid Contributors and Backups. *** #15 QB Trey Owens – Backup To no surprise, the quarterback of the 2025 Texas Longhorns will be Arch Manning. What will be interesting is who is going to be the first quarterback off the bench this fall. The Longhorns added Troy QB transfer Matthew…