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Almost Texas A&M HC Mark Stoops on a plane to Texas later this week. No. 3 Texas (9-1, 5-1) vs. Kentucky (4-6, 1-6) Game time: 2:30 pm CST TV: ABC national Line: Texas -20.5 O/U: 47.5 View full news story

The SEC Availability report has released for Wednesday night. Texas hosts Kentucky this weekend at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and by the looks of things, they might be a bit dinged up due to the injury bug. DeAndre Moore, Colton Vasek and Mo Blackwell are all questionable. View full news story

Gerry’s on the road and asked me to put this up for him: After canceling his previously scheduled visit to Miami for this weekend, Tampa, Fla., linebacker Kellen Wiley is a possible visitor to Texas this weekend. However, Florida now is also entering the picture and attempting to get him to visit Gainesville this weekend instead. Looks like the Gators don’t like the Longhorns going to the Sunshine State and trying to do whatever they can to stop it. View full news story

CJ Vogel did some nice work yesterday pointing out that Kentucky has done a very good job of not letting opponents get off to a fast start against them. In fact, even though the Wildcats have won just one league game so far this year, not a single league opponent has scored more than 7 points in the first quarter against them. Even Florida and South Carolina, the only two blowout losses for UK this year, scored 3 and 7 points in the first quarter, respectively. It’s something to watch for on Saturday. We can almost expect Texas to not get off to a fast start. That means it’s imperative not to make any mistakes in the meantime, not to turn the ball…

Would you be happy with this class on defense? I'm asking for the thoughts of the OnTexasFootball community this afternoon. We have spoke on the OTF YouTube in recent days about how impressive the Texas defensive class is, and could be from a SEC size/speed combination. So my question is simple ... would you guys and gals be happy with this class if this is what is looks like December 4? Key Note: This is NOT a class prediction. Defensive line Josiah Sharma, DL, Folsom (Calif.) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 6-4, 320 Myron Charles, DL, Port Charlotte (Fla.) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-…

Mariano Rivera, Trevor Hoffman, Dennis Eckersley. If you need someone to come in late in the game to shut down an opponent and secure a win, that's who you call. Well, you can probably add Steve Sarkisian to that list since he has arrived in Austin In four full cycles as the head coach at Texas, Sarkisian and his staff have pulled off tremendous heists late in cycles to cement three straight top-5 classes. Looking at what is in store for the next two weeks of the 2025 cycle, it lines up perfectly for that resume to be tested and added to again. *** Late Cycle Wins/Flips in the Last Three Cycles 2022 Cycle 5-star OL DJ Campbell – committed…

The Texas Longhorns come in ranked No. 3 and as the No. 2 overall seed. in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. SEC teams claim spots 3, 7, 9, 10, and 11 in this week's rankings. Texas A&M sits right on the cusp at 15. *** Full Top 25 Rankings Oregon Ohio State Texas Penn State Indiana Notre Dame Alabama Miami Ole Miss Georgia Tennessee Boise State SMU BYU Texas A&M Colorado Clemson South Carolina Army Tulane Arizona State Iowa State Missouri UNLV Illinois View full news story

Jaime Ffrench will be in Austin this weekend Texas Longhorns 4-star++ WR commit Jaime Ffrench (Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin) tells OnTexasFootball that he will be making a visit this weekend for the Kentucky game. Ffrench, who will make this visit alone, will be returning to Texas for the third time this season. Ffrench made a visit to Florida last weekend, but the odds of the Gators flipping Ffrench haven't materialized in the last 48 hours. View full news story

When it comes to recruiting, each and every November, Steve Sarkisian seems to have a surprise or two in store for us. By continuing to pursue elite recruits even after being told no previously, the Texas coach seems to have a way to somehow insert the Longhorns into the final decision. Lewisville offensive lineman Michael Fasusi, a five star, is now a possibility. A month ago, he was all Sooners. Yesterday, Gerry Hamilton reported five star defensive back Kade Phillips, long thought lost to LSU, will be visiting Texas this weekend. Gerry also mentioned the possibility of Lufkin defensive tackle Zion Williams, himself an LSU commit, also contemplating …

It's time!!!: Path to the No. 1 recruiting class now in play All you guys and gals have been waiting on this story, and now you've got it! The Texas Longhorns officially have a path to the No. 1 ranked recruiting class in the 2025 cycle. With the news that Oklahoma 5-star OT verbal Michael Fasusi and current LSU verbal Kade Phillips are scheduled to visit this weekend, the Longhorns have a clear path to challenge for the top class for the first time since the 2002 cycle. Texas currently sits at 23 commitments with a signing class of 29 now in play. OnTexasFootball provides the path to the No. 1 class: Texas currently sits at No. 4/5 Texas is c…

Tuesday Morning Recruiting Nuggets The Texas Longhorns are scheduled to host two very key visitors this weekend. Four-star++ safety commit Zelus Hicks (Carrollton, Ga./High) and 5-star Oklahoma offensive tackle verbal Michael Fasusi (Lewisville, Texas/High). IMG Academy linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng is also scheduled to be on campus. This morning, OTF is very close to adding a fourth key visitor to for the Kentucky game (more below), but the flip should be considered a very long shot. OnTexasFootball takes a look at where Texas stands with a number of targets remaining headed into Tuesday. Texas in best position for ... Michael Terry III, …

Oklahoma Sooners 5-star offensive tackle verbal Michael Fasusi (Lewisville, Texas/High) tells OnTexasFootball that he will visit Texas Saturday for the Kentucky game. Fasusi, 6-5.5 and 310-pounds, also tells OnTexasFootball that he plans to be in College Station November 30 for the Texas at Texas A&M game. View full news story

For Texas recruiting fans, Gerry’s recruiting update from this morning should be required reading. If you missed it somehow, here’s the link. ** Sark mentioned three different injuries during Monday’s presser. Jaydon Blue DeAndre Moore Mo Blackwell Blue, who was seen in an arm sling post-game on Saturday, practiced with the team on Monday. Moore was on the field but did not participate fully, according to sources. Blackwell is still working his way back from a hamstring injury but is hopeful to play on Senior Day against Kentucky. ** A lot of people are worried about other teams using the three-high safety look a…

These changes, which are set to be approved by the Texas Board of Regents, will not affect many fans who are able to make it to DKR. But they will effect how millions of fans from home view Texas home games on television. According to a proposal, Texas will move the national television broadcast booth from the West side of the stadium to the East side, essentially reversing the view fans have always had from home. The move will coincide with additional suites on the West side of the stadium, improvements to Belmont Hall, and the movement of credentialed media from the West side to the corner of the South End Zone within a new structure. Long story shor…

Making the drive from Fayetteville to Dallas and then Dallas to Austin last night allowed for a lot of time of reflection of this Texas football team. Sure, there are parts of the identity about this Texas team that may not be living up to expectations from early August. But other aspects have been made up for any deficiencies and the Longhorns sit exactly where they need to be sitting with two regular season games remaining. There are a few points I really wanted to emphasize in this article, first the quarterback play, then the overall view of the Arkansas game, and finally the outlook remaining and what Texas should be leaning on. *** In retrospect,…

OnTexasFootball percentage: Kellen Wiley The Texas Longhorns are surging for Seffner (Fla.) Armwood senior riser linebacker Kellen Wiley. Wiley, 6-3.5 and 226-pounds, made an official visit to Texas for the Florida game. Initially the returns were favorable for the Longhorns. A week later, the Longhorns are trending in a very favorable way according to a source. That's the entire family of Wiley that is excited about Texas. It's more than just the football piece, but the plan for Wiley's development in football and a student at the University of Texas. The OnTexasFootball 4-star prospect remains scheduled to make an official visit to Miami November 2…

It is a beautiful day in Fayetteville, Arkansas for some football. About 65º at kickoff, a slight breeze and the first real taste of fall football for the Texas Longhorns this season. No Morice Blackwell Jr. for the Longhorns this morning, he is out with a hamstring injury. 1st Quarter Texas will get the football to begin the game. Let’s see what kind of Ewers and offense we get to start. Wooo, Ewers’ first pass gets deflected but finds Bond for a quick completion. The first offensive drive stalls around the 45-yard line. Texas got a first down but nothing else. Arkansas got home on third and long for a sack. No points for Texas on the op…

I thought Arkansas would be a major trap game for Texas. But this Texas team proved me wrong. Or maybe Arkansas isn't all that good even though they beat Tennessee a month ago. Whatever the case, Texas continues to be a consistently good football team. And I think that consistency is what has separated Texas from every other SEC team this season (except for maybe Texas A&M). The Horns have been consistently good, particularly on defense. Of all the games Texas has played this year, the Horns have really only had one stinker -- Georgia. But look at all the two-loss teams, from Georgia, to Ole Miss, to Alabama, to Tennessee. All of them have had…

Recruiting Update: Defensive line battles The Texas Longhorns continue to swing away with hopes of igning a four man high school defensive line class. That means having to win out for two of four top targets remaining, with two of them being committed to other schools. Along with Texas battling to win out for two top remaining targets, Kenny Baker has to play keep away with Miami and Florida chasing 4-star++ commitment Myron Charles. OnTexasFootball begins Monday with a look at the percentages on top defensive line targets remaining. Texas commitments Myron Charles, DL, Port Charlotte (Fla.) High Charles made a visit to Florida this weekend. …

The SEC Race: Very close to chaos The race to advance to Atlanta December 7 to play for the SEC Championship is technically down to six teams with Missouri being knocked out by South Carolina Saturday. LSU is also officially out of the SEC Championship game race with a bad loss at Florida Saturday. And then there is Georgia beating Tennessee 31-17 last night. That officially started the possibility of chaos in the conference race that will end with at least five teams with two losses by November 30. The SEC is down to two one-loss teams, Texas and Texas A&M. Both have to win this weekend to set up the most meaningful Texas vs. Texas A&M game in a…

I want to focus on a few key moments in the fourth quarter. - Early in Q4, with Texas up just 13-7 and the Hogs moving the ball in Texas territory, Andrew Mukuba on a first down play finally made a key TFL. That play finally put Arkansas behind the chains. It ultimately forced Arkansas to a field goal attempt and kept the Longhorns in the lead, 13-10. - The ensuing series Quinn Ewers played his best football of the day, hitting Isaiah Bond cleanly on a dig route before Jaydon Blue’s run set up Texas inside the red zone. In the red zone, Ewers calmly went through his progressions and hit Juan Davis on a check down for a key first down inside the five yard line. T…

The latest AP Top 25 poll has been released and the Longhorns sit firm at No. 3 in the country after defeating Arkansas 20–10. *** Oregon (62) Ohio State Texas Penn State Indiana Notre Dame Alabama Georgia Ole Miss Tennessee Miami Boise State SMU BYU Texas A&M Colorado Clemson Army South Carolina Tulane Arizona State Iowa State UNLV Illinois Washington State View full news story

With less than three weeks to go before national signing day, Texas had five commitments on the campuses of other teams Saturday, according to various reports and/or social media. - Josiah Sharma - BYU - Myron Charles - Florida - Nick Townsend - Texas A&M - Jamie Ffrench - Florida - Lance Jackson - Arkansas Unsurprisingly, these are five of the very best prospects in the Texas class. Other coaches aren’t going to throw in the towel easily on difference makers. Townsend is the only major surprise of the group. Sharma went to BYU with friends. Jackson was a guest of Arkansas to see his brother. Charles had been rumored to go see F…

The Texas Longhorns are back on the court this afternoon hosting a dismal Mississippi Valley State team. Texas is coming off an 105-58 victory over Chicago State with Tre Johnson leading all scorers with 19. Johnson was one of five players in double-figures, including a Texas career-high 18 by backup center Zy'Rik Onyema. Johnson is averaging 25.3 points per game through the first three games of his college career. He has converted 14 of 24 three-point attempts through three games. Mississippi Valley State (1-2) is one of the worst Division I programs in recent memory. They began the 2023-24 season 0-27 before a conference win over Prairie View A&M. They fin…

My five biggest takeaways from the afternoon against Arkansas that ended up in a double-digit victory for the Longhorns. Ultimately, everything stays alive and that should be the biggest takeaway of them all! Jahdae Barron Thorpe There is not a cornerback in the country playing more impactful football than Jahdae Barron. In the first half alone, Barron accounted for an interception, a tackle for loss on third down and a sack. The campaign should be in full swing by the Texas Football program and its media department. The invitation should be in the mail by the award committee as well. Oh, and it is worth mentioning that representatives from the Thorpe Award were…