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OTF spoke with Houston (Texas) Dekaney and OTF 4-star WR/ATH Tanook Hines a few minutes ago. Hines met with Steve Sarkisian, Chris Jackson and other Texas coaches over the weekend. Texas told Hines they are recruiting him as a wide receiver, but defensive back is a position he could get a look at. OTF believes Texas is in an ascending position headed into the Notre Dame OV next weekend. Baylor is also scheduled for June 21-23. Hines visited USC last weekend, and Arizona State in late April. Hines said he plans to announce a decision in July. View full news story

College Football Playoff: Yep, chaos is here! The first ever 12 team college football playoff is about to get very interesting in the SEC with Ole Miss beating Georgia Saturday. It's going to take 10-2 from the SEC and Big 10 to get in with the month of November leading to survive and advance, and then it may still not be enough in the SEC. One team is in no matter what ... The Ducks could lose the last two games, and would still be in. Oregon (11-0) - vs. Washington, Big 10 Championship Game OTF loves your chances! These two teams in the Big 10 conference are in barring a loss this weekend. Ohio State (10-1) - vs. Michigan …

Texas vs. Xavier Discussion Texas (19-15) vs Xavier (21-11) When: Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. central Where: UD Arena (Dayton, Ohio) TV: TRU TV View full news story

With more offers out in Alabama and North Carolina in the past two days, it's clear to me that Texas coaches are "broadening" their recruiting map. Texas is getting ready to be a true national recruiting school IMO.

Port Orange, Fla. - OnTexasFootball made a stop at Spruce Creek High around lunchtime. OTF had the opportunity to sit down with 4-star defensive lineman Derry Norris to get the latest. And the latest is Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker was at Spruce Creek practice Monday to watch the 6-4, 270 pounder with 10.5 inch hands. The result of the visit was Baker talking to Norris about locking in a June 21-23 official visit date. OTF believes that will get finalized soon. Texas and Miami have Norris’ full attention. Miami has an OV scheduled for June 7-9. The Florida Gators are also pushing for a June OV. Georgia Tech and Minnesota are locked…

Let's get to it. Texas won and yet, folks are believing the sky is still falling somehow. *** Starting With Quinn I will continue to pound the drum in favor of Quinn Ewers for his performance on Saturday. It wasn't perfect and box score merchants will point to the two interceptions as the biggest deterrent from a good day. But it was a really good day for Ewers throwing the rock, especially in the first half. Ewers completed 17 passes, he stepped up in the pocket, he scrambled for 10 yards, he evaded pressure and found a conversion on 3rd and 20. It was a great bounce back from a week ago. Now, to get to the INTs. Tips are unfortunate. It's the sign of…

One name to keep an eye on in the coming weeks is Humble (Texas) Kingwood offensive tackle Kennedy Brown. Speaking to sources on Tuesday, OTF believes there is a growing level of interest on Texas' end in the 6-foot-4, 285-pounder, and the expectation is he and members of his family will be on the Forty Acres "soon" for an unofficial visit, with an official visit likely to be set up after. Currently Brown has one official visit scheduled to Texas A&M for June 5-7. Texas' other offensive line targets of note include (from Gerry's story yesterday) Peyton Miller, C/IOL, Anna (Texas) High Texas OV: June 5-7 Note: Texas leads. Miller was on campu…

Texas Baseball Set to Bounce Back After Series Loss to Texas A&M *** A poor showing in College Station over the weekend handed the Longhorns their first series loss of the season. "The Aggies outplayed us in every way in the two games, and we look forward to getting back on the field Tuesday," said Jim Schlossnagle Sunday evening when after news of the third game of the series was canned due to weather. A very frustrating week on the mound has Texas eager to get back on the diamond. This weekend, Alabama makes the trip to Disch-Falk Field and the Tide will be looking to rebound themselves after being swept by Arkansas at home. *** So What…

Texas now up to 35 official visitors The Texas Longhorns are now up to 35 official visitors with two more additions today. Hough High (Cornelius, N.C.) 4-star++ cornerback Samari Matthews told OnTexasFootball that he is locked in for June 13-15. In addition, OTF believes Richardson (Texas) High and OTF 4-star++ defensive lineman Jaimeon Winfield will officially visit Texas June 20-22. Texas hosted 41 official visitors last June, and OTF believes that number will be eclipsed this June. June official visitor list ... The Texas Longhorns staff now has 35 official visitors confirmed by OTF. June 6 (4) Ezavier Crowell, RB, Jackson (Ala.) Hig…

It’s a topic that, in some way, shape or form, comes up every summer to pass the time between the end of spring practice and the start of preseason camp. Which legendary Longhorn, when added to the current roster, would best help Texas maximize the upcoming season? In any season, the easy answer would be to pick one of the six Longhorns who’ve had their jersey number retired by the school and call it a day. I didn’t do that when making a pick to improve Steve Sarkisian’s club in 2025. Still, an assist is rightfully credited to College Football Classics (@ClassicsCFB) on X, formerly known as Twitter, for recognizing what Cedric Benson did in a 44-14 win over Bayl…

2026 Recruiting: New offer; two new names The Texas Longhorns are up to two 2026 cycle senior year eval offers with Kyle Flood extending an offer to Vero Beach (Fla.) High offensive tackle and current UCLA pledge Micah Smith Sunday. Texas cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey is also making senior year evals, and is now in contact with a Houston area Big 12 commit. Wide receiver ... Jalen Lott, WR, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek - *Oregon commit OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Note: Texas still trending positively here. Chris Henry Jr., WR, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei - *Ohio State commit OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Note: Remains long shot,…

Sophomore Jumps Needed from Seven Key Sophomores *** During the week we have taken a look at reasons for optimism, reasons for hesitancy and even taken a stab at some of the offseason's most topical hypothetical debates. Today, we are going to take a look at this season from a different perspective. For any of the goals that are set ahead for the Longhorns in 2026, several players in year two are going to need to take a jump in production. Many are coming off of freshman campaigns where there were glimpses throughout the season. But glimpses aren't going to last a full 16 game season. Texas needs those glimpses to become a constant. So, for this exerc…

NEW: Four more defensive line prospects added to the June OV list Texas is now up to 40 known official visitors in the 2027 cycle with the breaking news of four more defensive linemen locking in June visits. OnTexasFootball can report that the Longhorns are up to seven defensive line visitors with the addition of a top out of state target and three in state prospects. The new additions to the OV list on the defensive line: Ben'Jarvius Shumaker, DL, Ackerman (Miss.) Choctaw County Texas OV: June 19-21 Note: Ole Miss is the team to beat early, and is doing their best to shut down this recruitment prior to the June OV's to other SEC programs. G…

Texas Baseball is off to its best start since 2005 and is one of two undefeated teams left in the nation. After a trip to Houston last weekend for the Bruce Bolt Classic, the Horns return to action at home against a well-coached USC Upstate team (who made a regional last year). Starting Pitchers: Friday - LHP Chris Torres (0-1, 8.25 ERA) vs. RHP Ruger Riojas (3-0, 1.12 ERA) Saturday - RHP Brent Stukes (2-1, 6.28 ERA) vs. LHP Luke Harrison (1-0, 2.77 ERA) Sunday - RHP Max Bianchini (1-1, 7.43 ERA) vs. LHP Dylan Volantis (2-0, 0.48 ERA) Before we head into this weekend’s series, I spoke with some team sources to get the latest on where things stand fo…

Recruiting nuggets: Key OL visitors this week and more The Texas staff will once again host some key visitors this week, with offensive line taking center stage. Two of those visitors are scheduled to be Gilmer High's Ismael Camara and Columbus High's Keyon Hemphill-Woods. The 6-6, 335-pound ultra athletic Camara is near the top of the offensive line board in 2027 with five official visits set. He has SMU the first weekend of May, Texas A&M the last weekend of May, LSU June 5-7, Texas June 12-14 and Oregon June 19-21. The most chatter headed into April is around Texas vs. Oregon, but OTF isn't ruling out anyone in the NIL era. The 6-3, 275-pound …

Easton Royal, 5-star WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother Martin Height/Weight: 5-foot-11, 200 pounds Ranking: No. 2 wide receiver, No. 10 overall player in the country, per the Rivals Industry Ranking Committed to Texas: 11/29/2025 Chose Texas over: LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and others Official visits: LSU (May 29-31), Tennessee (June 5-7), Florida (June 12-14), Texas (June 19-21) Cam Hall, 4-star EDGE, Arlington (Texas) Mansfield Summit Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 235 pounds Ranking: No. 16 EDGE, 142 overall player, per the Rivals Industry Ranking Committed to Texas: 01/28/2026 Chose Texas over: LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma…

Five key battles in 2027 The Texas staff will be back on the road this week making stops to see top 2027 targets, and more. With official visits a month away, OTF takes a look at some of the key battles to come in the next two months. This list doesn't include the obvious John Meredith III or Ismael Camara, but some other key players that will be key in shaping the depth of the 2027 class. Tyler Alexander The Palm Beach Central 4-star+ defensive lineman will receive a visit from Kenny Baker this week as Texas is in a big battle for the Sunshine State standout. Texas is locked in a battle with Florida and Georgia, with all three receiving June OV's. This…

The 2025 class will really begin to see movement in the month of June as official visits get underway. Contenders will separate and pretenders will be exposed. Luckily for the Texas Longhorns, there is a clear understanding of where things sit on both the quarterback and running back recruiting boards at the moment for the current cycle. Texas has a commitment at both positions at the moment, though there was some movement over the weekend that will have some implications on how the remainder oft he cycle will play out. A quick look at both spots a week into May. *** Quarterback Commits: KJ Lacey Targets: Keelon Russell Russell was not offe…

This title and headline would have been scoffed at and mocked just a few years ago. Of course Texas wins the offseason! It is the only time they win anything! It used to be a fun jab at the Longhorn program who was consistently underperformed on the field and in the developmental department. The wins that used to occur for the Longhorns were a big recruiting victory or a change in coaching philosophy that promises to change the direction and outcome of the program on the upcoming season. This offseason is a bit different. Texas is stacking meaningful and tangible offseason victories at each chapter of the offseason. Whether it be the NFL Combine, the NFL D…

As we sit right now, there are five teams in conference play that remain alive for a spot in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on December 7th. The Longhorns, with their one loss to Georgia, are among that group. As expected coming into the year, the Longhorns at this point in the season are right where they need to be, a top ten program with aspirations for both the SEC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff still alive. A quick look at the group of five alive in the SEC Standings heading into week ten. Texas A&M is the lone undefeated team in conference play and, without disrespecting South Carolina too much, should be undefeated …

This has been a fun conversation on Longhorn Livestreams and The Winning Drive over this week and I have to tip my cap to @Rod Babersfor bringing this tweet/fact to my attention. In all honesty, I probably would have shut this tweet out completely from my brain for the sake of how the season wrapped up in Dallas. But it does bring a really solid conversation to the forefront. Here it is from Jim Nagy: Pretty remarkable run right? But it also entirely makes sense – the most talented, veteran group, wins the championship. Sounds pretty simple on the surface I have to admit. Which leads me to Texas and how the Longhorns can factor into this conversat…

4-Star DeSoto WR to Return to Austin Saturday Texas will host 2026 DeSoto WR Boobie Feaster for an unofficial visit on Saturday. Feaster will visit Texas A&M on Friday then make the trip over to Austin while the campus is buzzing from Texas Relays. LSU had been a school to monitor in this recruitment, though after the commitments of Tristen Keys and Jabari Mack, there is plenty of room for the Longhorns to make a run. View full news story

Texas' Standing Through Four Weeks of 2025 *** The Texas Longhorns currently sit as the No. 10 team in the country according to the AP Poll entering week five of the 2025 season. Coming into the season as the preseason No. 1 overall team, that ranking probably does not move the needle a ton, but there is plenty of football yet to be played and the Longhorns looked to have found some success offensively entering the bye week. *** In SEC Play Texas, Alabama, Texas A&M and Mississippi State are the only teams in the SEC that have yet to play a conference game through the first third of the season. Texas will rattle off eight consecutiv…

The latest availability report has been released for the Texas Longhorns. Malik Muhammad's status as been downgraded to Questionable. Meanwhile, Tre Wisner, Kobe Black and Emmett Mosley V have all been upgraded to Probable. View full news story

It goes without saying, but the trip to Dallas was big. Texas continues to dominate its biggest rival on the field with its third win in four seasons – all of which preventing Oklahoma from reaching the end zone. But larger than that, the Longhorns keep their season alive with the victory in Dallas. To quote The Script, the Longhorns' hopes of hearing their name called for the College Football Playoff are Still Alive, but Barely Breathing. And that is how they will remain for the duration of the regular season. Heading to Lexington, Kentucky this weekend, the Longhorns will need to carry on that same do-or-die mentality. While Texas has more talent than Ken…