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Latest Intel on 2026 DB Yaheim Riley I met up with 2026 Austin Anderson DB Yaheim Riley last night a Bam Performance training session up in Manor for the latest on his recruitment. Riley was offered by new Texas nickels coach Keynodo Hudson on Monday, becoming the first offer by Hudson since the title change. Riley is still committed to Houston, and has been since making his decision back in December of 2024. Though I would say the Texas offer certainly caught his interest. Riley previously attended Austin LBJ and was coached his freshman season by now Texas Director of HS Relations Jahmal Fenner, plus proximity to home certainly doesn't hurt. Next up…

Texas is back on the practice field early Tuesday morning as preparations for Colorado State have begun. Just 11 days away from the start of the 2024 season, Texas has already experienced some adversity before ever lining up against someone in a different jersey. Having lost both CJ Baxter and Christian Clark for the season due to injuries, the Texas staff has been forced to scramble a little bit to ensure the necessary depth and talent is available for the long run this fall. That even includes the possibility of Texas going out to add another body out of the grad transfer ranks should the right piece present itself. *** Here is what we know + how I a…

OTF was in Frisco on Sunday to see Nike’s The Opening Dallas regional. Here’s the latest Texas recruiting intel coming out of the event. North Crowley CB John Meredith III Meredith has never been a man of many words and didn’t reveal much, but he did acknowledge it’s Texas vs. Texas A&M at the top of his recruitment and that he plans to announce his commitment in June after he’s taken official visits. Alabama is already off the official visit schedule and Meredith said he’ll ‘maybe’ officially visit Ohio State June 19-21. I don’t think he'll make it to Columbus. The nation’s No. 1 cornerback credited Mark Orphey and the back to back visits to the Forty …

Depth at EDGE Starting to Show Walking into Dallas on Saturday, the Texas edge room and defense as a whole had a combined zero sacks against the two Power Four teams Texas had lined up opposite of so far in 2025. That changed pretty quickly against Oklahoma on Saturday in the Cotton Bowl. Texas not only walked out of the Cotton Bowl with the Golden Hat, but with 5.0 sacks under their belts and a revival of expectations with the threat of the pass rush. Colin Simmons had his best performance of the season with 2.5 sacks. Freshman Lance Jackson looked like a star in the making with a sack and two quarterback hurries. Brad Spence added a sack and two tack…

Month of May Proving to Be Key for Justus Terry *** Texas has taken part in 13 practices so far during the spring season, and while there have been plenty of positive storylines to emerge out of the the last four weeks, one notable talent has remained sidelined throughout the Longhorns' time at Denius. Justus Terry has yet to fully participate in spring football so far with the Horns in 2026 after rehabbing a shoulder injury that kept him out of the bowl game vs. Michigan. Terry is suiting up for practice, but more out trivial than out of actual significance. He remains on the back fields during practice to work with the Longhorns' strength and conditi…

The morning after: Culture test coming in Dallas What Texas fans witnessed Saturday in The Swamp was the worst Texas Longhorns performance in a while, quite possibly since at Arkansas in 2021. All week we gave the Florida defense credit for being really good, physical and playing very well in losses at LSU and Miami. But what I saw in Gainesville was deeply concerning. This Texas team boarded a plane to Gainesville with the understanding that this was as close to a "must-win" game as a team can have by week five in a season after the season opening loss at Ohio State. This should have been a team that played with the most physicality, emotion …

The NCAA adopts the usage of a single transfer portal window in the winter months (no spring portal allowed). The NCAA has not decided how long the winter portal will be or when it will open. https://x.com/rossdellenger/status/1968443600997404752?s=46&t=ISjkoHkBIkXYXFbgvlDUoA View full news story

Each team takes on a brand new identity at the beginning of a season. More times than not, folks will have a brief understanding of what that identity will be by the beginning of spring. A year ago at this time, the identity of the 2024 Texas football team was expected to be around the veteran offensive line that returned four of five starters, a five-star running back that was entering year two and a third-year starter at quarterback. That nucleus was expected to be the strength of the Texas team that had to replace a lot on defense and find a brand new set of playmakers on the outside. As we begin our way-too-early look ahead to 2025, the offensive line is alm…

AUSTIN, Texas – Welcome to the Audition San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston State. In most years, these would be looked at stat games. Go out-talent the opposition and put up numbers that make the end of season box scores looks much prettier. But these next three weeks have a deeper purpose for the Texas playmaking unit. It's audition time in Austin, Texas. In Columbus for the opener, the Longhorns trotted out 2 running backs, 4 wide receivers and 4 tight ends. Obviously the circle of trust was going to be thin in the opener against the defending National Champions. But Texas is going to need younger talent to see the field to establish the depth requ…

The next Texas basketball coach: Make your pick While we wait for official word to trickle out on the future of Rodney Terry, I ask the OTF community a few very important questions. What are you looking for in the next basketball coach at the University of Texas? The criteria? And how would you rank the list of names below... The criteria ... What does the fan base want to see. Some potential categories... Age range Personality Length of head coaching experience Resume of accomplishments Offensive style NBA level talent recruited throughout career Or NBA assistant coach/outside the box hire Rank this list or use this as you…

The offensive line The question on many Texas fans mind is how will the portal cycle finish up in terms of likely adding one more impact guard to the 2026 offensive line. While Longhorn nation waits on that to be decided, OnTexasFootball takes a look at where things currently stand on January 19, 2026. The starting line and second team ... LT Trevor Goosby, Redshirt Junior - out for spring after minor shoulder procedure. 15 tackle starts, and 30 games played. The backup: Jordan Coleman, Redshirt Freshman - Texas really likes him as a player. Not a lock he's LT long term. Jaydon Chatman, Redshirt Junior - has worked at numerous positions since arrivi…

Texas players who wanted to transfer had to file paperwork to do so at 11:59pm last night. Kendrick Blackshire, a linebacker originally from Duncanville by way of Alabama, is the only player to officially put their name in the portal. As of late yesterday, we had heard of no other Texas player who was definitely entering the portal later in the evening. In other words, as of about 5pm yesterday, Texas could be finished with losing players to the portal. Could one or two players have opted to enter the portal late yesterday that we're unaware of? Sure. There are a couple who I am told even had the paperwork filled out last week and had difficult discuss…

The Shift from Shortstop QBs to Point Guard QBs **** This has been a conversation I have had for a few months now regarding Steve Sarkisian's quarterback room. For those who have been on streams with Rod Babers and myself, you likely have heard us talk a bit about this topic. For years, the quarterback position has evolved from statues in the pocket to increased mobility, almost to the point where you are playing with an arm tied behind your back if your starting quarterback is unable to escape, extend and create. As a result, the off-balance, wacky arm angles have become a riveting part of the game. In the mid-to-late 2010's the NFL saw a sweep of qua…

Spring portal window so far (Texas must end up a net -4 because the Horns were over the scholarship limit by 4): In (1): Bill Norton Out (8): Terrance Brooks Billy Walton Savion Red Austin Jordan Peyton Kirkland Zac Swanson S'Maje Burrell J'Mond Tapp So the Horns have room for at least three more portal recruits. Clearly the needs are now two-fold: defensive tackle and cornerback. Defensive tackles: Damonic Williams - As Gerry reported yesterday, Williams has now seen Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri and is set to visit LSU today and tomorrow before finalizing a decision later in the week, possibly Wed…

With the addition of San Jose State cornerback Jay'Vion Cole Sunday afternoon, the Longhorns have now added nine players to the roster from the portal. If you want a look at what success in the portal looks like, here it is. The Horns have added a whopping eight starters from other programs. A quick look at success: - Silas Bolden - Oregon State starter; 54 receptions, 746 yards, five TDs; two rushing TDs; returned kicks and punts for the Beavers; averaged 26.3 yards per punt return on 4 attempts - Matthew Golden - Houston starter; 38 receptions, 404 yards, six TDs; led the nation in kick return average at 35.7 yards with two TDs - Isaiah Bond - A…

The prospects Texas needs to get on campus this spring Steve Sarkisian absolutely prefers that prospects make at least one unofficial visit prior to make a June official visit. That way Texas has feel for the fit, as well as the prospect and parents can determine the same, and move forward with an official visit. This played out plenty in the 2025 cycle, that ended with Texas signing the first consensus No. 1 ranked class since 2002. In that cycle, Jaime Ffrench, Myron Charles, Graceson Littleton and Zelus Hicks all visited Texas for the first time in the spring of 2024 and ended up in the class. In the 2026 cycle, there are a number of guys that OnTexasF…

The modern era of college football is ever-evolving due to NIL and rev-share, and so is recruiting. The further we get into the modern era, the more one-offs turn to trends and the more trends turn to standards as the market evolves and becomes steadier as agents and front offices get more and more data points by the cycle. A current trend taking place in the recruiting world is the acceleration of the recruiting calendar, which is well on its way to becoming a standard. Yes, Early Signing Day is still in December after the regular season, and so is the transfer portal, but the timelines of commitments being made at the high school level have never been earlie…

Some nuggets from the boot! Last night's scrimmage between Edna Karr and Destrehan featured appearances by both Chris Jackson and Mark Orphey. *** Texas CB Commit Hayward Howard Jr. On Field Assessment: Howard checked the boxes for me. Coming into the evening, I had known about the size and length. Obviously, you cannot teach those traits and they are valuable in their own sense, but the one thing I wanted to see was the mental makeup and the natural football instincts. I came away impressed. Several times he was heard shouting downs and distances to teammates in the secondary, and a rollout smash concept on 3rd & medium was played to perfecti…

Our Bobby Burton did a great job of adding some light to the running back room earlier this morning here on OTF. As it did for Bobby, Steve Sarkisian's comments caught my attention in regards to additional reshuffling of some bodies to the running back room prior to the start of the season. "Maybe one or two from defense," Sarkisian said. "(And) someone from offense." It may not seem like a whole lot, but Texas is in a bit of a funky spot. You could shoulder the loss of one back with the depth that you had at the position coming into the season, but now with two backs expected to be sidelined for good, there must be additional life rafts blown up in case of…

What a weekend in college football it was. An absolute snoozer of a slate turned into one of the best overall weekends in recent memory for the sport. And Texas fans got to sit back and watch from a completely stress free recliner, watching as the misery of losing swept over ranked team after ranked team after ranked team. As a result, the hopes and dreams of making it to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game were shattered and beaten across SEC campuses everywhere. In fact, the only two clear paths to the conference title game reside in the state of Texas – how crazy does that sound right now? But I wanted to use this pre-Red River Shootout Monday as an op…

The SEC race: Close to chaos The race to advance to Atlanta December 7 to play for the SEC Championship is technically down to eight teams, with Missouri very likely to be knocked out Saturday at South Carolina. There are three one-loss teams remaining, with either Texas or Texas A&M assured to take one more loss November 30. This weekend, the Tennessee at Georgia game looms large in both the SEC race, and playoff race. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the the race to advance to the SEC Championship Game. One Loss Teams Texas (4-1) Remaining schedule: 11/16 at Arkansas 11/23 vs. Kentucky 11/30 at Texas A&M …

The SEC race: Five teams for two spots in the championship game The race to advance to Atlanta December 7 to play for the SEC Championship is essentially down to five teams, barring the unforeseen. After No. 14 Texas A&M physically beat No. 8 LSU in the second half en route to another victory, they have the upper hand in the conference race. With No. 5 Texas winning a survive and advance type of game performance, the Longhorns remain very much in the hunt. A two-loss Alabama beating Missouri knocks the Tigers into a low probability position with their schedule remaining having another loss expected. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the the race to adva…

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…

SEC Players and Coaches Comment on Texas *** Wanted to compile a quick, and final, piece from the week in Atlanta for SEC Media Days. Some comments and questions from folks around the SEC regarding the Texas Longhorns. *** Q: You roomed with Arch at the MPA. Just from what you know about him personally, what are your thoughts about him taking over as the QB1? And in general the quarterback class here in the SEC this year -- Arch, you LaNorris, several others, long list -- what What do you think of the class in general? LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier: I love Arch. He's a great dude, a great player. I'm excited for him. Went through a similar experie…

Steve Sarkisian speaks on Texas Pass Catches (Tuesday) For the first time since meaningful spring football has been played, media was able to hear from Steve Sarkisian in-person Tuesday morning. Of the laundry list of questions hoping to be checked off today, perhaps there was no bigger concern at the moment than at wide receiver. With no Ryan Wingo or DeAndre Moore running routes this spring, Texas currently does not have a career reception on the other end of any Arch Manning pass this spring – a stat I am sure many of y'all are tired of hearing about. But alas, so updates on the early enrollees and the wide receiver group in general were made available f…