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The first College Football Playoff Top 25 has been released for the first time this season. Texas comes in ranked No. 5 in the first release. The rankings are in order of the seedings. So, top four seeds get a bye, then seed 5 would play seed 12, seed 6 would play seed 11 and so on. 1. Oregon (ranked 1st) 2. Georgia (ranked 3rd) 3. Miami (ranked 4th) 4. BYU (ranked 9th) 5. Ohio State (ranked 2nd) 6. Texas (ranked 5th) 7. Penn State (ranked 6th) 8. Tennessee (ranked 7th) 9. Indiana (ranked 8th) 10. Notre Dame 11. Alabama 12. Boise State 13. SMU 14. Texas A&M 15. LSU …

Texas returns to the court tonight in Austin vs. Delaware State coming off a 2-0 record in the UKG Legends Classic. The Longhorns will take on Delaware State (3-4). The Hornets have dropped games vs. high-major opponents Virginia Tech and Providence by an average of 26.5 points. Texas is expected to be without power forward Jayson Kent for an extended period of time after suffering a wrist injury against Mississippi Valley State November 16. Texas is led in scoring this by Tre Johnson, who averages 21.2 per game. Johnson is joined by Arthur Kaluma (14.7) and Kadin Shedrick (10.2) averaging double figures in scoring. Kaluma leads the Longhorns in reboundi…

One of the more intriguing storylines in this Texas-Arizona State Peach Bowl matchup is the group of Sun Devils set to face off against their former Longhorn teammates. Steve Sarkisian called it "College Football in 2024" when describing having to face six former players of his that have since transferred over to Arizona State. Those Longhorns include LB Prince Dorbah, DL Zac Swanson, DB Xavion Alford, WR Troy Omeire, WR Jake Smith, and DL J'Mond Tapp. "I am happy for all of those guys," Sarkisian told reporters during the joint press conference with Coach Kenny Dillingham of ASU. "Especially the guys that are having some success in Coach Dillingham's program. I…

How Deep is Texas on the Offensive Line? *** AUSTIN – Five offensive linemen play at a time, but having depth to secure a consistent level of play when injuries occur is a massive piece of a successful football team in today's world of college football. Texas experienced that first hand in 2025 when the the Longhorns were stuck in the Swamp, ultimately costing them a chance at a College Football Playoff berth. So how will things be different in 2026? By the sounds of things, the Longhorns feel comfortable with about eight, maybe nine, guys at the moment halfway through the spring. Steve Sarkisian spoke last week about the need for experience and d…

Texas Hoops: Practice begins Thursday; Duke game 42 days away Sean Miller's first season at Texas begins in 42 days in Charlotte vs. the Duke Blue Devils. Prior to that first game as head coach at Texas, the Longhorns will conduct 30 practices in 42 days per NCAA rules. The Longhorns in year one under Miller are considered a top 25 team by some, and fringe top 25-30 team by others. They are a team projected to make the NCAA Tournament. Making the NCAA Tournament in year one under a new coach is not a given. Todd Golden didn't make the tournament in year one at Florida, Danny Hurley the same at UConn, Rick Barnes the same at Tennessee, Bruce Pearl the sa…

Manning's Absence Leads to Fantastic Opportunity for Lacey to Grow in Live Setting *** The back-up quarterback. In college, it's a position where fans and talking heads speculate often about how bright the future of the program could be. In the pros, it's all about longevity and holding the clipboard for as long as possible. Across all levels of football, it’s a reminder that a season can change in a single snap. Texas fans know this reality all too well after the past two decades. Fortunately, the Longhorns appear to be in strong hands at quarterback this fall, and the reps redshirt freshman QB KJ Lacey is currently getting with the first-team offense…

We’re less than a month out from the 2026 NFL Draft getting underway from Pittsburgh. ESPN’s Matt Miller projected the entire draft, which will take place from April 23-25. Here’s a look at where Longhorns landed: SECOND ROUND Pick No. 44 — Anthony Hill Jr., LB — New York Jets Miller: “The Jets would continue to build a foundation with another rangy, talented front-seven defensive player. Hill was a three-year starter who has the athletic tools to be a fierce weakside linebacker. He had 17 career sacks and three interceptions at Texas.” Pick No. 60 — Malik Muhammad, CB — Chicago Bears Miller: “Losing Nahshon Wright in free agency was a big…

Happy Friday! *** We are one day away from the weekend, which means we are one week closer to the start of the football season. With the spring completely wrapped up, it's a good chance to look at the expectations for the fall after four weeks of practices. Building off of the post I made earlier this week regarding how I feel about each position room, I will add overall expectations for the rooms this afternoon. *** Quarterback: All-Conference level play is the Floor Arch Manning did not receive any All-SEC honors following his 2025 season, which I don't entirely dispute. However, the second half of the season, there weren't many quarterback…

Texas extended an offer to 6-foot-2, 205-pound Louisville athlete commit Brooklyn Maxey on Tuesday afternoon, the Tampa (Fla.) Carrollwood Day product announced. "It felt great, not gonna lie," Maxey said. "Every offer feels amazing, but definitely out of all my offers it's one of the offers that felt best, like wow. Bama and Texas for sure." Mark Orphey extended the offer to Maxey after visiting him at school. The Longhorns like the rising senior at safety. "With my size I definitely can see myself playing in the SEC for sure," Maxey said. "So just that and obviously the SEC is the best conference you can play in. It's a big opportunity. I love Texas. W…

Four-star from California locks in Texas OV The Texas Longhorns have locked in an official visit with a fifth prospect in the 2026 cycle from the state of California. OnTexasFootball 4-star+ wide receiver Kayden Dixon-Wyatt (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei) has locked in his official visit to Texas June 13-15th. Dixon-Wyatt, 6-foot-2 and 180-pounds, is the third member of the Mater Dei loaded team to lock in an official visit to Texas joining Mark Bowman and Kodi Greene. Dixon-Wyatt has been a top target of Chris Jackson and Steve Sarkisian for nearly a year, and has been on campus multiple times. He currently sports 37 offers, including USC and Auburn in Feb…

AUSTIN – Texas is officially one full week into fall camp for its 2025 season. A well-deserved recovery day is in store for Wednesday afternoon, with the Longhorns returning to the field Thursday in preparation for the first scrimmage of the fall on Saturday. Based off of returns out of Austin early in camp, the defense is getting the better of the offense through these first few practices. However, that is to be expected according to Steve Sarkisian. "Historically for me, surely your defense better be ahead of your offense," Sarkisian said Tuesday following my question about gauging the progress of both sides of the ball early on in camp. "And we are. I th…

The Texas Longhorns have landed another out of state commitment, this time from Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson safety Junior Tu’upo. The Longhorns went into the Yellowhammer State and won out for Tu’upo despite the 6-foot-3, 190 pounder being an hour away from Alabama and two hours away from Auburn. It’s the latest example of Steve Sarkisian and Co. going out of state for a coveted target. It’s also another example of Texas winning battles in the heart of SEC country. Those are two things no Texas coach has ever done nearly as well as Sarkisian. To bring to light the differences in Texas’ recruiting strategy under Sarkisian compared to year’s past, OTF compare…

It has been a fun topic of discussion (sometimes) on twitter over the past few days and I wanted to bring it up again here. As someone who has a poster of the movie War Dogs in their living room, consider me an arms dealer for the ammunition I will provide here when it comes to loading up for your next debate regarding the Texas schedule. *** Why Texas Has an Easy Schedule The best course of action here is to go off of the ESPN FPI for an understanding of the level of competition Texas is set to face in 2024. Of course, it is very funny and convenient how the narrative around an SEC schedule has flipped once Texas entered the fold. First, it was Texas canno…

Texas Best Class Scenario: Legit shot at No. 1 The Texas Longhorns sit at 24 commitments with the No. 4 ranked class with six days until "Signing Day". And the Longhorns are in the hunt for the No. 1 ranked class, with No. 2 being the more likely scenario. The latest Best Class Scenario lists 29 prospects with defensive line and linebacker still having a need. Elite prospects at EDGE and OT would be a class bonus, in a big way. Key note: This is NOT a prediction on how the class finishes, but the BCS. Quarterback (1) K.J. Lacey, QB, Saraland (Ala.) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Running back (2) James Simon, RB, Shrevepo…

Texas will be under the lights on Saturday against Sam Houston State for the first night game of the year. Hey, who knows, maybe under the lights is where Arch Manning and the Texas offense will shine brightest. *** Penalties vs. Ohio State: 6 penalties for 50 yards vs. San Jose State: 12 penalties for 115 yards vs. UTEP: 7 penalties for 81 yards Keep the penalties under wraps for the first time this season. That would be a step in the right direction and something the team can build on going into the bye week. Texas ranks 128th in the country in penalties so far in 2025. *** Show Me James Simon Having read the chat …

Update on LB Anthony Hill Jr. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke on linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. and his status following a report earlier Monday morning that Hill suffered a broken bone in his hand during the loss to Georgia. "With both (Anthony Hill Jr.) and Ryan (Wingo), we're just we're making sure that they're going to be okay," Sarkisian said. "I'm not ready to make that diagnosis on where they're going to be yet, but I feel optimistic." Hill recorded an interception in the loss to Georgia and played 62 of the 66 possible snaps against the Bulldogs. The SEC injury report will release Wednesday evening ahead of the Arkansas meeting on Saturday…

2027 Lakeview Centennial CB Montre Jackson will be on campus this weekend for the Longhorns 12th spring practice. Jackson has been a name frequently mentioned around the top of the corners board in the ‘27 class. I spoke with Jackson about a month ago at his second track meet of the year where he mentioned the Longhorns were in his top group along with Tennessee, Texas Tech, SMU and Penn State was lingering around as well. Jackson has an OV set for June 12 View full news story

Derrek Cooper, Samari Matthews and Hayward Howard Jr. playing for State Championships A trio of signees from the Texas 2026 recruiting class will be playing for State Championships this weekend. Derrek Cooper and Chaminade-Madonna Chaminade-Madonna (11-2) will take on 11-3 Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, Fla.) for the FHSAA 1A state title on December 11 at 12:30 p.m. ET. Derrek Cooper enters his final high school game with 152 carries for 1,424 yards (9.4 per carry) and 17 TD's. He's added 105 yards receiving and another score. The Lions have leaned on the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder much more in the playoffs. In four playoff games, Cooper has rushed 66 t…

One Thing I Learned About Every Player on Defense This Spring *** Similar to the post yesterday about the offensive players, I wanted to do the same about the guys on defense. As we all expect, this should be a unit that is very talented and with Will Muschamp at the helm, it could turn into one of the better units in the country given the pieces to be aggressive. *** Defensive Line Ian Geffrard – Absolutely massive human. While he won't be a sack master, he will be a challenge for centers one on one in pass protection. Will be a boulder in short distance run support as well. Hero Kanu – Will be a draft pick after the 2026 season, and now tha…

Texas men’s basketball extended an offer to 2028 four-star point guard Tai Bell on Wednesday afternoon, the Mater Lakes Academy (Fla.) prospect announced on his social media. The younger brother of Texas freshman quarterback Dia Bell and son of former NBA star Raja Bell is excited about the development. “Obviously, that's a big one coming from Coach (Sean) Miller, and because my brother's on the football team,” Bell told OnTexasFootball. “So that's basically a second home for me, from my brother just being there, and obviously him loving it out there, and he's basically my best friend. So that's a really important one to me. It means a lot that they see me on that t…

OnTexasFootball’s Gerry Hamilton, Hank South, and CJ Vogel are at the Austin airport gathering feedback from official visitors as they depart the capital city to head home. I’ll be in Fort Worth the entire day writing up interviews as they come in from the airport crew. Stay tuned to OTF throughout the day as more official visit feedback continues to roll through. The second visitor to head home was Brookhaven (Miss.) EDGE and Texas commit Derwin Fields, who has been pledged to the Longhorns since April 18th. Click HERE to see what Texas RB commit Noah Roberts had to say about his first time in Austin as a Horns pledge. Media: What were the highl…

Texas coaches making key stops this week The Texas staff is on the road once again this week with a focus on the states of Florida and Georgia. OnTexasFootball gathered intel on some of the school stops that are expected this week. Justice Fitzpatrick ... Texas cornerback coach Mark Orphey is scheduled to see the 4-star++ DB out of St. Thomas Aquinas today or Tuesday. Fitzpatrick is lining up to be a Georgia vs. Texas decision headed into June OV's. Samuel Roseborough and IMG Academy ... Offensive line coach Kyle Flood is scheduled to stop by Clearwater High to see 4-star++ Samuel Roseborough Tuesday. Texas leads for the athletic lineman with st…

There have been some notable statistics that I have come across in the week of preparation leading up to the Texas-Arkansas game in Fayetteville this Saturday. Of course, the biggest thing is this – Texas remains in the hunt for the SEC Championship and at the end of the day, that is the only stat that will matter for the Longhorns. However, as we eagerly await kickoff, let's run through some of the numbers that will go into this game. *** Andrew Armstrong (WR1) vs. Texas Corners I have 'WR1' in the title of this segment because not only is Armstrong the best wide receiver for the Razorbacks, but I think he will be a first team All-SEC wide receiv…

Texas hosted Miami (Fla.) Coral Gables defensive lineman Stive-Bentley Keumajou Yondui this weekend for an unofficial visit. It was a makeup trip for the talented 6-foot-2.5, 295-pounder after his flight got cancelled earlier this month. The Longhorns offered Keumajou Yondui earlier this year and have quickly impressed. Originally from England, Keumajou Yondui moved to the United States last summer. His coach worked with Texas early enrollee DL James Johnson as well. OTF reached out to Keumajou Yondui after his visit and he said he plans to lock in an official visit with Texas but first has to cancel another. He currently has dates for Florida…

Red Zone Passing Attack – Who Eats? *** @Jeff Howe and I had an interesting conversation Tuesday evening on the Longhorn Livestream. It stemmed from seeing the dunk of Cam Coleman on Arch Manning’s instagram story of Cam Coleman throwing down a ridiculously athletic dunk at the Texas Basketball practice facility. It got me thinking. Which isn't always a good thing. We heard from Jelani McDonald this spring talk about when the offense moved the ball inside the 10-yard line, the ball was headed in the direction of Coleman. But who else might join Coleman in converting this red area throws – something that has been hit or miss over the past cou…