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On Tuesday night, five-star combo guard Aaliyah Chavez led No. 5 Lubbock Monterey to a 60-57 victory over No. 6 Frisco Memorial in the Class 5A Division II semifinals. Now it’s on to San Antonio for a chance to win it all. “I’m so proud of this team,” Chavez told OTF after her 20-point performance. “I was very emotional after we won. We are like sisters. We’ve put in the work, and now we get to go to state.” While this weekend’s games will mark the end of basketball for many players, it’s just the beginning for the nation’s No. 1 prospect. Chavez has been courted by nearly every school in the country. Her offer list reads like a “who’s who” of colleg…

Texas after 2027 WR from DFW Crandall, Texas - One of the top wide receivers on the board in the 2027 cycle for the Texas Longhorns is Jeremiah Douglas of Crandall High. OnTexasFootball stopped by Crandall High Tuesday for practice to get the latest, and an up close look at the Texas 2027 offer. The 5-11.5, 175-pounder with a game gear speaks with Chris Jackson at least once a week, and that has been consistent since the Longhorns offered May 2, 2025. Jackson has made it known to Douglas, his family and the Crandall High staff that Douglas is a priority for the Longhorns. Douglas has been on campus in Austin since the offer for Elite Camp, and is a p…

For this week’s OTF Sideline Debate, the topic is: if this one word defines Texas football this fall, the Longhorns should reach their goals. Take a look at our answers! Bobby Burton — Manning Manning. I know that’s a proper noun but it’s also the proper answer. I think Texas will be good enough to win every game on the schedule if Arch Manning plays at a high level, particularly in key moments. Gerry Hamilton — Discipline Even Steve Sarkisian commented in a group of Texas fans that they need to cut out the “dumb ass penalties”. There is no way Texas can accomplish what they want to this season if they are anywhere close to last season in term…

Texas is 10–1 on the season and will focus all attention over to the Texas A&M Aggies during the Thanksgiving week. Of course, as the Longhorns did their part to hold up their end of the bargain with the win, and before we start looking ahead, let's reflect on the game from Saturday with five biggest takeaways. *** On Quinn Saturday was a bit unfortunate for Quinn Ewers. I thought his first half was really, really solid. Ewers threw for 177 yards and 2 TD in the first half on 17-26 passing. It was a really strong start in my opinion. And then Ewers gets dinged on the hip drop tackle and turned into a relative shell of himself in the pocket. My thou…

CJ Baxter Eyes Return A Year After Season-Ending Knee Injury Texas player availability was late Thursday afternoon, where several big name stars were present for their first time with the media in fall camp. None with a more looming storyline or higher intrigue than 3rd-year running back CJ Baxter and his return from a busted knee around this time in 2024. "I feel great," Baxter said when asked if he was back to 100%. "'One day at a time' is the saying I like to say every day. Just one day at a time. Coach Sark and the training staff, they wouldn't put me in if I wasn't ready." Of course one of the most exciting bits of news coming out of scrimmage one…

Texas signees and targets in All-American Games With the All-American games becoming a mix of senior and junior players, there will be a plethora of Texas targets in the 2027 cycle plus a few 2026 signees taking part. The two All-America Games the most signees and targets in 2027 will be playing is the Under Armour All-America Game January 3, and the Navy All-American Bowl January 10. We take a look at the names to know headed into the games in a month. Under Armour All-America Game (January 3, on ESPN2) The UA Game roster will be finalized today. There will be several 2027 targets taking part. Easton Royal, WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother Mar…

Arch Manning sets a Texas freshman passing record Arch Manning is now in the University of Texas freshman record book in a number of passing categories. The redshirt freshman started the UL-Monroe and Mississippi State games with Quinn Ewers on the mend after an abdominal strain. Manning also saw extensive action after the Ewers injury in the second quarter in the UTSA contest. The New Orleans native has made the most of his opportunities leading the No. 2/1 ranked Longhorns, and that includes now being in the record book. OnTexasFootball takes a look at where Manning places in the freshman passing record book five games into the 2024 season. …

The latest College Football Playoff Poll has been released and the Texas Longhorns come in ranked SEED. A quick look at the overall rankings: 1: Oregon (1st seed) 2: Ohio State 3: Texas (2nd seed) 4: Penn State 5. Indiana 6: BYU (3rd seed) 7: Tennessee 8: Notre Dame 9: Miami (4th seed) 10: Alabama 11: Ole Miss 12: Boise State 13: Georgia 14: SMU 15: Texas A&M 16: Kansas State 17: Colorado 18: Washington 19: Louisville 20: Clemson 21: South Carolina 22: LSU 23: Missouri 24: Army 25: Tulane View full ne…

The final post of our coverage from the NFL Combine includes a Mock Draft of the Texas NFL Draft hopefuls. Of course, there will be plenty more coverage come the Texas Pro Day, but the 50 day mark until April 24 is a great time to check back in on where I am expecting the current batch of Longhorns to go in the 2025 NFL Draft. Just like the previous post, the draft prediction is on the left and I added where I had the players going previously in the mock draft 1.0 on the right side of the graphic. Let me know what you think. Mock Draft 3.0 will come in about six weeks, basically the week of the Draft. *** *** R1, Pick 11 – San Fransisco Sele…

Happy Friday. Texas Softball is 1–0 in the Women's College World Series and Texas Baseball begins its postseason run this afternoon at the Disch. In the meantime, a quick look at who is coming to town for the June 1 Elite Camp, and some nuggets on the 2027 QB hunt. *** 2027 Quarterbacks OTF has been able to confirm the participation of at least three 2027 quarterbacks for the Elite Camp on Sunday. QB Peyton Houston, Shreveport (La.) Evangel Christian Academy QB Jerry Meyer III, Waxahachie (TX) High QB Malachi Zeigler, Benton (La.) High An additional arm or two from the 2027 class could show up and make things interesting,…

No change on the Thursday night availability report for the Horns. View full news story

Texas hasn’t added a 2028 commitment thus far on the recruiting trail, but we’re entering the portion of the calendar when we typically see some movement on the underclassman front. Here’s a look at prospects who could be the first to commit to the Longhorns from the class of 2028. Most likely Micah Rhodes, 4-star RB, Spring (Texas) Klein Oak The one-time Oklahoma commit Texas legacy (yes, you read that right) visited Austin three times this spring. OTF believes this is UT’s recruitment to lose, assuming the staff presses to add the talented Top100 back. Rhodes’ grandfather, Bobby, played for the Longhorns in the 80s. That connection to the program…

The week eight AP Top 25 has been released and the Texas Longhorns remain the No. 1 team in the country after their win over No. 18 Oklahoma in Dallas. *** Texas Oregon Penn State Ohio State Georgia Miami Alabama LSU Iowa State Clemson Tennessee Notre Dame BYU Texas A&M Boise State Indiana Kansas State Ole Miss Missouri Pitt SMU Illinois Army Michigan Navy *** It is a top-5 matchup this weekend in Austin! No. 1 Texas and No. 5 Georgia will duke it out at 6:30 p.m. with all of the college football w…

The focus for Texas over the next month or so will be to finalize the pieces to the 2025 class. Of course, Texas sits with 21 commits in the class and is right on the fringe of a top five ranking. With the bye week, the staff is on the move checking out those remaining pieces in the current cycle, but also able to get a headstart in the 2026 class. A quick rundown of names to know in the next cycle. *** Running Backs Javian Osborne – Forney (Texas) High 5'10", 195 pounds Osborne is no stranger to campus and has been to Austin plenty – Elite Camp, July Bash, Georgia game. Probably the back to watch in this class the most. Amari Latime…

In this week's edition of Friday Future, OnTexasFootball’s weekly recruiting story on the rising junior class (2028) and below, OTF focuses on the offensive line. The 2028 class is setting up to be a fascinating cycle on the offensive line. The main three programs in the region (Texas, Oklahoma, A&M) have all put together high quality 2027 OL classes, largely due to significant investments made at offensive tackle by all three programs. While A&M has invested more in their 2027 OL class than Texas or Oklahoma has, the Red River rivals didn’t land commitments from Ismael Camara, Brian Swanson, Kaeden Penny, or Cooper Hackett by offering budget-friendly deals, …

Tennessee Quarterback Race Still Looking for a Leader *** Texas opens its 2026 SEC campaign against Tennessee in Knoxville September 26th. It is the Longhorns' first ever trip to Neyland Stadium, with the three previous meetings all coming in Dallas, Texas with the most recent matchup between the two coming January 1, 1969. Of all of the Texas-Tennessee storylines to fixate on, the Manning family connection will be one beat to death by talking heads across the sport. But I wanted to focus more on the Tennessee quarterbacking situation for this article. As of today, the ongoing battle between redshirt freshman George MacIntyre and true freshman Fai…

We're exactly one month away from Texas' highly anticipated matchup vs. Ohio State. This list will grow considerably between now and kickoff as dozens more names will be added, but for now, here's another look at the loaded list of visitors expected in Austin on Sept. 12th. COMMITS Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage 2028 QB Neimann Lawrence Gilmer OT Ismael Camara — OFFICIAL VISIT NOLA Brother Martin WR Easton Royal Columbus IOL Keyon Hemphill-Woods Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon DL Kasi Currie Mansfield Summit EDGE/DL Cam Hall Pearland Shadow Creek CB Brandon Sherrard Garland Lakeview Centennial CB Montre Jackson …

Athlon’s Magazine recently put out its All-American projections and three Longhorns made the first team. QB Arch Manning DE Colin Simmons LB Anthony Hill Here’s the complete list for offense and defense. View full news story

One of my favorite things to do – rank teams, argue and debate. Let's get to it. How I view the SEC team rankings based off of where we are entering the month of June. Fall camp is about two months away and we are under three months until the beginning of the season. *** 1) Georgia It makes sense pretty clearly to me. Georgia returns arguably the best QB in the country with Carson Beck and multiple No. 1 recruiting classes are now entering their upperclassmen seasons. Adding Trevor Etienne out of the portal from Florida will help as well. Look for Mykel Williams and Malachi Starks as the faces of the defense. 2) Texas If it weren't for Steve …

Happy Friday! *** Welcome to Friday, folks. We are just a few hours away from the weekend, so hopefully this article knocks off a few minutes of waiting for 5:00 p.m. to arrive! *** Where's the Team? Saturday is graduation for the 2025-2026 class year at The University of Texas. Finals, for the most part, are completely wrapped up on campus and the majority of students are in celebration mode for the weekend. As a result, a good chunk of the team has left Austin and returned home. A good chunk have returned to watch spring practices at their alma maters: Connor Robertson at Westlake, Kohen Brown at Waxahachie, John Turntine III at…

Happy Friday! *** The weekend is only a few more calls and emails away! But until then, take a quick moment to get up to speed on some of the young talent on the defensive side of the ball. On Thursday, Texas assistant coaches spoke with the media for the first time this spring, allowing us to get more of a look behind the curtain on some of the growth currently going on in spring ball. **** Kenny Baker on the jumps from Myron Charles and Josiah Sharma "Man, it's tremendous. Some days are better than others – matter of fact, literally right before I came in here, Myron texted me and said, 'Coach, there was some good stuff, there was some bad…

OTF Live: Brandon Sherrard & Shadow Creek practice Pearland, Texas - OTF live from Shadow Creek High 5:15 AM practice View full news story

The latest AP Top 25 has been released and the Texas Longhorns are now the No. 2 ranked team in the country. Georgia (54) Texas (4) Ohio State (5) Alabama Ole Miss Missouri Tennessee Penn State Oregon Miami (FL) USC Utah Oklahoma State Kansas State Oklahoma LSU Michigan Notre Dame Louisville Arizona Iowa State Clemson Nebraska Boston College Northern Illinois View full news story

The first piece of hardware has arrived for the 2024 Texas Longhorns! LT Kelvin Banks has won the 2024 Lombardi Award - awarded annually to the best lineman in the country. The legacy of Kelvin Banks is cemented. A 3-year starter will hopefully return for the College Football Playoff and then be off to the NFL Draft where he will be taken in the 1st round. Quite the career for Kelvin Banks, and still more to come! View full news story