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Texas visits Sunshine State WR committed to Oregon Per a source at Tampa Tech High, Texas assistant coach Jeff Banks was by the Southwest Florida school for multiple hours to watch Oregon 5-star wide receiver commit Dallas Wilson. Wilson, 6-3 and 180, committed to Oregon January 17 over Miami and Florida. He has official visits scheduled to Miami June 7-9, Florida June 14-16 and Oregon June 21-23. The Longhorns offered Wilson September 26, 2023 and have quietly been recruiting him since. Jeff Banks stopped by the school in January. Texas is working to get an official visit from the Sunshine State smooth moving playmaker. View full news story

Kenny Baker's first day on the road Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker is finishing up a big first day on the road. Baker is currently on the practice field at Eau Gallie High in Melbourne, Fla. watching #AllGasNoBrakes 4-star commit Brandon Brown per a source at Eau Gallie High. A source at Eau Gallie High told OnTexasFootball this morning that Texas remains in a very good spot, and that Brown and family loved the March visit to Texas. Who is the top competition for the Longhorns? It's LSU according to the source. Myron Charles Kenny Baker began Monday in Port Charlotte High in Southwest Florida seeing Charles and his mom. Charles, 6-4 and …

The celebrations on social media over the weekend are much deserved for the Texas Longhorns and the 11 names called over the weekend in the NFL Draft. Of course, a hot topic during the offseason is departures vs. returning production. So, I wanted to revisit the week one lineup for the Texas Longhorns last fall against Rice to give a visutal representation of the starting 22 then, vs. what is coming back in 2024. *** Defense: EDGE: Barryn Sorrell DL: T'Vondre Sweat – Drafted No. 38 to Tennessee DL: Byron Murphy – Drafted No. 16 to Seattle EDGE: Ethan Burke LB: Jaylan Ford – Drafted No. 175 to New Orleans LB:…

Texas coaches on the road recruiting OnTexasFootball will update this thread throughout the week. Texas in the Sunshine State Kenny Baker is visiting Brandon Brown (Melbourne, Fla./Eau Gallie) and Derry Norris (Port Orange, Fla./Spruce Creek) today, and Myron Charles (Port Charlotte, Fla./High) Tuesday or Wednesday. Hearing Kyle Flood is scheduled to be at IMG Academy today at some point. View full news story

The month of April is wrapping up here shortly, which means recruiting is going to heat up n the summer months for the Texas staff. Already with six commits in the 2025 class, one position in the class that is not represented is the cornerbacks. A quick look at Texas cornerback recruiting as the calendar turns to May. *** Top Uncommitted Targets Aidan Anding – Ruston HS (Ruston, LA) Texas Official Visit: June 21-23 Notes: Anding and his family drove up from Ruston for the April 6 recruiting weekend. He was golf carted all over campus during the trip and quickly scheduled an official visit while on the trip. Cobey Sellers – Shadow Creek …

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…

Brandon Brown update OnTexasFootball caught up with 4-star defensive line commit Brandon Brown (Melbourne, Fla./Eau Gallie) a few minutes ago. Brown, 6-1.5 and 285 pounds, told OTF that Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker is scheduled to be by the school Monday afternoon for spring practice. This will be the first time Baker has watched Brown practice or play live. Brown also told OTF that he has replaced the Florida May 31-June 2 official visit with LSU. So the OV's are LSU, Tennessee June 7-9, Texas June 14-16 and USC June 21-23. Florida is fifth in the race.

Damonic Williams Update: Sunday TCU transfer defensive lineman Damonic Williams has one visit remaining prior to an announcement May 1st (Wednesday) or the 2nd (Thursday). Williams will visit LSU Monday and Tuesday to wrap up the portal recruiting process. Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri have already received visits. OnTexasFootball has heard nothing new in terms of where things are currently at headed into the LSU visit ... Texas likely ahead of Oklahoma right now.

11. That's the final number of Longhorns drafted in 2024. It's also the highest number of Longhorns ever drafted since the NFL moved to a 7-round draft. 2024 - 11 2007 - 7 2010 - 6 ** Breakdown of which classes produced the draft picks for Texas. 2018 - Christian Jones 2019 - T'Vondre Sweat, Jordan Whittington 2020 - Jaylan Ford 2021 - Byron Murphy, Xavier Worthy, JT Sanders, Jonathon Brooks Transfer - Adonai Mitchell, Ryan Watts, Keilan Robinson ** Draft picks by college (The top 10): Michigan - 13 Texas - 11 Washington - 10 Florida State - 10 Alabama - 10 Oregon - 8 …

Texas 2025 Best Class Scenario: April 28 edition It's time for the final April edition of the Best Class Scenario for the 2025 class prior to the coaching staff hitting the road starting Monday for the spring evaluation period. The Texas Longhorns are a solid bet for a fourth straight top 5 ranked recruiting class. Based on the 35 plus prospects that have scheduled official visits, and the remainder expected to announces visit date, Texas has at least a 50-50 shot at reaching the Top 5 for a fourth straight year. There are 34 names currently on the list with a combination of 24-25 creating a near lock scenario for a fourth straight top 5 class. There are f…

The 2021 Texas recruiting class that ranked 15th according to experts has already produced four draft picks in the 2024 draft, all early entrants following their junior years. The class was supposed to be a transition class for Steve Sarkisian but clearly provided more punch than many expected. Draft picks from the 2021 Recruiting Class so far: - Bryon Murphy - Xavier Worthy - Jonathon Brooks - JT Sanders Possibilities from the 2021 class for next year: - Barryn Sorrell - Gunnar Helm - Hayden Conner ** The class was clearly buoyed by the relatively late addition of Worthy. But a ranking of 15th overall would sti…

Big day ahead for a number of Texas prospects hoping to hear their name called in the NFL Draft. Ja'Tavion Sanders, Jaylan Ford, Christian Jones, Ryan Watts, Jordan Whittington and Keilan Robinson all hoping to hear their names called today. View full news story

Day two of the 2024 NFL Draft is here! Up to five Longhorns could hear their names called by the end of the evening. Join us in conversation as rounds two and three take place tonight in Detroit! View full news story

Portal juice: The latest Texas' pursuit of TCU transfer Damonic Williams is the top defensive lineman the Longhorns are after out of the portal. With that said, there are two other names the Texas staff is monitoring. Michigan State 3-technique Simeon Barrow Jr. is talking to the Texas staff, and a visit next week has been discussed. Of course the mid-to-late week decision by Williams could impact Texas moving forward with another defensive lineman. Michigan State NG/shade Derrick Harmon could be in play if Williams goes to LSU, OU or Missouri as well. Harmon, 6-5 and 350, would help fill in a need over the ball in that event. Texas has talked to Ha…

Texas Recruiting Nuggets: Offensive line board The Texas Longhorns staff will be on the road seeing top 2025 targets, and making 2026 evaluations beginning next week. That means offensive line coach Kyle Flood has a month on the road in front of him with at least 10 top targets in the cycle to see in person, plus seeing top 2026 prospects. This morning, OnTexasFootball takes a look at the offensive line recruiting board with the Longhorns expected to sign five or even six lineman in the class. June 14-16 Official Visits Nick Brooks, OT, Cedar Rapids (Ia.) John F. Kennedy OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Official visit schedule: Georgia May 31-June …

As many of you know, Xavier Worthy had the drops in the latter half 2022. Well, I was the first media person to tell folks after the season that he had a broken hand during that time frame. Texas did not want the news out lest it change how some opponents defended them. Some said that the injury was fake - merely an excuse for Worthy having the drops. But facts are Worthy was wearing a soft cast most of the second half of that season, not just around the facility but also to class, etc. But this part is where I think things get interesting, and also reveal a little more about who Worthy truly is. So, let's talk about how the injury actually occurred. W…

With the NFL Draft coming up tonight, I'm thinking back to each of the Longhorns draft hopefuls, and what their individual best plays were as a Longhorn. It's my way of saluting them and what they did on the 40 Acres. Of course, many of them had multiple outstanding plays. But what was their very best? Here's my take (and by the way - this is a topic Rod, CJ and Coach Shipley are also going to tackle in this afternoon's The Winning Drive on YouTube): Byron Murphy - the fourth-down pass rush versus Kansas State was a thing of beauty. And it wasn't even so much of how fast he got into the backfield and disrupted the player. Rather, it was the fact that M…

Day one of the 2024 NFL Draft begins this evening and multiple Longhorns are expected to hear their name called by the NFL Commissioner for the first time since 2007. In total, the Longhorns are expecting to hear anywhere from 8-11 names called this year in the Draft, making it one of the largest splashes for the university in several decades. A final look at my final landing spots for the draft hopefuls ahead of kickoff tonight. *** *** Round 1 Pick 9 – Chicago Selects DL Byron Murphy Back to back years with a top-10 pick? It would be huge for the Longhorns and their continued momentum in seemingly every facet of the college game. Chic…

Top prospects will be running at the UIL State Track Meet in Austin May 2-4. The list of athletes competing include a number of Texas targets, 2025 prospects and signees in the 2024 cycle. 6A 4x100 Relay Atascocita - LSU WR signee Jelani Watkins North Shore - LSU LB commit Charles Ross, Ohio State CB commit Devin Sanchez and 2025 WR Deion Deblanc Duncanville - LSU WR commit Dakorian Moore, LSU RB signee Caden Durham and 2026 slot WR Ayson Theus 6A 110 hurdles Ridge Point - Baylor WR signee Mason Dossett 6A 100 Meter Dash Atascotia - LSU WR signee Jelani Watkins North Shore - LSU LB commit Charles Ross Duncanville -…

The window to enter the portal closes in five days, so this look at the Texas roster could continue to change with departures here in the next week. However with eight portal departures thus far, it is time to get an idea of how the Longhorns have managed to get under the 85 scholarship limit and where you will see additional help come in via the portal. *** Quarterback (3) JR. – Quinn Ewers RS. – FR Arch Manning FR. – Trey Owens Running Back (5) JR. – Jaydon Blue SO. – CJ Baxter, Tre Wisner FR. – Christian Clark, Jerrick Gibson Wide Receiver (10) SR. – Silas Bolden JR. – Isaiah Bond, Matthew Gold…

Thursday Lunchtime Recruiting Nuggets The Texas Longhorns coaching staff is preparing to hit the road next week for the spring evaluation period, along with hosting top portal targets. Here are some lunchtime nuggets for you guys and gals. John Mills The San Francisco (Calif.) St. Ignatius 4-star IOL remains a lean to Texas in OTF's opinion. Mills, 6-6 and 325 pounds, announced via social media last night that he was cancelling his OV to USC June 21-23. That falls in line with our intel ... the recruitment won't likely play out that long. Texas and Washington remain the two where OTF expects the decision to come from with confidence in Austin. O…

The very latest on Damonic Williams TCU defensive line transfer Damonic Williams wraps up his visit to Texas this morning. OnTexasFootball was informed by someone close to the recruitment that the visit went as well as could be expected. The Texas program, culture, need at the position, Kenny Baker's presentation, and Steve Sarkisian's program in general all checked the boxes. Williams is expected to continue the visit process with a decision likely mid-to-late next week. OnTexasFootball expects Williams to make visits to LSU and probably Missouri prior to making a decision. Oklahoma also remains in the picture. View full news story

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and the staff is treating TCU portal defensive lineman Damonic Williams to a familiar steakhouse to Texas fans. Vince Young's Steakhouse is hosting an important visitor tonight. Photo posted on Twitter via Coach Cordell Landers, who has been accompanying Williams all week on the visit. View full news story

Texas defensive back Austin Jordan becomes the latest to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. Jordan, a member of the 2023 Texas recruiting class, appeared in 25 career games as a Longhorn, though mostly in a reserve capacity. Jordan becomes the eighth Longhorn to enter the transfer portal in the spring window. View full news story

Terrance Brooks’ entrance to the portal caught many by surprise. But not the Longhorns. What happened? Well, based on what I’ve been told and for whatever reasons, Texas decided to move on from Brooks as a definitive starter. It could be that he gained 12 pounds from the end of the regular season to the beginning of spring ball. For a corner already needing more top-end speed, Brooks didn’t do himself any favors. It could be that he didn’t exactly have his best spring practice either, punctuated by a coverage bust in the spring game that should be rare for a third-year player. Or it could just be the simple fact that Texas is continuously looking…