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Texas sent half a dozen more Longhorns to the NFL this weekend, marking another impressive feat for the program since the beginning of the Steve Sarkisian era. Here’s what the UT head coach said about each of Texas’ draft picks. Anthony Hill Jr. Round 2, Pick 60 — Tennessee Titans Sark: “I’m really excited for Anthony. He played a ton of great football for us, worked and got better every year, and has a lot of great football ahead of him. Ant’s a really versatile football player. He’s a guy who can play off the ball linebacker and rush off the edge. I think he's a three-down player in the NFL. He's going to be a great addition to the Tennessee Titans, an…

Opening statement: “As always, it's great to be back on the grass with the team. And as much as things have changed, and some of the rules and being out with the guys in the summer, there's nothing like putting helmets on and being on the grass and practicing. And so, I think for us as a team, one thing we talk to the team about is getting back to the intent in which we need to practice and transition out of what we were into the summer to who we need to be in camp. And so, it's our first day. I didn't expect us to be perfect. We got a long way to go. There were some bright spots. There were some rough spots. But in the end, it's like I said, it's the first day. It …

What the 2027 NFL Draft could look like It's still fairly early to have a great feel for what the 2027 NFL Draft will look like. That's because there are some decisions by juniors still remaining that will likely help shape the top 50 picks or so in 2027. With that being said, it's not too early to take a snap shot glance at many of the players that will be draft eligible, and how the early mocks could look. I put players in tiers to start until we know for sure which juniors with decisions to make (Ohio State OL's for instance) have announced. There is tier 1, which is top 10 level. There isn't 10 right now. Tier 2, which is top 30 type potential …

What the move to the SEC has meant for recruiting With Texas arriving yesterday in Atlanta for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal Peach Bowl, it made me think about the move to the SEC. And the move in terms of recruiting with Texas playing a CFP game in the heart of SEC country. Texas and Oklahoma announced February 9, 2023 the intentions to leave the Big 12 early and make the move to the SEC, but the move was known prior to that date. And with that came the opportunity to take a huge step in recruiting - both in Texas and in the South Region. OnTexasFootball takes a look at which recruits were greatly impacted by the move to the SEC. 1. Co…

Biggest Takeaways from the Miami-Indiana National Title Game *** First and foremost, what a finish we had for the 2025-26 season down in Miami last night. Indiana wraps up a never-seen-before program turnaround to win a National Championship just two years into Curt Cignetti's tenure. While watching the game, there were multiple themes I saw noticed that couldn't help but relate to what we saw from Texas in 2025, and what we know about the program under Steve Sarkisian. There were both parallels and disparities that were evident on the field last night that made me draw comparisons to Texas. Should Texas want to make that run next year, this is what I …

Coaches/Coordinators Speak on Fall Camp Expectations and Preview the 2025 Season We are now just one day away from the 2025 start of fall camp. Exciting times in Austin, Texas. Expectations remain sky high, as they should be. Obviously over the next couple of days, we will have plenty of updates on position battles and updates on individual players, but I wanted to piece together the biggest notes from Tuesday's availibility for a quick primer for the season. *** 3 Return Men Mentioned Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Banks named three Longhorns who will begin fall camp receiving the first looks on punt and kickoff return. RB Tre Wisner, WR Ryan Nib…

What to know on Frank Wilson and Jabbar Juluke With Texas having an opening at running backs coach, many names are already being thrown out as possibilities. OTF is focusing on two, with the understanding a hire may not be imminent. Frank Wilson file ... 52 years old Graduated from St. Augustine High in New Orleans High school head coach at O. Perry Walker and assistant at Edna Karr College stops - Ole Miss, Southern Miss, Tennessee, LSU, UTSA and McNeese head coach and LSU again. Wilson has the most recruiting wins in the history of the state of Louisiana. Recruiting wins Rolodex: LB Devin White - North Webster CB/N Tyran Mathieu - …

What to know on OTF 5-star RB Derrek Cooper ahead of his visit Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna running back Derrek Cooper is scheduled to be on campus in Austin this weekend. The OnTexasFootball 5-star prospect is making the unofficial visit with his mom and step dad. This will be the first visit to Texas for the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder. OnTexasFootball spoke with a person very close to the recruitment on Tuesday to get the latest ahead of the visit. Cooper recruiting notes from the source ... 1. Places Georgia 1st and Miami 2nd headed into the Texas visit. Cooper is a one-time Bulldogs commit, and has been on campus multiple times. 2. Has fiv…

What to know: New Texas CB offer Samari Matthews New Texas cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey made his first offer Monday night. Hough High (Cornelius, NC) 4-star++ Samari Matthews was offered by the Longhorns last night, and OnTexasFootball believes an official visit is likely. Matthews, 6-foot and 180-pounds with long arms, has been waiting on an offer from the Longhorns. And now OTF believes Matthews has gone from a top three of South Carolina, Clemson and Florida State to a top 4 that includes Texas. Matthews becomes the eighth offer in the Tar Heel State by Texas in the 2026 cycle, which is the most ever. And Matthews comes the fifth offer in the state si…

QBs We’re being told that Quinn Ewers will be on a “pitch count” today. Expect lots of Arch Manning and Trey Owens. It will be interesting to see just how well Manning handles the pass rush, which seems to be perhaps the largest concern. RBs Ced Baxter and Jaydon Blue will be improved versions of 2023. So much of the attention will be on the true freshmen, Tre Wisner and Savion Red. What role does Red have in this offense? WRs No position has more question marks while simultaneously enjoying as much talent. The question surrounds who will separate from the talented pack. TEs I’m being told that Juan Davis has been a bit of a revelation t…

What will the week hold for the Longhorns? OnTexasFootball had mentioned since late last week that 4-star+ offensive tackle Felix Ojo (Mansfield, Texas/Lake Ridge) was a strong possibility to announce July 4 due to it being his birth day. Ojo did announce Monday that he intends to announce a decision July 4. That provides another opportunity for the Longhorns to have a positive week on the recruiting trail. With the news Monday that Florida has gotten very aggressive in the recruitment of 4-star++ defensive lineman Kendall Guervil (Fort Myers, Fla./High), Texas faces even more pressure to deliver a positive week. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the week…

What would a top 3 class look like in 2026? The Texas staff has locked in 30 official visitors for June with the list expected to grow to 45 or more in the coming weeks. The staff also continues to evaluate prospects in the 2026 cycle with more offers likely to be made at a few positions. Today, OTF takes a look at what another top 3 level class could potentially look like for the Longhorns. Quarterback (1) Dia Bell, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage OTF ranking: 5-star Running back (2) Ezavier Crowell, Jackson (Ala.) High - or - Derrek Cooper, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna OTF ranking: 4-star++ …

What would Texas look like with Arthur Kaluma? Kansas State transfer forward Arthur Kaluma is currently on a visit to Texas with a decision expected out of Texas and SMU in the coming days. Kaluma, 6-7 and 225 pounds, has played three season of high-major basketball. He played at Creighton for two seasons before transferring to Kansas State for the 2023-24 season. He's also tested the NBA Draft waters, before returning to college. Kaluma has been a college combo forward with the hopes of developing a true wing skill set to make in the NBA long term. Should Kaluma pick the Horns, fitting the pieces together will be the most difficult task for Rodney T…

What would the No. 3 ranked class look like? The Texas Longhorns ceiling for the 2025 class is likely No. 3 if Steve Sarkisian and staff win out for a high percentage of top targets. When looking at the scenarios for a top 3 recruiting class, it was combination of highest ranked recruits (currently) and a bigger class at 27 signees. Quarterback (1) K.J. Lacey, QB, Saraland (Ala.) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Running back (2) Rickey Stewart, RB, Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star James Simon, RB, Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking:…

The Sunday selection show was a somber one for the Texas Longhorns. Just 18 hours or so after the loss in overtime to Georgia, the Texas football team had to put their smiling faces on and gather for the College Football Playoff selection show. The Longhorns already knew they were CFP bound, yet the seeding was unknown. With the picture painted and the path set to the National Championship, Texas now understands what is next for the path to the CFP. The Longhorns will host Clemson on December 21st at DKR. *** So, what does that mean for now? Well, the Texas team is away from the practice field for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The Longhorns alrea…

Texas walked right through the non-conference slate with ease. The Longhorns currently sit in the No. 1 spot in the AP Top 25 and Texas has outscored its opponents 190–22 through those four games. Pretty hot start to the season. Now, Texas will be tested moving forward. The beginning of a new era starts on Saturday as the first SEC game kicks off in Austin. The week-in, week-out grind of the SEC will provide a new challenge for the Longhorns, however, the depth and talent of the team should prove to be a major strength this season. With SEC play beginning, it is time to preview what is in store for each Texas opponent in conference play. *** Colorado S…

The Texas Longhorns are now up to 21 commitments after picking up a pledge from Humble Atascocita DL Jason Johnson on Monday evening The Burnt Orange have already filled a lot of needs as we approach the middle of the summer, but there’s still several top targets on the board and a few more holes to fill. RB Landen Williams-Callis is the final target on the board and is expected to have a decision in the first half of July. In recent days OTF has also heard of Williams-Callis’ camp working on plans for his upcoming commitment ceremony. Texas, Texas A&M, SMU, and Houston are the finalists but there’s much more buzz on the first three programs. There’s ac…

Texas has three offensive line commitments in the class of 2027 after landing arguably its top target at tackle in Dallas (Texas) South Oak Cliff product Brian Swanson. The Longhorns went wire to wire as the 6-foot-5, 315-pounder’s leader, and got it over the finish line on Wednesday. So where does Texas go from here along the offensive line? It’s pretty simple. The commitments: Brian Swanson, OT, Dallas (Texas) South Oak Cliff Jackson Cook, IOL, Austin (Texas) Westlake Keyon Hemphill-Woods, IOL, Columbus (Texas) The targets: Ismael Camara, 5-star IOL, Gilmer (Texas) Camara opted to not take any official visits this summer, instead f…

What's next for Texas? The Texas Longhorns are coming off a rough few days on the recruiting trail, no way around it. With that said, Steve Sarkisian and staff are awaiting a number of key decisions in the coming days. OnTexasFootball provides a rundown of the decisions scheduled to be announced. July 5 Brandon Brown, DL, Melbourne (Fla.) Eau Gallie OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Announcement: The Texas pledge has been trending to LSU over Oklahoma since the end of the official visit process with Texas still making an effort. As of last night, Brown is scheduled to announce around 1-2 p.m. EST today. July 6 Kade Phillips, DB, Missouri C…

OTF checked in with 2025 four-star defensive back Aidan Anding out of Ruston, Louisiana late Sunday evening. Anding was originally set to make a commitment at the flip of the calendar from June to July, however decided to hold off and reroute after receiving an offer from LSU. Anding visited LSU late last week and made an additional trip to Fayetteville on Saturday to meet with Arkansas. Where things sit currently are pretty quiet. Anding has no timeline to make a decision, nor does Anding have any college games or additional visits locked in for the season at the moment. Texas was in a position of strength in this recruitment after the June official…

Wrapping up the month of May *** There are 10 days remaining in the month of May and then the calendar flips to June, and we all know what that means. June is headlined by three separate official visit weekends, all of which consisting of nationally elite prospects set to visit the Texas Longhorns. While historically, the Texas staff uses the month of June to catapult the current recruiting class, it also serves as the return to campus for the team itself. The Coleman brothers and Nick Townsend will arrive on campus for their first time since signing with the Longhorns. And QB Matthew Caldwell, WR Emmett Mosley V, TE Jack Endries, DL Lavon Johnson and …

Two Weeks Left in Spring Ball – What's Left to be Learned? *** Happy Easter everyone! Texas has two weeks left of spring football remaining. A few topics I hope to hear more about in the final six practices. *** – It appears that the Longhorns have a solid group of interior options – even before Laurence Seymore arrives in the summer. Competition is running high and as it appears now, the Longhorns are finding success with Jackson Christian and Dylan Sikorski. Both have filtered in on the first team at left guard this spring, and both are really beginning to push Jaydon Chatman. Who enters the summer in pole position at left guard once Laure…

What's Ahead at the 2026 MPA? *** While Friday will be the first time that we will be able to speak with the 2026 group of counselors here at the Manning Passing Academy, there remains plenty to learn about the attendees this week in Thibodaux. There are a few questions that are top of mind for me for both Manning and the other quarterbacks in attendance. From the on-field perspective, I don't suspect to see anything new with Manning throwing the ball. He is fully recovered from an offseason foot procedure and has been leading throwing sessions all summer – including one in New Orleans with Cam Coleman, Ryan Wingo, Sterling Berkhalter, Emmett Mosley V …

Texas outfielder Max Belyeu is officially week-to-week with a thumb injury, the Longhorn baseball program announced Monday evening. Sources told On Texas Football that the injury (first reported by D1Baseball.com's Kendall Rogers) will require Belyeu, who is hitting .358 with six home runs and 22 RBI in 24 games as a junior, to undergo surgery. While there’s no set timetable for Belyeu’s return, sources told OTF that there’s a chance he could rejoin No. 5 Texas (23-3, 8-1 SEC) before the end of the regular season. Sources said that the 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound Aledo product saw a doctor on Monday after undergoing an MRI on Sunday to examine Belyeu's injury suffered i…

Where are top Texas targets visiting this weekend? OnTexasFootball will be focused on the 16 or 17 official visitors on campus in Austin this weekend, while also keeping an eye on where other Texas targets in the 2025 cycle will be making official visits. Here is the list of notable visits this weekend: Texas A&M Nick Townsend, TE, Dekaney (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Kiotti Armstrong, TE, Jasper (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Michael Terry II, ATH, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star D.J. Sanders, DL, Bellville (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4–star Oklahoma …