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Where will the Texas 2025 class finish? With the commitments of Nick Brooks (Lawrenceville, Ga./Grayson) and Jonah Williams (Galveston, Texas/Ball) the last two days, the Texas Longhorns are firmly inside the top 10 class rankings in the industry. Whether it's No. 7 or No. 8, Texas has ascended into the top 10 and is poised to go higher in the next week. OnTexasFootball sees a fourth straight top 5 class remaining a strong possibility, with the understanding that Steve Sarkisian and staff are expected to sign a 24 or 25 man class. The Horns currently have 18 commitments, and are trending for two others yet to make announcements. OTF takes a look at where…

Where would Clemson rank on the Texas schedule? OnTexasFootball is throwing out a question to the OTF community today. It is this ... where would Clemson rank on the Texas 2024 schedule in terms of toughest opponent? For this question, we will obviously leave out the G5 opponents. Texas Power 5 opponents by record ... Georgia (11-2) Texas A&M (8-4) Michigan (7-5) Florida (7-5) Vanderbilt (6-6) Arkansas (6-6) Oklahoma (6-6) Kentucky (4-8) Mississippi State (2-10) Teams with higher ranked scoring offense (points per game) ... The answer is none. 17. Clemson 30. Georgia 52. Texas A&M 66. Arkansas 69. Florida…

It’s a topic that, in some way, shape or form, comes up every summer to pass the time between the end of spring practice and the start of preseason camp. Which legendary Longhorn, when added to the current roster, would best help Texas maximize the upcoming season? In any season, the easy answer would be to pick one of the six Longhorns who’ve had their jersey number retired by the school and call it a day. I didn’t do that when making a pick to improve Steve Sarkisian’s club in 2025. Still, an assist is rightfully credited to College Football Classics (@ClassicsCFB) on X, formerly known as Twitter, for recognizing what Cedric Benson did in a 44-14 win over Bayl…

Texas Pro Day to Kick Off on Tuesday *** The spotlight shifts to the Forty Acres this Tuesday as the Texas Pro Day takes over at Denius Fields and the Bubble. With NFL scouts, coaches, and decision-makers in attendance, former Longhorns will have one more chance to prove they belong at the next level. While the top-end talent may not be as deep this year in comparison to previous pre-draft processes, the expectation is that representatives from all 32 NFL teams will be in Austin for the third consecutive year to get one last look on the Texas Draft class. A quick look at which Longhorns can help solidify their stock the most with strong performanc…

Texas has set back to back records for most players selected in a single NFL Draft in each of the last two years. With 12 Longhorns hearing their name called over the weekend, the focus now turns to their professional careers in the NFL. However, the plan for three consecutive successful NFL Drafts is the focus in Austin. Which leads us to a way-too-early look towards the 2026 NFL Draft. *** 1st Round Picks LB Anthony Hill Jr. Going into year three as a starter in the middle of the Texas defense, Anthony Hill Jr. is going to be a frontrunner for the Butkus Award in 2025 meaning it is not farfetched to think he could enter next year's Draft as the …

Which schools are after Texas commitments The Texas Longhorns are expected to sign a fourth straight top 5 class December 4. While the Longhorns are working to win a handful of recruitments to add to the class, there are programs working to flip Longhorn commitments as well. OnTexasFootball provides the schools making one last push with members of the Texas class. We are grading the threat level this morning on a 1-10 scale with 10 being the highest. Jaime Ffrench, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin Ffrench will make an official visit to Florida this weekend with his teammate, good friend and Florida State QB verbal Tramell Jones Jr. Miami also cont…

Which Texas commits will be in the playoffs? The Texas high school regular season ends today, and others are already beginning playoff runs this week. OnTexasFootball takes a look at which Texas commits will have the opportunity to end their high school careers in the playoffs. State of Texas ... John Turntine III, OT Defending 6A DI North Crowley finished the regular season last night at 9-1, including 6-0 in district. North Crowley is the favorite to win Region I. Jermaine Bishop Jr., WR/CB Willis high enters the 6A Region II playoffs at 8-2 (7-1 in district). Bishop has 75 receptions for 1,154 yards and 14 TD's, 33 rushes for 372 yards and …

Who are the big recruiting battles against in 2025? To begin your Thursday OnTexasFootball takes a look at who Texas is competing against for the final prospects in the 2025 cycle. Texas A&M Texas A&M pledge Kelshaun Johnson (Hitchcock, Texas/High) scheduled to be at Texas October 19 for the Georgia game. Will attend the Texas vs. Arkansas game Saturday in Jerry World. Texas A&M verbal and OnTexasFootball 4-star DL Chace Sims (Richmond, Texas/Randle). Sims isn't expected to make his OV this weekend. Will it happen October 19-20? We shall see. Texas A&M commitment Cobey Sellers (Pearland, Texas/Shadow Creek). Sellers talks with Te…

Who are the flip candidates in 2027? The Texas staff has offered a number of prospects in the 2027 cycle committed elsewhere. With the January school visits and evaluations now in the rearview mirror, it's time for OnTexasFootball to take a look at the top flip candidates in the cycle for the Longhorns. DeMarrion Johnson, OT, Tyler (Texas) Legacy Make no mistake, the Longhorns would welcome a flip from the 4-star+ Texas A&M offensive tackle commit. Kyle Flood was by Legacy High last month. Johnson attnded at least one Texas game this past season. Jalen Bewster, DL, Cedar Hil (Texas) High The Texas Tech 4-star++ commit is open to the Longhorns. Stev…

Additional Bowl Practices Benefitting Longhorns *** As part of being a program of honor and opting into playing a bowl game this December, the Texas Longhorns receive a valuable 15 additional bowl practices and full live game against another power four opponent. That time on the practice field, and additional game will go a long way for players on the developmental track. *** Freshman DB Jonah Williams This is a no-brainer. Williams is set to participate on the diamond this spring once again for the Longhorns and Jim Schlossnagle. With that said, the spring football development will be halted as he works to contribute for the reigning SEC reg…

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…

Who could be the next in-state offer? The Texas Longhorns extended an offer to North Shore 4-star safety Chace Calicut Friday. And the 6-foot-3, 190-pounder quickly told OnTexasFootball that he plans to attend Junior Day in Austin January 25. With the Texas staff scheduled to be on the road in parts of Texas this week, OTF expects more offers to go out during the week and during the Junior Day Saturday. OnTexasFootball provides a list of prospects that could be next up to be offered. Donovan Webb, S, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek The 6-foot, 175-pound playmaker is scheduled to attend Texas Junior Day January 25. OnTexasFootball expects Webb to end u…

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…

Texas will have plenty of opportunities over the next three weeks to get youngsters their first collegiate snaps as they prepare for SEC play. Of course, we have heard often from Steve Sarkisian and Texas coaches alike this offseason mentioning the need for depth. There is no better time to manufacture that depth now than when at home against San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston State. As we prepare for some one-sided scoring affairs, the freshmen and new faces I am most excited to see take the field for Texas are as follows. **** Redshirt Freshman RB Christian Clark An easy answer for me. Clark is a violent cutter who often displays a violent b…

Notes on the 2026 Texas Baseball Signing Class *** Following the MLB Draft, a look at which high school signees will be making it to campus for Jim Schlossnagle and Texas Baseball. The class originally had 20 members after signing day, and was ranked No. 3 in the country by Perfect Game. Though, since the MLB Draft over the weekend, some changes in expectations are expected given results and signing decisions. But wanted to run down which members of the class are expected on The 40 Acres for the 2027 season. – 3B/INF Easton Autrey Perfect Game Rank: 64th 6-foot-4, 233 pounds A future third base option for the Horns, Autrey will have…

With the Miami Dolphins selecting three Longhorns, Trey Moore, DJ Campbell and Michael Taaffe, I thought it would be interesting to find out exactly who the GM is for the Dolphins. Hint: he helped pick Matthew Golden a year ago. Here's his bio: Jon-Eric Sullivan was named general manager of the Miami Dolphins on Jan. 9, 2026. The 2026 campaign will mark his 23rd season in the NFL and his first with Miami. Sullivan brings more than two decades of scouting and player evaluation experience to Miami, having spent the past 22 seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2004-2025), most recently as the team's vice president of player personnel. He helped the Packers…

Which Back Sets Texas Up for Success Most in Short Distance Situations? *** A hot topic of conversation this offseason has been rightfully about the offensive line and the running game for 2026. Texas desperately needs to find more success in short distance rushing situations this upcoming fall. It was a frustrating year altogether, but if Texas can return to having success near the goal line or on 3rd and 4th downs when needing to extend drives, there will be much more success for the offense in its entirety. I ran the numbers earlier in the offseason regarding which Longhorn backs had the most success rushing the football last year in these instances…

Can Sarkisian Unlock the Keilan Robinson Role in 2026? *** Part of the offseason fun is pondering what new wrinkles we will see in the coming season. Everything is an unknown. And while you have an idea of what the upcoming team will be, there will always be some extra wrinkles and hidden tricks up the sleeve of the Texas playcaller. Sarkisian has gone back and forth when it comes to a few staples. Malik Agbo made the 6-man jumbo offensive line package work for the Longhorns in 2023, but we have not seen that personnel package since. Roschon Johnson and Savion Red each had a run in the sun in Sarkisian's edition of the Wildcat. While we sit and p…

Who Was Active in the Spring Game? *** Inactive list: WR Kaliq Lockett OL Kaden Scherer OL Jackson Christian DL James Johnson DL Justus Terry CB Warren Roberson DB Jonah Williams Limited QB Arch Manning - no live action QB Dia Bell LB TyAnthony Smith DB Xavier Filsaime – Dia Bell left the facility in a heavy boot on his left leg. He suffered what is believed to be a minor injury this past week in practice. – From what I gather, there were no injuries – or nothing of significance – from the afternoon practice session. Texas did a fantastic job keeping priority cont…

Was a bit curious this afternoon after seeing the SEC Media Days and each programs' representatives were announced. 11 of the 16 SEC programs are bringing their quarterbacks which isn't too surprising at the surface. As a result, I wanted to see what type of continuity each team was entering the season with in regards to their head coach, both coordinators and starting quarterback. In actuality, there was not a ton of turnover from 2024 to 2025. Much less than I anticipated at least. *** *** – For the first time since 2006, the SEC will return every head coach from the previous year. That includes Billy Napier and Sam Pittman who were on sco…

Easton Royal, 5-star WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother Martin Height/Weight: 5-foot-11, 200 pounds Ranking: No. 2 wide receiver, No. 10 overall player in the country, per the Rivals Industry Ranking Committed to Texas: 11/29/2025 Chose Texas over: LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and others Official visits: LSU (May 29-31), Tennessee (June 5-7), Florida (June 12-14), Texas (June 19-21) Cam Hall, 4-star EDGE, Arlington (Texas) Mansfield Summit Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 235 pounds Ranking: No. 16 EDGE, 142 overall player, per the Rivals Industry Ranking Committed to Texas: 01/28/2026 Chose Texas over: LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma…

Texas is surging at the right time on the recruiting front, climbing to within the top 5 in the rankings. To catch everyone up on where the class stands, here's a look at all 21 UT pledges on July 2. (We are not including Greedy James as a commit ahead of his new commitment announcement on Thursday afternoon) *** Rivals rankings *** John Meredith III, 5-star CB, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley Height/Weight: 6-foot-2, 175 pounds Ranking: No. 1 cornerback, No. 2 overall player in the country Committed to Texas: 06/19/26 Chose Texas over: Texas A&M and Alabama Easton Royal, 5-star WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother Martin H…

Texas is surging at the right time on the recruiting front, adding three big commitments in just over the last week. To catch everyone up on where the class stands, here's a look at all 14 UT pledges on June 15. Easton Royal, 5-star WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother Martin Height/Weight: 5-foot-11, 200 pounds Ranking: No. 1 wide receiver, No. 6 overall player in the country Committed to Texas: 11/29/2025 Chose Texas over: LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and others Kasi Currie, 4-star DL, Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon Height/Weight: 6-5, 330 pounds Ranking: No. 5 defensive lineman, No. 62 overall player Committed to…

Easton Royal, 5-star WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother Martin Height/Weight: 5-foot-11, 200 pounds Ranking: No. 2 wide receiver, No. 10 overall player in the country, per the Rivals Industry Ranking Committed to Texas: 11/29/2025 Chose Texas over: LSU, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and others Official visits: LSU (May 29-31), Tennessee (June 5-7), Florida (June 12-14), Texas (June 19-21) Cam Hall, 4-star EDGE, Arlington (Texas) Mansfield Summit Height/Weight: 6-foot-4, 235 pounds Ranking: No. 16 EDGE, 142 overall player, per the Rivals Industry Ranking Committed to Texas: 01/28/2026 Chose Texas over: LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma…

Who Texas will fight for in the 2026 class The Texas Longhorns entered August with a top 5 level recruiting class with work left to be done. While Steve Sarkisian and staff await the decision from 4-star+ edge rusher Jake Kreul (Orlando, Fla./IMG Academy), where the class ultimately finishes will come down to how successful Texas is flipping a number of top targets committed elsewhere. OnTexasFootball provides the list of prospects Texas will put up a senior season fight for ahead of the December early signing period. Offensive tackle ... Texas remains all in on Michigan 4-star++ commit Malakai Lee (Honolulu, Hi./Kamehameha). Kyle Flood and staff …