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Who's trying to flip who OnTexasFootball begins your Thursday by looking at who's trying to flip who. One thing OTF will not do is insult the intelligence of college coaching staffs and fan bases. For instance, Oregon and FSU knew Texas was trying to flip Josiah Sharma and Myron Charles before Sharma visited or Charles was thinking about a July visit. Same with others in prior classes. No different than Texas is fully aware that Oregon and others are still trying on Sharma, and FSU and Miami are still trying with Charles. These college coaching staffs are fully aware. Fast forward to October 3, and nothing has changed. The Texas staff knows Miami is and w…

Arch Manning finishing the 2024 season with 108 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries was one of the most prolific seasons for a quarterback coached by Steve Sarkisian. What the Texas quarterback accomplished on the ground in his redshirt freshman season is topped only by three others for the best rushing campaigns from behind center under Sarkisian. Jake Locker owns the two top seasons, in 2009 (112 carries for 388 yards and seven touchdowns) and 2010 (114 carries for 385 yards and six touchdowns) during Sarkisian’s time as Washington’s coach. Casey Thompson’s 2021 season (55 carries for 157 yards and four touchdowns) for the Longhorns is the only one thro…

One might label the Texas transfer portal class from the 2024-25 cycle as lackluster if their assumption is based on how ESPN ranked the Longhorn newcomers. Defensive tackle Maraad Watson and tight end Jack Endries are the only two transfers coming into Steve Sarkisian’s program ranked among ESPN’s top 100 portal entrants. A Freshman All-American for Syracuse last season, Watson checked in at No. 66 while Endries, a Cal transfer who recorded 56 receptions for the Golden Bears in 2024, was ranked No. 90 overall. Nevertheless, the haul looks better based on how 247Sports and On3 ranked the 11 transfers. 247Sports, which has the Texas transfer portal class ran…

Why Texas is a top 5 team with the addition of Marcus Spears Jr. Texas was already knocking on the door of being a top 5 team preseason prior to the commitment of 5-star forward Marcus Spears Jr. The Longhorns were ranked No. 7, 8 or 9 by several national publications prior to the Thursday fireworks. Personally, I had Texas in the 6 or 7 range due to the pieces fitting together on the most NBA talented roster that has been put together in Austin. Now with the 6-foot-10 versatile forward Spears Jr. in the boat, Sean Miller's squad goes to another level. My top 10 right now in CBB... 1.Florida - The ruling on Denzel Aberdeen is huge here. They move to No…

Wide receiver recruiting in focus: Big week on the road for Chris Jackson The Texas Longhorns coaching staff will be on the road to close out January and prior to the dead period, which begins February 3. Wide receivers coach Chris Jackson may have the biggest week on the road of the entire staff heading east all week. Jackson will be at Destrehan (La.) High Monday to see 4-star+ Jabari Mack, fresh off a junior day visit with his family. Jackson is scheduled to head east after the stop at Destrehan High the remainder of the week. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the known stops... Douglas County High in Douglasville, Ga. to see 4-star++ an…

Wide receiver recruiting outlook: 2026 Texas wide receivers coach Chris Jackson saw top 2026 targets in California Thursday, Houston area Friday, and is scheduled to be in DFW and out of state through this week ahead of the January 25 Junior Day. Those out of state school stops will also include out of state visits following the Junior Day this weekend. The Longhorns are expected to take three or four receivers in the 2026 cycle with two likely being out of state, currently. OnTexasFootball provides an early outlook headed into the first Junior Day. The board headed into next week ... Commitment: Chris Stewart, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek #…

Wide receiver recruiting: LSU commit scheduled to visit The Texas Longhorns hosted 4-star+ wide receiver Bobbie Feaster (DeSoto, Texas/High) over the weekend, and this weekend Chris Jackson is scheduled to host an LSU commit and top target. LSU commit headed to Austin ... Destrehan (La.) High 4-star+ WR and LSU pledge Jabari Mack is scheduled to be back in Austin later this week/weekend. Texas has not backed off the 6-foot, 175-pound explosive playmaker at all, and is also likely to get him on campus April 26 and he remains scheduled to officially visit June 13-15. This recruitment is expected to play out until December, as of today. Mason Jame…

Defensive Coaches Meet With the Media Thursday *** Will Muschamp will meet with the media on Thursday for the first time since taking the job as the Longhorns' defensive coordinator. Following Muschamp's time with the media, the defensive coaches will have breakout sessions with media members as well. We will bring you up to the minute details from Muschamp's availability first in the comments down below. View full news story

Steve Sarkisian has made a change at defensive coordinator. Former Longhorn DC Will Muschamp has been hired as the Texas defensive coordinator Thursday afternoon. Pete Kwiatkowski and secondary coach Duane Akina were not retained by the Texas head coach. View full news story

Will Muschamp thoughts, Jadan Baugh and recruiting What a day on the Forty Acres Thursday. One of the very best pure coaches on a side of the ball that has ever donned the burnt orange and white has returned to Austin. Make no mistake, this was a very good day for Texas football. My thoughts this morning will start there. And I'll also hit on Jadan Baugh and a couple of recruiting thoughts. Thoughts on Will Muschamp ... First off, I met Will Muschamp in 2008 shortly after he was hired at Texas. To say I'm a fan of his as a defensive coach would be an understatement. And pure coach in general. As the son of a Texas high school football coach of 40 …

Will Sunday resemble Saturday for Sean Miller and staff? Sean Miller and staff reeled in their top guard target in the portal Saturday with the commitment of Colorado transfer Isaiah Johnson (Los Angeles/Campbell Hall). After a couple of hours to celebrate, Texas is now in another battle for TCU transfer 4-man David Punch (Killeen/Harker Heights). And it is a battle. TCU is still trying to get him to return, and has made another NIL pitch after he hit the portal. Texas Tech is also battle with a NIL offer. Projected starters: Isaiah Johnson, CG/PG, 6-1, sophomore (16.9 ppg, 2.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists at Colorado) Austin Goosby, CG, 6-5.5, freshman (…

Will Texas add to the 2026 recruiting class? The Texas Longhorns signed a Top 10 class in early December with 23 signees. At the time, there weren't any visible signs or conversations behind the scene that Steve Sarkisian and staff would add anyone else to class. OnTexasFootball can report that Texas is looking for developmental prospects on the offensive line and defensive line with scholarships going to 105. OTF is not saying Texas will use all 105, but the staff does now have a little flexibility to add 2-3 upside prospect on the lines. Offensive line prospect ... Angelo DeSensi (Lombard, Il./Montini Catholic) has been in contact with offensive line c…

Will Texas get in the NCAA Tournament? That's the question that now has to be answered after the loss to Chris Beard's Ole Miss team tonight. There's a lot of people that will say no. Some people that say yes. And a few that say they may not necessarily deserve to get in, but likely could or will due to circumstance. OTF takes a look at both sides of the coin. Starting with the why Texas may still be in the "First Four" game ... This has nothing to do with what any of us think, in terms of if Texas should be in. I could go either way on that, but I'm a hoops watching junkie and see others on the bubble on the struggle bus late too. Texas is as deserv…

Will Texas make the NCAA Tournament? Texas pretty much faced a must win game Saturday against Georgia, and answered with a convincing 87-67 win. The win kept Texas realistically in play to have the opportunity to make the NCAA Tournament. This morning, OTF takes a look at where Texas is at with 11 SEC games remaining with either eight or nine conference wins needed to get in the Big Dance. Texas is the rankings ... Texas is currently No. 40 in NCAA NET rankings with three Quad 1 wins. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings Quad 1 wins: 13 Vanderbilt, 22 Alabama and 27 N.C. State KenPom has the Horns …

Winter workouts are underway in Austin, Texas which means it is time for Torre Becton and his strength staff to shine. Texas has seen great physical development over the last couple of years with some notables including Barryn Sorrell, Christian Jones, Cam Williams and the interior defensive line duos of each year. This year, that is very much expected to be the same. The Longhorns have a slew of talent waiting to be molded into the next batch of impact playmakers. A quick rundown of physical transformations I will be keeping my eye on the most. *** DT Alex January An obvious answer here. January holds the only returning snaps of any defensive lin…

Confidence Required for Press Man Coverage *** Beyond all of the commotion and hooplah surrounding the clapbacks from Steve Sarkisian to the media this weekend, there is still a football game to be played this weekend. One, where the Texas defense will surely need to play its best ball in order to slow down what will be one of the best offensive units the Longhorns have faced this season. Obviously a big concern for the Horns over the last three weeks has been the pass defense. Texas has been very leaky in the back end with miscommunications and busted coverages showing up far too often. Opposing quarterbacks have tossed 11 passing touchdowns and are a…

Texas is expected to produce three first-round picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, which kicks off in three weeks (Thursday, April 24). Based on 10 mock drafts published within the last 10 days by ESPN.com, NFL.com and CBS Sports, the trio of offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., cornerback Jahdae Barron and wide receiver Matthew Golden will be among the first 32 players selected. The 1980 draft was the last time three Longhorns went in the first round when wide receiver Johnny “Lam” Jones went No. 2 overall to the New York Jets, the Los Angeles Rams made cornerback Johnnie Johnson the No. 17 overall pick and the Baltimore Colts took safety Derrick Hatchett with pick No. 24. …

Women's Elite 8: 1 seed Texas vs. 2 seed Michigan Game Thread The No. 1 seed Texas women (34-3) take on No. 2 seed Michigan (28-6) today at 6pm in Fort Worth in the Elite 8 of Regional 3 with a trip to the Final Four on the line. The Longhorns advanced to the Elite 8 with wins over 16 seed Missouri State 87-45, 8 seed Oregon 100-58 and 5 seed Kentucky 76-54. The Wolverines advanced to the Elite 8 with wins over 15 seed Holy Cross 83-48, 7 seed N.C. State 92-63 and 3 seed Louisville 71-52. The winner of today's game will advance to the Final Four to take on 1 seed UCLA (35-1) Friday, April 3 in Phoenix, Az. The game 1 seed Texas (34-3) vs. 2 seed…

Women's Sweet 16: 1 seed Texas vs. 5 seed Kentucky Game Thread The No. 1 seed Texas women (33-3) take on No. 5 seed Kentucky (25-10) today at 2pm in Fort Worth in the Sweet 16 of Regional 3. The Longhorns advanced to the Sweet 16 with wins over 16 seed Missouri State 87-45 and 8 seed Oregon 100-58, with Madison Booker scoring 40 in the win over the Ducks. The Wildcats advanced to Fort Worth with wins over 12 seed James Madison 71-56 and 4 seed West Virginia 74-73. Texas and Kentucky have met once before this season in SEC play. Texas won the first meeting 64-53 in Austin February 9. The winner of today's game will advance to the Elite 8 Monday…

What Are the Lines Looking Like for the 2026 Season *** Perhaps the only thing higher than the expectations for the Horns in 2026 is the talent level on the roster going into the summer months. Whether it is ESPN's SP+, Las Vegas' win total projections or the overall vibe around the facility and city of Austin, folks are excited. But it extends beyond just the team itself. Quarterback Arch Manning is on the short list of favorites for the Heisman trophy and Colin Simmons is in the running for the best defensive player in the country. So just how high are those expectations for the Horns? A quick look into the betting odds for the Texas Longhorns, Arch …

Would you be happy with this class on defense? I'm asking for the thoughts of the OnTexasFootball community this afternoon. We have spoke on the OTF YouTube in recent days about how impressive the Texas defensive class is, and could be from a SEC size/speed combination. So my question is simple ... would you guys and gals be happy with this class if this is what is looks like December 4? Key Note: This is NOT a class prediction. Defensive line Josiah Sharma, DL, Folsom (Calif.) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 6-4, 320 Myron Charles, DL, Port Charlotte (Fla.) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-…

Typically I would save this for the Friday Roundup, but it deserves some discussion today. Monday, head coach Steve Sarkisian announced WR DeAndre Moore would see limited time in spring practice due to injury. An injury OTF later discovered was a toe injury that was cleaned up after lingering around for the back end of the season. As a result, the Longhorns are down to one receiver on the roster for the spring with a career reception as a Longhorn. Before getting into spring portal predictions or where the Longhorns will go to supplement the room, the youngsters on roster will get their best crack at forming good impressions with the staff and earning time on t…

Thoughts on the Portal So Far *** This is going to be a really interesting week for a number of reasons. First and foremost, the final names entering the portal will pop up over the next 36 hours or so. We should see the final entrants announced by Tuesday night at the latest. Keep in mind players from Miami and Indiana will have a full five more days after tonight's National Title game to announce their plans to enter as well. For Texas the positions of need remain on the offensive line, and an edge rusher. Will there by a surprise pick up or two? I won't count that out. I don't think many forecasted the additions of OL Jonte Neman or LB Markus …

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The 2027 NFL Draft hype rolls on. Yahoo's Nate Tice released his Top 25 prospects in the 2027 NFL Draft late Tuesday night. Among them he has four Longhorns in the top nine. Here's where Texas players land: No. 1 -- Arch Manning What Tice said: "Manning is an excellent athlete with size. He plays with a proper timing on plays when working from the pocket, but can also throw consistently on the move and has the toughness and core strength to get any throw off no matter his platform, or how muddy the pocket is, or how he is getting hit. He has a good arm that he unlocks because of his creativity, ability to anticipate, and willingness to push t…