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Texas entered the race for Converse Judson 2028 ATH Jay’Maree Bowens on Apr. 23 when Jeff Banks made the short drive down to the San Antonio area to see the intriguing 6-foot-5, 215 pounder in spring ball practice. “Very exciting,” Bowens said of picking up the offer. “He came to my football practice, I had to do what I had to do, showed what I can do, how high I can jump, and I ended up getting the offer.” Bowens has effectively been a jumbo receiver his entire life, but he’s expected to eventually make the transition to tight end once he gets to college. Even though he already picked up the offer in April, Bowens made the trip to Austin and worked out at the M…

Some quick takeaways and notable quotes from the media availability sessions with the Texas coordinators, Kyle Flood, Pete Kwiatkowski and Jeff Banks. *** Offensive Coordinator Kyle Flood – Off the bat, I love the mindset of Flood and Steve Sarkisian. Score points, create big plays and hold onto the football. Sounds simple in theory. With the talent on the roster at the moment, it is certainly attainable. “We want to be the most explosive offense in the country. That’s a goal of ours every year.” – On the second team unit, there are four names sticking out at the moment for Flood. He mentioned Cole Hutson, Neto Umeozulu and Malik Agbo on the inter…

Rod, CJ and Coach Ship interviewed one of the original 5 stars last night. Really good discussion. View full news story

I erroneously said in the video that a few freshmen did not see action who actually did. They include: - The Coleman triplets; I only saw Jordan initially. - Caleb Chester - Zelus Hicks That is a total of 24 true freshman who saw action. The only two I did not see were Jackson Christian and Rickey Stewart. I could be wrong on Christian still. I’ll start my re-watch at about 10am this morning. EDIT: According to the participation part, Christian did see action last night bringing the total to 25 true freshman. However, we did not see Stewart in uniform or on the sideline last night. View full news story

Could Texas finish with the No. 2 ranked class? The Texas Longhorns are sitting at the No. 5 or 6 ranked recruiting class in the 2025 cycle currently. With the room still remaining on the runway and the level of flip candidates there are the staff is talking to, finishing with the No. 2 ranked class isn't out of the question with a continued run to the college football playoff. Then there is the potential for commitments in the class to continue to rise in the rankings after the conclusion of the 2024 season. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the path to the No. 2 ranked class, which would be the highest ranked class signed by Steve Sarkisian and staff in Au…

A little more on Andre Cojoe injury. I’m told that Andre Cojoe’s injury occurred during Saturday’s practice and that he was wearing a knee brace at the time. Sometimes players go without knee braces and it costs them dearly, but that was not the case with Cojoe. ** I have heard that Zina Umeozulu has picked up where he left off this spring before being sidelined by a broken hand. I know folks like to talk about true freshmen Justus Terry and Lance Jackson. But Umeozulu has been plenty good himself. He is truly challenging for playing time. View full news story

As of late this afternoon, Texas was still meeting and talking to a number of players about next season. The deadline for a decision from the players is 11:59pm tonight for both the NCAA transfer portal and the NFL Draft. ** With the announcement of DJ Campbell's return earlier this afternoon, it leaves just Trey Moore as the final player to announce his decision whether to return to Texas or go pro. I have not heard anything since yesterday afternoon on the status of Moore. He has been back and forth on this decision but was decidedly leaning towards staying as of yesterday afternoon. ** I hope fans can appreciate what a massive underta…

Cy Ranch offensive tackle R’Monie Edwards was one of the first prospects in the 2028 class to emerge as a national recruit. Edwards was a walk-in varsity starter at left tackle as a freshman, and picked up his first offer from Ole Miss after the first two games of his high school career. He’s since collected 27 more offers as he’s ascended into a consensus top-60 overall prospect and a top 10 offensive tackle in the nation. While prospects who emerge at an early stage can sometimes take their foot off the gas pedal, that won’t be the case for Edwards who has had a busy offseason playing basketball and pumping iron. “My strength and my footwork but mostly …

Dailyn Swain commits to Texas Xavier 6-foot-8 forward Dailyn Swain becomes the first commitment of the Sean Miller era. Swain picked Texas over Ohio State after making official visits to both schools in the last few days. Swain's best game of the season came in his final game in an Xavier uniform. He scored a career-high 27 points, along with 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in the 86-73 loss to Illinois in NCAA Tournament Round of 64. Swain scored 11 points, along with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in the Musketeers 86-80 win over Texas in the NCAA Tournament play-in game. Swain by the numbers ... 2024-25: 11.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6…

Dailyn Swain enters NBA Draft while maintaining eligibility Dailyn Swain announced he is entering the 2026 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, which would keep the door open for a potential return to Texas for a final season. The 6-foot-8, 220-pound versatile wing/forward is a projected/possible first round pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Swain’s agent Richie Beda of WME has been in constant contact with the Texas staff, and they are all in lock step in this process. He has to go through the draft process to get the proper and wanted feedback. Swain took a huge step as a player in the 2025-26 season moving up draft boards in 2026. …

Dakorien Moore on his three finalists Duncanville, Texas - Duncanville High 5-star wide receiver Dakorien Moore is down to three schools with a decisions expected prior to his senior season. Moore, 5-11 and 175 pounds, will begin the official process next weekend with a visit to Ohio State. Following the trip to Columbus, Moore will play in OT7 Nationals June 7-9. The official visits will finish up after that with trips to Texas June 14-16 and Oregon June 21-23. OnTexasFootball spoke with Moore for an extended period of time Wednesday afternoon. We will have much more later today on the OnTexasFootball YouTube, but here is what some of Moore had to say ab…

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

TCU transfer defensive lineman Damonic Williams has announced his commitment to Oklahoma. Williams had a final four of Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and LSU and visited all four prior to making his decision Thursday evening. Williams’ final visit was wrapped Wednesday afternoon in Baton Rouge, and the Longhorns got one final crack with him late Wednesday evening. Oklahoma and Todd Bates spent the morning with Williams Thursday to begin the day and ultimately said the right words to win the recruitment. View full news story

Damonic Williams Tuesday Morning Update TCU transfer defensive tackle Damonic Williams arrived in Baton Rouge for his LSU visit Monday evening. He will remain on campus today before heading back to Fort Worth tonight or early Wednesday morning. OnTexasFootball believes Oklahoma, Texas and LSU are all very much in the picture. Oklahoma and LSU have an inviting depth chart if Williams chooses to be a heavy snap player in what he hopes will be his final year in college. Williams is also fond of the Texas program, and sees opportunity despite the Longhorns already taking two transfers on the interior. It's not out of the question Oklahoma and Texas will meet …

It's been a few hours since we gave you all an update... Here's where things stand as of roughly 30 minutes ago. Oklahoma, Missouri, LSU and Texas all remain in contact with Williams' representatives today. A Williams rep met with OU earlier today. We are told nothing was finalized at that meeting. Likewise, a Texas coach met with Williams himself last night and Williams finished his official visit to LSU yesterday. We still believe Oklahoma and Texas are the two leading contenders for Williams. We also believe it is possible that this decision goes into tomorrow. I want to add this: things can change on a dime. Just trying to give everyone a…

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.

Just spoke with a source regarding Stanford edge David Bailey. I’m told this recruitment could end at literally any moment. That seems to be the hope of Texas Tech, who allegedly remains confident. I’m told UCLA is out entirely. So it’s down to Texas and Texas Tech. We’ll see which way Bailey decides to go and what the timing is.

Initial thoughts: - The RB room is completely revamped. The familiar faces of Tre Wisner and CJ Baxter are gone. The additions of Hollywood Smothers, Raleek Brown and Derrek Cooper are evident, each bringing a slightly different skill set than the other. It's an increase in overall speed and general explosiveness. There is no doubt in my mind that the difference between this year and last year is night and day. From a what was really a one-man gang in Wisner to a group that has multiple options, including Ryan Niblett, who Sark described as a "Swiss Army knife" in the backfield. I don't know if Smothers or Brown will come out on top here. Smothers is b…

Texas DB commit Zelus Hicks has reclassified to the 2025 cycle. Our Gerry Hamilton had hinted at this move for a couple of months now and a month prior to signing day, it comes to fruition. The Longhorns will need to hold onto Hicks' pledge for one final month here. Hicks of course was at Tennessee over the weekend so the race isn't entirely over. However, his move into the 2025 class means the Texas Longhorns now have defensive backs of Hicks and Jonah Williams in the current cycle. Tremendous duo. View full news story

DB recruiting: Trending Texas OnTexasFootball spent a couple of hours making call to sources while traveling on I-95 in the Sunshine State Thursday. And the returns were Texas is in good position or doing quite well with a number of top 2026 targets. Trending with corners ... OTF placed Hayward Howard Jr. (New Orleans, La./Edna Karr) in the "yes" category in Thursday's "Yes, maybe or work to do" story on out of state targets. OTF believes Texas is the favorite for the 6-foot-2, 175-pounder over LSU, Miami and Auburn. Cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey is scheduled to be at Edna Karr today. Four-star++ CB Justice Fitzpatrick (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thom…

Over the Next Month *** The stage is set for the Texas postseason – Michigan awaits in the Citrus Bowl on December 31st. For the next 24 days, there will be plenty to watch and keep track of. Portal decisions will be, NFL opt outs will be announced and coaching turnover are all on the line ahead of the trip to Orlando at the end of the month. Of those NFL decisions that will be made is the future of S Jelani McDonald. A source indicated to me that there is a belief that McDonald could return to Texas for his senior season should the NIL number be competitive. McDonald and his camp are evaluating both options at the moment as you would expect. …

As we draw closer to June, here’s a look at commitment dates currently set that involved Texas targets and prospects. Take a look. June 1 — DL DeMarco Jenkins, Pearland — Texas is likely to only take one of the Houston area DL, if any, between Jenkins, Jason Johnson, and Raiden Cook (Houston commit). Jenkins will OV Miami next weekend and announce on his last day in Coral Gables. Don’t expect the pick to be Texas. Would imagine he’ll be a scratch from the Texas OV list as well. June 6 — WR Briceson Thrower, North Forney — Thrower will commit to his school of choice on June 6. We believe he’ll pick Texas, but Texas Tech is trying to muddy the waters and g…

TCU defensive tackle Damonic Williams is expected to make a decision today. No specific time has been given for an announcement, but we're hearing the decision could come as soon as noon. The ball is in Williams' court. He is expected to decide between Texas, Oklahoma, LSU and Missouri, after visiting each of the schools in the last 12 days. Williams just completed his official visit to LSU yesterday. Williams is a top priority for Horns' DL coach Kenny Baker. It's hard to handicap this decision, although Gerry Hamilton did so in this morning's article and put Texas slightly ahead. There have been times where Texas, Oklahoma and LSU were likely all ahe…

Decision Day: 4-star EDGE Smith Orogbo Alief (Texas) Hastings 4-star EDGE Smith Orogbo is scheduled to announce his commitment around 3 p.m. central today. Orogbo, 6-4 and 218 pounds, is down to four schools headed into his announcement. Texas is battling Oklahoma, Washington and Texas Tech. He also made official visits to Arizona State and SMU in April and May before cutting his list to four. The case for Texas Texas is closest to home, has the best combination of football and academics (dad only cares about academics), and the S&C and nutritionist were very impactful on his visit. He was hosted by Zina Umeozulu, and Smith talked to OTF about Z…

Decision Day: 4-star LB Jonathan Cunningham Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley linebacker and OnTexasFootball 4-star Jonathan Cunningham is set to announce his college commitment around 7 p.m. central. Cunningham, 6-2 and 195 pounds, will announce out of a final three of Texas, TCU and Utah. The Longhorns offered the instinctive and long armed linebacker February 1, 2024, Co-DC and linebackers coach Johnny Nansen initiated the recruitment for Texas, and Steve Sarkisian made the offer at a school stop at North Crowley High. The DFW area prospect made official visits to TCU, Utah, Texas and Kansas in May and June. Cunningham picked up 19 offers t…