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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas defensive lineman Alex January is going into his third season with the Longhorns relatively under the radar considering he’s a guy who’s played in 21 games through two seasons on campus. Last fall he registered 19 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for a loss, and 1.5 sacks in 345 snaps played. “Alex, you know, people forget coming out of Duncanville, he was the district Defensive Player of the Year their senior year,” Steve Sarkisian said of January after practice on Tuesday. “It wasn't Colin (Simmons). And Colin obviously had that the ankle injury his senior of high school that he was battling through. Alex was a dominant player. “I think w…

Steve Sarkisian Media Availability | After Practice No. 13 *** Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian will meet with the local media for the fourth time this spring – it will also be the final time this spring we will get to hear from the Longhorns' head coach. Practice No. 13 is ongoing this morning at Denius as the Longhorns battle a light drizzle Tuesday morning. As normal, notes and quotes will be in the comments down below. Additionally, stick around for a recap of @Jeff Howe, @Hank South and myself on YouTube following the time. View full news story

A storm system is expected to come through Austin this weekend. It could play a factor in spring practice festivities. We’ll have to wait and see. ** Couple of housekeeping notes: 1. We’re having trivia night on Thursday at 7pm on the OTF YouTube channel. We hope you can join us. Hank and Jeff will be taking on an OTF OG. 2. On Saturday after the practice, we will be hosting a meet up at the Posse East. First beer is on me! ** Steve Sarkisian will meet with media later this morning following the team’s 13th practice of spring. This will be the fourth time Sark has met with the media this spring. That sets all kinds of records. …

Texas holds its second scrimmage of spring ball tomorrow. The Horns are through 11 practices now and still have not endured what I would term a “long term” injury to a starter or even an immediate backup. Kaliq Lockett is the only such player and he’s expected back by June. We need that to continue. If Texas wants to win it all, the facts are they have to stay healthy. ** Will Muschamp’s t-shirt yesterday at the press availability drew some attention. NT=NP. Muschamp explain “no thud” in practice means “no play” on Saturdays. If there has been an issue adapting to Muschamp’s coaching style by a few Texas players, it’s been those expecta…

The Washington Mystics selected Texas women’s basketball legend Rori Harmon on Monday night in the 2026 WNBA Draft with the 34th overall selection. “I was relieved,” Harmon said after hearing her name called. “It took a long time. Obviously I’m really grateful wherever I land. I’m just super excited to just start something new, close a door and open a new door. I’m almost speechless. I’ve been smiling this whole night. I can’t stop smiling because this is what you dream about. This is the reason why you start playing basketball. You want to go to a DI college, you come to Texas. I think my whole career flashed in front of my eyes. So I’m really, really excited. …

Texas Baseball Set to Bounce Back After Series Loss to Texas A&M *** A poor showing in College Station over the weekend handed the Longhorns their first series loss of the season. "The Aggies outplayed us in every way in the two games, and we look forward to getting back on the field Tuesday," said Jim Schlossnagle Sunday evening when after news of the third game of the series was canned due to weather. A very frustrating week on the mound has Texas eager to get back on the diamond. This weekend, Alabama makes the trip to Disch-Falk Field and the Tide will be looking to rebound themselves after being swept by Arkansas at home. *** So What…

AUSTIN, Texas — Five-star offensive lineman Ismael Camara was back at Texas this weekend for a multi-day visit. The Longhorns continue to impress the Gilmer (Texas) standout. “It was amazing,” Camara said afterwards. “I loved it. I got here Thursday night. I had a great day yesterday and this morning was just amazing. This trip, I mean, Texas is amazing from my first trip to now. It’s just something else.” The Longhorns scrimmaged in front of recruits inside DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday morning. Camara says new Texas right tackle Melvin Siani is “something else.” “I really loved the pro-style offense that Coach Flood and Coach Sark got out ther…

Some folks have asked multiple times about Mark Stoops and when he might be joining the Texas staff. In speaking with someone close to Stoops over the weekend, we are told the plan is for Stoops to join the staff officially sometime directly following the spring game. Stoops’ role is expected to be largely advisory. It appears Sark didn’t want any secondary distractions during spring ball given Texas was bringing in so many new faces on the roster as well as Will Muschamp implementing his style of defense. ** Texas is now through 12 of 15 practices for spring ball. They get back on the field tomorrow morning for practice no. 13. Couple of sma…

Texas forward Declan Duru Jr. is entering the NCAA transfer portal, On Texas Football has learned. On3 first reported Duru set to enter. OTF's Gerry Hamilton has been reporting this is an expected development. Duru is the fourth known departure from Sean Miller’s program following the 2025-26 season, joining guard Simeon Wilcher and forwards Nic Codie and Cam Heide. The 6-foot-9-inch Duru played in 12 games for the Longhorns this past season, averaging 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. Duru arrived on the Forty Acres last summer as a late addition to the roster. Even with Texas struggling to get production from the power forward spot early in SEC play, Duru…

Gerry, Rod and I attended the Texas Exes event here in Dallas this afternoon. Couple of notes from Chris Del Conte’s speech to the group. - CDC says he tries to be at every home event, or at least one game of every series, no matter the sport. It’s his way to always show support for the student-athletes. - When it comes to firing/hiring coaches, he explained it pretty straight-forward. He prefers to never have an “open” search for a coach. He thinks all that does is lead to an open season and a level of chaos. So he tries to combine firing/hiring all within a 24-hour window. - CDC was asked to define what is different between Texas and other universiti…

After Will Muschamp addressed the media on Thursday, the OTF crew decided to pose this question for the OTF Sideline Debate this week: Which Texas player benefits most from Will Muschamp taking over as defensive coordinator? Take a look at our answers! Bobby Burton — Jelani McDonald “I look at the history of Will Muschamp defenses. Almost all of his best defenses had a great safety on the back end as a focal point. I think of guys like Malakai Starks at Georgia or even go back to Earl Thomas when Muschamp was at Texas. So I think it's Jelani McDonald who will benefit the most because he's going to be the one who a lot is funneled to. Add in Blake Gideon's…

Texas took it on the chin yesterday. The Horns were blown out early by the Aggies in baseball and the softball squad lost a tough one to Oklahoma. Both will look to bounce back today to salvage at least one game in their respective series. ** While Gerry, Hank and CJ all followed football recruiting closely yesterday, there’s other roster movement going on behind the scenes. Texas continues to monitor possible last-minute portal transfers who will be eligible for the 2026 season. To be clear, these are not front-line players. These are depth pieces. But I’ll be surprised if we don’t look up in May and see at least one or two additional p…

Texas Men's Portal Thread: Week 1 Here we go. The portal is open! The Texas staff has met with the current team members, and OTF has the latest below. The staff has also established some targets, with the understanding all player that would interest are not in the portal. Texas is looking more at the college level first and foremost, with looks internationally as well. While the portal is now open, there is a dead period that runs through April 9 at 11:59pm ET. OTF believes Texas will host at least three visitors beginning Friday the 10th through the weekend. Texas needs ... Four-man that has versatility - Face up ability is just as key, as …

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 (…

Muschamp's Recruiting Energy Matches His On-Field Presence *** One of the most common storylines coming out of Saturday's scrimmage was the echo of Will Muschamp's voice throughout DKR. The energy, the juice, the passion – whatever you want to call it, Muschamp has displayed it so far in his return to Austin as the defensive coordinator for Steve Sarkisian. But that spirit has also been evident on the recruiting trail. Since taking over the job, Muschamp has been a frequent traveler for the Horns, something that Muschamp himself says is enjoyable to be back doing. "It's all about players," Muschamp said Tuesday during his first media availability …

AUSTIN, Texas — The Longhorns went through their penultimate scrimmage of the spring on Saturday, with plenty of notes coming out of DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. Here’s a collection of news and nuggets OTF picked up following the scrimmage. (This will be updated are we uncover more intel). Gerry Hamilton, CJ Vogel and Hank South contributed to this report. — RB Jett Walker ran in a touchdown. WR Kohen Brown hauled in two touchdowns on the morning as well. — Also, worth noting that Texas is keeping the portal RBs on ice during the live scrimmages. Hollywood Smothers and Raleek Brown are not live to the ground during the scrimmage. Mostly to stra…

AUSTIN, Texas — Four-star edge rusher Jabarrius Garror got his first look at Texas this weekend alongside his family. The inaugural trip to Austin didn’t disappoint for the Mobile (Ala.) Vigor product. “It’s cool. It’s a big place,” he told OTF. “All the coaches are good, Coach (LaAllan) Clark, everybody’s been nice. Practice was intense.” UT scrimmaged inside DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday morning. As a 6-foot-2.5, 215-pound edge rusher, Garror took special interest in watching the Longhorns’ All-American at his position. “Colin Simmons for sure,” Garror said of who stood out. “He’s the best pass rusher in college football right now. Just watchin…

AUSTIN, Texas — The Longhorns hosted a number of top targets and recruits on campus Saturday for the scrimmage. Here’s some of the most notable buzz OTF collected on campus. — Texas seems to be moving the needle with four-star edge rusher Jabarrius Garror out of Mobile (Ala.) Vigor. He arrived on Friday and will leave Austin on Sunday. He’ll return for a June 12-14 official visit. Garror spent a lot of time with LaAllan Clark, who led Garror and his family on a walking tour. The staff is comping the 6-foot-2.5, 215-pounder to Colin Simmons, which obviously helps. Since decommitting from Alabama earlier this spring, it’s Texas, Texas A&M, Miami, Georgia, Florida …

Notes from Saturday’s Scrimmage *** Will have more notes as the day progresses, but the first pieces of information started to trickle through today. Will have notes in the comments. View full news story

AUSTIN, Texas — Colorado transfer point guard Isaiah Johnson has committed to Texas, sources tell OnTexasFootball. As OTF has reported since the transfer portal opened, Johnson is a name high on the Longhorns’ list of wants. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound rising sophomore had a standout freshman season in Boulder, averaging 16.9 points, three assists, and 2.9 rebounds per game. A Los Angeles native, Johnson ranked as a three-star prospect in the class of 2025, choosing Colorado over programs like New Mexico State, Rice, and Sam Houston, among others. He exceeded expectations this past season, having some of his best performances against top competition in the Big 12.…

AUSTIN, Texas — Longhorns center Matas Vokietaitis is expected to return to Texas in 2026, OTF has learned. Draft Express' Jonathan Givony first reported the news. The 7-foot big man has opted to stay with the Longhorns after his play, particularly late in the season, had suitors chomping at the bit for the Lithuanian native to enter the transfer portal. Instead, Vokietaitis is staying put, which was his preference all along. Vokietaitis came to Texas last offseason after a standout freshman campaign at FAU, which earned him AAC Freshman of the Year honors. He developed throughout his first season on the Forty Acres, having his biggest impact in March. For the seaso…

Saturday and Sunday should be fruitful The expected return and announcement by Matas Vokietaitis set the 2026-27 roster build in motion. He was task No. 1 for the staff, and he was very highly coveted by blue bloods and power programs in the SEC, ACC and Big 10. With the return now set, it's time to build the roster around him. OTF believes this weekend will and could be very fruitful for Texas. Any portal player added in the coming day or days is a future pro, and likely future NBA draft pick. That's the level of prospect Texas is in on right now. OTF believes Texas will likely end up starting five future pros in 2026-27. Sean Miller and staff are battl…

Interior offensive lineman Keyon Hemphill-Woods has committed to Texas on Friday evening, choosing the Longhorns over Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Auburn and TCU. The Longhorns offered the 6-foot-3, 275-pounder on the first day of spring ball last month. The Columbus (Texas) product is the second offensive line commitment and eighth overall pledge for Texas in 2027. “When I went to there practice Coach Flood was an unbelievable coach,” Hemphill-Woods told OTF’s CJ Vogel. “You can really tell he’s going to develop me to my best ability and more. Also he really love his players. The brother hood there is unmatched.” Hemphill-Woods is the second in-state OL co…

Happy Friday! *** The weekend is only a few more calls and emails away! But until then, take a quick moment to get up to speed on some of the young talent on the defensive side of the ball. On Thursday, Texas assistant coaches spoke with the media for the first time this spring, allowing us to get more of a look behind the curtain on some of the growth currently going on in spring ball. **** Kenny Baker on the jumps from Myron Charles and Josiah Sharma "Man, it's tremendous. Some days are better than others – matter of fact, literally right before I came in here, Myron texted me and said, 'Coach, there was some good stuff, there was some bad…

Potential big weekend on The Forty Acres OnTexasFootball believes this could be a big news day on The Forty Acres. And there are a number of reasons for that across multiple sports. 1. Texas awaits the 6 p.m. announcement of OTF 4-star IOL Keyon Hemphill-Woods of Columbus High. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound quick and physical two-way standout is considered a Texas lean over Auburn, Texas Tech and Texas A&M headed into his announcement. 2. The basketball portal is open. That means Texas mens and women's program can begin hosting visitors. OTF continues to believe the Texas men are likely to host multiple visitors in the coming days. It's been much more quiet…