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#Hookem Recruiting: 2026 names to know With Carrollton (Ga.) High 4-star+ safety Zelus Hicks announcing out of Texas, Auburn, Tennessee, Clemson and Georgia Thursday, OnTexasFootball thought it would be the perfect time to list some of the key names to know for Longhorns fans in the 2026 cycle. Texas currently sports two commitments, including one of the best quarterbacks in the cycle, Dia Bell. Commitments (2) Dia Bell, QB, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Chris Stewart, WR, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Offensive skill names to know …

Before you read further, please understand that all of the below is sourced material. No OTF staff member was at the scrimmage. ** The first big offensive play of the scrimmage came on a successful wheel route to WR Parker Livingstone. And Cedric Baxter scored the first TD of the scrimmage on a goal-line run... ** But... The Livingstone play actually came on the third series of the scrimmage. In the first two series, the Texas defense did not allow a first down. Both TyAnthony Smith, who was inserted on a third and long, and Colin Simmons, registered sacks. The defense absolutely suffocated the offense early. ** Prior…

Let’s start with the really good news. The wait may finally be nearing the end. True freshman defensive back Jonah Williams, who took the Texas baseball team by storm this spring, has returned to “full” practice for football. He had been nursing a hamstring injury for months that sidelined him from practice sessions. His regular season game debut may come as soon as this week or at some point over the next two games so long as there are no physical setbacks. Williams is a very gifted athlete. While it’s going to be hard to break into the rotation at safety given the talent and experience at the position, Williams could help Texas almost immediately in the …

A source tells me the freshman offensive tackle left the facility following the scrimmage on his own accord. Brooks was unable to finish the scrimmage Saturday morning. For what it is worth, I was told Brooks “looked fine” leaving the facility. No brace, no crutches, no boot. View full news story

When you got out of bed this morning, hopefully you rolled left… Because we’re five James Brown days away from kickoff. 😉 ** I know that joke may not hit for the younger crowd, but that play in the inaugural Big 12 title game remains one of my fondest memories of Texas football. Me and three friends from UT were watching the game together in a shared condo. I think all of us simultaneously levitated while the ball was in the air and then celebrated while Derek Lewis was running down the field. I vividly remember Lewis putting both hands over the ball so he wouldn’t fumble. For any Longhorn fan who watched that game and recalls that play, it probab…

We’re here at the Fair so early this morning that I don’t even smell the fried food or stale beer quite yet. But in a couple of hours, this place will be packed with Longhorns and Sooners alike. I’ve said all week I think the Longhorns find a way to pull out a victory. I don’t know exactly how, but just call it a feeling. ** Texas fans should harbor no illusions today. Arch Manning was hit hard and often in Gainesville. The Gators racked up 35 pressures and six sacks. You can bet the Sooners will likely have similar success. But remember, Texas also scored 21 points in Gainesville. Texas may not be an offense that moves the chains, …

The Texas Longhorns are back on the court tonight hosting Chicago State. Texas is coming off an 90-59 victory over Houston Christian with Tre Johnson leading all scorers with 28. Johnson is averaging 28.5 points per game through the first two games of his college career. The Longhorns will be without senior transfer guard Tramon Mark for a third straight game to begin the season. The earliest he's expected to return is November 21 vs. Syracuse in New York. Note: This will serve as the preview and game thread. Texas (1-1) vs. Chicago State (0-2) Time: 7 p.m. CST TV: SEC+/ESPN+ Where: Moody Center (Austin) Rodney Terry File Terry enters hi…

The Longhorns returned to the practice field yesterday. Sark and staff are trying to treat this like a traditional game week in many ways, including practice. But there are some things that are different. The Horns will travel to Dallas on Wednesday, a full two days before the game, instead of just one. That pushes their practice schedule up two days. So yesterday’s practice (Saturday) was much more like a typical Monday practice. A Monday practice is usually a lighter practice with a specific focus on game-plan insertion. ** Sark told the media Friday that Texas should be as healthy as they have been in a while for Ohio State. That includes both …

Winner takes all. Tonight at 7pm. Texas vs Texas Tech for the national championship. Tech tied the series at one game apiece last night with a 4-3 victory over Longhorns. Texas made a number of miscues and mental errors and the bats didn’t wake up until it was perhaps too late. Texas did not start ace Teagan Kavan last night, opting to rest her for game three tonight. NiJaree Canady went the distance for Tech and was downright dominating until the later innings. ** Some of you who aren’t quite so old finally got a taste of what being older feels like. That’s when former Texas All-American Brian Orakpo showed up at the Texas elite camp yesterd…

The opening of Sark’s press availability yesterday was the equivalent of football crack. “Our guys just practiced their asses off. It was awesome. So on to questions…” There literally could be nothing better for a fan to hear a coach say than that. That’s all anyone can ask a team for - their absolute best effort. ** Injury updates: Both Nick Brooks and Nick Townsend returned to practice yesterday and were full go. We all knew that Brooks had gone down on Saturday afternoon, but we were unaware of Townsend. It’s clearly good news for both. Interestingly, those two positions - offensive tackle and tight end - are the only two that ha…

Last night was a lot of fun. We watched the state's top running back, someone who rushed for 3,500+ yards and scored 61 touchdowns a year ago, commit to Texas. He chose the Longhorns over Texas A&M, Missouri, Oregon, SMU, Houston and more. Following the announcement, we got to speak with Landen Williams-Callis during the OTF Livestream. It was clear he was having the time of his life. Recruitments like those of Williams-Callis don't come around every year. Enjoy this one. ** I frequently get the question, how much of a role does NIL play in a recruitment like this? I look at it like this. Imagine every employer possible is offering y…

5-star basketball official visitor on campus OTF has learned that 5-star shooting guard Matthew Able (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Sagemont Prep) is currently on an official visit to Texas. The 6-foot-5.5 explosive guard was released from his letter of intent to Miami February 28. He has made recent official visits to Stanford and N.C. State. OTF will have more on this in the coming days. View full news story

The offensive line is always one of the last things we hear about following a scrimmage. It’s only natural since most folks are focused on the skill positions and following the ball. But I was fortunate to text with someone yesterday. First, the basics: - There were no pre-snap penalties from 1s. There were from other groupings. - The 1s on the OL committed just one penalty, a holding call. - The D may have started out strong, but eventually the OL got some good, solid runs in the Red Zone portion in the second half of practice. - The first unit remains, from left to right, Trevor Goosby, Neto Umeozulu, Cole Hutson, DJ Campbell and Brand…

First of all, this report and my opinions are not just from the media availability that was open to all SEC media. Some of it comes from a smaller group setting. Second, it's been a whirlwind here in Dallas. The media is all over the place about Texas IMO. Some good, some bad, some respect and some disrespect. I've heard anything and everything in between, all of which to say is the media - outside of those covering Texas full time - is unsurprisingly largely uninformed about the Longhorns IMO. Here are my takeaways... ** - Ryan Wingo is the real deal, according to probably the two most important Texas Longhorns. Quinn Ewers mentioned Wingo immediately…

Thursday recruiting: 5-star's Sales and Meredith III; and more The Texas staff had a huge day on Wednesday, and Thursday is scheduled to be more of the same. OTF provides the latest on the recruiting trail. 5-star Monshun Sales Texas knocked out the first day of a two day visit Wednesday. The 6-5, 205-pound Sales made his first ever visit to Texas Wednesday, along with his father. Sales spent time with Steve Sarkisian, Chris Jackson and a number of Texas players on the offensive side of the ball. Sales began the UOV with the thought of potentially setting up an official visit depending on how the visit went for both sides. Last night after dinner, Sale …

— It’s decision day eve for Amarillo Palo Duro WR Kyron Brown and OTF still likes Texas’ chances of landing the 6-foot, 185 pounder with verified 4.43 speed and a great multisport background as an All-District hooper and back-to-back 110M hurdles State Finalist. Kansas State and Northwestern will likely make up the other hats on the table as the only other schools Brown took official visits to. Brown will announce his decision at Palo Duro HS around 1:30 PM CT on Tuesday. — Humble Atascocita DL Jason Johnson is another prospect OTF like the Longhorns for. Texas was the fifth school to offer the 6-foot-4, 285 pounder and extended the scholarship to Johnson at a camp …

Texas Longhorns recruiting: Yes, maybe or no In the latest OnTexasFootball look at whats left in the 2025 class currently, it's the recruiting game of Yes, maybe or no. The criteria this week is pretty simple. Yes is has a visit scheduled, and OTF currently really likes Texas' chances. Maybe is has has a visit scheduled or already made a visit, and the Horns have a realistic shot. No is there is not a visit currently scheduled, and there needs to be one for the flip or win to become realistic. Here is the latest installment of Yes, maybe or no with the understanding that the majority of these battles are national or SEC powers fights - and you will never …

Ten Most Wanted Steve Sarkisian and staff members have been on the road all week seeing top targets in 2027, and evaluating many others. While many final decisions on 2027 prospects are left to be made, there are certainly a number of prospects that have risen to the top of the list headed into February. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the ten most wanted in late January. This is my opinion combined with some intel 1. John Meredith III, CB, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley Will Muschamp and Texas staff members were by the school in recent days. Texas will be right there at the end of the day. 2. Jalen Brewster, DL, Cedar Hill (Texas) High - *…

Many of you have asked for updates on the coaching search to replace Nolan Cain. I spoke to a source earlier today and I can say that I expect the search to come to a close very soon. It’s going to be interesting to see how this turns out. — The Longhorns are continuing to pursue both Oregon outfielder Angel Laya and LSU pitcher Marcos Paz. I believe both will visit sometime in the near future. — Texas will host a visitor tomorrow, but I am not ready to release a name at this time. View full news story

Happy Friday! *** Quick Hitters on Newcomers It is almost the weekend, so cheers to all. We are about a week away from being just 50 days from the beginning of the college football season, and just over a week away from SEC Media Days. I am starting to get that football itch again. But, in the meantime, there are some nuggets I was able to pick up on this week I wanted to share. And some literal nuggets from my time with Kobe Black and Jelani McDonald at their NIL deal at McDonald's this week. But to the notes on the team. – One source expressed a ton of excitement about new LB Rasheem Biles. Upon arriving at Texas, Biles was a quieter …

Folks may wake up this morning with a lot of questions about this Texas team. And that’s fair. But one thing you can not take away from the Longhorns is a 7-1 record headed into the season’s final bye week. Texas is poised to make a run at the College Football Playoff, exactly where it wanted to be with four regular season games remaining. ** Much of the focus yesterday was on whether or not Quinn Ewers would have a bounce back game and whether or not the Texas defense could safely corral Vandy QB Diego Pavia. There are two key stats that answer both of those questions: Heading into the contest, Vanderbilt was converting 51.6 percent of their…

Hopefully Notre Dame getting left out of the playoffs forces changes to the college football playoff. But given Notre Dame’s apparent automatic-in if they’re in the top 12 next year, the impetus won’t come from the Irish. Instead, it’s going to have to emanate from the commissioners of the SEC and Big 10. They hold the keys. The commissioners have at least an extra month to re-work the CFP for next year. I hope they get it to at least 16 teams, if not 24. ** The value placed on bowls is obviously diminishing. Sure, it’s a good opportunity for teams and players to further hone their craft through 15 practices and a game. But some programs…

Best Class Scenario: First for 2026! The Texas Longhorns will be picked to sign a fifth straight top 5 level class in the 2026 cycle. And this class will be coming on the heels of the No. 1 ranked class in 2025, a first since 2002 for the Longhorns. Texas currently has two commitments in the class, and 10 or 11 other prospects that Texas would accept a commitment right now. With that said, Texas is still very much in evaluation mode in the 2026 cycle with offers expected to be extended in January. Quarterback (1) Dia Bell, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage #AllGasNoBrakes Height & weight: 6-2, 195 OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Running…

Updating the Latest Look at 2026 Official Visit Schedules Some movement for Texas prospects over the last 24 hours and how it pertains to the overall recruiting picture for the Texas Longhorn class. *** Wednesday AM Paris Melvin, DB, Cypress (Texas) Springs OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star The Latest: Scheduled Texas OV for June 20, cancelled Texas A&M visit Texas offered the Cypress defensive back on May 23, though it wasn't until June 11 for an official visit to be scheduled. Melvin will make the trip to Austin on June 20 for an official visit. As a result, the OV he had scheduled to Texas A&M will be cancelled. There were crystal…

At this time of year and for this game, I always think back to one of my fondest childhood memories (and part of what sparked my lasting obsession with Texas Longhorn football). The year was 1977. I was all of eight years old. I woke up that morning 48 years ago and my dad told me to get my Longhorns t-shirt on. Surprisingly, he announced we were going to drive up to College Station from Houston and see if we could scalp tickets to Texas vs Texas A&M to see Earl Campbell’s final regular season game as a Longhorn. My parents were both blue collar workers. They didn’t have a lot of money to spend on football tickets. But my dad was so convicted of the ide…