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Portal additions: Predictions and expectations entering fall camp The Texas Longhorns begin fall camp in six days with the start of the season just 37 days away. The program welcomes 11 new members to the team from the transfer portal this season, with as many as seven expected to be starters this season. OnTexasFootball makes some predictions and lines up expectations headed into fall camp. Defensive line the key ... Maraad Watson, DL, 6-3, 327 The freshman All-American is expected to start, or play starter snaps without question. Texas loves what they have seen to this point. Two years left to play before heading off to the NFL. OTF predictio…

Texas is now through five practices of training camp for the 2026 season. They'll make it a sixth later tonight. ** Couple of housekeeping notes: I mentioned one starter (who shall remain nameless) was in a green jersey yesterday and to not get too alarmed. That starter should be back in due time. Also, don't make too much of defensive lineman Alex January missing practice later tonight either. He suffered a loss in the family and will be attending a funeral and memorial out of town today. Wishing him and his family the best in their time of need. January is expected back to campus on Wednesday. ** At Steve Sarkisian's press conference y…

Gerry Hamilton said “hi” about Marcus Spears Jr. almost a month ago now. Everyone assumed it was a football player. Rightfully so, since that’s the usual protocol. Nobody caught on, because nobody leaked the information. The national folks didn’t even catch on that this was a possibility until Tuesday afternoon. Lips were shut tight until then. The result, however, is the most important aspect. Texas, at least on paper, will now have its most talented basketball roster in school history. Sean Miller is prepared to elevate Texas into the upper echelon of college basketball. That’s what this signing and this commitment means. ** Speaking o…

Sarkisian told reporters Monday morning that QB Arch Manning was not a participant on Monday for the first practice of the week. Sarkisian confirmed that Manning is in concussion protocol after taking a hard hit to the back of the head on the first play of overtime. View full news story

Dia Bell may be bigger, may have a stronger arm and may even be a better athlete, but KJ Lacey is clearly the most accurate of the two talented young QBs for the Horns. During Wednesday’s media viewing session, Lacey separated himself from the pack, routinely and almost effortlessly placing the ball on time and on target. Bell, while obviously talented, still seems to be getting used to the speed of the college game and its receivers. ** I thought transfer OL Dylan Sikorski had a somewhat disappointing practice on Monday. On Wednesday, I would say the opposite. You could tell he was really working on his quickness. Sikorski is backing up Jayd…

Texas lost out on Ezavier Crowell last night; the Alabama native decided to stay home and play for the Crimson Tide. But life goes on. My dog still wanted to play tug of war after he ate this morning. The sun still rose in the East. And sure enough, my wife still asked me if I took out the trash and recycle last night. The same will happen multiple times over the next two weeks. Texas will likely lose more than they win. But as we’ve talked about, that’s the nature of this style of recruiting. At the end of the day, recruiting at this level is more about who you add, not about who you lose. ** I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Texas and i…

- The choices of Anthony Hill, Jaylan Guilbeau and Derek Williams to work with helmet communication gear to begin during today’s practice was noteworthy. - Silas Bolden moved from the fourth person to return punts to the first in day two. That’s called a quick ascension. He’s a natural punt returner. - DeAndre Moore was yet again the first non-specialist to arrive at practice. The sophomore from Los Angeles isn’t going to give up his spot willingly. - Tight end continues to look like a surprising team strength. The mix and depth give the Horns a little something they didn’t necessarily have a year ago. - Alfred Collins seems to have more of a bounce in…

Given that I mentioned in this space yesterday that Arch Manning would be hosting some of his receivers in New Orleans this week, here's a nice photo from Instagram... with a little bit of humor from his dad. The group includes Ryan Wingo, Emmett Mosley V, Cam Coleman and Sterling Berkhalter. I'm told that that the group basically went from the airport yesterday morning, and within an hour, they were all running routes. According to someone at the workouts, Manning is said to be in fine shape and "moving really well". ** Of course, these are not the only Longhorns working out right now. Players are all over the country working wi…

What's Ahead During Texas' No. 1 Toughest Ranked Schedule? *** Over the weekend, I was able to connect with an SEC coach to talk the season ahead in 2026. A large portion of the conversation stemmed from the notion that Texas was set to have a very difficult schedule ahead. For some context, this source had been in the conference for a handful of years and has appeared on sidelines for majority of his time in the role he is in currently. But I wanted to share some takeaways from the conversation. Hopefully, for some of y'all fortunate enough to make some of the trips this year to see Texas on the road, this can help set the stage for what the boys in I…

Recruiting Report: Sark's helicopter stops Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was zipping around the Houston area Friday in helicopter making a number of school stops. Along with Coach Sark, assistants Blake Gideon, Jeff Banks, Terry Joseph and Chris Gilbert were hitting Houston area schools. Chris Gilbert replaced Pete Kwiatkowski on the road for the Longhorns. OnTexasFootball provides a run down of Coach Sark's stops. Stops Friday for Sark Force One Conroe High (Dorian Brew) Alief Hastings High (Commit Smith Orogbo) North Shore (Devin Sanchez) Dekaney High (Commit Nick Townsend and Tanook Hines) Galveston Ball (Commit Jonah Williams) Hitchcock…

Flip. Flip. Flip. + Portal SZN = Good stuff for Texas Baseball fans. A lot of action popped off this weekend for Jim Schlossnagle and his staff, as expected. That was fun, wasn't it? The Recap / Notes From The Weekend: - Texas hosted double digit recruits over the weekend, including a mixture of both portal prospects and high school recruits. It sounds like the majority of these were done on Saturday. - On Saturday the Longhorns pulled in two commitments, one from the portal and one from the high school ranks. Arizona State’s Ethan Mendoza was a missing piece to the puzzle for Texas and he will be looked at to shore up that middle infield at secon…

Kevin Wynn Update OnTexasFootball caught up with a source very close to Greensboro (Ga.) Greene County 4-star+ Kevin Wynn Monday afternoon. The Texas Longhorns continue to work on getting Wynn on campus November 23rd, with his father. As of Monday around lunchtime, there has not been a visit locked in. OTF gives a rundown of the key news and notes around the Wynn recruitment: 1. Wynn remains committed to Florida State. And FSU still has a chance to sign him. 2. In Wynn's mind, the top three are FSU, South Carolina and Texas. 3. Georgia would be a compromise school. The Dawgs are not a top three choice for Wynn, himself. 4. USC remains…

BOOM! Texas goes back-to-back days with an elite commitment, this time in four-star edge rusher Jabarrius Garror, who pledged to the Longhorns on Friday morning over Auburn and Georgia, among many others. A one-time Alabama commit, Garror becomes the third pass rusher Texas is adding as the program stocks up on quarterback disruptors for the post Colin Simmons era. He joins Cam Hall and Derwin Fields in the fold. “Basically like Colin Simmons, some of the stuff he does,” Garror told OTF of what Texas envisions in him. “I think we’ve got similar body types. It would be a good choice to put me in his role because he’s obviously going to leave this year. An…

Bang! Texas lands a commitment from 2026 Hough (N.C.) CB Samari Matthews! A big win on the trail for the Longhorns as they come out on top of South Carolina and Miami for the 6-foot+ cornerback. The Longhorns did a great job with the North Carolina native. Matthews and his family spent four days in Austin back in the spring where they took in two different spring football practices and were able to get a great look at the city of Austin and life on campus. In year one with the Longhorns, Mark Orphey has now landed his top three targets on the board with the addition of Matthews. Texas is now up to 18 commits in the class and Matthews joins Haywar…

For the first time this year, we witnessed a successful identity on offense, one that is clearly starting to build. Furthermore, it’s an identity that can be replicated and even improved upon. Now, one game does not a season make. But… If Texas can lean into that identity again and again this season, there’s a path to being a good offensive football team. And what’s even wilder is this: There’s still a ton of meat left on the bone for where this Texas offense could wind up if they keep improving. Think about it. - Arch Manning keeps improving. I don’t know how he plays a cleaner game than he did against OU. But I think there will ev…

Another day, another congressional deadline that is going to go unheeded. This time, the senate aides finished the proposed bill late last night and asked for an answer by 10am this morning. The response from the SEC and Big 10? We need to have a call with our presidents in the afternoon. It’s a sign of who really holds the cards here. And it’s not Ted Cruz or Maria Cantwell. It’s the SEC and BIG 10 and they’re playing it that way. ** Personally, I don’t like the bill as currently constructed. All it does is cap player costs and create an oversight structure on those player costs while limiting future expansion of the SEC or Big 10. Ther…

I'm headed over to the University this morning for the media window that begins as 9am. Here's a quick what-we-learned from week one: - Silas Bolden will have a significant role in 2024. Expect Bolden to win the punt returners job and expect him to find a way into the rotation as a receiver. "Fearless" has been the way some have described the diminutive transfer receiver from Oregon State. - Ryan Wingo is better than advertised. He has continued his ascent and did not hit the freshman wall over the summer. - Trey Moore is making lots of plays. But he doesn't look like he should. He is clearly the smallest of the Texas edge players. - Texas is tryi…

I want to focus on a few key moments in the fourth quarter. - Early in Q4, with Texas up just 13-7 and the Hogs moving the ball in Texas territory, Andrew Mukuba on a first down play finally made a key TFL. That play finally put Arkansas behind the chains. It ultimately forced Arkansas to a field goal attempt and kept the Longhorns in the lead, 13-10. - The ensuing series Quinn Ewers played his best football of the day, hitting Isaiah Bond cleanly on a dig route before Jaydon Blue’s run set up Texas inside the red zone. In the red zone, Ewers calmly went through his progressions and hit Juan Davis on a check down for a key first down inside the five yard line. T…

2027 Kingwood LB Cade Haug Commits to Texas *** The Longhorns add to their 2027 class with a commitment from 2027 Kingwood linebacker Cade Haug. Haug was on campus this weekend for an unofficial visit which went well enough to end up joining the Longhorns class after getting home and talking with his family. Haug, a 6-foot-1-inch, 220-pound linebacker held 17 offers ahead of his commitment to the Longhorns on Monday. The Houston native was clocked at 11.35 in the 100m last spring as a sophomore. Notable Offers: Arizona Arizona State Kentucky Minnesota Nebraska Utah View full news stor…

Recruiting notes to start the weekend The Texas staff was out and about seeing top 2026 prospects and targets, including a trip to Hawaii for Johnny Nansen. The staff is scheduled to be in DFW, the Atlanta area and parts of Florida next week with some big stops coming up ahead of January 25 Junior Day. OnTexasFootball provides a rundown of new 2026 offers made this week, and some other notes to get your Saturday started. New 2026 offers this week ... January 16 Kodi Greene, RT, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei - Oregon commit OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Kyle Flood offered after an in person evaluation Thursday. January 17 Trenton …

With Cole Hutson upgraded to probable, Texas should be healthy across the O-line for the Vandy game tomorrow. The only question is, will Hutson’s return push out Connor Robertson who has started the past couple of games at center, or does Texas move Hutson to a spot at left guard and that in turn move out either Connor Stroh or Nick Brooks? While Stroh and Brooks have given it their best shot, it seems like both have had their issues at guard to date. Perhaps it’d be smarter to get three seniors by class (Hutson, Robertson and DJ Campbell) on the interior. It might minimize some of the assignment busts we’ve seen this year. ** Both Arch Manning and Mic…

What to know on OTF 5-star RB Derrek Cooper ahead of his visit Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna running back Derrek Cooper is scheduled to be on campus in Austin this weekend. The OnTexasFootball 5-star prospect is making the unofficial visit with his mom and step dad. This will be the first visit to Texas for the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder. OnTexasFootball spoke with a person very close to the recruitment on Tuesday to get the latest ahead of the visit. Cooper recruiting notes from the source ... 1. Places Georgia 1st and Miami 2nd headed into the Texas visit. Cooper is a one-time Bulldogs commit, and has been on campus multiple times. 2. Has fiv…

The Texas men’s track and field squad limped (literally) to a 34th place finish last night. One of the hurdlers who was expected to score points for the Horns was injured. That puts a greater emphasis on today’s action at the women’s T&F championships where the Director’s Cup will also be decided. According to Director’s Cup expert Dr. Brett Wilkinson, the Texas women must finish 11th or better to secure the Director’s Cup for Texas for the fourth time in five years. Otherwise, USC likely takes home the Director’s Cup. Texas is slated to finish anywhere from 10th-14th, so it’s coming down to the wire. ** I can’t recall a time in covering recru…

Even amid a national election, yesterday was a fairly normal Tuesday for us at On Texas Football. Until the early afternoon. Things changed in a blink of an eye for our Blake Munroe and his wife Krista. The staff at On Texas Football received a quick text from Blake. Their oldest son, Colt, was at football practice. He went over the middle to catch a pass. He was tackled, a normal tackle. But Colt writhed in pain and was taken to the nearest ER. Blake was with him. But the story didn’t end there. We found out hours later that that ER wasn’t equipped enough for the care Colt needed. So Colt was care-flighted to a bigger hospital in Fort W…

It will be a very busy next two weeks on the recruiting trail for the Texas recruiting staff as July fireworks will go off across the recruiting world. A quick look at who else is expected to make a decision to begin July. *** July 2 EDGE Marco Jones – Danville (Calif.) San Ramon Valley Decision: Michigan, Texas, Texas A&M Originally a decision set between Texas and Michigan, however the Aggies have jumped in and jumbled the predictions here a good bit. TE Kaleb Edwards – El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Oak Ridge Decision: Auburn, Alabama, Texas, Oregon This one feels like an in-state Alabama battle. Edwards visited Texas early i…