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OTF on the road: News from Landen Williams-Callis Richmond, Texas - OnTexasFootball made the trip to Richmond, Texas today to get the latest from Randle High 4-star++ running back Landen Williams-Callis. And there is some significant news to report. OnTexasFootball provides the latest on the 5-7.5, 196-pound explosive running back. * Williams-Callis will make an official visit to Texas in June. He tells OTF that the very likely weekend will be June 19-21. * He has communication with the Texas staff daily. Jabbar Juluke is leading the charge, but there is also communication with Steve Sarkisian. * OTF believes Texas has a very legitimate shot w…

It's that time, I'm on the road in the Southeast Region for the next couple of weeks. I'll be updating the thread throughout with school stops, info and anything else you guys want to ask me about. The trip: Wednesday, May 7 - Heze Kent Thursday, May 8 - Brody Jennings Monday, May 12 - Derrek Cooper Tuesday, May 13 - Kendall Guervil Wednesday, May 14 - Dia Bell, and Justice Fitzpatrick Thursday, May 15 - Samuel Roseborough View full news story

OTF percentage on 4-star Zelus Hicks Four-star safety Zelus Hicks (Carrollton, Ga./High) will announce his commitment September 12 out of Texas, Tennessee, Auburn, Georgia and Clemson. Hicks, 6-2 and 185, visited Texas three times thus far during the recruiting process, including June 1 Elite Camp. Safeties coach Blake Gideon has been impactful for the Longhorns, with an assist from Kenny Baker and Tashard Choice. Both Baker and Choice have ties to staff members at Carrollton High. Based on intel since Tuesday afternoon/evening, I'm placing my percentage that Hicks picks Texas Thursday at 75%. Hicks offer list of 32, includes Texas, Tennessee, Georgi…

OTF percentage on Jake Kreul While the Texas football team is taking center stage for good reason right now, Steve Sarkisian and staff could add to the 2026 recruiting class Tuesday. IMG Academy EDGE rush specialist Jake Kreul is scheduled to announce his decision around 4pm Tuesday. As this is published Sunday morning, OnTexasFootball would put the percentage at 80% for the Longhorns over Ole Miss and Oklahoma. Jake Kreul profile ... Height: 6-2 Weight: 223-225 range Wingspan: 78 Hand size: 10 Played at Orlando's Bishop Moore High prior to transferring to IMG Academy. 2022 at Bishop Moore (freshman): 49 tackles, 7 TFL's and 7 sacks …

OTF percentages on remaining uncommitted targets There are nine prospects yet to make a public commitment that Steve Sarkisian and staff remain in the mix for. OnTexasFootball believes the Longhorns are leading with at least five of those on the list. That means Texas will very likely have a top 10 ranked class when the calendar turns to October 1, with the runway to sign a fourth straight top 5 level class. OTF throws out percentages on the nine top uncommitted targets remaining on the board to get your Wednesday started. Jaime Ffrench, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ The battle: Texas with Tennessee second. Ca…

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 — The OnTexasFootball staff was out in full force at Frank Denius Fields for Day 1 of spring football for the 2026 Texas Longhorns. Here's some of our observations from the media viewing window. Bobby Burton, Gerry Hamilton, CJ Vogel, Jeff Howe, Rod Babers, and Hank South all contributed to this report. Offensive notes — KJ Lacey led the quarterbacks with Arch Manning suited up but looking on. — Strong day overall for Lacey as well as freshman Dia Bell. Both quarterbacks were accurate and throwing very catchable balls despite it being wet. Newcomer transfer MJ Morris was late on a couple passes. He was running third behind Bell. …

OTF rankings for prospects with decisions looming + the class The Texas Longhorns have 17 commitments headed into the second week of July with a number of prospects scheduled to make decisions, and possibilities to announce decisions. This morning, OTF takes a look at the remaining decisions to be announce with their OTF ranking and the where the decision will come from. Prospects with decisions to come ... Tyler Atkinson, LB, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Commitment date: TBD In contention: Georgia, Texas, Oregon, and maybe Clemson Jalen Lott, WR/ATH, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star…

After several prospect rankings updates took place in recent weeks, OTF wanted to get together and share opinions on where Texas targets and commits are viewed by the industry. Click HERE for a story that includes each Texas target and commit’s rankings. I'd suggest pulling up that story in another tab so you have a better idea of where the OTF recruiting team is coming from. Before we get into it, it’s worth remembering recruiting rankings are based on NFL Draft projection. 32 five-stars = 32 projected first round picks, 250-300 five and four-stars = projected NFL Draft picks, etc. Rankings are obviously subjective and are decided by scouting teams for e…

OTF recruiting road trip: Live updates On I-10 - I’m on the road for the next week seeing top targets for the Texas Longhorns in the 2027 class. You guys know the drill. I’ll be positing all sorts of thoughts and updates. View full news story

Four-star linebacker Toa Satele tells OnTexasFootball he'll officially visit Texas June 5th-6th. This will mark a return trip to Austin for the Mililani (Hawaii) prospect after visiting campus in April. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound Satele is one of the more coveted linebackers in the country, with heavy interest from Oregon, Cal, USC, and UCLA, along with Texas. Other ILBs expected to officially visit the Forty Acres this summer include: Cade Haug — LB — Katy (Texas) High -- #AGNB27 Jahdyn Nelson — LB — Houston (Texas) Langham Creek -- Texas Tech commit Joakim Gouda — ILB — Douglasville (Ga.) South Paulding Mikahi Allen — LB — Ramsey (N.J.) Do…

OTF recruiting: 45 June official visits locked in The Texas Longhorns are up to 45 announced and reported official visits after adding three more last week. The three additions last week were all on the offensive line with Kyle Flood now having eight lineman scheduled to visit in June. That number will very likely ascend to nine or ten in the coming weeks as well. QB (1) Tyler Knutson, Spring Branch (Texas) Smithson Valley #AllGasNoBrakes Note: Was back on campus Friday. RB (3) Noah Roberts, RB, Chandler (Az.) Basha Texas OV: June 5-7 Note: Made two day UOV Friday-Saturday. Lathan Whisenton, RB, Waco (Texas) Midway Texas OV: June 12-14 N…

OTF recruiting: 47 June official visits locked in The Texas Longhorns are up to 47 announced and reported official visits entering the last week in March. OTF expects that number to ascend to close to 55, with not every player that locks in official visit date expected to follow through. The big and most recent addition is 4-star++ Peach State EDGE/LB K.J. Green out of Stone Mountain. QB (1) Tyler Knutson, Spring Branch (Texas) Smithson Valley #AllGasNoBrakes Texas OV: June 19-21 Note: Was back on campus earlier in March. RB (3) Noah Roberts, RB, Chandler (Az.) Basha Texas OV: June 5-7 Note: Made two day UOV two weeks ago. Lathan Whis…

OTF Recruiting: Offers I love in 2026 The majority of eyes of the Texas fan base are on the 2025 recruiting class, and for very good reason. Having been on the road and seen some 2026 prospects with another trip through the Southeast Region planned soon, I wanted to take an early look at some of the 2026 offers by Texas that have my full attention. The 2026 class currently has three commitments, with one at least a 50-50 shot to reclassify to 2025. 2026 Commitments Dia Bell, QB, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Chris Stewart, WR, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball …

AUSTIN, Texas — The OTF crew spent the day on campus taking in the final Texas spring practice, as well as catching up with recruits. Here's some quick hitters that we uncovered. Gerry Hamilton contributed to this report Marcus Fakatou, 4-star DL, Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon Texas entered the day in Fakatou’s top eight, and ended the day in his top three, he told OTF. The Sierra Canyon product journeyed up to the UT Co-Op to buy some Texas gear, including a Bevo stuffed animal and a beanie. He said there’s nothing to read into that other than getting some cold weather gear. A combination of Oregon, Michigan, and Ohio State round out the top three. W…

OTF Roundtable Chat: Ask any of us anything Anything you guys and gals got for Jeff, CJ, Bobby, Blake or myself. To answer the first question, yes @Joe Zurais in Eugene tonight for the CFP showdown. View full news story

TAMPA, Fla. — Day 2 of SEC Media Days is in the books. Today, the OTF Staff on hand in Florida (Bobby Burton, Gerry Hamilton, CJ Vogel, Jeff Howe, and Hank South) give their biggest takeaway after Georgia, Auburn, Vanderbilt, and South Carolina took the podium. Bobby Burton — “I think there’s a better chance Clark Lea and Vanderbilt revert to mean than keep pushing forward. I like Lea and I like the players he brought to Nashville. But starting a true freshman QB with an underwhelming roster doesn’t make me a believer.” CJ Vogel — “Steve Sarkisian needs to become the catalyst of physicality for Texas the way Kirby Smart is for Georgia. Listening to …

TAMPA, Fla. — Day 3 of SEC Media Days is a wrap and just like that we’re 75 percent of the way to the finish line. Today we heard from Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer, Florida’s Jon Sumrall, Ole Miss’ Pete Golding, and Texas A&M’s Mike Elko. There was no shortage of takes to be had on Wednesday. Here’s each of the OTF Staff’s biggest ones. Bobby Burton: In listening to Mike Elko and talking with Billy Liucci today, I’m convinced the Aggies believe they will be a better overall defense this season. The transfer DLs are legit and Elko thinks he has a very good secondary. I’m not as convinced about their OL as they seem to be. I think the Aggies will struggle to…

This weekend's OTF Sideline Debate is which former five-star recruit at Texas has the most to prove this season? Take a look! Bobby Burton — Jonah Williams “We’ve said it from the beginning. Whether it’s football or baseball, whichever sport Jonah Williams focuses on, he has a chance to be great. Right now, that chance is in football, in part because of an injury he suffered early in baseball workouts. There’s also a path to the field for him. It’s time for Jonah to prove he deserves all the hype.” Gerry Hamilton — Jonah Williams “The five star for me that has to step up needs to step up in a 2026 season is Jonah Williams. That’s a tough one b…

Week 1 of spring practice is coming to an end and the OTF Staff had a chance to see Texas in action twice over the past few days. For our weekly OTF Sideline Debate, we each share a hot take that’s sizzling in our minds after our first glimpse of the 2026 Longhorns. Bobby Burton “Texas struck real gold in the portal. Not the fake kind, not the kind where you say, oh they're pretty decent. I'll stand by this statement: I think Texas signed what will be at least 8 future NFL players in the portal among the upperclassmen alone.” Gerry Hamilton “Texas will lead the nation in sacks this season. And Texas will set a school record for sacks by the linebacker…

For this week’s OTF Sideline Debate, the topic is: if this one word defines Texas football this fall, the Longhorns should reach their goals. Take a look at our answers! Bobby Burton — Manning Manning. I know that’s a proper noun but it’s also the proper answer. I think Texas will be good enough to win every game on the schedule if Arch Manning plays at a high level, particularly in key moments. Gerry Hamilton — Discipline Even Steve Sarkisian commented in a group of Texas fans that they need to cut out the “dumb ass penalties”. There is no way Texas can accomplish what they want to this season if they are anywhere close to last season in term…

AUSTIN, Texas — For this weekend’s OTF Sideline Debate, we each give our biggest takeaways after watching two Texas football practices this week. Take a look! Bobby Burton — It’s the look of the offensive line for me. It’s a bigger, more athletic group, and a more seasoned one. Moving Brandon Baker into guard and his off-season focus on transforming his body fundamentally changes the look of the unit. Melvin Siani has more prototypical tackle length than Baker did a year ago, too. Sure, we still don’t know what they’re going to do at left guard, but there are ample options. I’m not saying this will be a great offensive line. But I suspect they’ll be significa…

AUSTIN, Texas — The entire OnTexasFootball crew was on hand for Texas’ open practice to close out spring football on Saturday. Here’s each of our biggest takeaways from what we saw. Bobby Burton The Texas defensive line is beyond deep - at tackle, end and edge. The group reminds me of the Georgia and Alabama defenses we’re accustomed to seeing. Texas goes three deep at every position and they have young guys who are potential future stars. On the interior, you have to not only love the addition of Ian Geffrard but we’re also witnessing the development of Josiah Sharma and Myron Charles. Then you have Alex January, Maraad Watson and Hero Kanu as the old gua…

For today’s OTF Sideline Debate, the OTF Staff gives our SEC champion, plus who we believe makes the College Football Playoff from the conference. Take a look! Bobby Burton “My freshman year in college, an advisor suggested not taking the 8am calculus class. But I did it anyway. The result? There’s nothing like a Gentlemen’s C. Something similar can be said for Texas. The schedule is daunting. But a Gentlemen C grade won’t cut it. The Horns have the team to win the SEC. This is the year Sark and the Horns break through. “Beyond the Longhorns making the playoff, I have Georgia, LSU, and Oklahoma in the 12-team field.” Gerry Hamilton “My pic…

For today’s OTF Sideline Debate, we’re going to play a game. Each contributor has to pick on Texas player and change their position. This does not mean we are advocating for this change to happen. It's just a fun offseason exercise. Bobby Burton Ryan Niblett to corner. I know it can’t happen now. But what about a couple of years ago? He could be playing corner, and at least adding depth there, while still handling punt return duties. I think Niblett was likely dubbed as too small to play corner for Pete Kwiatkowski who preferred taller, lankier guys in run support and zone coverage. Rod Babers The simple answer is Jermaine Bishop but if I really…