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Jaime Ffrench update The Texas Longhorns continue to be a good position for Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin 4-star WR Jaime Ffrench. OnTexasFootball spoke with a source close to the Ffrench recruitment Tuesday morning that told us that Texas and LSU should be considered the top 2 right now with Texas having had a great spring visit with Ffrench and family. Miami and Tennessee are also in it, and Ohio State has slipped. Texas has a real shot here due to offensive scheme, QB room, Sarkisian, player development and academic/football combo. His mom really likes the football/academic combo at Texas. Jaime Ffrench official visit schedule LS…

Recruits React to Texas' Win Over No. 9 Vanderbilt It has been a long, long time since Texas has been able to host recruits at home for a ballgame. Saturday was one of three remaining opportunities to do exactly that, and for the most part, those recruits were treated to a heck of a contest where the Longhorns flashed on both sides of the ball at times. Will continue to update this thread as more reactions come in, but starting to get some returns now. *** 2026 Texas DB Commit Yaheim 'Miami' Riley "The game was good! I was tuned in the whole game with Anthony Hill Jr. and Colin Simmons are those dudes! 🤘🏾💪🏾. And when the defense kept getting …

DESTIN, FLA.-- The Texas contingent flies in to Destin this morning. Texas coaches Sean Miller and Steve Sarkisian speak at the SEC meetings in just a few hours. Sarkisian recently made national news with comments about Ole Miss academics and the inequities their policies create and "another league" where the Texas 2s and 3s could compete for championships. Sark is acutely aware of the effect this has on media. So the question is, why is Sarkisian feeling it's ok to poke the bear this year as opposed to previous ones where he's been incredibly diplomatic? At first, I thought it was exclusively because Sark was feeling his oats a bit. After all, he…

Texas 2027 Recruiting Class Superlatives ...so far Was driving along I-10 and then south on I-95 on a long trip. Part of the mind racing on a long trip centered around the 2027 recruiting class so far, and handing out some class superlatives awards headed into senior seasons. Best Will Muschamp defensive scheme fit... Cameron Hall as a versatile defensive lineman will be 6-5, 280-285 pounds down the line (if not closer to 300). He will be that 5-tech defensive lineman playing the run in the SEC, that can also be a interior pass rusher with high-end athleticism. Highest upside recruit... Tie between Ismael Camara and John Meredith III. As an offensive ta…

BIG UPDATE: — After two straight series losses against Arkansas and Florida, the Longhorns look to rebound this weekend (starting tonight) against a tough Oklahoma squad. Let's just get right to the question that is on everyone's mind... Will OF Max Belyeu play this weekend? I spoke with a couple of sources just a few minutes ago and was told that nothing is certain as of Thursday morning. The good news is that Belyeu is listed as "probable" on the SEC injury report. He took in batting practice yesterday and will this morning as well. It's doubtful you'll see him roaming the outfield, but I do believe you'll see Belyeu at the …

Five-star visitors locked for June With the news that OnTexasFootball 5-star DL/OL Lamar Brown (Baton Rouge, La./University Lab) is now locked in for an official visit June 6-8, OTF thought it would be a great time to take a look at how many prospects ranked as 5-stars are scheduled to make OV's next month. OnTexasFootball 5-star's ... Dia Bell, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage #AllGasNoBrakes Mark Bowman, TE (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei) OV's: Ole Miss, Texas, Georgia, USC and Oregon John Turntine III, OT, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley OV's: Michigan, Texas A&M, Tennessee and Texas Lamar Brown, DL, Baton Rouge (La.) Universit…

Time for some news and notes (a lot of it on the freshmen): - KJ Lacey continues to look the part of a future starter at the D-I level. Lacey has a good presence, delivers the ball on time and has some escapability to him. He does not have the arm strength of Arch Manning or Trey Owens, but he has some wily-ness that makes him difficult to defend at times. - James Simon is ahead of Ricky Stewart of the two freshman RBs. Christian Clark is still running third team behind Tre Wisner and Jerrick Gibson. Some are saying Gibson’s body is leaning out some this spring, which is giving him a little more bounce in his step. - Parker Livingstone is the team’s go-to r…

The SEC Spring Meetings officially kick off tomorrow morning in Destin, Fla. On Texas Football will be there. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will be speaking to the media at roughly 11am. Other Texas coaches like Sean Miller and Vic Schaeffer are also expected to be in town, as well as athletic director Chris Del Conte. But the center of attention will likely be SEC commissioner Greg Sankey. Sankey will actually meet with the media briefly this evening as a precursor to the festivities. Here’s what’s on the docket for Sankey this week (and it’s a lot!): - The House Settlement hangs in the balance. - New college football playoff format for 2025. …

Recruiting: June 20-22 OV list expanding The final official visit weekend in June for the Longhorns is now the biggest. With several additions, Texas is currently expected to host 21 official visitors June 20-22. Five-star Trenton Henderson, 4-star's James Johnson, Chace Calicut and Paris Melvin Jr. and TE Keawe Browne and LB Calvin Thomas have all been added in the last week. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the current list for June 20-22. June 20-22 (21) ... Dia Bell, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star K.J. Edwards, RB, Carthage (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ In it: Texa…

Takeaways from player press availability following Thursday’s practice: Trevor Goosby - Said Colin Simmons is “different” as a pass rusher when asked who is the best on the team. - Trying to take on more of a leadership role this season. - Clearly a focused individual. Said he lives and breaths football and only has 24 hours in each day to get better. - Said he is trying to get his brother Austin (a top basketball recruit) to Texas. Jaylan Guilbeau - Thinks corner is easier to play than nickel because at nickel receivers always have a two-way while corners can use the sideline at times. - Had a tremendous respond when asked about ho…

Sark Era Recruiting: Ten biggest wins; five biggest losses Texas is headed to a fifth straight top 5 recruiting class. That means there have been some massive recruiting wins on the trail in the Sark era, and for different reasons. But with any program and class, there are also some very tough losses on the trail in the same time. While no singular loss may cost Texas a National Championship or the ability to play for one, there are some that may have helped or would help push Texas over the top. That is true for any program, to be clear. OTF takes a look at the 10 biggest wins, some that just missed and the five biggest losses of the Sark era to start y…

Ten recruitments Texas needs to win, plus the "must win" The Texas Longhorns are closing in on the final official visit weekend of June, and that means a number of decisions will be announced in the next month. Steve Sarkisian and staff are sitting in the top 2 of a number of recruitments, both in state and nationally. Now it comes down to how many, and who the Horns will win out for. OnTexasFootball takes a look at ten recruitments Texas needs to win for various reasons that are a "must get", key region battles for a premium position player, key area to score a huge victory in nationally and filling key needs within the class. 10. Aidan Anding, CB,…

The fall roster update is here and the time to rosterbate has arrived. Will go position by position here. *** Quarterback Quinn Ewers is up to 210 lbs. A 15-pound increase from a year ago at this time. I saw Ewers at the MPA where he looked the most physically fit that I have seen him in his Texas career. Arch Manning is listed at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. Credit to Trey Owens for completely buying into the offseason weight program. He weighed in at 238 at the All American Bowl in San Antonio in January. The roster has him at 220. Running Back Surprising to see Jaydon Blue only at 200 pounds. I had been told he was closer to 210. …

A quick rundown of the confirmed names attending the Longhorns' first event back on campus following the month long dead period ranging from the final week of June through July. The event is not designed to be a massive outing for recruits, more so an opportunity for a select number of 2025-2027's to get to meet with the coaching staff in a smaller setting. *** 2025 Uncommitted Prospects DL JJ Hanne – Santa Margarita Catholic HS (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) DB Jonah Williams – Galveston Ball HS (Galveston, TX) ATH Michael Terry III – Alamo Heights HS (San Antonio, TX) 2025 Texas Commits QB KJ Lacey – Saraland HS (Saraland, Ala.)…

Big games evoke big feelings. I think we all could sense the anticipation with Ohio State. With Oklahoma. And now with Georgia. There’s a reason for that. We all know a college football season typically is decided by only a few games each year. This is clearly one of them. ** As a program, Georgia has what Texas wants. They have elite players, they have a championship coach, but most importantly, they have a championship pedigree. Essentially, any time Georgia loses, it’s an upset. That’s exactly where Texas fans want to be. The irony is, to get there, the Longhorns have to go through those very same Bulldogs. I don’t…

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…

“I don’t think spring really could have gone much better,” one source told me on Sunday evening. ”The voices, the leadership is there. Arch is the dude. He is the leader on offense. And the defense, those guys respect him. Anthony Hill, Colin Simmons, Michael Taaffe, Ethan Burke. They are just a good core. You could put Liona Lefau and Jelani McDonald in there, too.” More: ”We had some (young) guys get a lot of run. We found some surprises, kind of got a feel for who is ahead of the pack (at different positions). ”I felt like the offensive line started maturing. There’s a lot to like.” And another note: ”The injuries, almost all of them came …

Texas and the 2026 NFL Draft The Texas Longhorns have had 23 players drafted in the last two NFL drafts. A lot of the talk this off-season has centered around the 2027 NFL draft being the next big one, in terms of numbers of draftees. After a look this morning, I'm not so sure Texas won't have double-digit draft picks for a third straight year. There are 18 players on the roster listed in the story broken down by three categories. Seniors or exhausted eligibility, three and done and potential decision to make after the 2025 season. Seniors (9) ... D.J. Campbell, IOL, Arlington (Texas) Bowie OTF projection headed into the season: Mid-round T…

Texas will be recruiting USC defensive tackle Bear Alexander if he becomes available in the portal. His interest in Texas, based on sources close to Alexander, is expected to be highly mutual. What are the odds Texas pulls this off? Well, if Alexander enters the portal as has been reported he will, Texas becomes the immediate favorite to land him. ** I've said it multiple times in the last couple of months. The nose tackle or zero technique position is the one spot on the Horns' roster that was left decimated by the departures of T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy. Steve Sarkisian was staring at a similar situation at wide receiver in December and w…

Texas is back on the board in the 2025 class! Defensive lineman Joseph Mbatchou has committed to the Texas Longhorns. Mbatchou becomes the third defensive lineman committed in the 2025 class, joining Myron Charles and Josiah Sharma. The Longhorns continue to build on what has been a tremendous class so far this cycle. View full news story

What the 2027 NFL Draft could look like It's still fairly early to have a great feel for what the 2027 NFL Draft will look like. That's because there are some decisions by juniors still remaining that will likely help shape the top 50 picks or so in 2027. With that being said, it's not too early to take a snap shot glance at many of the players that will be draft eligible, and how the early mocks could look. I put players in tiers to start until we know for sure which juniors with decisions to make (Ohio State OL's for instance) have announced. There is tier 1, which is top 10 level. There isn't 10 right now. Tier 2, which is top 30 type potential …

While we get ready for training camp, which begins on Wednesday, summer recruiting is close to being finished up prior to the start of the season. As we’ve reported, two players might make their decisions in the next week - defensive back Davon Benjamin and defensive end Jake Kreul. Benjamin’s date is set for Aug. 2 while Kreul has not set anything in stone. Given that, how and who is Texas is going to recruit beyond just the next week becomes the next question. And even more so, what is it going to take to reel in more elite prospects? NIL will be a big piece of that. Of course, Chris Del Conte and his group is working to make the Longhorns the strongest N…

Hook 'Em! Texas is back on the board in the 2026 class with the commitment of 2026 Melissa OL Max Wright Wednesday morning! The Longhorns hosted Wright for the Junior Day on Jnauary 20th where it was clear the Longhorns were the top team in the recruitment. The efforts date back to last summer where it became clear Texas was going to be the top team in this recruitment during the Pool Bash in July. Wright stands 6-feet-7-inches and told OTF he weighed in at 286 pounds on the trip to Austin two weeks ago. The lengthy Melissa offensive lineman comes in with a similar frame as that of Trevor Goosby, who is now slated to be the starting LT for the Longhorn…

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…

It’s that time of year, where recruiting takes center stage and things can and do change in an instant. Case in point, Buford defensive end Dre Quinn, as he was leaving Austin on Sunday, told reporters he would likely be foregoing his visit to Notre Dame that was scheduled for this upcoming weekend. Well, he got home, consulted with family, and yesterday afternoon decided he would go ahead and take that visit to Notre Dame. But… A report late last night from a Notre Dame reporter said Quinn had ultimately decided against visiting South Bend this weeekend and will instead announce a commitment between Texas and Clemson. If you feel like you’ve been…