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For the first time this season, the opponent will have just as much talent as Texas, if not more. Given that, the outcome of Saturday night will be determined by something more than just talent. It’ll be things like: - Which team is better coached? - Which team has a better gameplan? - Which team executes better in crunch time? - Which players are truly special in a game full of future NFLers? - Which quarterback has the better game? In other words, this will be more like an NFL game than any other on Texas’ schedule. Texas has physically overwhelmed opponents thus far. That won’t happen against Georgia. Instead, Texas wil…

Madden Faraimo Update OnTexasFootball spoke with a family member of 4-star++ linebacker Madden Faraimo (San Juan Capistrano, Calif./JSerra Catholic). The 6-3, 235-pound linebacker is not likely to be in Austin this weekend, It's senior week, and JSerra Catholic plays host to Mater Dei Friday night. The Faraimo family is looking at the Kentucky game as a potential return visit to Texas. Notre Dame and USC are considered the favorites over Texas currently. Georgia 5-star commit OnTexasFootball spoke with Warner Robins (Ga.) High 5-star DL and Georghia commit Isaiah Gibsob. Gibson, 6-5 and 250-pounds, has spoken with Texas area recruiter Ta…

Move forward. Enough about pocket presence. Enough about turnovers, bad field position, missed opportunities and poor execution. The focus for this team needs to be solely on Vanderbilt. Because seven games into the season, everything the Horns had hoped for is still on the table for the taking. So what do the Horns need to do? Listening to Sark yesterday, there’s one particular word that he used that struck me: “execution”. Texas is not executing at the level they need to. At least they didn’t against Georgia and they really haven’t since UTSA, at least not on offense. Whether that’s dropped passes by running backs, procedure penalties,…

Where Texas stands with top remaining targets OnTexasFootball begins Tuesday with a look at where Texas stands in the key 2025 recruitments remaining. EDGE and DL Javion Hilson, EDGE, Cocoa (Fla.) High OTF ranking: 4-star++ The decision: December 4 is currently the decision day, with Texas leading. Joseph Mbatchou, DL, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson OTF ranking: 4-star+ The decision: First week of December is when Mbatchou is scheduled to announce a decision. Texas, Auburn and USC are battling it out. Walter Mathis Jr., DL, Savannah (Ga.) Calvary Day - LSU commit OTF ranking: 4-star++ The whole enchilada: If Texas doesn't get Mathis and fa…

If I could complete the 2025 class Every remaining game is a huge game on the field for the No. 5 ranked Texas Longhorns with one more loss in the margin for error to make the CFP. But that is also the case in recruiting to keep the ascending momentum working to close out a fourth straight top 5 class. OnTexasFootball begins your Saturday with the class if I could complete it: This class with 29 signees would end up ranked No. 3 more than likely, with shot at No. 2 Quarterback (1) K.J. Lacey, QB, Saraland (Ala.) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Running back (2) James Simon, RB, Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist #AllG…

As we sit right now, there are five teams in conference play that remain alive for a spot in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on December 7th. The Longhorns, with their one loss to Georgia, are among that group. As expected coming into the year, the Longhorns at this point in the season are right where they need to be, a top ten program with aspirations for both the SEC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff still alive. A quick look at the group of five alive in the SEC Standings heading into week ten. Texas A&M is the lone undefeated team in conference play and, without disrespecting South Carolina too much, should be undefeated …

The current philosophy in Austin, Texas has been to find a big name quarterback early in recruiting cycles and then build the class around that marquee name. Since Steve Sarkisian took the job at Texas, the Longhorns have been early on adding the quarterback in each of his recruiting classes. A quick look: 2022 class: Maalik Murphy – committed February 13, 2021 2023 class: Arch Manning – committed June 23, 2022 2024 class: Trey Owens – committed January 11, 2023 2025 class: KJ Lacey – committed June 3, 2023 2026 class: Dia Bell – committed June 17, 2024 Maalik Murphy committed to Texas just a month after Steve Sarkisian took…

Quick update on Colt Munroe, Blake’s son. He is off the ventilator and doing much better. He’s got some healing in front of him but things appear to be headed in the right direction. ** According to Florida coach Billy Napier, quarterback DJ Lagway practiced on Wednesday. How much he practiced is unclear. But to be back on the practice field four days after being carted off the field is a strange turn of events. I still wouldn’t count on Lagway playing. But I wouldn’t count it out entirely either. I’ve tried to remember a situation where someone was carted off the field and then played the very next week. In my lifetime of covering the sp…

The SEC race: Close to chaos The race to advance to Atlanta December 7 to play for the SEC Championship is technically down to eight teams, with Missouri very likely to be knocked out Saturday at South Carolina. There are three one-loss teams remaining, with either Texas or Texas A&M assured to take one more loss November 30. This weekend, the Tennessee at Georgia game looms large in both the SEC race, and playoff race. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the the race to advance to the SEC Championship Game. One Loss Teams Texas (4-1) Remaining schedule: 11/16 at Arkansas 11/23 vs. Kentucky 11/30 at Texas A&M …

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…

Sark's All-Time Texas Recruiting Class The Texas Longhorns have signed four straight top 5 classes with the No. 1 class in 2025 still a possibility. When looking at the classes as a whole, the amount of high-end talent at every position is what truly stands out. OnTexasFootball takes a look at the All-Time Class under Steve Sarkisian and staff, according to the industry rankings. Representation by class: 2025 - 9 2024 - 6 2023 - 4 2022 - 4 Quarterback Arch Manning, New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman - 5-star in 2023 (1 overall) Running back Cedric Baxter Jr., Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater - 5-star in 2023 Jerrick Gibson, Gainesvill…

One of Steve Sarkisian’s most interesting replies during Monday’s press conference came when he talked about the Georgia Bulldogs. Beyond all the glowing descriptions of their talent, their ability, their coaching staff and more, Sark described Georgia as “a team with the heart of a champion.” In the way he said it, you could tell Sark was almost envious of that description, that Sark himself wants people to describe the Texas Longhorns the very same way. For that to happen, for there to be a new top dog in the SEC, Texas must win today. A win would signal not only a changing of the guard in the SEC, but announce the Texas Longhorns’ true arrival as on…

Texas Scholarship Count The Texas Longhorns have had five players jump in the portal so far, with the window closing on December 28. Texas currently has 62 scholarship players with several expected to enter their names in the NFL Draft as underclassmen. The Longhorns also signed 25 players last week. OnTexasFootball will update the scholarship as needed. Senior (17) Andrew Mukuba Jahdae Barron Gavin Holmes Silas Bolden Bill Norton Velton Gardner David Gbenda Morice Blackwell Vernon Broughton Jake Majors Hayden Conner Juan Davis Gunnar Helm Barry Sorrell Alfred Collins Jermaine Lole Tia Savea Junior (18) …

The transfer portal had been up and running for two days and some change now and yet, it has been all quiet on the portal front so far in Austin, Texas. There have been some solid players enter the portal at positions of need for the Longhorns over the last 48 hours, and yet, there has not been a public announcement made from a portal prospect about an offer or a visit to Texas. Is that surprising? Perhaps. But it mirrors what we saw a year ago with Texas and the portal. Here is a quick reminder of the timeline in which Texas added its 11 portal players from 2023-24. *** 2023-24 Portal Addition Timeline Dec. 4, 2023 – Transfer Portal Opens …

All sights are on the Clemson Tigers this week. Texas has been on the practice field resuming their normal practice schedule with the first round of the College Football Playoff looming this weekend. A couple of quick practice nuggets for the Longhorns. *** – The Longhorns have practiced at 3:00 p.m. each day this week. Of course, that is the time of kickoff at DKR this Saturday for the Clemson matchup. I look back to the spring where Steve Sarkisian would switch up location and practice start time to break the monotony of practice, well this is the opposite essentially. Texas practiced a day at the Denius Fields this week as the field at DKR unde…

Quick portal update: Texas has hosted five official visitors during the winter portal window. Three of those players have committed to Texas - Purdue DL Cole Brevard, Arkansas LB Brad Spence and Utah P Jack Bouwmeester. The other two - Georgia Tech WR Eric Singleton and Purdue TE Max Klare - chose Auburn and Ohio State, respectively, yesterday. So where does that leave Texas? Well, the portal window closes on Dec. 28 for teams and their players no longer participating in bowls or the playoffs. However, if a player is still participating, he receives a five-day grace period following his bowl or playoff game. In other words, there are still ab…

A few recruiting notes OnTexasFootball delivers some 2026 recruiting notes on this Thursday with the first Junior Day for the cycle expected to be January 25. Dia Bell ... The Texas Longhorns 5-star QB commit says he's in communication most with John Turntine III (Fort Worth/North Crowley), Jalen Lott (Frisco/Panther Creek), Kaydon Finley (Aledo High) and Javian Osborne (Forney High). All four prospects considered at least 50-50 shots for the Longhorns as we enter 2025. Javian Osborne, RB, Forney (Texas) High... The 5-9, 192-pound 4-star++ running back continues to have Texas and Michigan in front with Notre Dame, Texas A&M and others in the…

The weather outlooks appears slightly better for today and tomorrow in Dallas, which should make traveling to the game safer. Temps won’t get below 32 degrees on Friday until 11pm. ** Texas arrived in Arlington yesterday. The team is staying at the Gaylord Opryland. CJ Vogel and other media members met with several coaches and players yesterday for an open media session. It was fairly tame. The Longhorns and their coaches offered no bulletin board material to the Buckeyes. ** Texas personnel assistants have been on the road recruiting this week in the Metroplex. Gerry Hamilton has seen Texas GM Brandon Harris, director of player per…

If you've followed along, you know the general vibe of each of these recruitments and how we've felt. But for the sake of formality, here's a five-pack of Trending Texas predictions. Amarillo (Texas) Palo Duro WR Kyron Brown — 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday When Texas offered Brown earlier this month after a strong camp performance, the Longhorns became the team to beat over Kansas State and Mississippi State among others. His official visit only solidified that stance. We like Texas on Tuesday. Confidence: High Alabaster (Ala.) Thompson S Junior Tu’upo — Friday, June 26 Entering the summer OTF reported that Texas was trending for Tu’upo behind the …

Texas Hoops Report: 5 NBA draft picks in 2026-27?; Sean Miller loves this team early on On the heels of Dailyn Swain being picked No. 15 in the first round of the 2026 NBA draft last night, it seems like the perfect time to provide the latest on the 2026-27 team with summer workouts in week three. To say Sean Miller and staff are pleased so far may be an understatement. Miller's Monday workout is very difficult, and the players are responding very well. The team has been impressive every day in terms of the effort on the court and in S&C, working to build a team throughout the workouts and beyond, listening and applying and showing a real competitive spirit…

Yesterday, Greedy James flipped his commitment from Texas to LSU. For those who have been following his recruitment here at OTF, the change should have come with little surprise. We’ve been saying for more than a week that we did not expect James to be part of the class. Why were we so certain? Couple of reasons: - James wanted a sizable NIL deal. As we know, Texas does not shy away from competitive NIL recruitments. But Texas just didn’t slot James that highly. - Given that, James told Texas it would be LSU last week. Texas did not fight thereafter, and focused instead on Pearland Shadow Creek DB Brandon Sherrard. Texas feels like they came …

This is my third preseason SEC Media Days. And thus far, it is the most subdued by a long shot. No one has talked much trash. The closest we came to that yesterday was Josh Heupel, who more closely resembles an altar boy, asking Tennessee fans to get ready for the return of Lane Kiffin with golf balls and mustard. In other news: - Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri announced Ahmard Hardy, his star running back, is expected to be ready for the season after being shot just a couple of months ago. - Brent Venables is rightfully proud of his defense and, perhaps most importantly, genuinely feels like he’s improved the pieces around his quarterback on offense. …

As we are at the halfway point of SEC Media days, I figured it would be a good time to check in on what some of the Texas team is doing two weeks before fall camp begins. ** Several players (approx. 8 or 9), including Arch Manning, Cam Coleman, Ryan Wingo and Rasheem Biles, spent much of last week in Phoenix working out together. ** Colin Simmons is an undisputed leader of the defense, but that is transferring to the entire team. Simmons, according to one source, is the one who is holding others “accountable”. ** On Sunday at the THSCA convention, Steve Sarkisian mentioned that incoming transfer Laurence Seymore has transformed his body …

OTF Community: If you could ask Coach Sark, Kiffin, Venables or Elko one question I'm throwing this out to the OTF community this morning. Want to know what's the one question you would ask each coach prior to the season. For instance, I got to ask Coach Sark a question at SEC Media Days. I asked about KJ Lacey and where he's at in his development, because we all know there will be a series or a few plays he's called upon this season. It's inevitable. I can't wait to her the questions lol View full news story

Texas was out at Denius Fields this morning. Some notes we've picked up: - Sark said the Longhorns ran 16 consecutive run plays early in practice. The focus was on making the offensive and defensive fronts focus on being physical. "At the end of the day, we have to be able to run the ball and stop the run," Sark said. - Sark singled out Melvin Siani for his willingness to be physical, but also mentioned the other experienced guys like Brandon Baker, Connor Robertson and Trevor Goosby. - Sark described the left guard situation as one still under scrutiny. He said he won't probably have a good idea about that position until after the first scrimmage. Dyl…