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2026 RB to know A 2026 running back inside the state line that has the full attention of the Texas Longhorns is Christian Rhodes (Richardson, Texas/Lake Highlands). Rhodes, 6-1 and 200-pounds, has been in contact with running backs coach Tashard Choice since mid-way through the 2024 season. He made a visit to Texas for the Florida game, and will be back for a junior day - whenever that is for Texas. Rhodes burst onto recruiting scene this season. Oklahoma State was the first to offer October 9. Houston, North Texas, Arizona and Ole Miss followed with October offers. The Miami Hurricanes, TCU Horned Frogs and Kansas Jayhawks are the most recent offers, all…

Texas Longhorns and the 2025 NFL Draft Through three games, the Texas Longhorns are on tack to have double digit NFL Draft picks for a second straight year. Today, it's time to take a look at the 2025 draft possibilities, and just how many there are. The list includes seven true juniors, with three likely facing tough decisions in January/February. NFL Draft likely or possible Kelvin Banks, LT, junior Just stay healthy this season, and he's a first round lock. Quinn Ewers, QB, RS-junior Will the injury history push him down the boards as the draft gets closer? His play until injury was easily his best in college. What he does in return wil…

I’ll start with what was ultra-obvious to me on the first day: Texas is an extremely talented squad. Extremely. Yes, that was expected. But I’m not sure even folks who have been watching Texas this long understand just how rare this is. Everywhere you look on the practice field, it feels like there’s a player who is almost assuredly going to be playing pro football one day. If there are three players gathered together, at least one is a future NFL pick and, odds are, two will be. I sat there and watched Cole Brevard, Maraad Watson and Josiah Sharma in a three-man drill yesterday. All of them are pro-caliber prospects, each are at different st…

The postgame press conference will include both members of Oklahoma and Texas, beginning with the losing team – Oklahoma. Will post updates from both teams as the press conferences are conducted. Notes and quotes in the comments down below. View full news story

The addition of Smithson Valley QB Ty Knutson settles a big question for the 2027 recruiting class, perhaps in ways you might not think. Sure, he’s the QB of the class, a state champion and talented player with high upside. But it’s also how he slots into NIL considerations. After all, he’s not the highest ranked QB in the state or the country, so Knutson is unlikely to command egregious NIL figures. That should free up more capacity for Texas at other potentially pressing positions and overall team depth. Just one more thing to consider in this age of college football. ** I love Knutson’s athleticism. I’m guessing it was that aspect tha…

Happy Friday! *** Summer Time Body Transformations It's the time of the year where players on teams everywhere are tested to see who really wants it the most. No, it's not spring football, or even summer conditioning, but it's the month away from the facility where the gains achieved in the winter conditioning can be washed away with a poor month of May. Who continues to workout? Who falls behind? That will be the key this month as the return date of June 1st inches near. For the most part, members of the team returned back home or took trips to enjoy one of the few periods of the football calendar where freedom is abundant. But I wanted to t…

Texas will be in the market for a cornerback following the departure of Terrance Brooks Tuesday morning. There remains plenty of time in the portal window to find options at the position, or to see a name or two pop into the fold. A few names at the cornerback spot Texas fans should be aware of as the hunt continues. *** Arizona CB Tacario Davis The Rundown: 6-foot-4 cornerback with one INT in 2023. Allowed 23 receptions on 53 targets (43.4%). PFF Grades: Defensive grade of 85.5 ... Coverage grade of 87.5 Our Gerry Hamilton gave a great rundown of the Arizona cornerback earlier today. Without a doubt a talented cornerback who provides plenty …

Texas will begin its busy month of official visits this weekend when six prospects in the 2025 class make it to The 40 Acres. Of course, we have seen Texas put on shows before while hosting official visitors. Whether it be exquisite foreign cars or extravagant welcomings, Texas delivers. This year Texas is preparing its entry to Moncrief with a new look. A new look outside of Moncrief. Nice touch. *** On top of this, DKR is getting a face lift. Yes, already! A new video board is being installed in the south end zone. Originally, the plan for the south end zone video board was to stretch from suite to suite though to complete constructi…

Braylon Hodge update Texas linebackers coach Johnny Nansen extended an offer to Michigan State verbal Braylon Hodge(Denver/Cherry Creek) Wednesday night. OnTexasFootball exchanged messages with the 6-3, 215-pounder since the offer was made, both last night and this morning. The Thursday AM update is the scheduling of visits to Texas being ironed out. Per Hodge this morning, September 20 will be a UOV if that one gets locked in. A November official visit is also being discussed, and is very likely. Both Texas and Michigan offered Wednesday. View full news story

THE PERCEPTION - LWC started picking up offers as a 7th grader and is arguably the most popular football player to come out of the Houston area since Vince Young left Houston Madison to go to Austin. To put it into perspective, the first time I saw Williams-Callis play as a sophomore there were grown ass men wearing custom ‘Black Jesus’ (his nickname) shirts in the stands, and those dudes were not his family. - After being put on the gatefold cover of this year’s edition of the magazine, LWC is the first solo high school football player to appear on a cover of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football since Midland Lee’s Cedric Benson in 2000. - LWC is the runaway fav…

10 Reasons for Optimism in 2026 *** Back from Tampa with Kool-Aid in hand! With fall camp beginning in the very near future, allow me to do my very best to raise the excitement level. I have done my best thinking over the weekend to compile this list of ten reasons for optimism ahead of the 2026 season. *** 10. Justus Terry Up to 290 Pounds Since the beginning of January, the name on the roster that I have circled for being the biggest X-Factor on the Longhorn roster has been Justus Terry. No interior defensive lineman on the Longhorns' roster has as much ability to rush the passer as Terry, and now he has added more than enough armor to play…

Several Texas football players are headed to New Orleans this week to work with quarterback Arch Manning. Some players flew in yesterday. Some are getting in later today. It's been a very busy couple of weeks for Texas players, especially the skill positions. Across the board, they have been working a lot, specifically with individual positional trainers. So now it's time for everyone to get together, and that starts in New Orleans later today, where Arch will host the crew. Expected to join Arch in New Orleans are Cam Coleman, Ryan Wingo, Emmett Mosley, and more. ** Want to know why all those other leagues want to pool revenue? This sin…

Two visit updates; Georgia visitor list expands The Texas staff made a number of stops Friday in the states of Texas, Georgia and California. OnTexasFootball begins the week with a pair of updates on defensive lineman on the board for the Longhorns. Kevin Wynn and Malcolm Simpson Kenny Baker made a stop at Green County High in Greensoboro, Ga. Friday to see FSU 4-star+ DL commit Kevin Wynn. Wynn told OnTexasFootball Sunday night that he has not yet locked in a visit date to Texas. Texas wants Wynn to make the visit with both parents, and that did not happen in June. That was key for FSU in the close of the recruitment. Wynn has been on campus at Sout…

Thursday Lunchtime Recruiting Nuggets The Texas Longhorns coaching staff is preparing to hit the road next week for the spring evaluation period, along with hosting top portal targets. Here are some lunchtime nuggets for you guys and gals. John Mills The San Francisco (Calif.) St. Ignatius 4-star IOL remains a lean to Texas in OTF's opinion. Mills, 6-6 and 325 pounds, announced via social media last night that he was cancelling his OV to USC June 21-23. That falls in line with our intel ... the recruitment won't likely play out that long. Texas and Washington remain the two where OTF expects the decision to come from with confidence in Austin. O…

Texas will be hosting 2025 Grayson (Ga.) DL Joseph Mbatchou for a visit Septmeber 14 for the UTSA game. Mbatchou was offered by the Longhorns August 14 and quickly the two sides worked to get a visit set up. The 6–5 and 275-pound interior defensive lineman has been committed to Florida since July 31, though received an offer from Georgia this Monday evening. The late riser was born in Cameroon and received his first offer from Florida the final week of July. His recruitment has plenty ways to go despite the commitment at the moment as his five offer mark is set to quadruple over the next few weeks. Mbatchou also plays basketball. View full news story

Visit Update: Paris Melvin Jr. The Texas Longhorns offered Cypress (Texas) CySprings athlete Paris Melvin Jr. May 23. At the time, the 6-foot, 170-pound playmaker told OnTexasFootball he's not sure if he would make an official visit to Texas. The Houston area 4-star was on campus in Austin Tuesday, and relayed to OTF last night that an official visit to Texas is being scheduled. The key question is when will that be. He's currently scheduled to OV to Houston this weekend, Ole Miss early next week and Texas A&M June 20-22. Melvin Jr. made an official visit to Baylor last weekend, and Arizona May 30-June 1. Melvin Jr. by the numbers... Rushin…

I spent most of Wednesday’s practice window open to the media with the offensive line. Even during a training camp in which Kyle Flood is trying to replace four departed starters, the group looked so focused, hungry and in tune with the flow of practice that you’d never know such turnover existed. There’s a long way to go before the line is a finished product. Wednesday’s practice was the start of what’s sure to be a grueling 31 days leading up to the Ohio State game. Still, the way Cole Hutson (center) and Neto Umeozulu continue to run with the opportunities they’ve waited for and Trevor Goosby set the tone with effort and execution in drills, the line looked m…

"Boom!" In the words of Bobby Burton! Texas has earned a commitment from 2027 TE JT Geraci out of Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey. Geraci becomes the third commit in the 2027 class, joining DB Greedy James and WR Easton Royal. The 2027 tight end is listed at 6-foot-5 and 230 pounds. He was honored as an All-Bergen County and All-Northeast team for his 2026 performance. Geraci chose the Longhorns over a top five of Alabama, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Vanderbilt. View full news story

A few things I want to share... - If you haven't heard, Texas is switching up it's weekend rotation starting this weekend. Here's what to expect this weekend against No. 11 Alabama: Friday: Tyler Fay (6-2, 3.79 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 54.2 IP, .186 BAA, 63 K) vs. Dylan Volantis (4-0, 2.01 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 44.2 IP, .198 BAA, 57 K) Saturday: Zane Adams (4-2, 4.12 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 48.0 IP, .250 BAA, 52 K) vs. Ruger Riojas (5-1, 3.40 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 47.2 IP, .221 BAA, 72 K) Sunday: Myles Upchurch (4-2, 3.50 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 36.0 IP, .200 BAA, 46 K) vs. Luke Harrison (4-1, 4.33 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 43.2 IP, .233 BAA, 44 K) - Why the big change? It helps Texas down…

Late yesterday, news leaked that a revised and heavily trimmed SCORE act would likely be introduced to the senate which could provide a level of anti-trust exemption to college sports. Among the items still under contemplation: - Tighter Transfer Rules - Age System - Agent Registry System - Option of pooling certain media rights - Codifying certain aspects of the House Settlement Items left on the cutting room floor: - Player Employment or Collective Bargaining - Addressing a true salary cap This is a last-ditch effort by senators Ted Cruz (Texas) and Maria Cantwell (Wash.) to push through some sort of legislation that giv…

Running back to know in 2027 Two running backs in Texas in have taken up the vast majority of oxygen thus far - Landen Williams-Callis of Richmond Randall and SaRod Baker of DeSoto. But it's clearly time for a third to enter the race as best in Texas. Texas running backs coach Jabbar Juluke, along with Michigan and Arizona State RB coaches, stopped by Richland High in the Fort Worth area Tuesday to see Jayshon Gibson (North Richland Hills, Texas/Richland). The 5-foot-9.5, 194-pounder burst onto the scene as a junior rushing for 2,263 yards and 41 TD's on 233 carries, along with catching 19 passes for 387 yards and five more scores. Gibson has …

2025 Alamo Heights ATH Michael Terry III has returned back to San Antonio following his official visit to Texas over the weekend. The question coming into the weekend was in regards to where he would fit on the field at the next level – with the idea of playing defense being floated as well. Terry would prefer playing offense, but the conversation is fluid at the moment with the Longhorns. There was a conversation about playing on the defensive side of the ball during the official visit this weekend. With 10.8 speed in his pocket, Terry brings plenty of athleticism to play just about anywhere. Texas pitched a linebacker/STAR role this weekend on defense. …

If you saw the latest injury report, running back Colin Page and safety Derrick Williams have been downgraded from questionable to out. I conjectured earlier in the week that Page, the effective walk-on who has added some depth to a depleted RB room, might have suffered a concussion on his final run against UTSA. I was wrong. Instead, I am told that it was a pretty difficult ankle sprain that he is trying to overcome and that's why he is marked out for Mississippi State. Williams continues to be hampered by a hamstring that has tightened up on him. ** On the flip side, both Jelani McDonald and Tre Wisner have been upgraded to probable. McDonald, a…

A historical trend in the Red River Shootout has been points, points and more points. Over the last ten years, the average total points scored in this matchup is 71.3, which when you consider the total for this game set by Vegas is only at 49.5 you may be leaving the fair having expected more. However, the lone constant in this series up until two years ago is gone – Lincoln Riley. The remnants of the offense that once produced Heisman after Heisman is completely gone. It is a completely different looking program in Norman, Oklahoma and from a Texas perspective, that is a good thing. Oklahoma has been dinged offensively at just about every position. The wi…

OTF takes a look at what would be the No. 1 class Yesterday, OnTexasFootball took at look at the 2026 Best Class Scenario entering May with all the options that Texas could mix and match to lock in a fifth straight top 5 class. Today, we go a step further and take a look at what could likely place Texas as the No. 1 ranked class two cycles in a row. There are 25 prospects in this scenario with this breakdown: Texas - 10 Florida - 6 Georgia - 4 California - 2 North Carolina - 1 Arizona - 1 New Jersey - 1 OTF believes that if Texas puts together 85% of every recruiting class from the states of Texas, Florida, Georgia and California; the …