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Another commit in the 2025 bag! Texas has earned a commitment from 2025 Port Neches Groves OL Jackson Christian. A head to head victory over Texas A&M goes live after the PNG spring game this evening in which both Kyle Flood and our Gerry Hamilton were in attendance for. The Longhorns are starting to heat up as we get closer to the summer months. Christian becomes the 7th commitment in the 2025 class, joining KJ Lacey, Rickey Stewart and Emaree Winston on the offensive side of the ball. Christian had visited Texas twice in the month of April, coming in originally on April 13 for a Texas scrimmage and then following that visit up with an unofficial back…

Texas Hoops Update: Latest on injuries The Texas Longhorns (9-2) will be back on the court Thursday facing a New Orleans (2-7) team that won't provide a test. Texas is once again expected to play without star freshman shooting guard Tre Johnson (21.1 ppg), who has a minor hip injury. Johnson is expected back on the court after the Christmas break. Senior forward Jayson Kent will return to the Longhorns this season. After suffering a wrist injury, there was some thought he may take a medical redshirt if he missed enough of the season. That will not happen, as he is expected back on the court sooner than initially expected. There is the possibility Kent cou…

Notes on new 2026 OL offer Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood was in Pennsylvania and New Jersey Monday. Prior to seeing 4-star++ EDGE target Luke Wafle (Princeton, N.J./Hun School), Flood stopped by La Salle College High in Philadelphia to take a look at fast rising 2026 offensive tackle Grayson McKeogh (Glenside, Pa./La Salle College High). The 6-foot-7.25, 280-pound offensive tackle sported 15 offers prior to Flood's visit. Now he has 16 after Texas extended an offer. McKeogh was 6-7 and 245'ish a year ago and began his junior season without an offer in hand. Syracuse, Duke and Penn State all offered prior to the calendar turning to 2025. Since that…

No Easy Yards in the 2025 Texas Offense It was not very fun watching football on Saturday afternoon. While there is no need to beat a dead horse here, the Texas was straight up bad. Across the board, it was a miserable watch. I will get into some numbers as this article expands, but altogether, there has not been an offense in the Sark era that makes life significantly tougher for itself quite like this Texas offense. Off the bat, Arch Manning's average distance of target on Saturday was 20.4 yards downfield according to PFF. That is the highest single game average distance of target of any quarterback in college football for the 2025 season. In fact,…

Friday recruiting notes The Texas Longhorns will host several visitors this week at various times. The times are dependent on when the Texas Relays end for one prospect. OnTexasFootball takes a look at some notes as the weekend begins. Battling Alabama ... Jackson (Al.) High 4-star++ running back Ezavier Crowell is on campus for a two day visit. This is his third visit to Texas during the process. This is, most importantly, his first face-to-face meeting with new running backs coach Chad Scott. OTF believes Alabama is in the midst of a big push, and is setting up to pose a big battle for the Longhorns. Texas is scheduled for a June 6-8th offici…

Gerry and I shot a video yesterday titled “Better or Worse?” What position groups are expected to be improved, the same, or worse (even if slightly so) year over year. Granted, this list is before the start of fall practice so there could be changes prior to the season. Here’s where I came out: Offense: QB - Up Quinn is back for his third year and Arch is a year more mature. RB - Down As talented as the room is, Jonathan Brooks was almost a national award winner a year ago and the first RB taken in the draft. That’s hard to replace. WR - Down Texas has more quality receivers on its roster today than it did a year ago. But Worth…

VIP Recruiting Notes: Texas in on No. 1 ranked prospect in the country The Texas staff is readying for a month and half with many unofficial visitors scheduled to be on campus. The Longhorns are expected to host over 50 unofficial visitors from March 10 to the spring game April 18. And many of those are top targets in the 2027 cycle. This morning, OnTexasFootball provides the latest on a handful of prospects, including the top prospect in the country. Notes on a number of 2027 targets... DJ Jacobs, EDGE, Roswell (Ga.) Blessed Trinity - *Ohio State verbal OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star OTF note: Texas is all in on the recruitment of Jacobs. There is …

The ACC spring meetings are taking place this week. And conference officials are squawking about various aspects of their preferred view of college football’s future. Couple of notes: - ACC coaches favor and will push for a 21-day style pre-season training spread over the entire spring and summer as opposed to the current 15-day spring practice window. It’s a potential rule change that will get some attention from SEC coaches during their spring meeting in two weeks. I could see this one passing, though part of the problem is summer school for athletes. Athletes notoriously take heavy summer courseloads, so they can take fewer classes in season. - The ACC a…

Texas has a shot with this weekend’s official visitors because… Texas Longhorns June official visits are just two days away. As we close on on the visit weekend that is expected to have 14-15 visitors with Vanderbilt WR commitment Jeremiah Douglass telling OTF he's officially cancelled the weekend visit Tuesday, it's time to look at why Texas has a shot with the nine visitors not already committed to the Longhorns. Marcus Fakatou, EDGE/DL, Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon The why: Fakatou has a real liking for LaAllan Clark and Will Muschamp, Muschamp's scheme usage for Fakatou's talent, Texas won't lose from NIL standpoint, and his agent is David Mulugheta.…

The Texas OL recruiting board: The OT's, IOL's & swing prospects OnTexasFootball takes an updated look at the 2026 offensive line recruiting board with Oregon commit and 4-star++ right tackle Kodi Greene (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei) having set up his official visit for June 13-15th. Texas currently has nine offensive lineman locked in with official visit dates for June, and that number is expected to go as high as 12 in the coming weeks. With one commitment, there are four or five spots remaining with a class of six being very possible coming off classes of signing three (2024) and four (2025). OTF breaks down the board by position along the of…

- Both Ryan Wingo and DJ Campbell were not at practice today. Texas did not immediately comment but it is not believed to be a soft tissue or bone injury. - Ty’Anthony Smith was sidelined today. He cramped hard yesterday and was held out of drills even though he was suited out. Levon Johnson also was suited out but did not participate. Same with Jonah Williams. - DeAndre Moore was first out to practice yet again. - I thought Moore had the best route running of any receiver during the press viewing period. - Michael Terry and Jamie Ffrench also looked good. It feels like they’ve improved the most from the spring to now. - Jack Endries made a tremen…

Michael Fasusi: The Latest from DFW Carrollton, Texas - OnTexasFootball is in the DFW area for a couple of days this week, and one stop Tuesday was to watch Lewisville (Texas) High 5-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi train with Donald Hawkins (DhawkLinemanPerformance). Fasusi, 6-5 and 302 pounds, will begin the official visit process May 31 with a trip to Missouri. He will follow up with trips to Texas A&M June 7-9, Oklahoma June 14-16 and Texas June 21-23. Notes and nuggets Tigers offensive line coach Brandon Jones has made his mark in the Lone Star State in the 2025 cycle. Fasusi speaks very highly of Jones, and Missouri is a sleeper for fel…

One final look at the uncommitted prospects on campus this weekend for official visits during the final visit weekend of June. Texas will host seven committed prospects on campus for official visits, eight if you include Isaiah Coleman who is also making the trip. Big opportunity for the extra recruiters to make a lasting impact with top targets. *** WR Jaime Ffrench — Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin Texas comes in this weekend as the favorite in my book. Trips to Tennessee and LSU have made things tighter, but ultimately the Longhorns were able to capitalize off of their April 6 visit and have the opportunity to put the icing on the cake this weekend w…

Willie Nelson is playing on my car radio. I’m headed north to Ann Arbor. All is right in the world. ** All is right in San Cosmi’s world, too. The former Longhorn just signed a huge deal with the Washington Commanders with $45mm guaranteed. This is a sign of just how average Texas OL has been the last decade and why things are changing now. Cosmi becomes just the second Texas OL in the last decade to get a second contract from an NFL team. How many OLs currently in the Texas program do you think will get second contracts? My guess is four or five, at least. They may not all be starting this year, but that room has led the team transf…

Monday Morning Recruiting: New DL name on the radar The Texas Longhorns continue to expand the defensive line net in the Southeast Region, especially in the Peach State. This morning, OnTexasFootball introduces a new name that Texas has been in contact with in the last week. Introducing Walter Mathis Jr. The Texas Longhorns have been in contact in the last week with one of the top defensive lineman in the country yet to make a commitment. Savannah (Ga.) Calvary Day's Walter Mathis Jr. was offered by Texas in late March, but there wasn't any movement with Texas at that point. The 6-2, 285 pound wrecking ball made June official visits to Clemson, Miami, Aubu…

OnTexasFootball was on the road this morning down to Alamo Heights for the Navy All-American Bowl jersey ceremony for five-star ATH Michael Terry III. A few recruiting nuggets from the ceremony: First, Terry tells OTF that his decision is officially down to Texas and Nebraska. Matt Rhule has been a big factor in this recruitment for the Cornhuskers while the Longhorns have been able to host the San Antonio star for several game visits this season. In his post-ceremony interview with OTF, Terry did not mention a set date for a commitment, but also says a decision is "coming pretty soon." I asked Terry about his trips to Austin this year for games and vi…

Previewing Florida Saturday marks the opening of SEC play for the Texas Longhorns. This weekend was a whirlwind of football across the conference and now Texas will be able to join the fun with a trip to The Swamp. As the week of game prep carries on, I wanted to share some numbers regarding Florida and what can be expected for the 2:30 p.m. kickoff this Saturday. *** Quarterback Pressure For a school like Florida, this really surprised me. But the Gators rank 135th out of 136 teams in division one college football in 2025 with only 3.0 sacks. It is the 2nd worst mark in the entire country and again, not something I would have expec…

With the addition of Caleb Chester, the long-armed cornerback from Fort Bend Marshall, the Horns now sit at 11 commitments on the campaign. How does that equate position-by-position? And how many more scholarships are the Horns looking to allocate in the 2025 class and to which positions? Quarterback (1 of 1) Running backs (2 of 2) Wide receiver (0 of 3 or 4) Tight end (1 of 2) Offensive line (3 of 5 or 6) Edge (1 of 2 or 3) Defensive Line (1 of 3 or 4) Linebacker (1 of 2 or 3) Cornerback/Nickel (1 of 3) Safety (0 of 2) Headed into the final two weeks of official visits, only two positions - QB and RB - are “comp…

It’s recruiting time in Austin, and it’s a big weekend for the defense. One that only got bigger yesterday with the news that Cedar Hill defensive tackle Jalen Brewster, who some consider the nation’s no. 1 overall prospect, will be making his way to the state capitol today to begin an official visit with the Longhorns. Brewster committed to Texas Tech months ago yet has kept communication lines open with various schools, including Florida, LSU, Texas and others. Brewster suffered a torn labrum last year and is still recovering from that to a degree. But his athletic ability is eye popping. He was a wildcat quarterback at times last season, even at 300 pounds. …

Best Case Scenario: May 25 The Texas Longhorns begin the mad rush of official visits June 5. As we get ready for the crazy month, OnTexasFootball takes another run at the Best Class Scenario following the spring evaluation period. The latest BCS has 35 prospects listed with as many as 27-28 in the class currently expected. QB (1) Tyler Knutson, QB, Spring Branch (Texas) Smithson Valley #AllGasNoBrakes Texas OV: June 19-21 RB (1-2) Noah Roberts, RB, Chandler (Az.) Basha #AllGasNoBrakes Texas OV: June 5-7 WR (3) Easton Royal, WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother Martin #AllGasNoBrakes Texas OV: June 19-21 Monshun Sales, WR, Indianapolis…

The addition of Velton Gardner, the Dallas Skyline product who spent the previous five years shuffling between Kansas and SMU, gives you a picture of just how thin the RB room is right now. Sure, Texas has three quality (and healthy) RBs still. But if one or two of those guys goes down during the season, the Horns can’t put 30+ carries on any single back. Situations like that keep coaches up at night. While Gardner is not expected to be a world beater, he is the one Sark and company circled and found in the portal at such a late date. ** If you recall, this is not the first time Sark has added a player this close to football season. Two years ago,…

Sark tells his players to focus on getting better every day. If coaches are going to be listened to, they have to walk the walk themselves. And national signing day is a unique opportunity for coaches to make the team as a whole better. One thing we know for sure: each and every signing day, Sark and his staff have lived up to that bargain. Texas WILL get better today. Sark is ever pushing for Texas to take that next step. And like many of you, I’m here for it! ** I love the quality depth of this class. While there are some major standouts for sure, it’s the depth of talent that grabs my attention most. That’s how you build a team f…

Offensive line recruiting outlook: 2026 Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood was in California Thursday, Houston area today, DFW early next week and out of state through Friday ahead of the January 25 Junior Day. The Longhorns are expected to take four or five linemen in the 2026 cycle with two tackles a priority, and a swing player possible. OnTexasFootball provides an early outlook headed into the first Junior Day. New offer in Cali ... Kyle Flood offered 4-star++ right tackle and Oregon commit Kodi Greene (Santa Ana,Calif./Mater Dei) after an in person evaluation Thursday. A visit to Texas is possible, if not likely. Greene is origina…

Just two short notes this morning as we await decisions from Marietta, Ga., linebacker Brayden Rouse and Frisco wide receiver Jalen Lott… 1. Thank you to everyone who participated in the fundraiser for the Central Texas Food Bank last night on our episode of Talkin’ Ball. We donated $2,899 as a community to the organization that is helping people in the midst of the tragic flooding in the Hill Country. Again, I’ve always wanted this to be a place where Texas fans could be proud of, and there is no prouder moment than when we come together and do something like that. 2. I spoke with someone yesterday who believes Jack Endries may make a run as the team’s top rece…

Wanted to provide another conversation topic called Good Horn, Bad Horn – basically a spin of those good cop, bad cop interrogations. With this piece, I want to highlight some underrated aspects of the game that Texas can build off of, or needs to see immediate improvement on moving forward. *** Good Horn Forced Fumble Attempts Loved the punching at the football I saw on Saturday. Of course, the biggest blow of the day came from the right hand of Anthony Hill Jr. to the face mask of a SJSU wide receiver, but all day the Texas defense was scrapping at the football. TyAnthony Smith forced a fumble as well. Brad Spence, Trey Moore, Liona Lefau, Jelani McD…