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OnTexasFootball can confirm the move made by Steve Sarkisian to hire Rutgers CB Coach Mark Orphey to the Texas staff, first reported by OrangeBloods. Orphey has been the corners coach at Rutgers for the last three seasons, earning a raise in 2023. Previously at Montana State, Orphey coached four players to all-conference honors in the Big Sky Conference. And while at South Carolina, he coached four players to all-conference honors, including Chris Lammons and Al Harris Jr. The 36-year old corners coach hails from North Shore High School in Houston, a place familiar with producing top notch DBs. View full news story

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke with the media for the first time since immediately following the Cotton Bowl loss to Ohio State to end the 2024 Texas season. Of course, Sarkisian has spoken with other media outlets and helped parade several of his former Longhorns at the NFL Combine out in Indianapolis, but this was the first time we have heard from the head coach at Texas since the loss. One nugget that was expounded on by Sarkisian was the idea that every player on roster would find the field to some level early on in the season. It was a real moment of ponderation for Sarkisian during his Monday press conference. Did he put his team in the best positi…

Sarkisian Hitched His Wagon 11 Personnel, But Will He Keep Pulling Moving Forward? Texas is coming off of their best offensive performance of the season against Vanderbilt. The Longhorns scored on six of their first seven possessions against a Vanderbilt defense that was top 20 in sacks, tackles for loss and in run defense. But it didn't matter on Saturday. The lone possession Texas did not find points on among the first seven drives was due to the half ending after 10 seconds. So what changed? Of course the insertion of Cole Hutson back into the lineup at left guard played a key role. Texas did not allow a sack, and only one snap went for negati…

The Latest on Laurence Seymore *** Texas Longhorns football head coach Steve Sarkisian struck a measured but optimistic tone Monday morning as he met with local media ahead of spring practice. While outlining Texas’ offseason offensive line additions, Sarkisian grouped transfer tackle Laurence Seymore alongside fellow portal pickups Melvin Siani, Dylan Sikorski, and Jonte Newman. For the time being, Seymore is expected to arrive in the summer, though his eligibility for the 2026 season remains under review. “I feel very good about the additions of Melvin (Siani), Dylan (Sikorski), Jonte (Newman), Laurence (Seymore),” Sarkisian said. Texas sub…

Steve Sarkisian Shoots Down Idea to Give Up Play Calling You can expect a lot of change on the offensive side of the ball for the Texas Longhorn offense in the coming weeks according to Steve Sarkisian. One thing that will not change is who will be calling plays. Texas head coach, and play caller, Steve Sarkisian was asked on Monday if he had thought at all about giving up play calling duties given the responsibilities of a head coach in games. It was quickly shot down. "That's why I got hired," Sarkisian said of his play calling abilities. "I was a really good offensive coordinator." Texas currently sits 80th in the country in points per game at …

AUSTIN, Texas — Matthew Caldwell arrived at Texas last summer with a lot of football under his belt, knowing full well he wasn’t going to be the starting quarterback for the Longhorns. “As a guy who's played nothing but FCS ball until I went to Troy, and then the opportunity to play at a Power Four, especially like Texas under a coach like Coach Sark, I'm not going to pass that up,” Caldwell told reporters after working out at Texas Pro Day on Tuesday “You know, playing is one thing, but for me to come here and experience this, like, I would have never dreamed of this. Or you do dream of it, but until you have the opportunity you just keep your head down and w…

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Sarkisian Gives His Feedback on the 2026 Early Signing Day Class *** Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian met with the local media Wednesday afternoon to discuss what he likes about his 2026 class and to provide a look ahead to what the careers of the new 23 signees could look like on campus. Now, this is just who we have at the moment. I will lead with this – Sarkisian, and Brandon Harris during an interview with LHN, mentioned Texas may have a surprise remaining during the ESD period. What that means, we will see. But for now, Sarkisian provides his initial remarks on the prospects that officially inked the dotted line on Wednesday. *** Of…

AUSTIN, Texas — Last week Steve Sarkisian said Texas star pass rusher Colin Simmons could “ruin every practice if I let him.” It’s a testament to Simmons’ development as he goes into year three on the Forty Acres, likely his contract season with the program ahead of the 2027 NFL Draft. But it begs the question … how does Sark keep Simmons from ruining practices while Simmons still gets the benefits of live reps. “I want to credit Colin, because there's a real level of maturity in him in year three that he would be the first to tell you wasn't there in year one at practice,” Sarkisian said on Tuesday after Texas’ seventh spring practice. “You know, in year one,…

Sarkisian Thursday Availability Notes *** Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian will meet with the media one final time before boarding a plane tomorrow afternoon and leading his Longhorns against Georgia in Athens. The Longhorns had a clean bill of health on the Wednesday night injury report and are expected to have that same sheet again this evening. Updates from the coach in the comments down below. View full news story

AUSTIN – Texas is officially one full week into fall camp for its 2025 season. A well-deserved recovery day is in store for Wednesday afternoon, with the Longhorns returning to the field Thursday in preparation for the first scrimmage of the fall on Saturday. Based off of returns out of Austin early in camp, the defense is getting the better of the offense through these first few practices. However, that is to be expected according to Steve Sarkisian. "Historically for me, surely your defense better be ahead of your offense," Sarkisian said Tuesday following my question about gauging the progress of both sides of the ball early on in camp. "And we are. I th…

Sarkisian's out of state wins on the recruiting trail Steve Sarkisian and staff have brought national recruiting to the Texas program. With the commitment this morning of Jaime Ffrench, the Longhorns have seven commitments from out of state prospects in the 2025 class with a chance at 10 for a third straight class. Ffrench's pledge is a big one, as this is the first national recruiting win in the very talented Jacksonville (Fla.) area in the last 30 years, if not ever. Texas now has a 36 combined out of state signees in the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 classes. The Longhorns have a total of 96 signees/commitments in the classes, meaning Sarkisian and …

Today’s scrimmage in DKR is set to begin at 9:45am. Parents are invited to attend and there will be a family BBQ following the scrimmage with parents, players, coaches and admin. ** As for injuries outside of Cedric Baxter… Michael Taffe has sported a green non-contact jersey all camp. Texas coaches are also closely limiting transfer defensive tackle Jermayne Lole and his number of snaps. The Horns are executing a plan where Lole will be completely available by game one but not taking too much risk in the interim. Connor Stroh had been participating full-go in just about every other practice during the first week of fall camp. He is expected …

The second and final scrimmage of fall camp starts today around 9:45am. Some things to keep an ear out for: - Receiver performance and rotation. Has Silas Bolden officially moved into first team reps and, if so, replacing whom. - We want Matthew Golden to bounce back this week and see who else steps up at receiver. - Last weekend, Jerrick Gibson shared some of the inside run load with Christian Clark and Derion Gullette. That won’t be the case today. - We’ve talked about the defensive tackle spot utilizing a rotation. But who is going to be left out of that rotation? What is Jermayne Lole’s true availability? - With a strong scrimmage, Gavin …

It’s Gameday! ** Today is the real start of 2024, and, for me, the importance of this season for the Texas program can not be understated. The goal of this season - beyond winning any championships - is re-establishing Texas among the nation’s best college football programs. Texas wants to be thought of in the same breath as Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State, the teams who have been the best the past 5-10 years. To make that happen, it’s time to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. That means Texas has to win and win big in consecutive seasons, in multiple seasons on a consistent basis. Winning seasons can not only be expected, they have to become…

Stanford defensive end David Bailey chose Texas Tech over Texas and others yesterday evening. We got a feel it might be headed in that direction earlier in the day. Tech allegedly made a significantly higher NIL offer. That’s unsurprising. Orchestrated largely by mega-booster Cody Campbell, Tech has been extraordinarily aggressive in the transfer portal. Campbell appears to be trying to leave no stone unturned prior to the House Settlement announcement next week. They will clearly have the most talented overall roster in the Big 12 next season. At the end of the day, we’ll see how it turns out for Bailey and Tech. The Red Raiders still have an unp…

Along with an extraordinary list of high school prospects, Texas is hosting Stanford wide receiver Emmett Mosley V on an official visit this weekend. Gerry Hamilton broke the news yesterday. Mosley caught 48 passes for 525 yards and six touchdowns as a true freshman last season. He’s an exacting route runner with terrific size (6-2, 190) and hands. Earlier this week, Mosley visited Virginia. Mosley is not considered a burner, but uses his size, athleticism and technical skills to create separation. Watch the tape and you’ll see a receiver who is highly polished at such a young age. More on Mosley: Out of Rancho Santa Margarita Catholic High (Calif…

Often recruiting can look desperate, almost ham-handed, where coaches and player personnel management throw spaghetti at the wall (see: Oklahoma). Not the 2025 Texas Longhorns in the spring transfer portal. Steve Sarkisian, Brandon Harris and the Texas staff have struck with the precision of a surgeon’s scalpel. Yesterday the Longhorns earned the signatures of three highly sought portal transfers. Cal tight end Jack Endries entered the portal early Wednesday. By Wednesday night, Endries was already on the Texas campus making an official visit. The most sought after tight end in the 2025 portal window, Endries totaled 56 catches a year ago as the Golden…

One thing to remember today: This is the healthiest the Arkansas offense has been since the start of the season. The starting QB, its top three RBs and best two receivers and tight end are all healthy. So it’ll be a surprise if Arkansas doesn’t move the ball some today. One of the defining questions will be just how much they do it and how they fare in the red zone specifically. ** Texas captains for the game are Trey Moore, Anthony Hill, Quinn Ewers and Jake Majors. Majors is one of 11 Texas players who were in Fayetteville the last time these two programs met. ** I don’t know if I’d call this a revenge game for Steve Sarkisian. Bu…

Recruiting notes: These are mostly from Gerry who is headed to Austin and driving right now… - In a late surprise, Cocoa, Fla., edge Javion Hilson is headed to Michigan today. Hilson was thought to be deciding between Texas and Texas A&M. But the late - and large - NIL move by the Wolverines with QB Bryce Underwood has some players thinking more about Michigan. Hilson is one of those. - Tampa, Fla., linebacker Kellen Wiley is expected to visit Florida today for its game against Ole Miss. Wiley is close to shutting things down; the Horns are considered the heavy favorite but last-minute visits to other schools should never be underestimated. - Texas…

I thought about changing the title to this morning’s post from “Saturday” to something more clever and representative of these two teams renewing a rivalry the state has missed so much. But I decided not to, in part because I don’t think this Texas football team needs to materially change who they are today to win this football game in College Station. Texas has a strong defense. The Horns have an offense that can be hit or miss, but one that has also proven they can beat an opponent in multiple ways and come through in the clutch. Texas is experienced across the board. In sum, Texas has the talent, the experience and the mentality to defeat the Aggies. So …

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…

The first portal addition of the winter is former Utah punter Jack Bouwmeester, a two-time all-conference selection, who has averaged more than 44 yards per punt each of the last two years and who has two years of eligibility remaining. Bouwmeester is indicative of the type of additions Texas wants from the portal. Texas wants players who will make an immediate impact at certain positions. The Horns are not interested in taking on someone else’s problems and trying to introduce them into the Horns’ culture, which is what Texas tried to do with Agiye Hall a couple years back. As expected those days are gone. It’s no longer necessary to buy those lottery tick…

This morning, I’m going to borrow a phrase from my friend Craig Way. ”All the hopes and dreams come down to this one.” While that magical line was in reference to a single play almost 20 years ago, it can also be used in reference to a single game or a single tournament. The Longhorns are - from now until the end of the season - in do or die mode. Every game, every possession takes on an outsized importance. Are the Horns ready to play under this level of pressure on a consistent basis? There are some signs that they are ready and some signs that maybe they aren’t. And those signs are well documented. The defense has played tough and sma…

The football gods smiled on Longhorn fans yesterday (and very early this morning!). Oklahoma and Texas A&M both lost their games with less than 10 seconds left on the clock. For the Sooners, the loss to Navy is all too painful. Surely even a back-up quarterback would beat a Navy squad replete with what are essentially walk-ons? But the Sooners couldn’t even muster that. It’s a sure sign of a program which has somehow lost its way, a program that has now had two losing seasons in the first three years of Brent Venables’ tenure in Norman. I’m unsure exactly what this means for Venables’ time in Norman. My inclination - and one that some OU suppo…