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Ask OTF Anything: Monday Chat We normally do this on Tuesday, today feels like a better day this week after MLB draft weekend, Sales news, etc… Almost anything goes! Football recruiting, baseball MLB draft and Texas, Marcus Spears Jr. and hoops, SEC media days a week away, etc. Blake, CJ, Jordan, Bobby, Jeff, Hank and myself will answer throughout the day. View full news story

It’s hard to argue any team attacked the high school ranks, transfer portal, and retention more effectively than Texas men’s basketball this offseason. The Longhorns, fueled by Sweet Sixteen momentum, have a roster capable of a deep run next March. 2026-27 roster Isaiah Johnson, 6-2, 182 Mikey Lewis, 6-3, 195 Amari Evans, 6-5, 220 Joe Sterling, 6-4, 205 Austin Goosby, 6-5, 205 Bo Ogden, 6-6, 215 Elyjah Freeman, 6-8, 205 Matas Vokietaitis 7-0, 255 David Punch 6-7, 245 Marcus Spears Jr. 6-10, 215 Lewis Obiorah 7-1, 255 Coleman Elkins, 6-11, 235 John Clark 6-9, 245 Mantas Laurencikas, 6-3, 185 Anthon McDermott, 6-5, 200 Vegas i…

As of yesterday, Texas remained involved in the Monshun Sales recruitment. The blue chip receiver from Indianapolis and his representation remained in contact with multiple parties. Sales likely has already made up his mind. However, neither he nor his representation are letting on to those behind the scenes. He is scheduled to announce his decision this Friday, July 17. ** As with Sales, there are some who are trying to read too much into every aspect of Easton Royal's recruitment. The New Orleans star has told nearly everyone that he is shutting down his recruitment externally, so he can focus on his decision internally. Trying to jump the …

Notes on the 2026 Texas Baseball Signing Class *** Following the MLB Draft, a look at which high school signees will be making it to campus for Jim Schlossnagle and Texas Baseball. The class originally had 20 members after signing day, and was ranked No. 3 in the country by Perfect Game. Though, since the MLB Draft over the weekend, some changes in expectations are expected given results and signing decisions. But wanted to run down which members of the class are expected on The 40 Acres for the 2027 season. – 3B/INF Easton Autrey Perfect Game Rank: 64th 6-foot-4, 233 pounds A future third base option for the Horns, Autrey will have…

Here’s each Texas assistant’s biggest recruiting win during their time at Texas. *Using the 247Sports Composite player ranking and only using "Primary Recruiter" wins AJ Milwee — Arch Manning, Class of 2023 Rated the No. 1 overall player in the country Jabbar Juluke — Noah Roberts, Class of 2027 Rated the No. 241 overall player in the country Chris Jackson — Easton Royal, Class of 2027 Rated the No. 6 overall player in the country Jeff Banks — Colin Simmons, Class of 2024 Rated the No. 18 overall player in the country Kyle Flood — DJ Campbell, Class of 2022 Rated the No. 10 overall player in the country Will …

As Texas’ commits continue inching closer to their senior seasons, OTF provides one thing I’d like to see from each offensive Texas commit as seniors. Ty Knutson, QB, Smithson Valley — Knutson plays for one of the state’s top programs and is rarely tested in the regular season or the first few rounds of the playoff. That said, even though the competition will usually allow the Ranger to do mostly everything on time and at their pace, I’d like to see Knutson gain more experience in situations where the play breaks down and it’s on him to extend it. Whether that means using his legs to take off or getting creative in the pocket before hooking up with a receiver downfie…

Earlier this week, Texas announced it would be bringing three players to SEC media days next week. The three (Arch Manning, Trevor Goosby and Colin Simmons) come as no surprise. This off-season, we’ve focused a lot on the players who have joined the team via the portal or high school recruiting. And perhaps not enough on those returning. Alas, the shiny new toys always get the most attention. But the reality is, the nucleus and the backbone of the 2026 team was already on campus. In fact, Texas fared just as well at retaining key players from 2025 as they did attracting them this off-season. What would this team look like without Ryan Wingo, Jelan…

While the daily countdown for the season continues to somehow feel slower by the day, the itch for football season is only snowballing. Exactly 8 weeks away from the Texas Longhorns’ season opener vs. the Texas State Bobcats, OTF ranks 2026 Texas home games by recruiting potential. Factors for rankings include quality of opponent, time period of the recruiting calendar, climate, and logistics for dates and times of games. Before we get into it, a quick look at the Texas home schedule by date — *Kickoff time TBD* TEXAS HOME SCHEDULE 2:30 PM, Sat., Sept. 5th — Texas State 6:30 PM, Sat., Sept. 12th — Ohio State 7:00 PM, Sat., Sept. 19…

Let's Talk the 2026 Running Game **** I will call this one a mini-Rabbit Hole, but it did take me down an interesting path. It's the middle of July. SEC Media Days is next week. There is no intra-conference drama at the moment and no coaches are stirring up clicks (for the time being) and recruiting is slow. What on earth is there to discuss? Can I interest you in a beat-to-death topic about the Texas running game? If you have made it this far, thank you! At this point, you might as well stick around. *** I don't think there is a single area of the game of football that Texas must improve on more than the running game in 2026. It has bee…

Tuesday Recruiting: Sales and LW-C The Texas Longhorns and Indiana Hoosiers await the Friday announcement of 5-star wide receiver Monshun Sales (Indianapolis, In./Lawrence North). Indiana has been considered the favorite for weeks leading up to Sales July 17 announcement on the Pat McAfee Show at 11am CT. The Hoosiers have made the 6-foot-5 receiver a completely different level recruit from an NIL perspective than any other in the Curt Cignetti era, and ever. That is by a significant margin. The one issue Indiana has battled throughout this recruitment is no matter the National Championship or not, Sales didn't grow up envisioning himself wearing an Indiana foo…

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…

A pair of big boy recruitments are set to finalize soon. Indianapolis WR Monshun Sales, a top 10 player in the country, is slated to choose between Texas and Indiana on Friday afternoon. The Longhorns remain in the mix. Neither team has been told yes or no as of yesterday and communication lines remain open. The Longhorns are hopeful but I think it's important to stop short of saying optimistic. The Horns are well aware of the high stakes here and how recruitments like these can come down to the wire. Landen Williams-Callis, the state's top running back, publicized yesterday that he will announce his decision August 1. A national report also mentioned …

As Texas’ commits continue inching closer to their senior seasons, OTF provides one thing I’d like to see from each defensive Texas commit. Kasi Currie, DL, Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon — Improved ball get-off as a senior. Currie is one of the most intriguing prospects in the nation as a two-way lineman that wins with power and athleticism, but he’s never the first one off the ball and needs to improve his BGO ability and reactiveness to the snap. Tyler Alexander, DL, Wellington (Fla.) Palm Beach Central — Alexander has a lot of impressive flashes or splash plays, but down to down consistency and the motor will need to improve. It’s easy to assume it will i…

As of late last night, there still was no word on the decision of Indianapolis WR Monshun Sales, one of the nation’s top 10 players. I am told that Texas remains in contention. Sales is set to announce his decision later today on the Pat McAfee show and is expected to choose between Texas and Indiana. Communication with other schools, including LSU and Ohio State, has been limited, while talks with the Horns and Hoosiers continue. ** Having covered recruiting for 30+ years, it’s extremely rare that one school or another doesn’t know the true intention of a recruit heading into the announcement. But, if either school knows the decision as of this m…

Each of the OnTexasFootball Staff members ranked our Top 40 players on the Texas football roster for our inaugural Top 40 on the 40. All of our selections were compiled and averaged out to produce an overall Top 40. Each Thursday in the month of July, we’ll release the list 10 players at a time, along with a video breaking down the selections. For today, July 16, we’ve reached from Nos. 20-11 ICYMI: Nos. 40-31 from July 2 Nos. 30-21 from July 9 No. 20 — Alex January January established himself early in his Texas career as a true freshman. In all, he’s started eight games, appearing in 21 overall. He’s solidified his standing among t…

Five-star wide receiver Monshun Sales will announce his decision at 11 a.m. CT on Friday, July 17. The decision will be broadcast on the Pat McAfee Show. Sales will pick from a list of finalists that includes Texas, Indiana, Alabama, LSU and Ohio State. OTF expects this decision to come down to Indiana and Texas, with LSU as a dark horse. View full news story

Texas women's basketball made a big splash on the recruiting trail on Thursday, landing 6-foot-7 center Jayla Forbes out of Monteverde Academy in Florida, she announced on her social media. Forbes chose the Longhorns over a long list of offers that included Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, and UCLA, among others. The newest UT pledge has long been a top target of the Texas staff's, visiting earlier this year for a multi-day stay when the Longhorns faced Kentucky. Last season she averaged 10.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game at the high school level. She helped Team USA to a Gold Medal finish this year at the FIBA 18U AmeriCup, averaging 7.4 points an…

In this week's edition of Friday Future, OnTexasFootball’s weekly recruiting story on the rising junior class (2028) and below, OTF focuses on the offensive line. The 2028 class is setting up to be a fascinating cycle on the offensive line. The main three programs in the region (Texas, Oklahoma, A&M) have all put together high quality 2027 OL classes, largely due to significant investments made at offensive tackle by all three programs. While A&M has invested more in their 2027 OL class than Texas or Oklahoma has, the Red River rivals didn’t land commitments from Ismael Camara, Brian Swanson, Kaeden Penny, or Cooper Hackett by offering budget-friendly deals, …

Happy Friday! *** There are a number of checkmarks we hit during the college football offseason that remind us we are slowly inching along towards the beginning of the next football season. Spring football is a key point. The summer official visits are a rollercoaster of emotion. Even the Manning Passing Academy works as a 10-week mark for the beginning of the college football season. But nothing quite hits like SEC Media Days when Greg Sankey and the 16 SEC coaches, plus elite representatives from around the conference come together for four days in July that makes me feel like football is truly right around the corner. Sunday morning, members o…

We remain on Monshun Sales watch entering the new week. As OTF has reported, we believe this is more Indiana vs. Texas of late as the five-star receiver works towards a commitment. There's no decision date set, but we continue to look at July 10 as a good marker for when there could be some finality to Sales' process. Talking to a source on Monday, communication remains ongoing between Sales and the Longhorns staff, including a lengthy conversation on Sunday. If should be reiterated that Texas is treating Sales as a priority target they would like to add to the class. The staff has been greatly impressed by how the star recruit has carried himself through the …

5-star Monshun Sales Announcement Thread The 6-4 1/8, 200-pound wide receiver is scheduled to announce at 11am CT on the Pat McAfee show. Indiana or Texas with Alabama, Ohio State and LSU having a hat on the table. View full news story

While the general public thinks the college football season doesn’t come until Labor Day or so, the kickoff for the 2026 football season actually starts this week, at least for those that cover the sport. For years on end, the Texas High School Coaches Association would mark the start of the season for me. Now, it’s the THSCA convention and the SEC Media Days. Both are this week and OTF will be on site. I’ll be in Tampa for the SEC Media, along with Gerry, Hank, Jeff, CJ and Matt. Blake, Jeff and Jordan will be in Houston for THSCA. In the next few days we’ll hear from coaches across the region and state, some of them multiple times, including Steve Sarkisi…

First question from THSCA: What is the core message you want to share about the impact off the field these coaches have on kids and the communities? “I think first and foremost as coaches, we bear a major responsibility when it comes to the development of young people in our society. And how we how do we develop them? We develop them a lot of them through sport, but it's not just through sport, whether it's on the field, on the court, or in the pool, it's through sport in in the discipline, the commitment that it takes to be successful in that sport. But the life lessons that are learned through sport, I think, are what ultimately carry our young people into society…

TAMPA, Fla. — Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz provided an update on injured running back Ahmad Hardy on Monday at SEC Media Days. Hardy, the nation’s second-leading rusher from 2025, suffered an offseason gunshot wound in May. “Ahmad has been medically cleared from the bullet that struck him, and he is on the road to recovery,” Drinkwitz told reporters. “The bullet did strike a bone in his body, and that has been fully healed and cleared, and today was his first day back towards a full recovery. We anticipate that he will make a recovery. What that recovery will look like after having a bullet strike you is still to be determined. We do not know exactly what the r…

TAMPA, Fla. — Oklahoma QB John Mateer spoke to the media on Monday at 2026 SEC Media Days. Here's what he said as it pertains to Texas. How much was the hand a factor in the game against Texas and excitement for this year’s Red River Shootout? “Looking forward to another opportunity. I mean, I'm not gonna sit here and make an excuse. We lost, I lost, but even you can imagine, 17 days (to recover). I mean, there's a couple other quarterbacks that have done it. It's a little different, you know, Jared Goff was a little higher on his thumb. Drew Brees tore a ligament. He was out for a little bit. You can imagine, you know, it was difficult.” The decision to …