Coach Sark is speaking at 11:30 at the Houston Touchdown Club luncheon

Jeff Howe and myself are here, and will the thread

Texas staff on the road recruiting 

Sark talking about home visits in the spring evaluation process … and how the HC isn’t really part of that anymore 

Sark said focus for the staff recruiting this week is “hammering” the state of Texas 

Then will go hit out of state schools next week … spring practice begins next week in Florida and Georgia - for the most part 

Sark talking about winning championships with big humans on both sides of the ball 

Sark said Quinn was never going to the portal to grad more NIL money at a different school.

He wanted to have a legacy as a Texas Longhorns QB 

The banquet portion of the event has started.

Sark is telling a story about how a commercial for the new Madden/College Football crossover featuring Texas puts into perspective how far the program has come in a few years.

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

Sark is telling a story about how a commercial for the new Madden/College Football crossover featuring Texas puts into perspective how far the program has come in a few years.

Sark said he and Arch Manning opted out of the EA Sports photoshoot for the game, which was held at the Rose Bowl.

Sark said he's happy with making the CFP semifinals two years in a row, but, "I came here to win championships," he said. "I told you that's why I came here and we need to get it done."

Sark on Houston: "This is a huge fertile ground for us in recruiting."

Sark on replacing good coaches with other good coaches: "Our job has become very attractive."

When Sark got the job, there were 32 Longhorns active in the NFL. They've sent 28 players to the league in the last four years."

Sark: "How are you going to replace those 12 draft picks? That's what recruiting and development are all about."

Sark mentioned, as he did in the press conference, how the 2023 recruiting is full of guys who won state championships in high school. Arch Manning, Anthony Hill Jr., Liona Lefau and Manny Muhammad are among them.

"No one in our building thought that way," Sark said regarding the perception that Texas would struggle in the SEC.

Sark said the mentality within the football program is a Bruce Lee-like mindset. You don't fear the man who can perform 10,000 kicks; you fear the man who has performed one kick 10,000 times because you know he'll land it.

Sark is mentioning once again how Jonah Williams "looks like Juan Soto out there," playing baseball for the Longhorns

Establishing depth through highly competitive practices is a huge thing Sark is emphasizing in 2025. Everything Texas is doing with Sark eyeing a a 16 or 17-game season.

Sark: "Arch had a great spring."

On Colin Simmons and Anthony Hill Jr.: "Why do you think our pass defense numbers have gotten better and better? Our ability to get after the quarterback is critical to our success."

Getting CJ Baxter back will help Texas get back to running the football the way they want, Sark said.

They're looking for the "big play element" in the passing game.

Sark: "It's going to take all three phases to go win a national championship."