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Dallas (Texas) Skyline 4-star linebacker Elijah "Bo" Barnes informed OnTexasFootball that he has locked in his spring visit dates, and one includes Texas.  Barnes, 6-2.5 and near 230 pounds, will visit Texas April 6. That is the Longhorns' big visit weekend prior to the spring game. The April 6 visit will be followed by an official visit in June with the date TBD (June 14-16 or 21-23). Barnes attended Junior day January 20.  Barnes visit schedule LSU March 9th Ohio State March

A trio of Texas coaches were on campus in Calhoun, GA to see 2025 TE commit Emaree Winston. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, Jeff Banks and Tashard Choice were on the trail to stop by the Texas commits. Of course, the trio then flew out to Florida to see Brandon Brown. Winston tells me the visit with the staff very well. As for an upcoming visit? Winston said he hopes to be back in Austin for the Spring Game. You can expect to see that visit list become rather lengthy, with Winst

News and notes on various aspects of the team and its players. It's what we call emptying the notebook. ** Jaray Bledsoe - "Looks great." Alex January - "He's going to play this year." Sydir Mitchell - "Improving. Body looks a little better." ** The two freshman offensive linemen were singled out. Brandon Baker is said to be an outstanding athlete and his off-field, weight-room demeanor has been similar to that of Kelvin Banks when Banks first arrived. Aft

The latest ESPN mock draft is out. Some interesting names and slots for three Longhorns. 5. Kelvin Banks - Commanders 10. Quinn Ewers - Saints 25. Isaiah Bond - Bengals * Also of note, Texas will play 9 other players mocked in the first round, including No. 1 overall Carson Beck, the Georgia QB. - Carson Beck, Georgia - Mykel Williams, Georgia - Malaki Starks, Georgia - Deon Walker, Kentucky - Connor Weigman, Texas A&M - Nic Scourton, Te

ESPN's NFL Draft expert Matt Miller fielded questions from media members today following the release of his latest two-round NFL Mock Draft.  Of course, with Texas sending 11 players to the NFL Combine, there were plenty of Longhorns that were mentioned during the availability and I wanted to share notable quotes and tidbits Miller shared in regards to Texas' Draft hopefuls. *** Where the Longhorns fell in Miller's latest Mock Draft: 16) DL Byron Murphy (SEA) 32) WR

A quick look at which position groups are making noise so far this spring and where the improvement over the back half of practices can be made. *** Quarterback It has been a clean spring for Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning through seven practice sessions. There is much more confidence on the side of Quinn Ewers and the ball is getting out much quicker where as in previous years we would have seen indecision. Manning is coming along nicely as well in his development. I have also hear

Wednesday’s Citrus Bowl pits two of the most highly-touted quarterback prospects in the history of modern recruiting against each other when Arch Manning and Bryce Underwood lead their respective teams into battle for the last time in 2025. Manning, who will make his 15th career start for Texas, is the eighth-highest rated quarterback prospect in the history of the 247Sports Composite, slightly behind Terrelle Pryor and just ahead of Matt Barkley. Ryan Mallett is the only quarterback to eve

Gerry and Hank talked to Laurence Seymore, his expectations for 2026, why he chose Texas, and more.  

We asked OTF subscribers to rank the best Texas Longhorns of the modern era (1992-present) and the results gave us some pretty fascinating takeaways. First and foremost, Vince Young absolutely ran away with the No. 1 spot. Vince received more than 82% of the first place vote, with only one ballot (out of hundreds) not including him in the top three spots. His lowest ranking from anyone who voted for him? No. 4. Ricky Williams was nearly as universal. Ricky appeared on 94.9% of bal

Texas linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. has been ruled out for Saturday’s home game against Arkansas (2:30 p.m., ABC). Friday’s SEC student-athlete availability report downgraded Hill from questionable to doubtful for the game. Issued 90 minutes before kickoff, the pregame availability report confirmed that the Longhorns will have to take on the Razorbacks without Hill, who suffered a hand injury in last Saturday’s 35-10 road loss to Georgia. Hill is the leading tackler (69 total tackles) fo