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What I've learned from Thursday's practice... - It's very early, but Billy Walton has looked very active, very smart and could be one of the guys from the class of 2023 ready to take the next step, according to sources. Not the name many of you probably expected to hear first, but he's closer to playing significantly than some may expect. - Jaray Bledsoe was described as perhaps the most athletic player in the entire program, despite being a defensive tackle. The team has yet to start

Louisiana 2025 DL sets visit to Texas The Texas Longhorns are set for a huge visit weekend April 6 around a spring practice. That weekend will include many top targets and over 20 combined 4-star and 5-star prospects. But there will also be a few prospects on the radar yet to be offered. One of those is defensive lineman Joshua Lewis (Geismar, La./Dutchtown) out of the Pelican State.  Lewis, 6-4.5 and 246 pounds, told OnTexasFootball Thursday night he will be in Austin April 6 aft

The No. 7 seed Texas Longhorns (21-12) beat Colorado State Thursday night to advance to the Round of 32 for a third consecutive season. That's a program first since 2009.  Rodney Terry and Longhorns will face a very familiar coach in the Round of 32, Rick Barnes.  No. 2 seed Tennessee (25-8) beat up on a bad Saint Peter's offensive team Thursday night to the tune of 83-49.  No. 7 Texas and No. 2 Tennessee will tip off at 7 p.m. central Saturday night in front of a national televis

Survive and advance: Texas onto the Round of 32 The Texas Longhorns beat the Colorado State Rams 56-44 Thursday night to advance to the Round of 32.  Before getting to the good and bad of tonight's game, this win has real meaning for the Texas program. With the win tonight, Texas has won a Round of 64 NCAA Tournament game for the third straight season. The last time that happened was the a stretch from the 2006-07 season to the 2008-09 season under Rick Barnes. Texas won a first r

Thursday morning recruiting nuggets Good morning, and let's get the day started! Basketball portal target  The Texas Longhorns finished in the top three for Oklahoma State transfer big man Brandon Garrison out of high school. OnTexasFootball expects the Longhorns to make a run at the 6-11, 245 pound rim protector and physical inside defensive presence once again. There is a built in relationship with a number of members of the Texas staff, including Rodney Terry. Terry was point m

Four-star OT Lamont Rogers locks in Texas official visit The Texas Longhorns are up to nine offensive line official visitors in June. That number has increased by one with the news today that Lamont Rogers (Mesquite, Texas/Horn) has locked in an official visit.  Rogers, 6-7 and 300 pounds, is scheduled to make an official visit to Texas June 14-16 OnTexasFootball learned Wednesday.  Texas will be the third official visit for the OnTexasFootball 4-star. He will make his first offic

Quinn Ewers looked like a potential 1-1 pick today. ** The Texas practice bubble was littered with NFL scouts this afternoon. And I overheard two of them from different teams talking about Quinn at the end of the throwing session. One scout said of Ewers, "he threw one bad pass the whole workout." And the scout said that in an admiring and surprising tone - he's probably seen some stinker performances in his day. The other scout's response was just two words: "Natural thrower

Texas just wrapped up its 2024 Pro Day at the Bubble in Austin which included an eye-popping number of scouts and attendees.  It was reported by ESPN's Matt Miller over 90+ scouts were there in-person to check on the 13 participants for the Longhorns today. There were three NFL head coaches as well:  Cincinnati Bengals HC Zac Taylor Indianapolis Colts HC Shane Steichen Miami Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel Plenty of former Longhorns were in attendance as well, plus ro

Over 90 NFL scouts, coaches and executives in attendance today for the Texas Pro Day at the Bubble.  Quinn Ewers will be throwing this afternoon.     13 Longhorns will be participating. 

Here are the freshmen that truly caught my eye yesterday. Couple of things before I get to the list: First, I did not pick a certain number of players here. I didn't say only the top 5 or top 10. That's not an honest assessment of who caught my eye. These are truly the ones that got my attention. Second, if a player didn't make this list, it's not an indictment on them. Far from it. I just didn't see enough of them athletically that really caught my eye on day one. For example, Ch