Hank South

"Joining the Texas women's basketball program is incredibly special to me,” Vivians said. “Having the opportunity to work alongside a coach who played such an important role in my own development as a college player makes this a true full-circle moment. Coach Vic Schaefer helped shape the competitor and person I am today, and I'm honored to be part of a program built on excellence, accountability, and championship standards. I'm excited to pour into these student-athletes, contribute to the culture, and help continue the tradition of success at Texas."

Welcome! Happy to have you here!

Yes. I talked to one Big Ten source that said they don't think that recruitment is done. Not saying anything is happening there at this point on Texas' end but the UT staff is keeping in contact.

They're going to keep tabs on him for sure. I don't think I'd call it aggressive, at least not right now.

Why do you keep calling it BS? Barron was the last one to wear it. I think everyone *now* tries to recognize it as the number in the secondary.

Not dumb. The 7 jersey has been established as the proven DB #

-- Texas WR commit Easton Royal tells OTF he'll be in Austin for Texas-Ohio State. You can expect the Sept. 12 home game to be a massive recruiting weekend where UT will welcome current commits, 2027 recruits of note and plenty of underclassmen. Think 2024 Georgia in terms of expected visitors turnout as we get closer. As for Royal's recruitment, nothing has changed on our read of the situation in the last fews weeks. Sure, there have been industry forecasts projecting a flip to LSU. There's optimism in Baton Rouge. But Texas isn't going to just sit back and let it happen. Sources close to the Longhorns aren't expecting Royal to make any sort of announcement as to whether he's staying committed or flipping, at least anytime soon. He's expected to take visits in the fall. Everyone with insight to this recruitment believes it goes all the way to December regardless of anything happening now. And that's including if he were to come out and say he's sticking with Texas. So buckle up for the long haul with this one. -- I talked to one source close to the program on Monday morning who relayed that they believe five-star EDGE and Ohio State commit DJ Jacobs will visit Austin this fall at least in an unofficial capacity. He has an official visit in pocket if he decides to use it. Texas is still very actively recruiting him, especially in the wake of missing on Marcus Fakatou. He's one 2027 recruit we will continue to monitor closely.

Believe so, yes. He moved in last week.

Covering all their bases lol.

Ha, no kidding.

I'm told the freshman cornerback is planning on wearing #0. He'll join Raleek Brown as the second 0 on the team. It was likely that or #7 and it's hard to imagine him taking #7 right out of the gate.

I'm not sure the picture does it Justus...

Brad Spence on defense, Michael Masunas on offense for me.

I like MJD. I also like D'Andre Swift.

Was surprised myself.

Can't speak for other sites or what intel they're getting. It's possible LSU staffers feel confident just based off conversations with people around him, which are still happening even though Royal isn't talking. Either way this is a long way from over.