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I forgot how bad it was under Herman. And I'm scared to look back at where Charlie's teams ranked. It's been a problem for a while.

He wouldn't be staying in the draft if he didn't have that guarantee. Assuming the Mavericks keep pick No. 30, he won't get by them (and probably won't get by the Nuggets at No. 26, again, if those teams keep those picks).

I'd like Swain and Tre Johnson to pan out better than the last time Texas produced back-to-back lottery picks, which was Mo Bamba (2018) and Jaxson Hayes (2019).

Hope he can get into the 1st round

Very insightful stats Jeff. Imho, if we're going to increase our average penalties per game this season over 2025 levels we won't go very far, not unless we can still average 50-plus points a game. We would need a tremendous offset to overcome the opponents scores attributable to our penalties. I'd say we've got a lot to prove.

Good luck to Mr Swain. He seems like he’s a great representative of the University of Texas.

Best of luck to Dailyn! For Sean Miller's sake, it would be awesome if he hears his name in the lottery.

Good on ya! Go live your dream! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

Go live your dream Daylin! Hook em

Not a surprise to OTF subscribers. Best of luck to Dailyn Swain in the NBA. He had a heck of a year for the Longhorns.

Texas forward Dailyn Swain is keeping his name in the 2026 NBA Draft, officially forgoing the rest of his collegiate eligibility. “Two feet in” is how Swain is characterizing his draft status, according to ESPN's Jeff Borzello, who reported on Wednesday that Swain has “closed the door” on returning to the Longhorns. On Texas Football has reported since Swain declared for the draft on April 7 that Sean Miller and the Texas staff were building the 2026-27 roster with the idea that Swain wouldn’t return to the Forty Acres. Swain didn't enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal, which meant the Longhorns would've been his only option if he'd decided to return to college. Swain, who participated in the NBA Draft Combine over the weekend, where he measured 6-feet, 6 ½ inches in bare feet and weighed 211 pounds with a 6-foot, 10-inch wingspan and standing reach of 8-feet, 8 ½ inches, is projected to go in the first round of the draft on June 23. Sources have told OTF that the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder are among the franchises to express the most interest in Swain as he’s gone through the draft process (the Thunder have the 12th and 17th overall picks, while the Heat have the No. 13 overall selection in what’s considered to be a historically deep draft). If Swain is selected in the first round, it will mark the second consecutive draft for the Longhorns to produce a first-round pick. Tre Johnson, the 2024-25 SEC Freshman of the Year, was the sixth overall pick in last year’s draft by the Washington Wizards. It will be the first time Texas has produced back-to-back first-round picks since Jarrett Allen (2017), Mo Bamba (2018) and Jaxson Hayes (2019) went in the first round in three consecutive drafts. Swain would be the 21st Longhorn to go in the first round of the draft. Texas has produced 16 of its 20 first-round picks since 2000, when Chris Mihm went No. 7 overall to the Chicago Bulls (his draft rights were later traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers). Swain’s lone season with the Longhorns was a memorable one, helping Texas reach the Sweet 16, where the team came within a last-second bucket in a 79-77 loss to Purdue from reaching the Elite Eight. A finalist for the Julius Erving Award, which recognizes the top small forward in college basketball, Swain was named SEC Newcomer of the Year by the league’s coaches, who made him a second-team All-SEC selection. A starter in each of the team’s 36 games during the 2025-26 season, Swain led Texas in scoring (17.3 points per game), rebounding (7.5 per game), assists (129 total and 3.6 per game) and steals (59 total and 1.6 per game) while averaging a team-high 32.8 minutes per game. Swain shot a career-high 54.2 percent (214-for-395) from the field, 81.5-percent (163-for-200) from the foul line and a career-best 34.4 percent from 3-point range (32-for-93). Swain reached double figures in scoring in 33 of 36 games, recording 12 20-point games and two 30-point performances, including a career-high 34 points against Mississippi State on Jan. 3. Grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds against the Bulldogs marked one of Swain’s eight double-doubles on the season. Swain played a significant role in the Longhorns finishing Miller's first season with a 21-15 record, including a 9-9 mark in the SEC. Swain, who was recruited by Miller out of high school and transferred to Texas after two seasons at Xavier after Miller was hired by the Longhorns on March 24, 2025, helped Texas earn a No. 22 ranking in the season-ending Associated Press Top 25. View full news story

Really, really good behind the scenes look!

In SEC championship game against Georgia, we dominated the first half and should have been up by 21. Think it was 10 penalties for 80 yards not counting yardage lost on plays called back. Georgia had 36 yards and we were over 300 i think in offense. Georgia zero penalties.

If the OL and the special teams can’t get it together like do flood and banks get paid for. And no this is not just a shot at flood but the OL and the special teams penalties over the last few years have just got worse and worse

I think we will always be up there in penalties. Always have been .

Very fascinating look behind the scenes of Marcus Fakatou's visit to Texas a few weekends ago. Get to see Sark recruiting in his office, Nansen, Baker, etc. OTF cameo too 👀

I can get that breakdown.

Nice...he loves us apparently, let's see what shenanigans are fired out just before the commitment...can't wait for the show!

Committing between Texas, Georgia, and Ohio State.

I'd be curious what the share of the penalty yardage comes from offsides/false start/snap infraction and offensive holding. Those are probably the most preventable. DPI is sometimes not a bad trade to take if you're beat, which might happen more under Muschamp.

Great stuff Jeff. It’s hard to envision Texas as less disciplined in 2026, but there’s no real guarantee they are significantly improved. Regardless, it’s an area of the game they have to be better in if they want to achieve the ultimate goal

Fittingly pulled in Austin (Cedar Park to be exact)

Here's how the national champions in the CFP era have performed regarding penalties. As a reminder, this was Texas in 2025: 8.3 penalties per game (No. 134 in FBS); 69.7 penalty yards per game (No. 132 in FBS) Indiana (2025) — 3.8 PPG (T-5th in FBS); 27.6 PYPG (No. 2 in FBS) Ohio State (2024) — 4.5 PPG (T-11th in FBS); 40.8 PYPG (No. 16 in FBS) Michigan (2023) — 3.0 PPG (T-1st in FBS); 27.5 PYPG (No. 3 in FBS) Georgia (2022) — 4.4 PPG (No. 12 in FBS); 47.3 PYPG (T-39th in FBS) Georgia (2021) — 5.1 PPG (T-26th in FBS); 42.5 PYPG (No. 20 in FBS) Alabama (2020) — 6.0 PPG (T-60th in FBS); 48.1 PYPG (No. 48 in FBS) LSU (2019) — 6.2 PPG (No. 72 in FBS); 62.4 PYPG (No. 107 in FBS) Clemson (2018) — 4.87 PPG (No. 24 in FBS); 44.9 (No. 28 in FBS) Alabama (2017) — 5.0 PPG (No. 31 in FBS); 40.6 PYPG (No. 22 in FBS) Clemson (2016) — 6.33 PPG (T-73rd in FBS); 58.0 PYPG (T-85th in FBS) Alabama (2015) — 5.6 PPG (No. 45 in FBS); 55.7 PYPG (No. 67 in FBS) Ohio State (2014) — 5.6 PPG (No. 50 in FBS); 47.7 PYPG (No. 43 in FBS)