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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas players took to heart what Steve Sarkisian told them before the start of spring practice. “We've got a really talented group of people individually,” Sarkisian said Monday, recalling his message to the Longhorns last Friday. “Now, we need to become a really talented team.” Texas was talented enough to win 10 games in 2025. Its blemishes, however, led to three losses, which prevented the Longhorns from making a third consecutive trip to the College Football Playoff. Whether it was parting ways with four position coaches (including hiring Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator), turning over the roster by attacking the transfer portal more than any time throughout his coaching tenure on the Forty Acres (almost 40 new faces on campus for spring practice between transfers and freshmen who enrolled for the spring semester), or restructuring the offseason schedule (the return of the spring game and the implementation of the program's “Culture Wednesday” team bonding sessions during the spring), Sarkisian tweaked the process Texas will go through ahead of the 2026 season. It’s a process the Longhorns trust, defensive lineman Hero Kanu said after Wednesday’s practice. Kanu, who has the phrase “Trust The Process” tattooed across his chest, said the mantra must become the team’s identity to maximize its full potential. “You can have all the talent in the world. If you can't do the little things right, it doesn't matter,” Kanu said. “So, obviously, you've got to trust the process and go in the right direction every day, going up the hill.” — There are three big changes on defense Kanu has noticed as Muschamp goes about installing his scheme. Texas will be a more aggressive down-to-down defense. Kanu specifically mentioned the interior defensive line causing more disruption to help the EDGE group get loose more often. Muschamp’s energy and knowledge of the game, Kanu said, are second to none. Kanu also mentioned Muschamp’s plans to mix up how often the Longhorns operate out of a three, four or five-man front. In that regard, the over-the-ball tackles will have a big say in how versatile Muschamp can be. Thankfully, Kanu has been impressed with the strides made by 378-pound Ian Geffrard and 364-pound Zion Williams since arriving from Arkansas and LSU, respectively. “You don't see a lot of guys at that weight moving this well,” Kanu said. “I'm really proud of them, how far they’ve come.” — Colin Simmons can’t hunt opposing quarterbacks until the fall. In the meantime, he’s searching for the next source of fuel to keep his fire burning. Before playing a snap at Texas, Simmons was determined to move his family out of where they previously lived. His mother, Monica McCarley, and his 11-year-old brother, Clayton Roberts, relocated to the Austin area last year. Simmons, who, along with his mother, founded “Clay’s Color Crew” in 2024 “to support the entire Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community,” said the move has allowed Clayton, who was diagnosed with autism in 2020, to enroll in “a school that's good for him, that he's getting the right attention and the right treatment." “With me doing that, it was like, 'OK, what's next?’ Simmons said. “I'm looking for what's next. But while I look for what's next, I'm just going out here and having fun.” Fun is the key to Simmons' success, as far as he's concerned. After publicly stating his desire to break Kiki DeAyala’s single-season school sack record (22.5 in 1982) last spring, Simmons started pressing. The weight of self-imposed expectations played a big role in Simmons’ slow start (1.5 sacks through the first five games of the season and 10.5 over the team's last eight games), making him determined not to let the pursuit of individual accolades negatively impact his play. “Knowing myself, I like to have fun. I like to have a smile on my face,” Simmons said. “The best Colin Simmons is when he has a smile on his face.” — Even in a deep EDGE room, Lance Jackson was too good to keep off the field as a true freshman. According to Pro Football Focus, Jackson played 261 snaps in 2025. That was the fourth-highest total among the EDGE group, behind Simmons (615), Ethan Burke (378) and Brad Spence (264). Jackson, who is up to 272 pounds after Muschamp told him in December that he wanted the Texarkana Pleasant Grove product to bulk up, knew what he needed to do to get ready for college football by following the lead of his brother, former Arkansas defensive lineman Landon Jackson. Landon put in a lot of hard work to become a two-time All-SEC defender and a third-round draft pick by the Buffalo Bills in 2025. That's the same mindset Lance brought with him to the Forty Acres. “Ever since I got here in December (2024), he told me what I needed to do to be able to play,” Lance Jackson said. “I learned the playbook fairly fast and then was able to get on the field.” Even in a rivalry with the history and renewed vitriol that exists between the Razorbacks, blood is thicker than water when it comes to Landon’s continued influence on Lance. “I feel like now, he doesn't really look at it as much as a rivalry because he just wants what's best for me,” Lance Jackson said. “He wants me to win every game. "He just wants me to shine.” — Whether he’s playing cornerback, filling the nickel role in Muschamp’s defense or lining up anywhere else on the field, Graceson Littleton’s expectations for himself when he steps on the field won’t change. “Dominate in everything I do,” Littleton said. “I want to be the best. I want to excel in everything I do.” Two of the three secondary coaches from last season’s staff are gone. The one who was retained, Mark Orphey, is someone Littleton trusts to help him reach his ceiling as he begins the process of cross-training at cornerback and nickelback. “He recruited me out of high school. I loved him,” Littleton said. “He happened to come to Texas. I'm very excited to be able to play under him and then at Star (nickel) as well.” View full news story

AUSTIN, Texas — After leading Texas to the SEC Tournament Championship and being named MVP, Madison Booker has been selected the Associated Press National Player of the Week, the AP announced today. For the SEC Tournament, Booker averaged 20 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game and shot 61.4 percent from the field. She also tallied 13 assists, six steals and three blocks. Booker is averaging career-highs in points (18.9), rebounds (6.5) steals (2.3) and field goal percentage (51.6) this season. Booker has raised her field goal percentage six points from last season. Booker has 14 games of 20 or more points this season and 42 for her career. Booker, in her junior season has already climbed to sixth on the Texas career scoring list with 1,873 points. Booker is the only player in Texas women's basketball history to reach 1,800 points, 600 rebounds and 400 assists. In the SEC Tournament semifinal win over Ole Miss, Booker scored a career-high 31 points and added 11 rebounds and five assists. Over the summer Booker earned her fourth gold medal with USA Basketball as Team USA won the 2025 FIBA Women's Americup in Santiago, Chile.

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Autry out at Syracuse, as expected UNC-Greensboro is open UL-Monroe is open

I agree! That’s all everyone has talked about these last two years. I know it’s hard with the split divisions, but they have to find a way to make it work somehow! While they are at it, PLEASE find a better venue than the Alamodome! Not sure if they will ever move it to DFW, but Dickies Arena in Ft Worth would be perfect! I’m excited for this weekend though. Heritage-Westbrook game should great! N Crowley-Brennnan will be as well. Also excited to see if Bo Ogden can grab himself a state championship against a super solid Little Elm! Not to mention the 3 Dallas ISD schools going for state championships!

I sure hope so. I will miss my 50 yard line seat in the box last year

CJ - you will have a good view of recruits in the SW end zone spot.

I like his film as well, and he gives us a good C prospect in addition to Miller, who I also really like. @Gerry HamiltonIs Ramsier supposed to OV on 6/19? He would give us an additional good C prospect.

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What’s the difference between MBB and WBB? WBB signed the #1 recruiting class and rumors are they spent big. I frequent other boards and SC, LSU and Iowa mods consistently talk about the unfair NIL advantage Texas WBB has. Is that all BS?

So the decision makers for NIL here are content being average in men’s basketball?

For sure. Watched a little online … Heritage-Birdville was a tremendous game The Texas UIL has absolutely ruined high school basketball playoffs for me These state semi-finals should not be scattered around the state as they are. Im old school with high school basketball … the state tournament was a SPECIAL event for me growing up

Not exactly sure what’s to come in the northwest corner. Perhaps just renovations

Work on the suites on the home sidelines.

A look at the new press boxes in the south end zone.

It was pretty clear some of the new renovations that were underway inside of DKR. Media was allowed inside of DKR on Wednesday to watch the Longhorns for their second practice of spring, during the session, it was an opportunity to observe the new renovations that were underway to the suites and press box. Texas is constructing a new press box on the south side of the stadium. There will be a side for the traditional written media, and then a side for scouts and television media. Additionally, you see the construction on the home side of the stadium underneath the second deck where new suites will be implemented for the 2026 season. Del Conte during the Town Hall said that Texas was able to draw up plans for 10 brand new suites for the area, all of which selling for $10 million. Some photos in the comments.

More for the basketball heads here, but if you were anywhere close to DFW last night, I hope you were able to make it to some of the state semifinal games in the metroplex! Duncanville vs North Crowley was a defensive slugfest with a huge shot by North Crowley by a kid who had not played the entire game. Ended on a bit of controversy! And Frisco Heritage pulled off a last second shot to knock off defending state runner up Birdville. Frisco Heritage Cam Lomax with a big time runner to win the game! Lomax scored his 3000th career point in that game. @Gerry Hamilton you would have loved either of these games!

Kobe Bryant's Mamba academy. She's the last one to graduate being the youngest.

I think it’s possible because he’s a natural scorer and can pull up from anywhere, I also think he wouldn’t need as many free throws that bam took Bam’s game last night was anomaly because you wouldn’t think he could score 83 with his style of play

And the 2022-23 team if the Beard situation doesn’t happen and more importantly if Dylan Disu doesn’t get hurt in the Sweet Sixteen. UConn still would’ve been a tough matchup in the Final Four, but if you somehow got by them, Texas would’ve had a favorable matchup with San Diego State in the national title game.

I'd argue that infamous 2009-10 roster that made it to #1 and then Barnes blew up mid-season was on that level for sure. That team had a McDonald's All-American as a walk-on. It also still keeps me up at night thinking about what CJ Miles could've/should've been for the 05-06 team or how glorious it would've been if we could've talked LaMarcus, PJ & Boobie into coming back to play one year with DJ & KD. One other thing, I know you mentioned Harden was close to coming to Texas and I know Texas gave him a look but elite guard in that class that I remember was extremely close to coming was Jerryd Bayless. Now while he didn't have the pro career Harden had I wonder how his size and athleticism would've helped vs a D-Rose & Memphis.