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Great work on this Blake. Great job.

I may be the only person that has Casey Hampton above DJ. I love DJ but Casey was just an anomaly like i've never seen before.

Solid list. Hard to argue about any of the top 14. Colin Simmons is amazing and maybe after this year he could make this list. But as of now that should not be the case.

Earl Thomas is criminally underrated. His 2009 season was the best I've ever seen from a Texas defensive back and it's not particularly close.

Just posted it in it's own (pinned) thread. Top six is universal.

I find it fascinating when it comes to the note on the top six. The fact that every staff member's votes lined up with what you guys (and gals) voted is amazing, imo.

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 ballots, and 88.1% of those voters had him inside the Top 3. In fact, Vince and Ricky were basically the consensus top two. On 76% ballots, they occupied the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in some order. Then things got really interesting. Colt McCoy did not receive a single first-place vote, yet still finished comfortably at No. 3. Derrick Johnson finished fourth. This created what looked like a pretty obvious Big Four among the fan base: Vince, Ricky, Colt, DJ After that, the debate really started. Cedric Benson edged Bijan Robinson for No. 5 despite Bijan appearing on more ballots. Bijan showed up on five more ballots than Cedric did, but the fans who voted for Cedric generally ranked him higher. Bijan was the only player, outside of Vince and Ricky, in the eventual top ten to receive a first-place vote. The tightest race came near the bottom of the Top 10, however: Michael Huff - 226 points Casey Hampton - 225 points Earl Thomas - 220 points Six total points separated three Texas legends. Hampton actually had stronger high-end support than Huff, with 19 Top-5 votes compared to Huff’s 11, but Huff appeared on more ballots and narrowly grabbed the No. 8 spot. When we compared the fan vote to the OTF staff composite, both groups independently produced the exact same Top 6 in the exact same order: Vince Young, Ricky Williams, Colt McCoy, Derrick Johnson, Cedric Benson, Bijan Robinson Ten staff voters and hundreds of fan voters somehow agreed on the top six perfectly. That’s pretty remarkable. Now let’s argue.... here is your Top 15, as selected by OTF Subscribers: View full news story

Player yesterday had to be airlifted from practice due to a heart attack. Super scary https://www.chron.com/news/article/lake-travis-football-player-injured-22384416.php GoFundMe if you want to help the family. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-odin-and-his-family

If he's eligible! Tenth circuit appellate court ruling is going to be interesting

Mateya retore her ACL, out for the season 💔 sophomore goal keeper https://www.instagram.com/p/Db8XbtIJ7DP/?igsh=MWFmcXpxM3BjdmJuYw==

He looks old.

Brian Robison should be on that list.

She submitted for it as soon as she could like always. That is why I don't understand what happened.

It appears that legend Tom Landry wore 24 one year, but don't know if that was before or after his service in WWII.

Being more physical is going to be the key to the season. Can we be more physical and win both lines of scrimmage. In our biggest moments in the Sark era, sometimes we are and sometimes we are not. In the last several years we were the more physical team in huge wins vs Alabama, Michigan, Oklahoma (x3), Texas A&M (x2). But we lost the line of scrimmage battle when we lost to UW, Ohio St (x2), Georgia (x3). Play calling has to be aligned with the mind set to be more physical.

Texas plays at Louisville on Dec. 1

If Arch can bring the entire team with him Vince Young style, the ceiling for this team will be shiny hardware.

Don’t forget the infamous Ron “McKelvey” Weaver.

If anyone has the @NFHSNetwork app. Georgia HS football Corky Kell classic starts tonight with 2 games

Sounds like rookie hazing

The 2 to challenge with the possibility of a third should be discussed on the show today. That is pretty significant.

Targeting penalties assessed in the second half of a game will no longer require the offending player to sit out the first half of his team's next game, offensive pass interference will become a 10-yard penalty and the little-used fair catch kick will be introduced to college football. Those are among the changes for the 2026 season, the National Football Foundation announced Tuesday in its annual summary of rules changes. The targeting penalty change will be an experimental rule for 2026. A player disqualified for targeting for the first time in the season may participate in the following game. The trial rule will apply regardless of which half the targeting penalty is called. A player who draws his second targeting penalty of the season will be required to miss the first half of the next game. A player who draws his third targeting of the season must sit out the full following game. A conference can choose to initiate an appeals process after a player's second targeting penalty. The appeal would be sent to the NCAA national coordinator of football officials for a video review. If the appeal is successful, the player would not be forced to sit out the first half of the following game. The penalty for offensive pass interference is being adjusted from 15 yards to 10 yards. The rules reserve 15-yard penalties primarily for personal fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct. Defensive pass interference will remain a spot foul, with a maximum of a 15-yard penalty. In a change to align Division I rules with those in the NFL and high school, a team could choose to attempt a fair catch kick after a completed or awarded fair catch. The kick would be a place kick with a holder or a drop kick from the spot where the returner caught the ball. The defense would be at least 10 yards from the spot of the kick. If the ensuing kick goes through the uprights, it would be worth three points. The rarely used play last came up in the NFL in 2024 when the Los Angeles Chargers' Cameron Dicker converted from 57 yards against the Denver Broncos. Unsportsmanlike conduct: An automatic unsportsmanlike conduct penalty will be called if a player initiates any of these five actions or gestures: any act of simulating the brandishing of a weapon; slashing of the throat or a nose wipe signal; removing helmet after the ball is dead (with exceptions for timeouts and equipment adjustments); dead-ball contact fouls, such as pushing, shoving, striking, etc., that occur clearly after the ball is dead and that are not part of the game action; using forcible contact to push or pull an opponent off the pile after the ball is dead. Two replay challenges: The head coach will now have two replay challenges per game. If a coach wins at least one of their first two challenges, they are awarded a third challenge. A challenge can be made only if the team has a timeout remaining and available; if the challenge is successful, the team's timeout will not be charged. Other changes: Coach-to-player communications through the helmet is now permissible for all NCAA divisions. ... Helmet attachments (e.g., Guardian Cap, SAFR Helmet Cover) that enhance player safety are allowed. All helmets, with or without the attachment, must be of the same color and design. ... Up to two sponsor patches are allowed on the jersey, with conference approval. A third patch is allowed in conference championship or postseason games. Logos may not exceed 4 square inches. One commercial logo, not to exceed 4 square inches, is permitted on the helmet.

Clayborn or Ham.