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Good luck to him. I've never been a fan of the "bend but don't break" defensive style but the numbers don't lie, we were one of the best defenses in the country when he was DC.

Glad he found a good spot. He did well for the University.

Yep! Think it's a great fit for him.

@Gerry Hamilton Did we get an official height measurement as well? I’m guessing in the 6’3” range?

Tell him to poop in Kyler's helmet.

Not this year.

Logic is that he is elite and beating out someone, even with that price tag means we got a * for the next few years. Sark gonna put the best out there this year, price tag be damned.

Glad he landed on his feet and we don’t have to play against his defense.

Wishful thinking and not sure I understand the logic. Siani is not sitting the bench with that price tag

Feels like a great fit. No need to recruit...............he can simply just coach. Best of luck PK!

Wait… this actually works? Someone test it and report back 😂

The Arizona Cardinals have hired former Texas defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski to be their next defensive line coach. Best of luck to PK.

Let the young man eat!

If it's harmful to OTF, then Mods, please delete the thread. I don't think I'm able to do that

Hope he outplays Siani and takes the RT position. That would be an epic move

As long as he's adding the weight in his ass and not his gut. I really like taking a nimble but physical OT like Turntine and stacking weight on him. If he can remain patient off and nasty on the field, he has a chance to shine.

The Longhorns made their second finals appearance and brought home the title with a 4-2 win over No. 2 Ohio State. Dallas – No. 7 Texas Men's Tennis won the program's first ITA Indoors National Championship with a 4-2 win over No. 2 Ohio State on Tuesday at the Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas. It was the Longhorns' second appearance in the tournament final with the last being in 2023 in Chicago. The win avenged an earlier season loss on the road at Ohio State on January 29 and completed an impressive run that included a sweep of a trio of in-state foes including No. 19 Baylor in the semifinals in Dallas, and No. 5 TCU in the quarterfinals and No. 8 Texas A&M in the round of 16 in Waco. The Longhorns had previously beaten UNC Wilmington and South Florida in the first and second rounds in Austin on January 23 and 24, respectively. "Anytime it's a first National Championship, it's an amazing benchmark for the program," head coach Bruce Berque said. "Most importantly, I'm super happy for the guys because they earned it. It was a pretty cool thing because they really stepped up and decided they wanted to make the standards even higher than they were. They were pretty disappointed with their start (to the season), but I was thinking, 'Guys you're being hard on yourselves, we're down a couple of guys, just hang in there.' But they said no, and they set some standards and they went to work, walked the walk, and held each other accountable. Not that we weren't working hard before, but they took it to another level. I couldn't believe how consistently competitive they were from No. 1 all the way to No. 6, day after day, so I couldn't be more proud of the team, and it's a great milestone for the program, but it's a lifetime memory these guys just made for themselves." The match opened in remarkable fashion with all three doubles courts extending to a tiebreaker. Ohio State, which had all three of its teams in the top-eight of the doubles rankings held match points on all three courts at various times, but the Longhorns fought back and emerged with wins at Nos. 2 and 3 to take the point. The teams then went back and forth in singles with the Buckeyes winning at No. 3 singles to tie it, but senior No. 10 Sebastian Gorzny regained the lead with a win at No. 1. Ohio State then took the match at No. 4, but freshman Lucas Marionneau produced a three-set victory at No. 6 for a 3-2 advantage. That left two courts in action at Nos. 2 and 5, and freshman Kalin Ivanovskicrossed the finish line first at No. 2 to deliver the championship. In those doubles matches, Gorzny and Marionneau knocked off the nation's top ranked team of Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin, 7-6 (5), at No. 2 after the Buckeyes had a match point while up 5-4. The No. 27 duo of sophomore Sebastian Eriksson and Oliver Ojakaarthen clinched the point at No. 3 with a 7-6 (3) win over the No. 8 pair of Aidan Kim and Bryce Nakashima, who also had a match point while leading, 5-4. In the remaining match Ivanovski and freshman Abel Forger were down by just a point, 6-5, in their tiebreaker against No. 7 Alex Okonkwo and Alexander Beranard at No. 1. The Longhorns fought off a total of five match points in that contest and were sitting on another when play halted. Ohio State evened the overall score as Forger fell to No. 24 Jack Anthrop, 6-3, 6-2, at No. 3. However, Gorzny quickly responded to regain the lead for Texas with a top-15 victory over No. 13 Kim, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1. The Buckeyes earned their final point of the night as No. 51 Eriksson was downed by No. 29 Okonkwo at No. 4 to knot it at 2-2. From there, the Longhorns captured two ranked wins to close it out, starting with Marionneau rallying to defeat No. 98 Filin in three sets, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 6. As that match finished, Ivanovski was a game away from his victory, which he then broke to secure, 7-5, 6-4, over No. 22 Preston Stearns at No. 2. In the remaining match at No. 5, Ojakaar was also in a third set against Nakashima with the score even, 2-6, 6-3, 2-2. The Longhorns will next have a quick turnaround, heading back out on the road for their first three matches of SEC play, starting with Alabama on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. CT, followed by top-15 matches at No. 6 Mississippi State on Monday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. CT, and No. 14 South Carolina on Friday, Feb. 27, at 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. CT. #7 Texas 4, #2 Ohio State 2 Singles – Order of Finish (3,1,4,6,2) 1. #10 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. #13 Aidan Kim (OHST) 6-4, 6-4 2. Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) def. #22 Preston Stearns (OHST) 7-5, 6-4 3. #24 Jack Anthrop (OHST) def. Abel Forger (TEX) 6-3, 6-2 4. #29 Alex Okonkwo (OHST) def. #51 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) 7-6 (1), 6-2 5. Bryce Nakashima (OHST) vs. Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) 6-2, 3-6, 2-2, unf. 6. Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. #98 Nikita Filin (OHST) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Doubles – Order of Finish (2,3) 1. #7 Alex Okonkwo/Alexander Bernard (OHST) vs. Abel Forger/Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) 6-6 (6-5), unf. 2. Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. #1 Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (OHST) 7-6 (5) 3. #27 Sebastian Eriksson/Oliver Ojakaar (TEX) def. #8 Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (OHST) 7-6 (3) Individual Match Key Moments (by order of finish) Doubles No. 2: Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) def. Carpico/Filin (OHST) 7-6 (5) Match: Texas broke first for 2-1, but Ohio State broke back for 4-4. The Buckeyes later had a match point up 5-4, but the Longhorns held at deuce for 5-5. Tiebreaker: Three of the first four points were mini-breaks with Texas moving out to a 3-1 lead. Ohio State got the mini-break back to trail, 6-5, but the Longhorns broke on the next point to win. Doubles No. 3: Ojakaar/Eriksson vs. Kim/Nakashima (OHST) 7-6 (3) Match: Despite three holds at deuce for Texas that included a match point for Ohio State up 5-4, the match stayed on serve to the tiebreaker. Tiebreaker: The teams exchanged mini-breaks to start, but Texas went on a 5-0 run for 6-1 before winning 7-3. Doubles No. 1: Ivanovski/Forger (TEX) vs. Okonkwo/Bernard (OHST) 6-6 (5-6), unf. Match: Ohio State broke in the opening game, and later after Texas fought off two match points down 5-3, they did it again to break back for 5-5. The last two games were then on serve. Tiebreaker: Ohio State jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but Texas answered for 4-4. The Buckeyes won the next two points, and the Longhorns fended off another match point before play halted. Singles No. 3: Anthrop (OHST) def. Forger (TEX) 6-3, 6-2 Set One: Anthrop got out to a 3-0 with a deuce-point hold and break to start, and although Forger responded with his own 3-0 run, Anthrop won 12 of the last 15 points for the set. Set Two: Anthrop broke for 1-0 and 4-1 before holding for 5-1. Forger fended off a match point at deuce in the next game and had a break point at deuce in the following game, but Anthrop held for the match. Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) def. Kim (OHST) 6-4, 6-4 Set One: Gorzny had three break points for 2-1, and although Kim was able to hold, Gorzny got out to a 0-40 lead in the next Kim service game and broke at deuce for the set's only break. He later held at deuce for the set. Set Two: Gorzny won the first two games at deuce, overcoming Kim leads of 40-0 and 15-40. Kim got the break back on a deuce point for 2-2, but Gozny immediately responded with the deciding break and the rest of the set was on serve and Gorzny served it out at love. Singles No. 4: Okonkwo (OHST) def. Eriksson (TEX) 7-6 (1), 6-2 Set One: Eriksson broke first for 5-3 after eliminating a 40-0 lead for Okonkwo, however Okonkwo broke back. Eriksson had a break chance in the next game at deuce, but Okonkwo held and the last two games were held at love for a tiebreaker. Set One Tiebreaker: Okonkwo got out to a 4-0 lead before the 7-1 win. Set Two: Okonkwo won the first two games at deuce as part of a 3-0 run and broke in the final game at deuce for 6-2. Singles No. 6: Marionneau (TEX) def. Filin (OHST) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Set One: Filin grabbed the only break of the set for 4-2. Set Two: Marionneau held at deuce in the first game and then broke first for 3-1 before later breaking again at deuce for 6-2. Set Three: Marionneau secured the only break for a 5-3 lead and then led 40-0 before serving out at deuce for the match. Singles No. 2: Ivanovski (TEX) def. Stearns (OHST) 7-5, 6-4 Set One: Ivanovski broke first at deuce for 2-0, but Stearns answered it. The players exchanged breaks again for 4-2 and 4-3 leads for Ivanovski before he won deuce points in the final two games for 6-5 (after rallying from 15-40) and 7-5. Set Two: The first three games were all held at deuce starting with Ivanovski. Stearns later held at deuce for 4-4, but Ivanovski captured the break he needed in the final game for 6-4. Singles No. 5: Ojakaar (TEX) vs. Nakashima (OHST) 2-6, 6-3, 2-2 Set One: Nakashima broke in the opening game, and although Ojakaar got the break back for 2-2, Nakashim closed on a 4-0 run, including a deuce-point break for 5-2. Set Two: Ojakaar earned the only break of the set at deuce for 5-3 and held at deuce for 6-3. Set Three: All four of the games were breaks with the first by Ojakaar and last by Nakashima both at deuce. 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But we were told he only has two years to get ready. 😎

How many spicy chicken sandwich combos from JCL is that?

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Beat me to it

can he play LG😂

Said before, but I really believe seeing him a lot over the last 2-3 years ... he will play at 305-310 for the majority of his career.

Wow, that’s a big TE 😉😂

Freshman OT John Turntine III played at around 272-274 pounds all season for North Crowley as a senior. OnTexasFootball can report that the freshman early enrollee is already up to 283-285 pounds, and is expected to hit around 295 by August.