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They got a stay from the Ohio Appeals Court today. But the Colorado ruling is still out there. So who really knows how fast these Court cases can get resolved, if at all. So for now still all steam ahead it seems.

“Where I need to see Siani improve is in his play strength and balance,” Renner said. “Often, those problems go hand in hand, as the latter compensates for the former. He gets overaggressive trying to make first contact and ends up on the turf. He'll have two years to fix that problem against SEC competition if he wants to.” This is an issue that likely triggers some for guys with limited experience when trying to get proper position on the defender. The defender then uses that against the blocker to toss them aside.

As an Aggie board poster puts it... "Imagine going back 25 years and reading that there is a basketball player who played two years at Oregon State, two years at Texas, tried to go pro, went undrafted, and then was ruled immediately eligible at Texas A&M."

Is he even going to play lol ? His game style doesn’t fit Bucky ball at least not the full court press

Lol wut

Tired of hearing how tough and physical the line is going to be, Now I want to actually see it

Texas didn’t want him back. Who cares if he wants to play for a loser

Great stuff Jeff very very very encouraged with the OL this year 🤘

Looks like we got a great person along with player. His 3rd and Longhorn interview has been my favorite of the ones they've done recently, I love his personality

FWIW, the NFL draft article I referenced has Trevor Goosby rated as the No. 1 tackle for the 2027 draft.

Does the NCAA plan to appeal these rulings to stop the players from competing before the season begins?

It's crazy how good the ACC portal guys were to Texas in the recent cycle: Siani (Wake Forest), Sterling Berkhalter (Wake Forest), Rasheem Biles (Pitt), Hollywood Smothers (NC State), Justin Cryer (Florida State) and Mac Chiumento (Florida State) all came from ACC programs (the same with Emmett Mosley last season, transferring in from Stanford).

Here's the Melvin Siani interview with @Rod Babers and the "3rd and Longhorn" crew:

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s one thing for Texas to enter the transfer portal and land a plug-and-play offensive tackle like Melvin Siani. The arrival of the Wake Forest transfer, who flashed legitimate NFL potential as the Demon Deacons’ left tackle in 2025, strengthened the Longhorns' offensive line by allowing the staff to move Brandon Baker inside from right tackle to right guard. It’s quite another, however, for Siani to surpass internal expectations before playing a game in burnt orange. “Honestly, I'll be quite frank with everybody — I thought I was getting a pass protector when we recruited him,” Steve Sarkisian said after the Longhorns’ Monday morning camp practice. “I'm getting a tough-ass run blocker who is a good pass protector. That's encouraging for us because, clearly, we know how important the run game is going to be for us.” Sarkisian was right to believe in Siani’s ability to protect the quarterback. According to Pro Football Focus, the 6-foot-6-inch, 317-pound Siani allowed only nine pressures on 456 opportunities in 2025. Siani’s PFF grade of 67 as a run blocker (PFF considers a grade of 70 above average) wouldn’t indicate he dominated Wake Forest’s competition in the ACC (although the Demon Deacons were most successful running the ball over the left side of the line). Still, Siani’s grade on 372 run-blocking snaps would’ve been the fourth-best grade among Texas offensive linemen last season, trailing only Trevor Goosby (82.1), DJ Campbell (73.6) and Cole Hutson (71.6). Siani graded slightly higher as a zone blocker (68.4) than on gap runs (64.3). With Siani’s athletic ability and Baker's move to guard, the revamped right side of the Longhorn offensive line has the tools to help Sarkisian establish a ground attack with a zone-based foundation. Nevertheless, that might be the tip of the iceberg for the Texas running game considering Siani has barely scratched the surface of his potential. Siani played one season of high school football in Canada before attending Wyoming Seminary, a college preparatory school in Pennsylvania. After preserving a season of eligibility after playing in just four games as a true freshman at Temple in 2023, Siani opened the 2024 season as the starting right tackle for the Owls, making nine starts in 11 games and playing 600 snaps. Siani has shown enough growth to be on the radar as a prospect for the 2027 NFL Draft. Mike Renner of CBS Sports has Siani ranked as the No. 10 offensive tackle prospect for next spring’s draft with a late-third-round grade (Siani is listed on the Texas roster as a senior, but he has two seasons of eligibility remaining). Where Renner (and, presumably, NFL coaches, scouts and executives) wants to see Siani improve is where Sarkisian has seen notable growth in the seven months that Siani has been a member of the program. “Where I need to see Siani improve is in his play strength and balance,” Renner said. “Often, those problems go hand in hand, as the latter compensates for the former. He gets overaggressive trying to make first contact and ends up on the turf. He'll have two years to fix that problem against SEC competition if he wants to.” And Texas might be the perfect place for Siani to continue his upward trend. Along with Goosby’s return tempering expectations for Siani as a portal addition at one of the most important positions on the field and the aforementioned factors working in his favor (like playing next to Baker, who has a full season of SEC trench battles under his belt), Siani is in an offense that’s similar to the one he played in at Wake Forest under offensive coordinator Rob Ezell. Ezell was a graduate assistant at Alabama while Sarkisian was an analyst for Nick Saban in 2016 and was an analyst for the Crimson Tide when Sarkisian returned to Tuscaloosa as Saban’s offensive coordinator in 2019 and 2020 (Kyle Flood followed Sarkisian from the Atlanta Falcons to be Alabama’s offensive line coach and then to Austin). Siani's experience in Ezell's offense paid off when he started learning the Longhorns' offense in the spring. “Some of the plays literally have the same name because it’s all that Nick Saban tree,” Siani said in an interview with "3rd and Longhorn" earlier this month. “There’s a lot of similarities in the offense that just made that transition even easier and more seamless. I wasn’t complaining at all.” The only complaints coming from Siani's side of the line of scrimmage will likely be the opposing defenders reacting to being on the receiving end of the physical play of Texas' budding star. View full news story

These kids shouldn’t even be taking money or scholarships anymore other kids should be getting them 6 years!!! whatever

https://texaslonghorns.com/news/2026/8/17/volleyball-video-jerritt-elliott-media-availability-aug-17

Was never a big pope fan but the grit he showed in the tourney last year, battling injuries and hitting some massive shots, changed my mind. Glad he’s getting another chance to play but hope he’s terrible.

Ah hell nah

I will be honest. I thought this thread was about the Pope visiting College Station.

Texas didn’t have spot for him. Business is business for all parties.

Excellent. They fell for it.

Will forever be grateful to Jordan Pope. He played his heart out on a broken foot leading Texas to the Sweet 16, which nobody expected.

Yep. Had mentioned on a couple of threads it was likely. 1. It will be interesting if Texas A&M doesn't believe Bryson Warren will be eligible. 2. If I were Pope, would have gone to SMU. Much better fit for his game. Asking Pope to pressure guard 94 feet all season will be interesting. 3. He will definitely have some very good, hot games shooting it and help Texas A&M win. 4. All of this if the NCAA doesn't get a stay. 5. Pope's effort to play against Purdue in S16 game with a broken foot will always be one of the best individual efforts by a Texas player I have seen.

Incoming A&M will unlock his potential takes lol, as a rising 5th year 23 year old...