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Some interesting data points: 13 of the Top 25 appeared on all 10 staff ballots. The list is almost perfectly balanced by side of the ball: 13 offensive players and 12 defensive players. Running back is the most represented single position with five players: Ricky Williams, Cedric Benson, Bijan Robinson, Jamaal Charles and D’Onta Foreman. Secondary, as a whole, is even deeper: Michael Huff, Earl Thomas, Quentin Jammer, Jahdae Barron, Aaron Ross, Michael Griffin and Nathan Vasher. Seven of the 25 are defensive backs. 18 of the 25 played at least one season under Mack Brown. Even crazier, 13 of the Top 15 are Mack-era players. Bijan Robinson and Kelvin Banks Jr. are the only two members of the Top 15 who never played for Mack. Michael Huff is a fascinating case. He finished No. 8 despite appearing on only nine of the 10 ballots. His average rank when selected was 6.89, meaning the people who voted for him generally had him very high. Same phenomenon with Brian Orakpo: only nine ballots, yet he finished No. 10. His 8.33 average ranking when selected was much stronger than several players who appeared on every ballot. Byron Murphy II made the Top 25 despite appearing on only five ballots. That's the fewest appearances by anyone in the final 25. When people believed he belonged, though, they ranked him high enough to get him to No. 23. Meanwhile, D’Onta Foreman appeared on nine ballots but finished just No. 21. That's almost the opposite profile: broad agreement that he belonged somewhere on the list, but generally toward the bottom.

Love that my guy Dan Neil made it in here!! Such an awesome guy!!

Great list. I think Arch, Simmons, and Goosby make this list at the end of the season 🤘

I got my Prizm back graded from PSA. I eventually want to get the silver graded. The Bottom two are are recent pickups.

After combining ten individual Top 25 ballots from the On Texas Football staff into one composite ranking, we now have our Top 25 Players of the Modern Era list. Each ballot was scored on a 25-to-1 points system, with 25 points awarded for a first-place vote, 24 for second place and so on. At the top, two of the most iconic players in Texas football history separated themselves from the rest of the field. Vince Young finished No. 1 overall, narrowly edging Ricky Williams for the top spot. Young totaled 247 points across the 10 ballots, while Williams finished just four points behind with 243. Young received seven first-place votes, while Williams received the other three. Every voter ranked both players either first or second. Behind them, Colt McCoy came in at No. 3 with 227 points, followed closely by Derrick Johnson at No. 4 with 223. The top four created a clear consensus among the OTF staff, but the rankings became much tighter from there. Cedric Benson rounded out the top five, followed by Bijan Robinson, Casey Hampton, Michael Huff, Kelvin Banks Jr. and Brian Orakpo. Banks, Orakpo and Earl Thomas were separated by just one point, with Banks finishing ninth at 160 points and Orakpo and Thomas tying at 159. Orakpo earned the No. 10 spot through the composite tiebreaker (using the highest individual placement on any ballot). The list features players spanning more than three decades of Texas football, from stars of the early 1990s to members of the Longhorns' recent College Football Playoff teams. It also highlights just how difficult it is to compare players across positions and eras. Quarterbacks and running backs dominate the very top of the ranking, but the Top 25 also includes elite linebackers, defensive backs, offensive linemen and defensive linemen who helped define their respective eras. Still, the biggest debate may be the one at the very top. Williams owns one of the greatest individual résumés in college football history, including the 1998 Heisman Trophy, while Young delivered perhaps the most iconic season and championship performance Texas football has ever seen. When the votes were totaled, Young had just enough support to claim the title of On Texas Football's No. 1 Longhorn. View full news story

I still remember Nico running out of bounds on the last play of the game at Arky his freshman year Ball has always looked great coming out of his hand, and he’s very athletic Does he have instincts for the position or sport? TBD He will have a good year IMO … four years experience and good coaching hire

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CWIII may not have had the career of the other 2, but I will never forget that Tech game. One of the best Thanksgiving's of mine in recent memory!

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday released its Women's Basketball league schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season. The University of Texas opens conference action with a road contest against Georgia on Thursday, December 31 and concludes league play with a road game against Ole Miss on Sunday, February 28. The schedule consists of a single round robin of home or away (14 games) with one rotating opponent that will be played at home and away (2 games). Each team will play eight home games and eight away games. The rotating opponent changes annually. This marks the 18th season of the 16-game schedule for women's basketball. Texas will play Texas A&M both home and away in the 2025-26 season. Home games will be: South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Florida. Texas will travel to: Georgia, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma and Ole Miss. The regular season concludes with the 2027 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament being held for the 10th time at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. The tournament, which will include all 16 teams, begins on Wednesday, March 3 and concludes with the championship game on Sunday, March 7. The women's basketball television schedule will be announced later, as will the time for all games.

We’re 25 days away, and No. 25 has two of the best running backs to ever come through Texas... plus one of the more memorable single-game performances in recent Longhorn history. Chris Gilbert was an absolute monster in the late 1960s. He finished with 3,231 career rushing yards and 28 touchdowns, became the first player in college football history to rush for 1,000 yards in three straight seasons, earned Consensus All-America honors in 1968 and was a three-time All-SWC selection. He’s also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Jamaal Charles finished his Texas career with 3,328 rushing yards and 36 rushing touchdowns. He was a three-time All-Big 12 selection, the 2005 Big 12 Freshman of the Year and, of course, a member of the 2005 National Championship team. Chris Warren III had five career 100-yard rushing games, but everyone remembers the explosion against Texas Tech in 2015: 276 yards and four touchdowns. That day he set Texas freshman single-game records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and longest run with a 91-yard TD.

If does some (not all) of things Mendoza accomplished it won't matter. He is a Manning.

Really good preview look into the building of season one here

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If you're going to target a non-autographed Arch card in a Texas uniform, I think this is the one. The fact that it's his first licensed card could carry a lot more weight than whatever Panini is going to put out until Arch turns pro.

I couldn't be happier that talking season is almost over.

I've seen some of Bobby's collection. I was VERY impressed, to say the least.

Pretty sure that's his first day on the job at On3 too. Quite the take.

What a convenient narrative for Tech. Will continue to romp in weak B12 and not have to play difficult non-conf games which guarantees perennial playoff invite. Meanwhile SEC/B10 teams lucky to survive their conf schedules without suffering fatal third loss and missing playoffs because of lame selection process.

If I walk around a pile of sh*t instead of stepping in it, that doesn't mean I'm afraid of the pile of sh*t.

Sul Ross State scares TTU!! 🤘🏽🤘🏾🤘🏿

I'd rather play any of those 4 teams than Tech.