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No further damage to Texas through 7 rounds.

Say what you want about Brian Kelly (and you can say a lot), but he knows what he's doing when it comes to building an offensive line. If he likes where LSU is right now, Sark should love where Texas is in the trenches.

I really hope Lee's parents realize that is a long flight to Ann Arbor.

On Texas Football coverage of SEC Media Days is brought to you by Vonlane, Flat Creek Estate Winery, Advanced Pain Care and South Point Dodge. *** ATLANTA — No matter where his career as a college football coach has taken him, Brian Kelly’s track record of evaluating, recruiting and developing offensive linemen is second to none. After overseeing Jason Kelce’s development from a walk-on linebacker to a likely Pro Football Hall of Fame center during his Cincinnati tenure, Kelly’s time as Notre Dame’s coach (2010-21) was a trench boon for the Fighting Irish. Kelly recruited and coached 11 Notre Dame offensive linemen who were eventually drafted, including five in the first round (Zack Martin in 2014, Ronnie Stanley in 2016, Mike McGlinchey and Quenton Nelson in 2018 and Joe Alt in 2024). The trend has continued at LSU, which had four offensive linemen selected in the 2025 draft, including Will Campbell, the No. 4 overall pick. Knowing what the Tigers would be facing, Kelly and offensive line coach Brad Davis did their best to address the exodus before it happened. “If you're trying to address graduation in a knee-jerk reaction and not having that planned in advance, you're probably going to take a hit on the offensive line this year,” Kelly said from inside the College Football Hall of Fame during SEC Media Days on Monday. “We have been grooming some players for their chance and their opportunity.” Still, even though Kelly and Davis have done their best to develop LSU’s incoming talent, they went into the transfer portal to bolster a group tasked with protecting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. Texas is in the same boat in its second season in the SEC. Outland Trophy winner Kelvin Banks, the Longhorn offensive lineman to go in the first round of the draft (No. 9 overall) since 2002, headlines the four starters who departed Kyle Flood’s room after a 13-win run to the College Football Playoff semifinals. Nevertheless, while Kelly talked openly about the importance of player development while the Bayou Bengals go through a trench reboot, the offensive line under Flood and Steve Sarkisian is buoyed by it, with the Longhorns exclusively counting on homegrown talent to win line of scrimmage battles in the SEC. The five members of the projected starting offensive line (left tackle Trevor Goosby, left guard Neto Umeozulu, center Cole Hutson, right guard DJ Campbell and right tackle Brandon Baker) heading into the season were recruited by the current regime, the first time that’s been the case in Sarkisian’s tenure. Texas kicked the tires on USC transfer Emmanuel Pregnon, who ultimately committed to Oregon. The decision to stick with in-house personnel for spring practice allowed Baker and Andre Cojoe to battle it out at right tackle, Nate Kibble to ascend the depth chart and Nick Brooks to emerge as a young tackle with a boatload of potential. Although Sarkisian and Flood started building the Longhorn offensive line through high school recruiting a year before Kelly got to Baton Rouge, it speaks volumes of the staff successfully building the roster from the inside out that Texas is one of the favorites to win the SEC amid significant departures among the program's big humans. The Longhorns didn’t cut corners, and while Flood developed a pair of former Herb Hand recruits into draft picks (Christian Jones in 2024 and Hayden Conner in 2025), Banks and Cameron Williams (a 2025 sixth-round pick) emerged from the Sarkisian organization’s first full recruiting cycle (2022) as NFL players. Considering how excited Kelly sounded when talking up the revamped LSU offensive line, Sarkisian should be equally as giddy about the outlook for Flood’s new-look group when Texas meets with the media on Tuesday. “I'm bullish on our offensive line,” Kelly said. “I think we're going to be able to produce the kind of things necessary to be a championship team.” View full news story

We should let him coach from a mobile command center (boat if necessary). We can pay him in Chik fil A and beef jerky.

#2: Dia Bell, QB (Texas) #10: James Johnson, DL (Georgia) #22: Davon Benjamin, CB (Uncommitted #24: Richard Wesley, Edge (Texas) #30: Tyler Atkinson, LB (uncommitted) #36: Trenton Henderson, Edge (LSU) #63: John Turntine, OT (Texas) #75: Jalen Lott, S (Oregon) #93: Malakai Lee, OT (Michigan) View full news story

Any thoughts on having Bijan make a call? Seems his input would be valuable and well received.

Rivals/on3 rankings are terrible in general. OTF and 247 are the ones to follow.

Is Sark a Copenhagen or Skoal guy lol

Taaffe -how can the secondary continue where it left off with big plays and suffocating coverage (at times) with the loss of a thorpe award winner and 2nd round draft pick? who does he see showing out?

Sark- what do you feel like the strength of the team will be this year? Taffe- does he feel pressure being a leader of the secondary after losing so much experience in the back?( Jadhae, Makuba) Hill- how did it feel to go into Kyle field and dominate a team that he was previously committed to? Arch- what do you think was most beneficial from being able to watch the last 2 seasons as opposed to being thrown into the fire right away

Deserved.

Please ask Sark to give me some 50 yard line tickets for the Texas OU game.

Should have fallen 100 more spots

And for other teams: what's the one thing you're most worried about that could keep you from achieving your goals this season?

I miss Will's intensity 🤷‍♂️

From a players perspective, what makes Texas the best program in the country?

And Ojo fall to 40, 4 star.

I’d ask about Cole Hutson and how he’s handling the pressure of replacing Texas’ all time leader in starts. How’s his command of the line? How’s his communication?

Deserved.

In perpetuity.

What does Sark or Arch / Taaffe / Hill feel is the strength of the offense / defense.