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Y’all literally have high school sports, the Cowboys, Mavs went to the Finals last year, Rangers won the World Series two years ago. Y’all also got TCU, SMU, and Oklahoma. What we got in Houston? The Space Center and Galveston.

It's an impressive list of young assets they've gathered. I wish the Mavericks would take note and follow suit.

Did you send her away with a care package you sly dog you.

They've recruited two from the portal. Max Weiner likes what he's got with the young arms from last year's recruiting class. There are high hopes for Flores and Rerick, specifically.

Or Sheppard or Jabari Smith. Keeping Tari and Whitmore is just bonus.

Sengun arrow is going up. Amen is about to be a stud. Cam and Reed Sheppard have minutes available. I love Jalen, but I’m excited as a Rockets fan, and I’m glad they didn’t part ways or give up more younger players, and if you think that’s silly…come at me bro

Yeah whether he can stay healthy is a big question for sure. Hope it goes well!

Time for Schloss to go back to back and tie LSU in natties!

Got it!

What’s his GPA?

If I were a Rockets fan, I'd be satisfied that they got the deal done without giving up Sengun or Thompson.

Like I said, I could be wrong. I'll admit the Ray Allen comment was just a bad take. But I'm tempering expectations on what Houston can get out of KD at his age and with his injury history.

Oh hell yeah!!

Worst day of a multi year business career that involved lots of travel was being sick in a motel room. Glad you are better.

You are correct Higgins and Dotson, both lefties.

You're*

So are we done with the portal now?

Have to keep the big uglies stocked. Without them the skill players become less effective.

Your annoying

I thought it was only 2.

No because Wesley is a Jack edge and Henderson is a Buck edge.

If I remember correctly we've signed 3 or 4 pitchers already.

I like Jalen but he is not a max player IMO nor do I think he will develop into one. He will be a very good player but I am fine offloading that contract for KD for sure. The Rockets have an elite coach, some pieces that are elite defensively and a lot of talented pieces. They need a scorer and there are few better than KD. I love the move.

Steve Sarkisian’s Texas organization is prioritizing three areas when recruiting high school prospects and devoting resources for talent acquisition: quarterbacks, top-notch linemen who can protect the quarterback and blue-chip defenders who can disrupt opposing quarterbacks. The approach was driven home on a weekend when Dia Bell (Plantation, Fla./American Heritage) was named MVP of the 2025 Elite 11 competition. The Longhorns added another body to what could evolve into a historic defensive line haul, reeling in Vodney Cleveland (Birmingham, Ala./Parker) while maintaining the lead in the race for Kendall Guervil (Fort Myers, Fla.). Richard Wesley’s (Chatsworth, Calif./Sierra Canyon) surprise commitment was arguably a bigger recruiting boon than if Texas had landed Dre Quinn (Atlanta, Ga./Buford) last Thursday. The Longhorns are one of three teams left standing for Trenton Henderson (Pensacola, Fla./Catholic) and remain in the running for Temple’s Jamarion Carlton. Texas also got the last in-person word with North Crowley offensive tackle John Turntine III ahead of his July 4 decision. Melissa’s Max Wright and Klein’s Nicholas Robertson were on campus with Turntine, who, along with Mansfield Lake Ridge’s Felix Ojo and Malakai Lee (Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha), is one of three elite offensive tackles Kyle Flood is aggressively pursuing. It’s fun to listen to Sarkisian, Flood and other coaches on the staff tout the program’s desire to recruit “big humans.” The trope, however, is a way of life. Sarkisian, general manager Brandon Harris, director of player personnel JM Jones and the rest of the organization’s approach to roster building in college football has the staying power needed to keep Texas in the national championship hunt for the foreseeable future. While the Longhorns won’t win every battle for coveted players who line up closest to the football, they’re winning enough of them to keep accelerating the program’s growth from Sarkisian’s forgettable 5-7 debut to producing an FBS-leading 23 NFL draft picks from clubs that won a combined 25 games and reached the College Football Playoff semifinals over the last two seasons. Of those 23 draft choices, 10 of them manned one of the Sarkisian regime’s foundational positions: one quarterback (Quinn Ewers); one EDGE (Barryn Sorrell); four offensive linemen (Kelvin Banks Jr., Hayden Conner, Christian Jones and Cameron Williams); and four interior defensive linemen (Vernon Broughton, Alfred Collins, Byron Murphy II and T’Vondre Sweat). Bell is next in line behind Trey Owens and KJ Lacey to succeed Arch Manning. The offensive line has avoided heavy attrition under Flood and has benefited from evaluation wins with undervalued recruits, particularly what can be gleaned from Trevor Goosby's snaps last season and the early returns on guys like Nick Brooks and Nate Kibble. Now, it's time for Kenny Baker and LaAllen Clark to set up their respective rooms for bright futures. Texas is rightfully taking advantage of a 2026 cycle chock-full of difference-making defensive linemen, building the kind of roster that won't need five tackles from the portal to avoid massive gaps in the talent pipeline. Missing out on Carthage's KJ Edwards was a significant loss, especially considering how much Sarkisian values well-rounded running backs in his offense. The battles for Jalen Lott and Kaydon Finley could end with Texas losing to out-of-state competition (Oregon or USC for Lott and Notre Dame for Finley), which wouldn't be ideal scenarios for recruits with strong family ties to the Forty Acres. Still, since NIL resources aren’t limitless, the Longhorns would rather do what it takes to win line-of-scrimmage recruitments and, if necessary, snag as-needed skill talent from the transfer portal. It's more feasible to go into the portal and come out with Matthew Golden or Adonai Mitchell as opposed to using the significant capital it would take to secure a player capable of immediately impacting the trenches, assuming those types of players are available. There’s no wrong way to build a winning program. Nevertheless, it’s hard to argue against Sarkisian’s plan to keep Texas in the top tier of annual contenders to win the SEC and the CFP. View full news story