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She's definitely getting more comfortable in the college game. Had some big games of late.

Who's been jamin?

And that’s a good thing. For decades college football was built on a lie. I’m glad the bandaid is ripped off and we can treat it like the business it has always been that was taking advantage of athletes. I’m als glad that Texas is in a position to be a player with what this era is vs the decades of rampant cheating that Texas refused to be involved in due to superiority complex.

This ain’t amateur football any more. It is semi pro. I don’t envy these coaching staffs. Loyalty is spent with dollar signs now.

Great write up Jeff. I don’t get what SARK says that money is limited. It clearly isn’t with some programs - Texas Tech for example. Is that his way of saying that the Texas big money people need to step up for us to compete at the very highest level? @Jeff Howe

Jeff, curious if you have any insight into why Goosby is likely to come back, despite being mocked in the first round? A disconnect between draft analysts and the actual feedback he’s getting from NFL teams? It’s just hard to believe he’d come back with a first round grade.

Great stuff Jefe

This. In ancient times (back when I had hair), there really wasn't much of a decision for players since transferring was such a cumbersome process. Now with the ease of the portal, and NIL issues, things are much more complex. Hard for college age guys to navigate, IMHO

College football doesn't seem to too much resemble college football these days.

I hope Colin lays waste Conan-style to opponents next year.☠️

Has he ever called plays before?

Great article, Jeff. Should have Amanda send this one to her friend Peyton so she doesn't think we're cooked.

The Olympic sports are usually what win it for us and a majority of those are in the spring. So, honor of the immortalized man, Samuel L Jackson….”HOLD ONTO YOUR BUTTS!!”

very informative article 👍🏻

Our rowing team should get another championship.

Aaliyah Chavez has been balling for OU. Besides scoring, she's an excellent passer. Rori will be up to the challenge of shutting her down.

Dang I hate to see her go, But not surprised as she lost playing time to Harvey and Bunton

Nope, don’t think that would be the case. I think you’d see the best football we’ve ever seen. You still have to win to get in and you’re making everything more like the NFL. The value is having the playoff structured in a way that eliminates conference championship games, which IMO punish teams that finish strong in conference, and replace them with play in games. Setting limits and numbers on who gets in would devalue regular season just like it is currently trending.

Also would like to add, if you push Spence back to LB, paired with Smith, that leaves more room for Jackson, Umeozulu and Vasek to contribute from the Edge and allows you to utilize Spence more in conjunction with Jackson and Simmons on the field. I do wonder if they want to move Spence back to LB full time or if they're content with him at Edge? He seems more like a natural fit at LB than he does Edge. Seems like him and Moore should've swapped roles this year. Anyway, be interesting to see what they do at S to pair with McDonald, assuming Filsaime.

I've said this elsewhere, but it appears that Sark isn't messing around when it comes to the portal or 2026. He's not wanting to make the mistakes he did last off-season. I respect that, hope they've been scouting guys or backdooring stuff. Would hate for them not to hit on guys in the portal, with a short window. I'm very curious to see what Texas does in the portal. Thanks for the great piece once again, Jeff.

Some departures are going to be tough to digest but its the nature of the beast

That's the reality of where we are right now. Being a starter making a certain amount of money one season doesn't guarantee anything for the next season. Just like players can make leverage plays for more money, coaches can change the terms and present them to the players in a take-it-or-leave-it manner.

A few of them coming off the books will help. That's not the case for all of the departures, though.

Fifth round-ish.

Jeff, do the departures so far make a significant impact in opening up NIL allocation towards the portal?