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May God bless Archibald Charles Manning with steadfast wisdom, deep humility, and an unyielding drive to achieve more as he inspires and leads our team.

Brian Jones My all time favorite memory as a Longhorn fan 1990 I’m 11 years old I will never forget how incredibly nice he was. During a fan meet day, after getting his autograph, he took me and my cousin around the facilities and spent a couple hours showing us around and let us hang around some of the players. He was the coolest guy.

As it should! For all the hype we’ve ginned up…it’s here. A Manning is QB1 for our Texas Longhorns.

Only going to get louder as the season nears!

Only 60 days till the first pass is thrown. All the pre-season hype can transition to seeing it on the field. These next 2 seasons are going to be so much f'ing fun. Gittyup. Hookem!! 🧡🤘🐂

I think there is something to Clark’s ability to catch and run out of the backfield that will translate to more PT

Clark is seen 2nd string before Gibson? 👀 that’s huge coming off that injury.

That’s a great question. I would bet probably 2-3 weeks from the game itself

@CJ Vogel when will OTF choose a pregame spot for the ohio state game? pops and i are heading to the game and would love to hit it up

The month of July has arrived, which means we are just one more flip of the calendar away from Texas Football returning for the 2025 season. As we sit today, the countdown to kickoff remains at 60 days to the meeting in Columbus with the defending national champions. On a side note, at times these past few months this offseason has felt like both the longest and shortest in recent memory. But anyways, the light as the end of the tunnel is getting brighter by the day. As we enter July, a quick look at the calendar for what is ahead for the team. *** For the current week of the 4th of July, the team is home and away from Austin. Most will return home, and some others may take a small trip during the off time. Of course, the team itself has been participating in summer conditioning for a month and when they return from the 4th of July, there will be about four weeks remaining of conditioning until fall camp begins. Speaking about fall camp, the Longhorns started true football activities on July 31, 2024 a year ago. A full one month before the meeting with Colorado State kicked off at DKR on August 31, 2024. I have Wednesday, July 30 circled as the day to watch for the beginning of fall camp this year. *** In case you missed my conversation with QB Arch Manning in Thibodaux, Louisiana, there was some solid feedback in regards to standouts on the offensive side of the ball and it matches what we have reported over the offseason as well. TE Jack Endries has clearly caught the attention of Manning since arriving in June. The former Cal tight end has collected more than 1,000 yards through the air over the last two seasons of football on the west coast. He now joins the Longhorns with hopes of continuing the big time numbers put up by Ja'Tavion Sanders and Gunnar Helm over the last three years. On the offensive line, Manning said the vocal leader of the group comes from the center spot, Cole Hutson. Having covered Hutson a good bit in high school, this does not come as much surprise. Hutson possesses the necessary type of passion and feistiness that is coveted on the interior. One name I can say I was not expecting when speaking with Manning about offseason standouts was freshman WR Kaliq Lockett. Don't get me wrong, I think that is a huge sign of approval from the Texas quarterback and perhaps a nod that he should be checked in on more, it just was not a name I was expecting to hear. Still, a great sign for the young Sachse native. *** Some Team Notes A couple of nuggets from the month of June – – RB CJ Baxter continues to inch closer towards the field. His participation in offseason workouts has increased and the intensity of workouts has increased. Still, there remains some ground that needs to be covered before he is deemed 100%, and even then I think there remains some necessary mental work to trust the knee again. Will Baxter be suited up for day one of fall camp? I don't know for certain. If he is, he will certainly be wearing a green, non-contact jersey. – Sticking at running back, redshirt freshman Christian Clark has had a great summer. Clark was able to get live reps in the spring after returning from a torn Achilles tendon and has parlayed that into a successful month of conditioning. Clark has been receiving plenty of run with the second unit in offseason sessions and if I had to handicap the RB room today, Clark would be the first in line right behind Wisner. – Defensively, the name Brad Spence continues to positively pop up in conversations. – In a fun nugget, I have heard there has been a bit of an ongoing competition for offseason drills between Colin Simmons and Anthony Hill Jr. The two are often seen paired with one another in conditioning drills, with jawing going back and forth on who places better in drills or workouts. Both DFW products have been locked in this summer as one would imagine. – The term glue guy gets thrown around a lot in basketball for a guy who doesn't do a whole lot of scoring but will fill up the box score in many other departments, in football it is much tougher to find that and for this guy I don't even think it's fair considering the production a year ago. But I don't know if there is a player on the roster that is admired and respected in the locker room as much as RB Tre Wisner. The ultimate teammate is how he gets described at times.

NOBIS. Even my father, who was not a big college football fan, thought Nobis was fantastic. I remember him from the NFL and barely from his time at UT.

As if we all need any more reason to be excited, lol. Going to be a fun year!

Vegas has the over/under on the chat spelling his name "Romance" at 6.5.

Great stuff

As if we need more kool aid

Loved the interview with Raja Bell on Coffee & Football yesterday. It was a good reminder for me that all recruits (and recruiting decisions) are not the same. Not even close, even in today’s world of NIL and big $$. While some players may be driven primarily by financials, and view their decision more as a business transaction, what matters most to other players truly is culture, relationships, resources, development, scheme, winning at the highest level and getting onto the field to prove they can contribute It was awesome to hear Raja talk yesterday about the relationships Dia began building with Sark, AJ and the staff going back to his first visit in Austin at the age of 13. The authentic way Dia felt the staff were all aligned and showed high character way before Dia was the player he is today, the thoughtful and innovative scheme and how Dia’s strengths fit Sark’s design as the visits progressed, Sark’s track record helping other QBs maximize their gifts, the Q&A with other players over the past couple years and how Raja and Dia’s mom felt like there was a consistency in what they heard from those other players re: resources provided to the players and what things are like when life isn’t all perfect. Because that’s reality. I especially enjoyed hearing Raja describe Sark’s patient and thoughtful approach throughout the process. While other coaches want to rush to the alter for a commitment, telling the player whatever it takes, Sark is more focused on building real relationships and telling players the truth, what they need to hear and determining if it’s a strong fit on both sides. Great job Gerry getting Raja Bell on the show. There was a strong resemblance to the family values we’ve witnessed from the Manning family interviews over the past couple years with the Bell family values. That came across by Raja yesterday. Work hard to be your best, stay grounded and humble, surround yourself with a strong inner circle, do the right thing. You could hear Dia’s character and work ethic shine as Raja talked about how Dia approached his rehab this past season and how he’s even stronger now than before. It really connects to Sark’s saying “Who you are some of the time is who you are all the time”. keep up the great work @Blake Munroe, @Gerry Hamilton and @Bobby Burton!! Hook em! 🧡🤘🏼🐂

Good luck moderating the chat today Blake 🤘

Any day!

Thanks Jeff - have more nostalgia for the Mavs vs. following the NBA nowadays. Also - Can't beat Taffer!