2026 Running Back

[georgethepunter]

What do y'all think the depth chart looks like next year? Are we sleeping on Terry? Could Cooper get early playing time? My best guess is the following but we shall see how the portal turns out. 

 

1. Portal

2. Simon

3. Portal

4. Clark

5. Terry

6. Cooper

7. Walker

[CJ Vogel]

My best guess starts with portal at 1 and 2.

[Paul Jespersen]

I'd guess that hope would be for Cooper to be higher than that...

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[CoachBobbyFinstock]

[georgethepunter]

3 minutes ago, CoachBobbyFinstock said:

Ha time to go fishing in the portal! 

[Raistlin]

55 minutes ago, georgethepunter said:

What do y'all think the depth chart looks like next year? Are we sleeping on Terry? Could Cooper get early playing time? My best guess is the following but we shall see how the portal turns out. 

 

1. Portal

2. Simon

3. Portal

4. Clark

5. Terry

6. Cooper

7. Walker

Cooper will be #3 by conference time.  Sark will not be on the Herman Bijan plan.

[AusMOJO]

Portal 1 & 2.

3 & 4 will be Simon/Clark.

Not sure Terry stays at RB, but they need to figure out what to do with him.

Think Cooper will be 5, but may work his way up to 3. 

[Hookem72]

Unfortunately Tech is driving prices up as are other teams that will dole out mega bucks For the one player they think will get them over the top.  We will unfortunately have to spend a lot to get the top portal guys.  Remember last year when we lost Bailey to Tech and Dominic Williams to OU.   NIL budget had better increase.  If Tech makes a deep run, that will just encourage Campbell to spend more next year.

Tre Wisner asking for a million means Jadan Baugh will want $3,000,000.   Not saying it is realistic, but that’s where we are.  

[SoldierHorn]

3 hours ago, Hookem72 said:

Tre Wisner asking for a million means Jadan Baugh will want $3,000,000.   Not saying it is realistic, but that’s where we are.  

I dont think Baugh will pull QB money. He will likely get $1.5-2mil; nonetheless, you cant have both and that is the issue.  Wisner is a good change of pace RB but his production over 3 yrs does not show featured running back status. Undoubtedly, he wants to be the featured back next year to redeem himself for the draft and that is not going to happen at Texas now.  

[TexasFanatic]

1. Baugh 

2. Portal 

3. Terry 

4. Cooper 

5. Jett 

Simon and Clarke transfer. We have a complete rehaul of the room 

[HornsUpThumbsDown]

22 hours ago, Paul Jespersen said:

I'd guess that hope would be for Cooper to be higher than that...

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Agree you can’t keep recruiting top players in the country and have them ride the pine, or they aren’t top players plenty of true freshman stars across the country 

[Sundancekid]

9 hours ago, TexasFanatic said:

1. Baugh 

2. Portal 

3. Terry 

4. Cooper 

5. Jett 

Simon and Clarke transfer. We have a complete rehaul of the room 

  I don’t think Simon will transfer. Being a Louisiana guy I think playing for Jaluke will be good incentive to stay.

[Paul Jespersen]

2 hours ago, HornsUpThumbsDown said:

Agree you can’t keep recruiting top players in the country and have them ride the pine, or they aren’t top players plenty of true freshman stars across the country 

Exactly.
They don't have to be RB1 and bet the house on them, but they need to at least be in the rotation imo...

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[Red Five]

15 hours ago, TexasFanatic said:

1. Baugh 

2. Portal 

3. Terry 

4. Cooper 

5. Jett 

Simon and Clarke transfer. We have a complete rehaul of the room 

I think Simon is expected back. I have not seen anything from Clark that would make me want him back, but part of that could be related to his recovery. Either way, I don't see how both come back, because that would be eight in there counting Niblett. 

[AceHorn23]

16 hours ago, TexasFanatic said:

1. Baugh 

2. Portal 

3. Terry 

4. Cooper 

5. Jett 

Simon and Clarke transfer. We have a complete rehaul of the room 

Wrong 

[TexasFanatic]

40 minutes ago, AceHorn23 said:

Wrong 

What’s wrong about it? It’s just my prediction. I could also see Simon stay. Hope he does. 

[nicray0920]

1. Portal - Baugh or another playoff team RB1

2. Portal - Hollywood Smothers

3. Simon

4.Terry

5. Cooper

Clark hasn't shown and indication of returning to himself unless the bowl game proves otherwise

 

[TexasFanatic]

5 minutes ago, nicray0920 said:

1. Portal - Baugh or another playoff team RB1

2. Portal - Hollywood Smothers

3. Simon

4.Terry

5. Cooper

Clark hasn't shown and indication of returning to himself unless the bowl game proves otherwise

 

Could definitely see it

[TexasFanatic]

6 minutes ago, nicray0920 said:

1. Portal - Baugh or another playoff team RB1

2. Portal - Hollywood Smothers

3. Simon

4.Terry

5. Cooper

Clark hasn't shown and indication of returning to himself unless the bowl game proves otherwise

 

I think the second portal back could be Jam Miller 

[nicray0920]

15 minutes ago, TexasFanatic said:

I think the second portal back could be Jam Miller 

At this point nothing would surpise me! Who knows maybe Mark Fletcher(Miami RB 6'2 225lb) enters soon?