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CJ Vogel Lifetime Longhorn

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Starting today, the Longhorns will have four more weeks of winter conditioning before taking a week off for spring break then diving into the beginning of spring ball practice period.

The new additions via the portal have been getting acclimated to the day to day life as a Texas football player and most importantly, the culture of the program. I was able to speak with a source around the program over the weekend to get an idea of how the new faces are acclimating with the team so far.

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Former Alabama LB Kendrick Blackshire has had a seamless transition since arriving on campus. Blackshire joins the Longhorn program which boasts several familiar faces from Blackshire's recruitment days back in the DFW area and time at Duncanville.

The speed of former Alabama WR Isaiah Bond is immediately noticeable. That should not come as a surprise, but Bond has an extra gear that has folks excited here.

Joining Bond in the wide receiving room is former UH pass catcher Matthew Golden. The former Klein Cain standout may not have that same initial burst as Bond, however Golden does possess the ability to change directions very well which has been evident thus far in workouts. Also, credit Jaydon Blue for getting Golden up to speed pretty quickly here.

I have yet to hear a whole lot about Taioalii Savea since his arrival, but will dive in a bit this week.

One of the first commits out of the portal was former Clemson DB Andrew Mukuba. The former Austin LBJ defensive back is back home where he has really fit in well with the DB room. I will dive into the mentality of the defensive back room a bit later when we start previewing spring ball, but Mukuba's business like approach to the game has trickled down.

Mukuba has been working non-stop, whether it be team-led winter conditioning, or individual sessions off of the 40 Acres. We have talked about one year rentals for guys like Bolden and Bond at WR, that is the thought process from Mukuba has well as he hopes to hear his name drafted very early in the 2025 NFL Draft.


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Also worth mentioning the trio of Alabama players have arrived with the mental makeup of what you would expect from a Nick Saban-led program. Night and day from what Texas experienced with Hall and Billingsley a couple of years ago I would add. These three have NFL aspirations and understand where the Texas program is currently.

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Awesome stuff. 

Three Alabama players arrive at Texas with that same nasty taste in their mouth after the playoff loss in January ...

Great team for Sark to coach ... got a taste of competing for the NC in the playoff, but didn't climb the mountain to the top either. Makes for a talented, and hungry team

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  On 2/12/2024 at 4:09 PM, Beast Texas said:

How crisp are the routes overall?

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That's something I will have to dive into more. Any throwing session now is organized by the quarterbacks, completely separate from the remainder of the team and coaching staff. Will get an update soon.

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Would love for Mukuba to have a big year.  If that happens, and Barron can stay healthy, the back end or our D will take a big step forward!  When you factor in Williams, Muhammed, and Brooks having a year's experience and the added depth from the '23 and '24 class- We should be very solid on D. (Now if we get a big NT/plugger for the D line... Watch Out!!)

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  On 2/12/2024 at 2:45 PM, CJ Vogel said:

Also worth mentioning the trio of Alabama players have arrived with the mental makeup of what you would expect from a Nick Saban-led program. Night and day from what Texas experienced with Hall and Billingsley a couple of years ago I would add. These three have NFL aspirations and understand where the Texas program is currently.

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More of this, please!

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  On 2/12/2024 at 5:02 PM, t.newman said:

Would love for Mukuba to have a big year.  If that happens, and Barron can stay healthy, the back end or our D will take a big step forward!  When you factor in Williams, Muhammed, and Brooks having a year's experience and the added depth from the '23 and '24 class- We should be very solid on D. (Now if we get a big NT/plugger for the D line... Watch Out!!)

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100% agree with you. Mukuba, second year Derek Williams plus one more youngster stepping up and the secondary will take a big step ... and it has to as the athleticism on the other side of the field in 2024 is taking a big step up. 

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Isaiah Bond is a different type of athlete from what has been on campus recently. In HS and at Bama he was in run first systems which didn't maximize his athletic talent but now with Sark these two are licking their chops! Expect massive year from Bond!

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  On 2/12/2024 at 8:24 PM, Realist Horn said:

Have the NFL draft guys left campus to prepare for the combine, or are some still hanging around the program/rehabbing, etc. 

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They are all over the place. Murphy and Sanders were in Dallas. Worthy in Arizona. Really just depends on where you feel comfortable training and living while preparing for the Combine and Draft.

 

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