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Notes and Nuggets from the Portal (Friday 9:20 AM)


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A few nuggets to pass along:

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Texas has been kicking the tires on former Arkansas LB Brad 'Greedy' Spence out of the transfer portal as of recently.

The former four-star linebacker from Klein Forest High School in Houston entered the portal earlier in the week and I have learned that the Longhorns could be looking at Spence as an option out of the portal.

Texas recruited Spence a good bit during the 2023 class, though never got to the point of an official visit. Spence should be on visit watch for the weekend from what I have gathered so far.

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On the note of Texas adding a punter – Bobby Burton added the nugget this morning that Texas was able to get former P Michael Dickson on the phone yesterday with Utah portal P Jack Bouwmeester, a cool piece of recruiting behind the scenes.

I was told the visit went well on Saturday and that there is momentum here. I am hopeful to go fully in depth about the visit details, say... early afternoon today.

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As our @Gerry Hamilton has reported earlier in the week, Texas is expecting a visit by Purdue portal DL Cole Brevard.

Brevard was at SMU on Thursday and made the trip down south for the Texas visit soon thereafter. The magic number remains 4 at the defensive line position, even with the pending return of DL Sydir Mitchell out of the portal I am told.

Texas will go big game hunting here, but Brevard is certainly a good start to begin the hunt.

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Brevard is listed at 6-3 and 333 pounds by the Purdue website.

In 2024, Brevard saw 392 snaps on the field:

  • 308 in the A-gap
  • 83 in the B-gap
  • 1 over the tackle

Brevard saw the 3rd most snaps of any B1G DL in the A-Gap for what it is worth.

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14 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Brad Spence is on campus currently he confirms with OTF.

Idk much about Spence. Is he an off ball backer? To get a solid off ball backer this early in the portal would be nice, one less thing to worry about

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4 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Singleton is super duper fast and tough

the bigger version/nfl size of Silas Bolden 

Would they break the bank for Singleton? The report is that he’s seeking $2 million. That feels counter to Texas’s MO the last few years. Do they think he’s good enough to break their own rule?

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1 minute ago, Bunk Moreland said:

Would they break the bank for Singleton? The report is that he’s seeking $2 million. That feels counter to Texas’s MO the last few years. Do they think he’s good enough to break their own rule?

He won't get close to that from anyone IMO

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4 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

Brevard is listed at 6-3 and 333 pounds by the Purdue website.

In 2024, Brevard saw 392 snaps on the field:

  • 308 in the A-gap
  • 83 in the B-gap
  • 1 over the tackle

Brevard saw the 3rd most snaps of any B1G DL in the A-Gap for what it is worth.

Love this breakdown CJ!

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16 minutes ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

Take who’s available because what if branch never enters the portal and we’re left looking stupid. 

I'm sure Sark already has his WR1 negotiated and done.  He will announce he's entering, be in Austin same day to pick up his car.  

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