Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 15 Moderators Share Posted February 15 It's that time in recruiting where quarterback recruiting is starting to take center stage. Steve Sarkisian and staff have a commitment from one of the nation's best in the 2025 cycle, and have now extended offers in the 2026 cycle ahead of spring visits and June Elite Camp. The June 3 Elite Camp in 2023 resulted in K.J. Lacey committing to Texas for the 2025 class. And the same is likely for the 2026 class. OnTexasFootball begins Thursday with the latest on quarterback recruiting. Lacey planning return trip to Texas OnTexasFootball exchanged messages with OnTexasFootball 4-star and Texas commitment K.J. Lacey Wednesday. Lacey, 6-0 and nearing 180 pounds, was on campus during the season and in January while in the Austin area for a 7v7 tournament. The Saraland (Ala.) High signal caller told OTF that he will be back in April. One source close to the recruitment said most likely for the spring game April 20. The visit plans are still being finalized to lock in an April date. Ole Miss and Auburn continue to be the two programs pursuing Lacey the most, currently. Lacey cancelled a visit to Ole Miss the first weekend of February at the request of the Texas staff. He has been on campus at Auburn multiple times since the start of the 2023 season, with all trips being alongside 2024 5-star, teammate and good friend Ryan Williams prior to Williams signing with Alabama earlier this month. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and A.J. Milwee made a visit to Saraland High in late January, which went very well according to a source close to the recruitment. Lacey's Saraland High stats: 2022 (sophomore): 200 of 314 for 3,177 yards with 40 TD's and 5 INT's. He added four rushing scores. 2023 (junior): 219 of 315 for 3,448 yards with 42 TD's and 8 INT's. He added five TD's on the ground. Texas offers two in 2026 Steve Sarkisian and A.J. Milwee extended the first two offers at quarterback in the 2026 cycle Wednesday, and they were both out of state. The first was Jared Curtis out of Nashville (Tn.) Nashville Christian School. Curtis, 6-3 and 220'ish, has been trending to Georgia for a few weeks. Oregon has also made Curtis a priority. The second offer has the full attention of OnTexasFootball. Troy Huhn (San Marcos, Calif./Mission Hills) was a first year starting quarterback on the varsity level in 2023. He received his first offer in February of 2023 from Texas A&M (Bobby Petrino). After a quiet season and December/January in terms of offers, he caught fire February 14. Oregon, closest to home San Diego State, UCF and Texas all offered Wednesday. He quickly now sits at 10 offers. And based on watching his video and taking a deeper dive, expect that offer list to race past 20 in the spring. Huhn camped at Texas in June, and returned for the Texas game vs. Kansas State. There is a connection with Huhn and Steve Sarkisian of note. Huhn trains with Danny Hernandez out of the Southern California area. The same QB instructor that Malik Murphy spent some time working with in high school. Offer list: Texas, Oregon, Arizona (Jedd Fisch), Arizona State, California, Penn State, Nebraska, Texas A&M, San Diego State and UCF. Huhn's 2023 stats: 133 of 223 for 1,623 yards with 16 TD"s and 6 INT's. Two of those INT's came in his first varsity start for Mission Hills. After that game, he posted 16 TD"s against 4 INT's. View full news 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 15 Author Moderators Share Posted February 15 Didn't put in notes, but OnTexasFootball 4-star LB Elijah Barnes will drop his top 10 March 1st. Texas will be in that group, and OTF continues to believe Texas will receive a June OV. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 15 Author Moderators Share Posted February 15 Really believe recruiting fans are going to see Troy Huhn go from unranked to a borderline 5-star in a short amount of time. His feet in the pocket (functional athleticism), compact but powerful release, ability to make all the throws, frame at 6-4, accuracy on deep intermediate opposite hash throws, etc… are very high-end. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurntOrangeHorn Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 22 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said: Really believe recruiting fans are going to see Troy Huhn go from unranked to a borderline 5-star in a short amount of time. His feet in the pocket (functional athleticism), compact but powerful release, ability to make all the throws, frame at 6-4, accuracy on deep intermediate opposite hash throws, etc… are very high-end. Watching his in game highlights video only would have me thinking he is a high 4⭐ at the minimum. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 15 Author Moderators Share Posted February 15 16 minutes ago, BurntOrangeHorn said: Watching his in game highlights video only would have me thinking he is a high 4⭐ at the minimum. Agree 100%. I'm a big big fan of this dude, and where he can go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryJames Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 57 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said: Didn't put in notes, but OnTexasFootball 4-star LB Elijah Barnes will drop his top 10 March 1st. Texas will be in that group, and OTF continues to believe Texas will receive a June OV. Not sure Texas Southern makes the cut. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goathumper Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Am I the only one who quietly hopes Lacey decommits and Sark is able to flip JuJu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NothinButDaHorns34 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, goathumper said: Am I the only one who quietly hopes Lacey decommits and Sark is able to flip JuJu? I be willing to bet you’re because juju ain’t happening for us. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 15 Author Moderators Share Posted February 15 7 hours ago, HenryJames said: Not sure Texas Southern makes the cut. Up against it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinncent McManning, Jr. Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 6 hours ago, goathumper said: Am I the only one who quietly hopes Lacey decommits and Sark is able to flip JuJu? I get your point, but is juju that's lost a year of HS really better than lacey with full HS? the other highly ranked QB in quinn's class after reclassification was .... caleb williams. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTown Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Great to see you here Gerry and y'all back together again. Your old stalking buddy here from the old site under a different name here ha! Ready for that Spring spying to start again ha. Seeing a lot of players on campus. Man these kids look big and athletic. A month into the semester and the transformation of the freshmen is amazing. They are already starting to protect the trees to be moved for the indoor facility. Many fun times ahead. Congrats to you and Bobby and all here🤘 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Gerry Hamilton Posted February 16 Author Moderators Share Posted February 16 2 hours ago, TTown said: Great to see you here Gerry and y'all back together again. Your old stalking buddy here from the old site under a different name here ha! Ready for that Spring spying to start again ha. Seeing a lot of players on campus. Man these kids look big and athletic. A month into the semester and the transformation of the freshmen is amazing. They are already starting to protect the trees to be moved for the indoor facility. Many fun times ahead. Congrats to you and Bobby and all here🤘 Haha. Great to have you here! I was told tonight that the staff is extremely happy with the 17 early enrollees so far. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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