John Mills

[connorkp23]

Ranked as a top 20 freshman in the NCAA by ESPN as a a starter on Washington’s O-Line. Glad we let him flip!

[coltonmartinez]

How would our guys grade out against Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, Wisconsin, Maryland and Illinois?
 

He’s a UW Legacy. Shouldn’t have surprised anyone that he flipped.

[AusMOJO]

I'm not sure we let him flip, as much as he wanted to stay closer to home and he has family that played there, no?

[Burnt Orange Horn]

1 hour ago, connorkp23 said:

Ranked as a top 20 freshman in the NCAA by ESPN as a a starter on Washington’s O-Line. Glad we let him flip!

His family has several UW grads.  Texas does not control any recruit's family.  Duh!

[bourbasted]

Always a great use of time to lament recruits who chose a different school and had success.

[Oldest Horn]

We “let” him flip? So kind of us to “allow” a kid to pick his school. Do we do that often?

[GoHorns1]

8 hours ago, connorkp23 said:

Ranked as a top 20 freshman in the NCAA by ESPN as a a starter on Washington’s O-Line. Glad we let him flip!

Several members of his family various sports at Washington.

[Gerry Hamilton]

Consensus 3-star ... kind of crushes one narrative out there on Texas OL recruiting. 

 

OTF had him as a 4-star, but recruiting industry had him as a 3. 

[Itsamystery]

Some kids make the best choice for their family and their own interest. That doesn’t always include Texas.
 

Evidently our offensive line coach can identify talent….

[Jc Dobbs]

6 hours ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

His family has several UW grads.  Texas does not control any recruit's family.  Duh!

I know it's a sore spot with me, but Texas seems to have more problems with Legacy recruits than one would expect. I haven't done the research, so I really don't know. But it's an impression I have developed over the years.

The failure to secure Brockermeyer (not the one of the brothers we DID get...at Miami now?) still bugs me and I always have the irrational thought that he wouldn't have gotten injured at Texas and would have had a career like Banks had recently.

Fingers crossed for young Mr Lott, but he's the kind of kid I would think should be a slam dunk for the Longhorns. I understand from Gerry that the times have changed.

Hook 'Em!

[Oldest Horn]

5 minutes ago, Jc Dobbs said:

I know it's a sore spot with me, but Texas seems to have more problems with Legacy recruits than one would expect. I haven't done the research, so I really don't know. But it's an impression I have developed over the years.

The failure to secure Brockermeyer (not the one of the brothers we DID get...at Miami now?) still bugs me and I always have the irrational thought that he wouldn't have gotten injured at Texas and would have had a career like Banks had recently.

Fingers crossed for young Mr Lott, but he's the kind of kid I would think should be a slam dunk for the Longhorns. I understand from Gerry that the times have changed.

Hook 'Em!

I saw that as a Herman problem, not a Texas problem. 

[Quinncent McManning, Jr.]

Mills was the worst loss of the last class, especially given we were desperate during the season to find a LG.. he would have had a legit chance.

The other odd "loss" (I know we didn't push, and probably why we didn't push) was Andrew Marsh.. kids's got 641 yards and 3 TDs in a michigan offense that isn't exactly lighting it up from a passing standpoint.  Probably good for him to go away from home, but still.. 

 

 

[drag worm]

29 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Consensus 3-star ... kind of crushes one narrative out there on Texas OL recruiting. 

 

OTF had him as a 4-star, but recruiting industry had him as a 3. 

any updates on the croots in town yesterday in the works? Thanks GH!

[Jc Dobbs]

5 minutes ago, Oldest Horn said:

I saw that as a Herman problem, not a Texas problem. 

Well, you have a point. I was not a Herman fan after he divided the squad and ordered burnt toast and running eggs for the "losers."

[Jc Dobbs]

32 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Consensus 3-star ... kind of crushes one narrative out there on Texas OL recruiting. 

 

OTF had him as a 4-star, but recruiting industry had him as a 3. 

Shows OTF evaluation skills again!

 

[Oldest Horn]

Just now, Jc Dobbs said:

Well, you have a point. I was not a Herman fan after he divided the squad and ordered burnt toast and running eggs for the "losers."

The ultimate irony was those Brock brothers never did much. The 5 star never started a game at two schools. And the 3 star is finally a contributor in his 5th year at his 3rd school. 

[Jc Dobbs]

Just now, Oldest Horn said:

The ultimate irony was those Brock brothers never did much. The 5 star never started a game at two schools. And the 3 star is finally a contributor in his 5th year at his 3rd school. 

You are correct. Not like their Father on the field.

I know A'shawn Robinson wasn't a legacy, but I remember his Mother really wanting him to play for Texas. He's another recruit I hated to lose and if I'm not mistaken, he's still earning game checks in the NFL.

Fingers crossed for Lott.

[Oldest Horn]

Just now, Jc Dobbs said:

You are correct. Not like their Father on the field.

I know A'shawn Robinson wasn't a legacy, but I remember his Mother really wanting him to play for Texas. He's another recruit I hated to lose and if I'm not mistaken, he's still earning game checks in the NFL.

Fingers crossed for Lott.

News flash: we don’t get everyone we want. Never have, never will. 

[Jc Dobbs]

9 minutes ago, Oldest Horn said:

News flash: we don’t get everyone we want. Never have, never will. 

I admit it. Just an irrational, emotional thing with me!

[GoHorns1]

36 minutes ago, Jc Dobbs said:

I know it's a sore spot with me, but Texas seems to have more problems with Legacy recruits than one would expect. I haven't done the research, so I really don't know. But it's an impression I have developed over the years.

The failure to secure Brockermeyer (not the one of the brothers we DID get...at Miami now?) still bugs me and I always have the irrational thought that he wouldn't have gotten injured at Texas and would have had a career like Banks had recently.

Fingers crossed for young Mr Lott, but he's the kind of kid I would think should be a slam dunk for the Longhorns. I understand from Gerry that the times have changed.

Hook 'Em!

Tommy Brockermeyer injury happened in high school

[GQ03]

1 hour ago, Oldest Horn said:

The ultimate irony was those Brock brothers never did much. The 5 star never started a game at two schools. And the 3 star is finally a contributor in his 5th year at his 3rd school. 

Point remains the same but I don't believe James followed Tommy to TCU. He's doing well starting at Center for Miami and ironically was the bigger contributor at Bama even though Tommy was the can't miss guy that everyone wanted of the two.

[Oldest Horn]

4 minutes ago, GQ03 said:

Point remains the same but I don't believe James followed Tommy to TCU. He's doing well starting at Center for Miami and ironically was the bigger contributor at Bama even though Tommy was the can't miss guy that everyone wanted of the two.

He did. 

[AJJ_Sports]

3 hours ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Consensus 3-star ... kind of crushes one narrative out there on Texas OL recruiting. 

 

OTF had him as a 4-star, but recruiting industry had him as a 3. 

I thought he was a 3 star +-++

[James Littleton, Jr.]

3 hours ago, Jc Dobbs said:

I know it's a sore spot with me, but Texas seems to have more problems with Legacy recruits than one would expect. I haven't done the research, so I really don't know. But it's an impression I have developed over the years.

The failure to secure Brockermeyer (not the one of the brothers we DID get...at Miami now?) still bugs me and I always have the irrational thought that he wouldn't have gotten injured at Texas and would have had a career like Banks had recently.

Fingers crossed for young Mr Lott, but he's the kind of kid I would think should be a slam dunk for the Longhorns. I understand from Gerry that the times have changed.

Hook 'Em!

You do realize John Mills is a Washington legacy, not a Texas legacy, right?

[Jc Dobbs]

On 11/23/2025 at 12:30 PM, James Littleton, Jr. said:

You do realize John Mills is a Washington legacy, not a Texas legacy, right?

Yes. Thanks, perhaps I wasn't clear.

I'm a Texas alum (undergraduate and graduate degrees) and a lifelong Horns fan.

What I meant to say was that I have an irrational hangup about legacy recruits. Perhaps because I only wanted to attend Texas and my daughter graduated from UT in 2017.

I was bugged by a great player's sons (I realize one of the sons went to Texas and is now at Miami) not signing with the Longhorns when they were recruited. The eldest chose Alabama and unfortunately suffered a serious knee injury. It was his 4+ star services that Texas wanted.

On the other hand, Texas recruited Mills knowing the young man was a Washington legacy. After seriously considering the Longhorns, he signed with the Huskies.

So, it just seems that often (certainly not always) Texas misses on its own legacy recruits and when it recruits players that are legacies at other schools, the Horns finish as second choice and the young man chooses his legacy school.

We missed on Brockermeyer and we missed on Mills. Simply frustrating.

Fingers crossed for young Mr Lott. I remember his father being a star at Texas in football and track.

Hook 'Em!