2026 or Bust: Texas Has 8 Weeks to Save Its Title Window

[Steamboat Willie]

Texas has to thread the needle between high-school recruiting and the portal, and the margin for error is thin:

We must fix the OL with multiple proven guards.

We must add a real RB1 from the portal.

We must grab starting-level help at CB, S, and LB.

And we still have to keep taking smart, long-term OL projects in HS.

The portal won’t be cheap, and the staff can’t pretend high school and NIL/portal pools are separate anymore — they’re pulling from the same bank account.

Think of it this way:
Ohio State won last year’s title in December.
Texas lost this year’s run the same way.

If Texas is serious about winning a national title in Arch’s final season, this offseason is where it happens. No excuses. No “we ran out of NIL.” No half-measures.

This is the fix the roster or waste the window moment.

[IslandHornFTH]

110%. I don’t think anyone can deny there was some mismanagement of the roster. Yeah, we’re operating under new rules and guidelines, but other teams have figured it out just fine. I believe Sark and crew will make the necessary changes. We got money to hit the portal. Let’s get to work.