Coffee and Football: Wednesday 01/31

Today's Storylines:

Forty Acres Insider: January 30 (By Chris Del Conte)
https://texassports.com/news/2024/1/30/forty-acres-insider-january-30.aspx

NIL opportunities leave smaller pool of late-round NFL draft prospects
https://apnews.com/article/senior-bowl-nfl-draft-prospects-b92d334c8b2f21715b058c9d3eedab28

Texas included in three of 247Sports' most important CFB games in 2024
https://longhornswire.usatoday.com/lists/texas-football-longhorns-2024-schedule-top-games-georgia-oklahoma-michigan-ole-miss-lsu-oregon/

NFL Mock Draft: Adonai Mitchell To Be Patrick Mahomes' New No. 1 Receiver?
https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/texas-wr-adonai-mitchell-projected-to-end-up-with-super-bowl-team

Big 12 reveals football schedule, the first without Texas and Oklahoma
https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/big-12-reveals-football-schedule-the-first-18637501.php

Longhorns' Chendall Weaver 'Setting The Standard' at Texas, Says Houston Coach Kelvin Sampson
https://www.si.com/college/texas/mens-basketball/texas-longhorns-chendall-weaver-praised-by-houston-cougars-coach-kelvin-sampson-big-12

New Car Wash Convos features UT’s Brock Cunningham
https://www.carwash.com/zips-car-wash-convos-texas-brock-cunningham/

Taylor Jones and Madison Booker named finalists for 2024 national awards
https://hookemheadlines.com/posts/taylor-jones-and-madison-booker-named-finalists-for-2024-national-awards

3 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Question submitted early blake- hey Bobby and CJ what should sarks gameplan for the red zone issues be ? Last season it felt he got cute at times and other times it felt he tried to impose his will and just failed- with the improved LOS in the SEC, what do y’all think will work?

I meant to get to this and completely dropped the ball.  I will be sure to ask it tomorrow morning. My bad on that!