Initial Reaction from Recruits of Texas' First Spring Scrimmage

There was a common theme amongst recruits in attendance at the first scrimmage of the spring yesterday – Texas plays and practices physically. It is a necessity in the world of SEC football and from the first returns, it appears the tone is being set nine practices into the spring.

In our conversations with recruits yesterday, it brought up time and time again. 

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WR Dakorien Moore – Duncanville (TX)

"Definitely the freshman that just got here, Ryan Wingo. Oh my God, I have never seen him play before, but I had been hearing he is a really good player. But he is big and he makes plays for real."

WR Kaliq Lockett – Sachse (TX)

"My boy, Johntay (Cook) stood out as always. Even Ryan Wingo, the freshman, he is legit... Definitely who stood out to me was the running back Jaydon Blue. He was running that thing today."

WR Jaime Ffrench – Jacksonville (FL)

"I loved it. Really just getting to see Coach Jackson in person and see how he is as a person, that was really my main focus on getting out here.

"My boy (Isaiah) Bond. Definitely Ryan Wingo, he is a young cat standing out early for sure. He is a great guy, I have been knowing him for a while. Just watching him get out there was always cool."

OL Jordan Coleman – Cedar Hill (TX)

Coleman said he was shocked watching a Texas offensive lineman pick up and bury a defensive player on a designed run play.

"One of those (offensive linemen), I'm not going to lie, he drilled him into the ground. I was like "daaaang!" And then there was another tight end on the sidelines, he tried to hurdle somebody. I think it was number 85 – he tried to hurdle two players, I was like, 'Are you crazy?!' He almost had it too."

OL Tyler Thomas – Dickinson (TX)

"The pace of practice was really fast, if I end up here I would have to adapt to that really quick. I like that though because you get to get through practice quick. It was really nice."

Thomas mentioned watching a lot of Kelvin Banks and Cam Williams during the scrimmage.

DL Zion Williams – Lufkin (TX)

"Getting to see those dudes get coached by Coach Baker was something pretty cool. Especially when they got out there to teams (period) – in our teams (period) at school we don't get to hit each other. But to see them be super competitive and hit each other like that and not get mad about really did show me how well connected those guys are. I know a few people if they got hit like that on the football field at practice some helmets would be flying. So it showed me they are dedicated to making each other better as a whole."

DL Joshua Lewis – Geismar (LA)

"What stood out to me was it was very apparent why they are going to the SEC. They are really competitive. Everybody is big everywhere but out here it was very apparent. They are aggressive up front and a well-established team. I liked how they practiced. 

Lewis mentioned a drill during practice with three OL and three DL lined up together with a RB and LB behind each line to resemble a trench look as a drill he really enjoyed watching. 

LB Elijah Barnes – Dallas (TX)

"I liked the intensity that they brought and the energy that they brought to practice. It was high energy with a lot of people moving around fast. They were getting after it today."

CB Aidan Anding – Ruston (LA)

"Oh, it was physical. Them boys were getting after it. I liked how the defense was doing their thing out there today. For the most part I felt like they won the day. So yeah, I liked the physicality out there."

2026 QB Troy Huhn – San Marcos (CA)

"During the scrimmage (the quarterbacks) all looked really good, they are going to kill it this year and it is going to be fun to watch. They do RPO's often and I use that in my high school a lot. So they will play action a lot for those deep crossing routes and deep corners. It is a really exciting offense and really explosive offense as well. It is a quarterback system also, it is quarterback driven. It would be really fun if I were to play here."

2026 RB Raycine Guillory Jr. 

"My big impression was the flow of practice and how everybody has to move quickly. Just seeing Coach Choice in action and being the person that everybody wants to see. Coach Choice, he is just a great guy. Seeing him on the field and off the field, he is the same person and I love that."