Monday Morning Recruiting Nuggets (10:12 a.m. CST)

OnTexasFootball gets your week started with some Monday morning recruiting nuggets. 

IMG Academy 2025 DB to visit in April

Texas offered 2025 defensive back Major Preston of Hopewell (Va.) IMG Academy January 30. 

Since that time, the 6-1, 175 pound versatile defensive back has been in contact with safeties coach Blake Gideon multiple times. 

Preston told OnTexasFootball Monday morning that he has a visit scheduled to Texas April 13-14 to meet the staff and take in a spring practice. 

Preston currently has 22 offers with 11 coming since December of 2023. The offer list includes SEC programs Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Florida and Ole Miss. 

Brandon Brown and a Texas visit

Texas verbal and OnTexasFootball 4-star defensive tackle Brandon Brown (Melbourne, Fla./Eau Gallie) told OnTexasFootball Sunday that he will be in Houston March 22-24 for a 7v7 tournament. It’s likely that he will head to Austin on the 22nd with his California Power 7v7 team and make a first visit to The Forty Acres. 

Brown said he will also be in Dallas April 5th weekend for a 7v7 tournament. 

Brown told OTF he is yet to speak with new defensive line coach Kenny Baker (as of Sunday afternoon), but has texted with head coach Steve Sarkisian and Tashard Choice. 

“I’m just taking the process slow right now,” Brown told OnTexasFootball Sunday. “They told me I’m a great player (when Texas visited the school), and can’t wait to for me to come visit. I have text with Coach Sark. He just said he can’t wait to get me on campus to visit. Same with Coach Choice last week.”

The visit to Texas and time spent with Coach Baker will be impactful on his recruitment moving forward.

“I’m just going to try to get everything sorted out when I get out there. Spend time with the staff, Coach Baker.” 

Brown says LSU, Florida, Texas A&M, Tennessee, and Ohio State are all in. He made a visit to Texas A&M last summer, LSU last summer and Tennessee for a game this season (vs. Georgia). His relationship with LSU’s Bo Davis is the best of any position coach currently. 

Myron Charles and Texas

OnTexasFootball caught up with Sunshine State 4-star defensive lineman Myron Charles (Port Charlotte, Fla./High) Sunday afternoon. The 6-foot-4, 290 pound disruptor was offered by Texas February 1 when Jeff Banks stopped by the school. Since that time he has exchanged messages with members of the Texas staff. Charles reports that a spring visit is a possibility. Miami, Florida and Florida State are all recruiting Charles full steam. He was on campus in Miami in late January.