A rundown of each early enrollee heading into the spring season and what their focus will be or what it is we want to see from them for the 15 practices they are allotted.

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QB Trey Owens - Cypress Fair HS (TX)

The freshman quarterback arrived to campus at 6-foot-5 and 238 pounds. Owens will work into the third team reps this spring with the focus on body transformations and the understanding of the offense. Sarkisian and Milwee will be working to get Owens up to speed this spring with calls, formations and assignments.

RB Jerrick Gibson – IMG Academy (TX)

It appears the freshman running back will be wearing No. 9 this season after a post to his IG story yesterday afternoon. I will be interested in seeing just how big Gibson gets to this spring. He was listed in high school at 200 pounds, though having seen him most recently in Orlando, I would not be surprised to see Gibson come in around 210-215. Seeing him in-person, you would think Gibson has to turn sideways to walk through doorframes.

RB Christian Clark – Mountain Pointe HS (AZ)

The frame of Gibson gets a lot of love and for good reason, but do not sleep on Christian Clark and the work he has done this offseason. Clark's lower body is really where he makes his money when has the ball in his hands. He has a great lower half and the burst has been noticeable in workouts. For both running backs, the key to getting on the field early is what approach they are able to take in the pass protection game. 

WR Ryan Wingo – Saint Louis University (MO) 

I have not heard more praise about an early enrollee this offseason than I have about Wingo, he has probably been the MVP among the EE's so far. It was clear in San Antonio for the All American Bowl that he was special and that has resulted in a smooth transition to the winter conditioning program. Wingo has tremendous speed for his size and has been one of the best overall performers in winter camp regardless of class. It also doesn't hurt that he has been a standout in throwing sessions either. 

WR Parker Livingstone – Lovejoy HS (TX)

Livingstone possesses more height than any other wide receiver on the roster and combines that with a great top-end speed. The staff is hoping for Livingstone to add about 15 pounds to get up to 200 pounds or so by the end of his freshman season. Livingstone has been a constant attendee in throwing sessions and again, surprises folks with his running ability.

WR Aaron Butler – Calabasas HS (CA)

It was rather unfortunate Butler joined the Texas class as late as he did. Texas fans have yet to realize what kind of talent he possesses at the receiver position. For those fans who have watched Butler's senior year Hudl, you have a better idea. Our Bobby Burton has reported earlier this spring that Butler is right behind Ryan Wingo as the most impressive freshman wide receiver. Butler's acceleration is noticeable instantly. 

WR Freddie Dubose – Smithson Valley HS (TX)

How healthy is the knee for Dubose? I have heard it's still getting back to 100%. Dubose helped bring Smithson Valley to a state championship appearance in 2023 though there was still a little hitch in and out of breaks when watching him run routes. On a positive note, Dubose is closing in on 190 pounds after previously being listed around 175 in high school.

TE Jordan Washington – Langham Creek (TX)

It has been a great winter for Washington as he gets his body acclimated to the college game. Washington was very light for most big-time tight end prospects coming out of high school, however he falls in that category of body-changers since arriving in Austin. Washington's lower body has progressed further than his upper body at this point. Thus far, I have heard only positive remarks about Washington since arriving. 

OL Brandon Baker – Mater Dei HS (CA)

The sky is the limit here for Baker. Though, the question remains how quickly can he reach that level? There will be a high focus for Baker this spring when it comes to quickness off the snap. In pass protection, Baker has an 83-inch wingspan that will translate to the college game, but the get-off will be what dictates a strong spring in my eyes. Regardless, Baker has long been mentioned as one of the hardest workers in the freshman group this winter.

OL Daniel Cruz – Richland HS (TX)

Texas fans are going to love the demeanor of Daniel Cruz once they get more familiar with him. On the field, I have yet to meet many players or prospects that can flip the switch better than he does. Cruz plays mean and nasty, yet has a tremendous brain between his ears which is the perfect combination for a center. 

The 6-foot-1 defensive back has 26 offers since his recruitment began. Originally from Illinois, there is plenty of ties to the both the Texas area and the Midwest. 

Texas originally offered Reyes back in March of 2023, right around this time a year ago. Reyes and Texas have been rather off and on in communication, however a stop to campus with his 7-on-7 team could help turn this ship around. 

Reyes’ brother is former Texas A&M DB Antonio Johnson — something worth mentioning.

After offering February 20, Kenny Baker and Tashard Choice have maintained contact with the 6-3, 320 pound defensive tackle, and those close to him.  

Baker and Choice have been in contact with Wynn's circle two or three times since offering a source told OnTexasFootball Tuesday morning. Baker is talking with Wynn and family about a potential spring visit date. According to the source, Texas, LSU and Florida are schools that have been mentioned as schools Wynn would like to go see this spring prior to locking in his full June official visit schedule. Mississippi State is also fighting for a spring visit. 

Florida State, Alabama and Georgia remain the three mentioned most with Wynn set to make an unofficial visit to FSU this weekend. The Seminoles are considered the team to beat headed into the spring with the new Alabama staff chipping away. 

The Kevin Wynn File

1. Wynn is 6-3 and around 320. He's currently playing on the varsity basketball team, which begins the playoffs this week. He will go to the track after hoops season concludes. He qualified for for state in the Class 1A shot put and discus as a sophomore. 

2. The February 20 offer was made by defensive line coach Kenny Baker. Running backs coach and area recruiter Tashard Choice has ties to the Greene County coaching staff, but did not have a role in the offer. It was Baker, a Peach State native. Baker also has ties to the Greene County High staff dating back to when Baker was on staff at Mercer. 

3. Wynn released a top 10 in February. That top 10 consisted of Georgia, Florida State, Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Florida, N.C. State, South Carolina, Michigan and USC. 

4. Wynn made visits during the season to Florida State (twice), Alabama (twice) and January visits to Georgia, N.C. State and North Carolina. He had to cancel visits to Tennessee and Florida. 

5. His No. 1 interest outside of football is culinary. He wants to be a chef one day. His major could well be nutrition (natural sciences). 

6. Wynn enters his senior season with 136 career tackles, including 57 tackles for loss and seven sacks. 

Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorn staff have extended three offers in the 2026 class, though there is the most familiarity with Huhn who will be making his third appearance to campus since his recruitment began.

Huhn received his Texas offer February 15 and will return for the Longhorns' busy visit weekend at the beginning of April.

Milwee and Sarkisian watched Huhn throw in-person in June of 2023 and invited him to the Kansas State game at home in November as well.

It is early, but all indications point to me as Huhn being the guy in the 2026 class at the quarterback position.

The Texas Longhorns are back in the Atlanta area recruiting offensive linemen in the 2025 cycle. 

One of those is OnTexasFootball 4-star offensive tackle Juan Gaston (Atlanta, Ga./Westlake). The "large human" made an unofficial visit to Texas over the summer, and now plans to return for an official visit in June.

OnTexasFootball can confirm a June 14-16 official visit to Texas for the 6-7, 350 pound tackle prospect with 35 offers. 

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and area recruiter Tashard Choice were by Westlake High in January. Gaston has remained in contact with offensive line coach Kyle Flood for nearly a year.

Juan Gaston's visit schedule

Spring unofficial visits:
Auburn - March 16
Florida State - March 23
Florida - March 30

Official visit schedule:
Georgia - May 31-June 2
South Carolina - June 7-9
Texas - June 14-16
Oregon - June 21-23

A week after Hightower (Texas) High's Kade Phillips locked in an official visit to Texas June 21-23, the OnTexasFootball 4-star has locked in an unofficial visit in April.

The 6-1.5, 180 pound versatile defensive back with an 80 inch wingspan and 10 inch hands told OnTexasFootball he is scheduled to be in Austin April 6 for the Longhorns big visit weekend around spring practice. 

The visit to Texas will come shortly after Phillips' first ever visit to LSU. Phillips will visit the Tigers March 26 around spring practice, and is scheduled to return to Baton Rouge for an official visit June 14-16. 

Phillips has also locked in a third official visit. The younger brother of former Texas A&M linebacker signee Kenneth Phillips is locked in to visit Texas A&M June 7-9. 

Texas is in a solid position headed into the visits with LSU and Texas A&M seriously in the mix.

Phillips added an offer from Missouri Sunday. 

Phillips on Texas

Phillips was offered by safeties coach and area recruiter Blake Gideon February 17. 

"The Texas offer meant a lot to me," Phillips told OnTexasFootball last week at Hightower High. "Texas is a big school, big culture and it meant a lot. It felt great. Coach Gideon came to see me multiple times. He came to track practice, came by the field house multiple times just to talk. Texas is going to be up there. Up there." 

Phillips attended Texas Junior day January 20. He has been on campus multiple times in the last year, including a game visit in 2023. 

Four-star quarterback commitment K.J. Lacey (Saraland, Ala./High) has locked an his official visit to Texas. 

OnTexasFootball was informed late Monday afternoon that the 6-0, 180 pound Saraland High star will make an official visit to Texas June 21-23.

Lacey's official visit will come on the heels of a pair of April unofficial visits. He will first visit the weekend of April 6th to be in town for the Texas big recruiting weekend that includes a number of offensive targets in the 2025 cycle. He will return two weeks later for the Longhorns Spring Game April 20th weekend. 

Head coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterbacks coach A.J. Milwee made a stop at Saraland High January 30. The duo also attended Saraland High's final game of the season in 2023. 

Lacey committed to Texas June 3, 2023 over Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss and Tennessee. He has 29 known offers, including nine from the SEC. 

Ole Miss and Auburn continue to pursue Lacey. 

Lacey will be a rare four year starter on the varsity level at quarterback. He enters his senior campaign 439 of 652 for 6,841 yards with 83 touchdowns. Saraland High is 28-2 the last two seasons, including a State Championship in 2022. They lost in the state title game in 2023. 

June 21-23

K.J. Lacey, QB, Saraland (Ala.) High #AllGasNoBrakes
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Note: Will also visit Texas April 6, and attend the spring game April 20.

Marcus Harris, WR, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Note: Will also attend the Texas spring game April 20.

Emaree Winston, TE, Calhoun (Ga.) High #AllGasNoBrakes
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star

Nick Townsend, TE, Dekaney (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Spring unofficial visits: Will visit Texas April 6

Michael Fasusi, OT, Lewisville (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
Official visit schedule: Texas A&M June 14-16, Texas June 21-23

Jackson Christian, IOL, Port Neches (Texas) Port Neches-Groves
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Official visit schedule: Texas A&M June 14-16, Texas June 21-23

Tyler Thomas, IOL, Dickinson (Texas) High
Official visit schedule: Texas A&M June 14-16, Texas June 21-23
Spring unofficial visits: LSU March 9, Texas A&M March 30, Texas April 6

Damien Shanklin, EDGE, Indianapolis (In.) Warren Central
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Official visit schedule: Notre Dame June 7-9, Tennessee June 14-16, Texas June 21-23

Ethan Utley, EDGE, Nashville (TN) Ensworth
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4–star
Official visit schedule: Tennessee June 14-16, Texas June 21-23

Kade Phillips, DB, Missouri City (Texas) Hightower
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star

Let's begin the Big Monday showdown in Waco with a chance to end a bad streak. The Texas Longhorns have the opportunity to do something tonight the program hasn't accomplished since February 1, 2016 - win at Baylor. That's right, it's been eight years since Texas walked out of the Ferrell Center with a victory. Of course that would be nice, but there are much more important and bigger things on the table tonight. 

With last weeks wins at Texas Tech and Oklahoma State in Austin, the Longhorns are back inside the top 30 of the NCAA NET rankings. Texas begins the week at No. 27. That means Texas is right there on the No. 7 seed line, and in position to avoid the dreaded 8/9 seed game winner against a No. 1 seed in the Round of 32.

A win tonight would unequivocally change the trajectory of Texas' potential seeding in the NCAA Tournament. If Texas pulled the upset (Baylor a 6.5 point favorite), the Horns would have a real shot to move to the 6/7 seed line headed into the regular season finale against arch-rival Oklahoma Saturday. 

OnTexasFootball takes a look at the various rankings and scenarios headed into tonights game. 

Texas NCAA Tournament seeding scenarios

Win at No. 15 Baylor: Texas moves to the 6/7 seed line. Would be a big mover/trajectory win. Would give Texas 6 Quad wins, and five Big 12 road wins. Would give Texas a fourth win over a ranked opponent this season. Would set up a very strong finish to the regular season with shot at 10-8 in Big 12 play. 

Loss at No. 15 Baylor: No pain, unless it's a really bad showing. Baylor is favored by 6.5 for good reason. Texas strength of schedule ascends tonight no matter the outcome. 

Loss at Baylor, and win Saturday against Oklahoma: Would keep Texas on that 7/8 seed line making a win in the Big 12 Tournament paramount. Would be a third Quad 2 win. And get Texas to 20 wins, and a 9-9 Big 12 record. 

Loss at Baylor and to Oklahoma: Texas would be on the 9/10 seed line, and limp into the Big 12 Tournament in need of a win. Would mean 19-12, and 8-10 in Big 12 play. 

Texas’ Remaining Regular Season Schedule
3/4 @ No. 15 Baylor 
3/9 Oklahoma 

NCAA Men’s Basketball NET Rankings (March 1)
Texas is No. 27 in NCAA NET headed into the game tonight. The Horns moved up 13 spots last week from No. 40 with wins at Texas Tech and Oklahoma State in Austin.

The Longhorns are 5-7 in Quad 1 games, 2-2 vs. Quad 2, 3-1 vs. Quad 3 and 8-0 vs. Quad 4. 

Quad 1 games remaining for the Longhorns:
No. 13 @ Baylor 

Quad 2 game remaining:
No. 41 Oklahoma 

T-Rank 
Texas is No. 23 in Bart Torvik’s rankings headed into Monday games.

2024 Ken Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings
Texas checks in at No. 26 headed into this week. Texas began last week at No. 28 prior to the two victories. 

There are multiple 7-on-7 teams expected on campus including Nightrydas out of Houston and California Power which includes Texas commit Brandon Brown.

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March 22-23

2026 Vance Spafford, WR, Mission Viejo (CA) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Offers: Washington, California, San Diego State
7-on-7 team: California Power

Linkon Cure, TE, Goodland (KS) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Notes: Texas offered Cure Saturday evening.
7-on-7 team: California Power

Josh Petty, OL, Fellowship Christian School, Roswell (GA)
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Notes: Texas offered January 27
7-on-7 team: California Power

Texas Commit Brandon Brown, Eau Gallie (FL) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Official visit schedule: Tennessee June 7-9, Texas June 14-16, USC 21-23
7-on-7 team: California Power

2026 Kevin Ford, DL, Duncanville (TX) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: five-star
Notes: Texas offered in October of 2023

Javar Thomas, LB, Aldine Nimitz (TX) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Notes: Texas offered February 2 on a trip by Jeff Banks and Steve Sarkisian
7-on-7 team: Nightrydas

2026 Kosi Okpala, LB, Mayde Creek (TX) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Notes: Texas was Okpala's 2nd offer back on January 22.
7-on-7 team: Nightrydas

2026 Tai'Yion King, Port Arthur Memorial (TX) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: three-star
Offers: Florida, Nebraska
7-on-7 team: Nightrydas

2026 Noriel Dominguez, Fort Bend Marshall (TX) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Offers:14 – Florida, Nebraska, LSU, Texas A&M... 
7-on-7 team: Nightrydas

Matai Tagoai, LB, San Clemente (CA) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Official visit schedule: Washington May 31, Utah June 15
7-on-7 team: California Power

Jadon Perlotte, LB, Buford (GA) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Notes: Committed to Georgia in December of 2022 
7-on-7 team: California Power

Marco Jones, LB, San Ramon Valley HS, Danville (CA)
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Notes: Texas offered in June 2023, Jones holds 30 offers
7-on-7 team: California Power

Courtland Guillory, CB, Klein Oak (TX) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: Four-Star
Official visit schedule: Texas June 7, Oklahoma June 21
7-on-7 team: BOE Athletics

Antonio Parker, S, Cardinal Ritter College Prep, Saint Louis (MO)
OnTexasFootball ranking: three-star
Notes: 13 offers
7-on-7 team: California Power

2026 Keenan Harris, DB, St. Louis University (MO) HS
OnTexasFootball ranking: four-star
Official visit schedule: 16 offers
7-on-7 team: California Power