These evaluations in person will be critical for Steve Sarkisian and Milwee with the Longhorns yet to extend an offer to a 2026 quarterback as of February 13. 

OnTexasFootball knows of six 2026 quarterback prospects in the state of Texas that Milwee is expected to evaluate throw in person in May. 

Jett Surratt, Carthage (Texas) High
6-1, 180
Offers: Texas Tech, Houston, Louisiana Tech
Sophomore stats: 204 of 308 for 3,046 yards and 34 TD's with 8 INT's. 
Note: Will be one of the most heavily recruited golf prospects in the 2026 cycle. Father is Carthage High head coach Scott Surratt. 

Rees Wise, Austin (Texas) Westlake
6-1, 205
Offers: Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Houston, Texas Tech, SMU and UTEP. 
Sophomore stats: 129 of 212 for 1,848 yards and 21 TD's with 8 INT's. He added 85 rushes for 426 yards and 9 TD's. 

Grant Smith, Spring (Texas) Grand Oaks
6-3, 205
Offers: TCU, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Baylor, California, Texas Tech and Houston. 
Sophomore stats: 77 of 142 for 944 yards passing with 2 TD's
Note: Father played linebacker at Sam Houston State. 

Romin Seymour, Missouri City (Texas) Ridge Point
6-5, 195
Offers: Florida State, Florida, Texas A&M, Houston, Pittsburgh and UTSA
Sophomore stats: 124 of 251 for 1,245 yards with 7 TD"s and 11 INT's
The family tree: father is former Florida State and NFL defensive end Roland Seymour.
Note: Played freshman and sophomore seasons at Manvel High. 

Jake Fette, El Paso (Texas) Del Valle
6-2, 185
Offers: TCU, SMU, Baylor, Texas Tech and UTEP
Sophomore stats: 139 of 225 for 2,465 yards and 27 TD's with 5 INT's. He added 74 rushes for 346 yards and TD on the ground. 

Frans Steyn, San Marcos (Texas) High
6-4, 200
Note: Played Junior Varsity in 2023 due to UIL transfer ruling. 

No one truly needs a reminder, but Texas will be joining the SEC in 2024 as well. The SEC for the last 15 seasons has been the gold standard for conferences in terms of NFL Draft production. On top of a full SEC schedule, the Longhorns will also take a trip up north to Ann Arbor to face off against the defending National Champions.

Which leads me to the following talking point – how many NFL departures are expected from each P5 opponent on the Texas 2024 schedule.

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Number of 2024 Combine Invites per Upcoming Opponent:

• Michigan – 18
• Mississippi State – 4
• Oklahoma – 3
• Georgia – 10
• Vanderbilt – 0 
• Florida – 2 
• Arkansas – 5
• Kentucky – 6
• Texas A&M – 5

In total, 53 NFL caliber players are off of the schedule for Texas in 2024. Add in two more from Colorado State as well, who Texas begins the season with on August 31.

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Interestingly, in 2023, Texas entered the season with 52 NFL caliber players having departed the year previously with invitations to the NFL Combine. It is not a guaranteed science, nor does it give an indication on what is to come the upcoming season on the field. But it is interesting. 

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What is to come for the upcoming season? A quick rundown of what each team is losing to the NFL. This won't include a look at the portal, which teams like Texas A&M have been hamstrung by this offseason as well.

Michigan – Just about every meaningful starter from a year ago with the exception of Will Johnson, Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant.

Mississippi State – Three combine invites went to the defensive side of the ball. Miss State also lost a wide receiver in Lideatrick Griffin (658 yards in 2023).

Oklahoma – Only three invites for OU this offseason. All three come on the offensive line which will have 100% turnover this upcoming season.

Georgia – Ten feels a bit low for UGA, but that also does not include a handful of impactful portalers. Regardless, UGA has reloaded in the talent department and will be a top five preseason team in the country once again.

Vanderbilt – Well, zero.

Florida – Florida was hit much more significantly in the portal than the draft. WR Ricky Pearsall was the Gators' No. 1 WR in 2023, he will be in the NFL next fall.

Arkansas – I was actually surprised to see five names on this list. Old recruiting heads might remember Dwight McGlothern, he is the most notable name to depart. Three other combine invites go to the trenches, then a specialist.

Kentucky – Kentucky's backfield is heading to the NFL, QB Devin Leary and RB Ray Davis. Two departures in the back seven as well on the defensive side of the ball.

Texas A&M – Three big departures here from College Station: LB Edgerrin Cooper, WR Ainias Smith, DB Domani Richardson. But again, the portal hit the Aggies much harder.

San Francisco (Calif.) Archbishop Riordan IOL Peter Langi told OnTexasFootball Tuesday morning that he will be in Austin to visit Texas March 16-17. He will make the visit with his mom and brother. 

Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood stopped by Archbishop Riordan last spring and in December. Flood offered the 6-5, 335 pound interior OL prospect September 13, 2023. 

Langi has seen his stock rise since the end of the 2023 season. He picked up offers from Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma, Florida, Miami (Fla) and Penn State since December.

Langi currently sports 38 offers. The list includes SEC offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M.

Team notes:

- Texas feels great about their offense.  They have about 10-12 guys they feel very comfortable with at the plate. Development has been huge during the offseason, leading up to Friday.

- Freshmen Will Gasparino and Tommy Farmer look to play a big part of this team. Nothing groundbreaking there, as we’ve discussed them in our videos, but have had a handful of people rave about them both.

- Sophomore Jalin Flores was a name that has been mentioned as a guy who’s steadily improved and has looked good. Obviously Flores came in with a lot of hype, but his freshman year didn’t go as anticipated, so that’s a good sign.

- I heard a lot of good things about OF Jared Thomas and they’re expecting yet another big year from him.

- The pitchers have made some big strides with Pierce taking the reigns. A noticeable change for sure. Was also told he loves being in this role.

- The coaching staff is expecting Lebarron Johnson Jr. to have a phenomenal season.  They truly believe he is one of the best pitchers in the country. Possibly even the best. He will be your Friday night pitcher.

- The staff also feels great about Charlie Hurley. He continues to look great and Hurley will be your Saturday starter.

- Your Sunday starter is up in the air.  Everyone has penciled in Tanner Witt, but ideally they want to bring him on slowly.  He will be more involved as this season progresses, but that could also be more of a closing role as well. It’s to be determined at this point.

- If it isn’t Witt, redshirt sophomore Cody Howard is a name to keep an eye on, along with Luke Harrison and David Shaw.  Don’t be surprised if one of those three names starts on Sundays, especially early in the season.

- Expect three freshmen pitchers to make some noise this season: Cole Selvig, Easton Tumis and Hudson Hamilton. They’ve impressed the staff early on and the trio of fresh arms are expected to turn some heads.
 

NIL Notes:

- If you’re a fan of Texas baseball, I implore you to please donate to the Texas One Fund and specify that the donation goes to baseball.  Texas is definitely doing better, NIL wise, but they are heading to the premier baseball conference. When that happens, the Horns will need to step their game up.

- SEC baseball is a completely different animal then what Texas fans are accustomed to and that goes for recruiting too.

- NIL was a big part of the reason guys like LBJ and Witt came back.  If Texas fans want to see continued success and players return, the NIL needs to really ramp up for the baseball program.

1. RB Keilan Robinson
2. RB Jonathon Brooks
3. WR Xavier Worthy
4. WR Jordan Whittington
5. WR AD Mitchell
6. TE Ja'Tavion Sanders
7. OL Christian Jones
8. DL Byron Murphy
9. DL T'Vondre Sweat
10. LB Jaylan Ford
11. DB Ryan Watts

The testing weekend will be massive for guys like Jordan Whittington, Keilan Robinson and Ryan Watts to put one last showing together on the field for NFL scouts.

Full List: https://www.nfl.com/news/full-list-of-prospects-invited-to-2024-nfl-scouting-combine

There is one key change to spring practice this year from previous ones under Steve Sarkisian.

Sark has elected to begin spring practice the week following Texas' spring break from school. Each of the previous spring practices, Sark had elected to start spring ball a week prior to spring break, then give the players spring break off, and have them return and ready to go into pads.

I asked someone about the move, about why Sark opted to compress the amount of time for spring ball.

"I thought the last couple of years worked well," the source told me. "But, with the way the season went, the extra game, the increased expectations we had, it was a little draining. I think he just wanted to give the guys some more time to recuperate, and to give the new guys another couple of weeks to get acclimated to what college football is all about."

"And let's face it, the first couple of years here, it was about learning the plays, instilling the culture, that sort of stuff. Now it's just as much or more about focus and an even higher level execution, especially on offense.

"With more practices coming in succession, the reps will come at the guys faster. We'll see who picks up on things, who needs more time, that sort of thing. And we'll also see who's locked in over the short haul as opposed to longer, more drawn out spring practice."

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Each college team is allowed 15 practices during spring. If we assume Texas returns to the practice field at the end of spring break (March 20), the Horns will basically be practicing on the field every other day for the next month until the spring game April 20.

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Sark has worked for two of the game's best - Pete Carroll and Nick Saban.

Decisions like when to start spring practice may not seem all that big. But there's a reason for everything.

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I mentioned yesterday 2025 Alamo Heights ATH Michael Terry III will be attending the Texas Spring Game April 20. With the game kicking off at 1:00 p.m., the Texas staff will host a number of top prospects after on campus at the conclusion of the ballgame.

While attention for Texas fans will head east for the baseball series against TCU at the Disch, the Texas staff will be hosting prospects well into the evening.

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I chatted a bit with 2025 North Crowley LB Jonathan Cunningham late last night as well. While there are no specific dates set, Cunningham did say he is trying to get down to campus for a visit in the spring – that could be March or April, again, it is undetermined.

Texas offered Cunningham on February 1.

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On the Jonah Williams front, there was a crystal ball entry for him to end up at Oklahoma put in over the weekend. My memory is not tremendous, but I do believe that is now multiple picks entered in favor of the Sooners. Here is where I stand with Williams:

If a decision is reported to be coming soon, it is bad news. If we see this recruitment enter the summer months, it is a new ballgame. Williams likes OU and they are the favorite at the moment. Texas is going to have to get Williams on campus for them to have any sort of chance here. I will say, the decision to recruit Williams as a DB is going to give the Longhorns a bit of assistance here. 

The connection with Brandon Hall and Jay Valai on the Sooner staff is proving to be a major difference maker at the moment. 

The Texas Longhorns checked in at No. 4.

Georgia is No. 1, as expected. Ohio State checks in at No. 2 and the Oregon Ducks No. 3. 

The Texas 2024 schedule is well represented in the top 25:

1. Georgia
13. Michigan
14. Oklahoma
23. Kentucky
25. Texas A&M

The SEC has 40% of the top 25:

1. Georgia
4. Texas
6. Ole Miss
7. Missouri 
9. Alabama
12. LSU
14. Oklahoma
16. Tennessee
23. Kentucky 
25. Texas A&M

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39512432/updated-2024-way-too-early-college-football-top-25-rankings

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We also take a deep dive on what Sarkisian can use from the Super Bowl for his own coaching practices.