Savea, who is 6-foot-4, 305 pounds, entered the transfer portal officially yesterday. From Las Vegas' Desert Pines High School, Savea originally signed with UCLA out of high school before transferring to Arizona.

He logged 22 tackles and six tackles for loss in 2023 for an Arizona defense coordinated by current Texas linebackers coach Johnny Nansen.

Texas already has seven commitments from the NCAA transfer portal - three receivers, one tight end, one pass rusher, one linebacker and a defensive back. But the Horns are sorely looking for more interior defensive line prospects to add to the rotation.

Savea appears to fit that bill.

Washington, where former Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch moved this off-season, is also expected to be under consideration.

As of 9:00 p.m. on Friday night, one of those prospects is no longer expected to make the trip to Austin – 2025 LB Nasir Wyatt.

2025 RB Jordon Davison made it to town earlier this evening around 5:00 p.m. and will be a complete participant tomorrow for the junior day fun. Texas RB coach Tashard Choice made the trip out to Mater Dei on Tuesday of this week, furthering the efforts to land the talented back.

2026 LB Shaun Scott is the other Mater Dei prospect expected to attend this weekend. Scott's flight to Austin was delayed Friday night, however he is still expected to make it to the 40 Acres tomorrow.

We will provide an update tomorrow morning when the fun begins.

CJ Vogel and Blake Munroe of On Texas Football will be on site prior to and following the event. Follow along for news and notes.

Here's a list of the more than 100 attendees:

Of the schools who have offered, White says Texas, USC and Penn State are his current favorites.

Muhammad, who recorded three interceptions for the national runner-ups this season, is slated to visit Alabama today and Oregon next week.

If Muhammad plans on enrolling at Texas, he must make a decision no later than Jan. 30, which is the last day to enroll in classes at Texas for the spring term.

Texas is said to have made a favorable impression on the visit and is thought to be the front-runner, though Oregon could make things even more interesting. Of course, Muhammad also has a lot of familiarity with the new staff at Alabama given his time playing for Kalen DeBoer at Washington.

Below is the updated count for the visit festivities. 

Italics indicate a new addition to the list while the cross through means we no longer expect said prospect to attend the Junior Day.

2025 Offense

• RB Jordon Davison – Mater Dei (CA)
• RB Deondrae Riden – DeSoto (TX)
• RB James Simon – Shreveport (LA)
• RB Rickey Stewart – Chapel Hill (TX)
• RB Riley Wormley – Southlake Carroll (TX)
• RB Wesley Yarbrough – Crosby (TX)
• WR Ashton Ansley – Tomball Memorial (TX)
• WR Carterrius Brown – Arlington Seguin (TX)
• WR Royal Capell – Cibolo Steele (TX)
• WR Emmanuel Choice – Lancaster (TX)
• WR Jalen Cooper – Cibolo Steele (TX)
• WR Tanook Hines – Dekaney (TX)
• WR Kelshaun Johnson – Hitchcock (TX)
• WR Jaden Perez – SA Brandeis (TX)
• WR Ed Small – Austin Anderson (TX)
• WR Muizz Tounkara – Clear Springs (TX)
• WR Jaden Perez – SA Brandeis (TX)
• WR Jacorey Watson – Shadow Creek (TX)
• TE Emaree Winston – Calhoun (GA)
• TE Kiotti Armstrong – Jasper (TX)
• TE Keiundre Johnson – Terrell (TX)
• TE Bear Tenney – Lovejoy (TX)
• TE Nick Townsend – Dekaney (TX)
• OL Connor Carty – Prosper (TX)
• OL Jackson Christian – Port Neches Grove (TX)
• OL Jordan Coleman – Cedar Hill (TX)
• OL Ryan Fodje – Bridgeland (TX)
• OL Marcus Garcia – Denton Ryan (TX)
• OL Ty Haywood – Denton Ryan (TX)
• OL John Mills – San Francisco (CA)
• OL Jonte Newman – Bridgeland (TX)
• OL Lamont Rogers – Mesquite Horn (TX)
• OL Tyler Thomas – Dickinson (TX)
• OL Dantay Ward – Waco (TX)
• OL Byron Washington – DeSoto (TX)
• OL Ashden Wnetrzak – Sierra Canyon (CA)

2025 Defense

• DL Brandon Brown – Eau Gallie (FL)
• DL Carmello Brooks – Katy Paetow (TX)
• DL Floyd Guidry – Spring (TX)
• DL Christopher Johnson – Iowa Colony (TX)
• DL Kevin Oatis – Hattiesburg (MS)
• DL Landon Rink – Cy Fair (TX)
• DL Xavier Ukponu – Denton Guyer (TX)
• DL Zion Williams – Lufkin (TX)
• EDGE Lance Jackson – Pleasant Grove (TX)
• EDGE Kamauryn Morgan – Red Oak (TX)
• EDGE Chad Woodfork – Summer Creek (TX)
• LB Anthony Williams – Shadow Creek
• LB Elijah Bo Barnes – Dallas Skyline (TX)
• LB Riley Pettijohn – McKinney (TX)
• LB Jayden Shelton – South Oak Cliff (TX)
• LB Javar Thomas – Nimitz (TX)
• LB Jonah Williams – Galveston Ball (TX)
• LB Royce Wilson – Willowridge (TX)
• LB Nasir Wyatt – Mater Dei (CA)
• DB Michael Amey – Hightower (TX)
• CB Jaboree Antoine – Westgate (LA)
• CB Dorian Brew – Conroe (TX)
• CB Hayden Cayson – Iowa Park (TX)
• CB Caleb Chester – Fort Bend Marshall (TX)
• CB Zay Gentry – McKinney (TX)
• CB Zack Parish – Clear Springs (TX)
• CB Kade Phillips – Hightower (TX)
• CB Jayden Sanders – Kilgore (TX)
• CB Cobey Sellers – Shadow Creek (TX)
• DB Xavier Skowron – Texas City (TX)
• DB Juan-Milleon Aguilar – Dallas Kimball (TX)
• ATH Demetrius Brisbon – Chapel Hill (TX)
• ATH Swayde Griffin – Lago Vista (TX)
• ATH Michael Terry II – Alamo Heights (TX)

2026 Prospect List

• QB Kyden Barker — Bastrop (TX)
• QB Will Griffin – Tampa (FL)
• QB Noah Schuback – Hoover (AL)
• QB Romin Seymour — Ridge Point (TX)
• QB Rees Wise – Westlake (TX)
• RB Tradarian Bell – Texas High (TX)
• RB KJ Edwards – Carthage (TX)
• RB Racine Guillory — Aledo (TX)
• RB Javian Osborne – Forney (TX)
• WR Henry Harris – San Marcos (TX)
• WR Hekma Harrison – Sachse (TX)
• WR Jalen Lott – Lovejoy (TX)
• WR Jaylen Moore — South Oak Cliff (TX)
• WR Jaylen Pile – Trinity Christian Academy (TX)
• WR Brayden Robinson — Red Oak (TX)
• WR London Smith – University High (TX)
• WR Christopher Stewart – Shadow Creek (TX)
• WR Zachary Turner – Duncanville (TX)
• OL Drew Evers – Flower Mound (TX)
• OL Camden Goforth – Athens (TN)
• OL Zaden Krempin – Prosper (TX)
• OL Jerald Mays – Pflugerville Weiss (TX)
• OL John Turntine – North Crowley (TX)
• DL DeMorey Beasley — SW Christian (TX)
• DL Jamarion Carlton – Temple (TX)
• DL Kevin Ford Jr. — Duncanville (TX)
• LB Shaun Scott – Mater Dei (CA)
• LB Jamarion Phillips – South Oak Cliff (TX)
• CB Braylon Edwards – Wilmur Hutchins (TX)
• DB Brandon Ford — Crowley (TX)
• DB Isaiah Williams – Fort Bend Marshall (TX)
• DB Jadarius Isom – Denison (TX)
• DB AJ Marks – IMG Academy (FL)
• DB Zelus Hicks – Parkview (GA)

2027 Prospect List

• QB Peyton Houston – Shreveport (LA)
• QB Wesley Neilson — Bastrop (TX)
• RB Jordan Smith – Groesbeck (TX)
• WR Ethan ‘Boobie’ Feaster – DeSoto (TX)
• DB Davontrae Kirkland – University High (TX)
• ATH Zane Rowe — Denton Guyer (TX)

On Texas Football will be heading into the Junior Day expecting 107 prospects on campus at least. A loaded day for the Texas staff and a great opportunity to get out in front of the recruiting cycle for the 2025 and beyond.

Duane Akina, one of the architects of Texas' DBU in the 2000s, mulled a return to Texas this off-season in a role that would have made him an analyst and special assistant to head coach Steve Sarkisian. However, Akina was recently offered an on-field role with Arizona subsequent to the hiring of Brent Brennan as new head coach of the Wildcats.

Good luck to Coach Akina!

Alabama portal tight end Amari Niblack has made it official, he will be joining the Texas Longhorns for the 2024 season.

Niblack arrived for a visit in Austin early Thursday afternoon and it did not take long for the 6-foot-4, 240-pounder to join the boat and commit to Steve Sarkisian's Texas program.

During the 2023 season, Niblack caught 20 passes for 327 yards and four touchdowns, including a 39-yarder against the Longhorns. 

Sark continues the trend of adding explosive speed via the portal this offseason with Niblack as the most recent example. Replacing Ja'Tavion Sanders will be no easy task, but the Longhorns will now be working with two veteran pieces in Niblack and Gunnar Helm in 2024.

This list is imperfect and there will be plenty of prospects to arrive on campus that are not listed here, however the compilation of 100 prospects that we have compiled here at On Texas Football make this one of the most attended Junior Day events the Longhorns have had under Steve Sarkisian. 

Last Update: Thursday at 11:00 p.m. 

Sitting around 103 names on the list.

2025 Offense

• RB Jordon Davison – Mater Dei (CA)
• RB Deondrae Riden – DeSoto (TX)
• RB Rickey Stewart – Chapel Hill (TX)
• RB Riley Wormley – Southlake Carroll (TX)
• RB Wesley Yarbrough – Crosby (TX)
• WR Ashton Ansley – Tomball Memorial (TX)
• WR Carterrius Brown – Arlington Seguin (TX)
• WR Royal Capell – Cibolo Steele (TX)
• WR Emmanuel Choice – Lancaster (TX)
• WR Jalen Cooper – Cibolo Steele (TX)
• WR Tanook Hines – Dekaney (TX)
• WR Kelshaun Johnson – Hitchcock (TX)
• WR Jaden Perez – SA Brandeis (TX)
• WR Ed Small – Austin Anderson (TX)
• WR Muizz Tounkara – Clear Springs (TX)
• WR Jacorey Watson – Shadow Creek (TX)
• TE Emaree Winston – Calhoun (GA)
• TE Kiotti Armstrong – Jasper (TX)
• TE Keiundre Johnson – Terrell (TX)
• TE Bear Tenney – Lovejoy (TX)
• TE Nick Townsend – Dekaney (TX)
• OL Connor Carty – Prosper (TX)
• OL Jackson Christian – Port Neches Grove (TX)
• OL Jordan Coleman – Cedar Hill (TX)
• OL Ryan Fodje – Bridgeland (TX)
• OL Marcus Garcia – Denton Ryan (TX)
• OL Ty Haywood – Denton Ryan (TX)
• OL John Mills – San Francisco (CA)
• OL Jonte Newman – Bridgeland (TX)
• OL Lamont Rogers – Mesquite Horn (TX)
• OL Tyler Thomas – Dickinson (TX)
• OL Dantay Ward – Waco (TX)
• OL Byron Washington – DeSoto (TX)
• OL Ashden Wnetrzak – Sierra Canyon (CA)

2025 Defense

• DL Carmello Brooks – Katy Paetow (TX)
• DL Brandon Brown – Eau Gallie (FL)
• DL Floyd Guidry – Spring (TX)
• DL Christopher Johnson – Iowa Colony (TX)
• DL Kevin Oatis – Hattiesburg (MS)
• DL Landon Rink – Cy Fair (TX)
• DL Xavier Ukponu – Denton Guyer (TX)
• DL Zion Williams – Lufkin (TX)
• EDGE Lance Jackson – Pleasant Grove (TX)
• EDGE Kamauryn Morgan – Red Oak (TX)
• EDGE Chad Woodfork – Summer Creek (TX)
• LB Anthony Williams – Shadow Creek
• LB Elijah Bo Barnes – Dallas Skyline (TX)
• LB Riley Pettijohn – McKinney (TX)
• LB Jayden Shelton – South Oak Cliff (TX)
• LB Javar Thomas – Nimitz (TX)
• LB Jonah Williams – Galveston Ball (TX)
• LB Royce Wilson – Willowridge (TX)
• LB Nasir Wyatt – Mater Dei (CA)
• DB Michael Amey – Hightower (TX)
• CB Jaboree Antoine – Westgate (LA)
• CB Caleb Chester – Fort Bend Marshall (TX)
• CB Zay Gentry – McKinney (TX)
• CB Zack Parish – Clear Springs (TX)
• CB Kade Phillips – Hightower (TX)
• CB Jayden Sanders – Kilgore (TX)
• CB Cobey Sellers – Shadow Creek (TX)
• DB Xavier Skowron – Texas City (TX)
• DB Juan-Milleon Aguilar – Dallas Kimball (TX)
• ATH Demetrius Brisbon – Chapel Hill (TX)
• ATH Swayde Griffin – Lago Vista (TX)
• ATH Michael Terry II – Alamo Heights (TX)

2026 Prospect List

• QB Kyder Barker — Bastrop (TX)
• QB Will Griffin – Tampa (FL)
• QB Noah Schuback – Hoover (AL)
• QB Romin Seymour — Ridge Point (TX)
• RB Tradarian Bell – Texas High (TX)
• RB KJ Edwards – Carthage (TX)
• RB Racine Guillory — Aledo (TX)
• RB Javian Osborne – Forney (TX)
• WR Jalen Lott – Lovejoy (TX)
• WR Jaylen Moore — South Oak Cliff (TX)
• WR Jaylen Pile – Trinity Christian Academy (TX)
• WR Brayden Robinson — Red Oak (TX)
• WR London Smith – University High (TX)
• WR Christopher Stewart – Shadow Creek (TX)
• WR Zachary Turner – Duncanville (TX)
• OL Drew Evers – Flower Mound (TX)
• OL Camden Goforth – Athens (TN)
• OL Zaden Krempin – Prosper (TX)
• OL Jerald Mays – Pflugerville Weiss (TX)
• OL John Turntine – North Crowley (TX)
• DL DeMorey Beasley — SW Christian (TX)
• DL Kevin Ford Jr. — Duncanville (TX)
• LB Shaun Scott – Mater Dei (CA)
• LB Jayden Phillips – South Oak Cliff (TX)
• CB Braylon Edwards – Wilmur Hutchins (TX)
• DB Brandon Ford — Crowley (TX)
• DB Isaiah Williams – Fort Bend Marshall (TX)
• DB Jadarius Isom – Denison (TX)
• DB AJ Marks – IMG Academy (FL)
• DB Zelus Hicks – Parkview (GA)

2027 Prospect List

• QB Peyton Houston – Shreveport (LA)
• QB Wesley Neilson — Bastrop (TX)
• RB Jordan Smith – Groesbeck (TX)
• WR Ethan ‘Boobie’ Feaster – DeSoto (TX)
• DB Davontrae Kirkland – University High (TX)
• ATH Zane Rowe — Denton Guyer (TX)

A tremendous accumulation of talent that is derived mostly from the state of Texas that ranges three cycles deep.

Of course, the largest focus will be on the 2025 cycle, however there are some five-star caliber prospects coming in from the 2026 class. OL John Turntine, WR London Smith and DL Kevin Ford Jr. are all highly touted prospects from next year's cycle who will be making the trip to the 40 Acres this weekend.

All in all, one of the deepest visitor lists I have seen in my time covering Texas recruiting.

Crawford was a special teams ace for the Longhorns.

Former Texas players who have found new homes this off-season include:

QB Maalik Murphy - Duke

QB Charles Wright - Appalachian State

WR Isaiah Neyor - Nebraska

WR Casey Cain - UNLV

DL Trill Carter - Auburn

S Jerrin Thompson - Auburn

S BJ Allen - North Texas

S Larry Turner-Gooden - San Jose State

DB X'avion Brice - North Texas

OL Sawyer Goram-Welch - Coastal Carolina

DB  Jalen Catalon - UNLV