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    Gerry Hamilton
    Four-star EDGE locks in Texas official visit
    Four-star EDGE Smith Orogbo (Alief, Texas/Hastings) told OnTexasFootball Tuesday morning that he has locked in an official visit to Texas. 
    Orogbo, 6-5 and 218, will officially visit the Longhorns June 14-16. That is the same weekend that EDGE commitment Lance Jackson (Texarkana, Texas/Pleasant Grove) and target Hayden Lowe (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian) will make official visits to Texas. 
    The official visit will be the second time the Houston area explosive EDGE rush prospect will be on campus. He's also scheduled to make an unofficial visit April 6. 
    Orogbo will also make an official visit to SMU in Mid-May with trips to USC, Oregon and Oklahoma State also on the table. 
    Texas offered Orogbo January 22 when area recruiter Jeff Banks made a stop at Hastings High. Since that time, the long-armed and twitchy prospect has been in contact with Steve Sarkisian, Pete Kwiatkowski and Jeff Banks. 
    Texas EDGE official visits
    June 14-16
    Hayden Lowe, EDGE, Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian
    OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
    Note: Also making unofficial visit April 6.
    Smith Orogbo, EDGE, Alief (Texas) Hastings
    OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
    Note: Also making unofficial visit April 6.
    Lance Jackson, EDGE, Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove #AllGasNoBrakes
    OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
    June 21-23
    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
    Note: Also plans to attend the Texas Spring Game April 20.
    Gerry Hamilton
    Tuesday morning recruiting nuggets
    The Texas Longhorns continue to work to get top targets on campus in the 2025 cycle. And there is more news on that front Tuesday. 
    Malik Autry, DL, Opelika (Ala.) High
    The Auburn pledge and OnTexasFootball 4-star continues to talk with Steve Sarkisian and Kenny Baker about visit dates. One of those in the works is April 6, and that date is close to being locked in. There is also discussions about an official visit. Autry, 6-5 and 320, already has a full June OV schedule and Auburn isn't even set yet. Autry is scheduled to visit UCF May 31-June 2, USC June 7-9, Florida June 14-16 and Oregon June 21-23. Of course, that visit scheduled could get shuffled. 
    Adonyss Currie, CB, Lancaster (Calif.) Quartz Hill
    The OnTexasFootball 4-star and very high end cornerback prospect is speaking with Texas early this week with the hope out of Austin to get an official visit date locked in. Currie, 6-2 and 165 pounds, has April official visits scheduled to Texas A&M and Nebraska. He will flow up with OV's to Washington May 31-June 2, Miami June 7-9 and Utah June 14-16. That leaves Texas working on the June 21-23 weekend, unless there is scheduling change to open up June 14-16.
    Additional notes
    Greensboro (Ga.) Greene County 4-star DL Kevin Wynn will be a prospect Texas continues to recruit despite Texas not getting a spring unofficial, as of today. Florida State, Alabama and Georgia are considered the top three with FSU and Bama ahead of UGA. 
    OnTexasFootball expects June 21-23 to be the official visit date of 4-star running back Jordon Davison. We will wait for the Mater Dei standout to announce his dates before making it official. Texas is in a good spot in the battle against Ohio State, Oregon and Alabama. 
    OTF is also monitoring the recruitment of Lancaster (Texas) High 4-star wide receiver Emmanuel Choice. The Longhorns remain in contact with Choice. Choice, 6-5 and 180, has OV's scheduled to Nebraska, USC, Missouri, TCU and Oklahoma. In a cycle of tremendous wide receivers in Texas and nationally, Choice is going to be slept on - and shouldn't be. 
    CJ Vogel
    I chatted a bit with KJ Lacey over the weekend following his performance at the Elite 11 which earned him an invitation to the Finals in California later this spring.
    The Texas commit visited campus Monday where he was able to spend time with Steve Sarkisian and the staff after taking in a spring practice during the morning hours.
    While programs like Oregon, Auburn and Ole Miss have continued to recruit Lacey over the last six months, Lacey reaffirmed his commitment status to me. Lacey added he has three trips planned for the spring and summer months – all of which to Texas (April 6, April 20, June 21-23 OV). No visits planned anywhere else at the moment and Lacey said he hopes to keep it like that.
    "My commitment is still really strong," Lacey said. "I have been talking to them all the time, getting everything right about the official visit part and when I am going to visit, plus who I need to be recruiting."
    Lacey has put on his recruiting hat a bit for the Longhorn 2025 class. He mentioned three wide receivers that he will be courting to Texas as the cycle progresses: Dakorien Moore, Jaime Ffrench and Kaliq Lockett.
    As for the commits in the class, Lacey said he is beginning to build a strong relationship with Emaree Winston as well. The two talk and text often throughout the week.
    The next time Lacey does make it to campus, his recruiting skills will be put to the test. Wide receivers Kaliq Lockett, Jaime Ffrench and Kelshaun Johnson will all be in attendance. Plus guys like John Mills and Tyler Thomas as well on the offensive side of the ball.
    All in all, a good visit to Austin for Lacey. 
    I won't say there is nothing to worry about because Texas will need to continue recruiting through the whistle, but Texas is where Lacey wants to be at the moment and he reiterated that to me on Sunday.
     
    CJ Vogel
    Texas has extended an offer to 2026 Euless Trinity OL Toa Katoa this afternoon.
    A name that might be familiar to the board is one that Texas fans should certainly keep an eye on now. Katoa, a 6-foot-5 and 375-pound trench monster is slated to be on campus April 13 for what is turning into a bit of a 2026 day on campus.
    Texas is officially in the game for Katoa, though the Longhorns have been high on him prior to the extended offer. This will be a recruitment to keep a close eye on.
    Gerry Hamilton
    Monday afternoon recruiting nuggets
    The Texas Longhorns hosted a number of unofficial visitors over the weekend, and are scheduled to host a big time target in the near future. 
    OnTexasFootball bring Texas fans some Monday afternoon nuggets, and you don't have to wait in a long line to get them. 
    Josiah Sharma and Texas
    OnTexasFootball spoke again today with a source in California on 4-star defensive tackle Josiah Sharma (Folsom, Calif./High). OnTexasFootball reported last week that we expected the one-time Washington verbal to be on campus in the next two or three weeks. OTF can now say we expect Sharma on campus this weekend, barring a scheduling change. 
    Sharma, 6-4.5 and 300 pounds, has family ties in Texas including the Austin area. He lived in Arlington for a while before moving to California. Johnny Nansen and Kenny Baker are in contact with Sharma on a regular basis. Sharma has official visits scheduled to Washington and Utah currently. Alabama, Texas, Oregon and Georgia are in line for official visits. Texas is confident that a June official visit will happen. 
    WIll Keiundre Johnson make an official visit?
    Terrell (Texas) High TE/EDGE Keiundre Johnson was on campus Saturday for an unofficial visit. While he doesn't have plans to return in April as of today, tight ends coach Jeff Banks is in talks about a June official visit date. 
    Johnson, 6-3 and 230 pounds, has three official visit dates locked in. Johnson will make an OV to SMU May 17-19, LSU June 7-9 and Texas A&M June 21-23. Texas is talking about a June 14-16 date. Texas is recruiting Johnson at tight end, while Texas A&M is talking EDGE. 
    D.J. Sanders has two visits scheduled
    Bellville (Texas) High defensive lineman D.J. Sanders is expected on campus April 6 according to a source close to the recruitment. OnTexasFootball also expects the 6-4, 290 pounder to make an official visit June 21-23, as of today. 
    Nick Brooks and a Texas OV
    OnTexasFootball 4-star IOL Nick Brooks (Cedar Rapids, Ia./John F. Kennedy) is scheduled to talk to offensive line coach Kyle Flood early this week to finalize an official visit date. That date is expected to be June 14-16. An unofficial visit is also expected April 20 for the spring game. 
    Brooks, 6-7 and 345 pounds, has to official visit scheduled. Georgia is locked in for May 31-June 2 and Iowa June 21-23. Georgia, Iowa and Texas were the first three schools mentioned by Brooks in two recent conversations. 
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