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    Gerry Hamilton
    March Madness Report: Huge opportunity in Waco 
    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. 
    CJ Vogel
    A Quick Look at unofficial visitors scheduled to stop by campus March 22 following a busy weekend of 7-on-7 in the Central Texas area.
    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
    CJ Vogel
    Out of state edge set to lock in Texas OV
    2025 Ensworth (TN) defensive end Ethan Utley has circled June 21-23 for an official visit to Texas he confirmed with me early this morning – 247Sports first to report.
    Utley has an official visit set to Tennessee set for the week before, June 14-16. At the moment those are the only two official visits set in the month of June for the four-star edge.
    Interestingly, Utley also told me he will not be taking any unofficial visits in the spring ahead of his commitment date of March 28. 
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