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    Blake Munroe
    Good morning everyone! Wake up with Coffee and Football on the On Texas Football YouTube Channel, beginning at 8 AM CST. We will be taking your questions and talking all things Horns related. 
    Today’s special guest is former Horns baseball standout Brooks Kieschnick. 
    Gerry Hamilton
    OTF 4-star Dorian Brew talks Texas Longhorns
    Conroe, Texas -  When talking about the top of the defensive back board in 2025 for Texas, the name Dorian Brew is mentioned as often as any. 
    That's because the 6-2, 197 pound defensive back possesses a combination of frame, quickness, speed, and physicality few can compete with. 
    The cornerback that could also play nickel or safety at the Power 5 level enters the spring with 26 offers, with five schools under serious contention. The five schools where the summer decision will come from are Texas, Ohio State, LSU, USC and Oregon. 
    OnTexasFootball spoke with the 4-star prospect at Conroe High Thursday to get the latest. 
    Gerry Hamilton: Talk about the January 20 Junior Day, and your thoughts on the entire day. 
    Dorian Brew: "It was pretty good. My mom and my step dad came up there. Coach (Terry) Joseph and Coach (Blake) Gideon were there like the whole day, and I got to talk to them. I had a meeting with Coach Sark, and he is very high on me. He talked very highly about me, and is a great guy. He made it known that I am a priority for them, and that's a good feeling."
    Hamilton: How often are you in contact with the Texas staff?
    Brew: "Multiple times a week. I talked to Coach Joseph yesterday (Wednesday), and Coach Gideon."
    Hamilton: What is their message to you right now?
    Brew: "Development. Opportunity and playing for my home state.
    Hamilton: Do you have any visits scheduled to get back?
    Brew: "I'm trying to get up there, maybe in March."
    Hamilton: Coach Sarkisian came to the school after the junior day. What was that meeting like, and how much did it mean to you he came to see you?
    Brew: "It was cool. He came up in a helicopter. He just talked. We had a meeting. He talked about his plan for me. We had a good conversation. It was me, my dad, Coach Gideon was there and Coach Sark."
    Hamilton: What is Coach Sarkisian's message to you?
    Brew: "Development, and getting to the next level."
    Hamilton: When you watched Texas this year, what impressed you?
    Brew: "I watched the game they played Alabama. I stayed up late watching the game when they beat Alabama. I liked how their DB's played. The defense was pretty good."
    Hamilton: When you think about Texas moving into the SEC, does it help their cause?
    Brew: "Yes. Playing against the best of the best." 
    OnTexasFootball will have more from the visit to Conroe High in the next 24 hours. 
     
    CJ Vogel
    I spoke with California QB guru Danny Hernandez earlier this morning following Texas' offer extension of 2026 Mission Hills QB Troy Huhn.
    Hernandez has a handful of up and coming prospects that are already making national headlines on the recruiting trail. Of course, he also trained former Texas QB Maalik Murphy who is now expected to be the starting quarterback at Duke this season.
    A quick rundown of some of the elite prospects coach Hernandez is working with right now:
    2026 Nerbury Port QB Brady Smigiel – 5-star & No. 21 overall prospect in the class of 2026 2026 Newport Harbor QB Jadon O'Neal – 20 offers and counting 2026 Folsom QB Ryder Lyons – 24 offers 2026 Archbishop Riordan QB Michael Mitchell Jr. – 8 offers 2027 Lewisville (TX) QB Tre Williams As for my conversation with Coach Hernandez this morning, there is a ton of praise headed in the direction of Huhn as a prospect and player.
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    Q: What were the early impressions of Huhn when you first started working with him?
    A: When I first got with him, he was tall obviously, but he had a pitching background in baseball. He was really long in his delivery. Kind of stridey and dippy in his stroke, but man I said, 'There is something here, for sure.' He is such a smart kid.
    (Hernandez added that Huhn really got to work on shortening his throwing mechanics and now it is a strength when talking to college coaches about his overall game.)
    Q: What is it about a pitching or baseball background that translates to the world of quarterbacking?
    A: It is always helpful when a guy has a baseball background. The biggest thing for me when I have a guy with a baseball background, especially if I get them pretty young, the thing that I am always trying to tell them is to not use our pitching mechanics, but let's use more of our hitting mechanics. Hitting mechanics are so much more similar to throwing a football... It is about being sudden and twitchy, doing some of those things, I think is a little more transferrable to hitting.
    Q: Where in the developmental stage is Huhn as a prospect?
    A: The other thing too with Troy, most quarterbacks are going to be a little bit older. Most of these guys are going to be 19 by the time they are graduating (high school), because they have been held back in eighth grade or whatever – it is pretty common with the QB position. Troy is not one of those guys. He is on the younger side of things with those guys – very similar to Maalik Murphy. Maalik was showing up to Texas young, he just turned 20 a few days ago as he heads into year three of college.
    (Cont.) Troy is the same situation. Young guy, so you look at it and say this guy is still pretty far from his ceiling. That is one of the things that is super intriguing.
    ***
    Coach Hernandez and I spoke a bit more about the potential that Huhn is showing so far in high school. Following his first career varsity start, Huhn threw for 16 touchdowns and 4 interceptions as a sophomore as he grew into his body at Mission Hills High School in California. As the individual workouts continue and the body carries on in the developmental path, Hernandez said he can absolutely see Huhn being a top three QB prospect in the country for the 2026 class.
    It was perfect timing this past fall when Huhn made his trip to Austin to watch the Longhorns in action. He was joined by his family and Coach Hernandez on the trip to watch Maalik Murphy start against Kansas State at DKR in what ended up being the best game of the season at home for the Longhorns. Cool moment as well for Coach Hernandez getting to see Maalik in action at Texas.
    One last quote I wanted to leave y'all with:
    "I think the world of the kid. He has a high football IQ and is extremely coachable. I honestly think this is going to be a top three guy in the country without a doubt."
     
     
     
    CJ Vogel
    Texas defensive analyst William Gay will not be making it to spring ball after being hired January 20.
    The Washington Commanders have swooped in and snagged the former Steelers analyst only a month into his time as a Longhorn.
    Gay is joining the Commanders as an assistant defensive backs coach.
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