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    Gerry Hamilton
    Six key visits for Texas this spring
    The Texas staff is expected to host a number of unofficial visitors in March and at the Texas spring game April 20. 
    The staff spent December and January showing face time to top targets in the 2025 cycle, while also continuing the evaluation process. An evaluation process that will continue throughout the spring evaluation period ahead of June official visits with decisions to be made.
    The timing of Kenny Baker being hired as the defensive line coach pushed back a few defensive line visits. That coupled with Texas offering more defensive lineman places a premium on spring visits for the Longhorns at a key position of need in 2025.
    OnTexasFootball looks at six visits that will be key this spring. 
     
    K.J. Lacey, QB, Saraland (Ala.) High #AllGasNoBrakes
    Steve Sarkisian and A.J. Milwee made a stop at Saraland High in January. Texas didn’t have the OnTexasFootball 4-star come in January 20 for Junior Day with Alabama 5-star signee, teammate and good friend Ryan Williams scheduled to make an official visit January 27 that never happened. Lacey was on campus briefly the weekend prior while in the area for 7v7, but a spring visit ahead of a June official visit will be key. Auburn, and now Ole Miss are making pushes for Lacey. He cancelled a visit to Ole Miss the first weekend of February at the request of the Texas staff. Continuing to navigate the return of Quinn Ewers pushing back the timeline of Arch Manning hitting the field is key for Texas keeping Lacey in the fold. 
     
    Brandon Brown, DL, Melbourne (Fla.) Eau Gallie #AllGasNoBrakes
    Steve Sarkisian, Tashard Choice and Jeff Banks made a stop at Eau Gallie in January prior to Kenny Baker being able to hit the road. Despite the stop at the school by Texas, this one will come down to Baker relationship building with Brown. Getting Brown on campus in march to spend time with Baker will be critical in this recruitment. Texas A&M, LSU, Florida, USC, etc… are all coming full steam at the explosive 6-1.5, 285-pounder. Texas has some work to do to keep Brown in the fold, despite Texas being the school that has always intrigued him most. 
     
    Josiah Sharma, DL, Folsom (Calif.) High
    Texas offered the 6-3.5, 300 pounder February 1 when Co-DC Johnny Nansen made a stop at Folsom High. The one-time Washington verbal was on campus at Alabama recently, and the Crimson Tide are all in. As is Oregon. Sharma told OTF’s C.J. Vogel that he plans to make a spring visit to Texas, where he does have family ties (Arlington and Austin). Same song, different verse. Sharma getting to know Baker, and stepping foot on campus will be critical if the Horns are to have a legit chance. 
     
    Michael Fasusi, OT, Lewisville (Texas) High
    Texas’ Steve Sarkisian, Kyle Flood and Tashard Choice all stopped by Lewisville high in late January to talk with the 6-4, 290 pound high-end left tackle prospect. Fasusi’s father being at the school for the visit was seen as a positive for the Longhorns, as he didn’t make all the school visits. With Fasusi not attending January 20 Junior Day, getting the DFW area 5-star back on campus this spring ahead of a last weekend in June official visit is key. Texas continues to like where they sit ahead of spring and summer visits. 
     
    Dilan Battle, DL, Mansfield (Texas) Timberview 
    Steve Sarkisian and Kenny Baker made a stop at Timberview High in late January. Battle has not been on campus in some time, and getting him back to Austin is going to be key with much of the SEC plus Michigan being all in on the 6-2, 305 pound disruptor. Baker is tasked with relationship building, and making some big decisions headed into June official visits. 
     
    Zion Williams, DL, Lufkin (Texas) High 
    Steve Sarkisian and Blake Gideon were by Lufkin High in January. And Kenny Baker also made a visit two days after being officially announced by Texas. The 6-4.25, 325 pound Williams made a visit to LSU January 20, and will be back in early March. Williams told OnTexasFootball Tuesday that a March or spring game visit to Texas will happen. Texas A&M and TCU are also working for spring visits. The East Texas powerful defensive tackle told OTF that Texas, LSU, Texas A&M and TCU would for sure receive official visits. 
    Bobby Burton

    Sunday: The Sark Way

    By Bobby Burton, in Articles,

    Texas basketball moved to 16-8 yesterday.
    The Horns put together their most complete game of the year, a 94-58 throttling at home of West Virginia.
    The Mountaineers aren’t very good.
    But Texas hasn’t been “very good” much of this season. They’ve been average to above average.
    They’ve lost games they should have won, won games they probably should have lost, etc. In other words, it’s been a somewhat typical basketball year.
    But they’ve played a decent brand of ball the past three weeks, with the exception of an ugly loss to Iowa State last week.
    Maybe the Horns are starting to put it together down the stretch.
    **
     
    Here’s a prediction:
    Texas recruiting is going to be a slow burn. Again.
    It’s the Sarkisian way.
    In other words, Texas isn’t pushing for commitments despite the fact that there are several recruits on the cusp of a commitment to the Horns.
    Texas will continue its outreach and recruiting through the month of February and into early March.
    There may be one or two more commitments between now and then.
    However, I think the March 23 timeline is where we’ll see more movement in the 2025 recruiting class. That’s the weekend when Texas will next invite a number of elite recruits back to campus.
    So for now, we’re largely in a monitoring the moves behind the scenes, who Texas is setting up for those visits, the communication going on behind the scenes, and how the Longhorn recruiting board is truly netting out.
    Again, Sark feels no need to rush things. And that has worked well for him during his time in Austin thus far. There’s no reason to think it won’t continue to work in the future, too.
     
    Gerry Hamilton
    OnTexasFootball 4-star Courtland Guillory talks Texas offer
    Klein (Texas) Oak defensive back Courtland Guillory has become one of the most sought after prospects in Texas since the conclusion of the 2023 season.
    Arizona State was the first program to offer in November of 2023. Since that time, 14 more Power 5 programs have thrown their hat in the ring. That list includes Texas February 1. 
    Guillory, 6-1 and 175, provided his thoughts earlier in the week on the offer by the Longhorns.
    “Coach (Blake) Gideon and Coach (Terry) Joseph they came down to my school," Guillory told OnTexasFootball. "I had already met with Coach Joseph earlier in the month (January). He (Joseph) told me he liked my size at corner, and my versatility. Couple of days later they showed up at my basketball practice and that's when they offered. They said they like big, long corners."
    Guillory kept it simple when asked for his thoughts on Texas.
    “Texas is a powerhouse."
    The question for Texas fans is when will Guillory make a visit to Texas. That is expected in March. 
    “I’m going to go to some schools (in March). I know I’ll be going to UT and TCU. That’s for sure.” 
    Texas A&M setting the pace early
    Guillory grew up watching Texas A&M and Oregon the most. The Aggies offered the day after Texas, and the Houston area prospect made a visit last weekend, along with a trip to Oklahoma.
    “It was my first time on campus. It was a cool experience. I got to sit down with Coach (Jay) Bateman, and go over the defense and what the plan was. He told me he likes long corners. He thinks I would be great fit because I’m versatile. I can play more than corner." 
    Guillory, along with his mom and dad, had the opportunity to speak with Aggies head coach Mike Elko at length.
    “He was a cool guy. My parents got to talk to him. We were talking about life, my journey and where I’m at now. It was a pretty dope experience. He definitely left a good impression on me."
    Late summer decision planned
    Guillory told OTF he grew up dreaming of playing in the SEC. That made the Tennessee offer January 20 on a Junior Day visit special. 
    "Tennessee was a special offer because I had gone on a visit and didn’t have an offer. It was my first SEC offer."
    Since Tennessee offered, four more SEC programs have offered. They are Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas and Texas A&M. 
    Guillory is taking it all in headed in the spring with June official visits the plan prior to a decision. 
    "I think I’m going to commit at the end of the summer before the start of the season." 
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