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    CJ Vogel
    The NFL released the Combine invitation list Tuesday morning. For Longhorn fans, the headline and takeaway was the 11 names on the Combine list who wore the burnt orange and white in 2023 that will represent the university at the next level.
    No one truly needs a reminder, but Texas will be joining the SEC in 2024 as well. The SEC for the last 15 seasons has been the gold standard for conferences in terms of NFL Draft production. On top of a full SEC schedule, the Longhorns will also take a trip up north to Ann Arbor to face off against the defending National Champions.
    Which leads me to the following talking point – how many NFL departures are expected from each P5 opponent on the Texas 2024 schedule.
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    Number of 2024 Combine Invites per Upcoming Opponent:
    Michigan – 18 Mississippi State – 4 Oklahoma – 3 Georgia – 10 Vanderbilt – 0  Florida – 2  Arkansas – 5 Kentucky – 6 Texas A&M – 5 In total, 53 NFL caliber players are off of the schedule for Texas in 2024. Add in two more from Colorado State as well, who Texas begins the season with on August 31.
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    Interestingly, in 2023, Texas entered the season with 52 NFL caliber players having departed the year previously with invitations to the NFL Combine. It is not a guaranteed science, nor does it give an indication on what is to come the upcoming season on the field. But it is interesting. 
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    What is to come for the upcoming season? A quick rundown of what each team is losing to the NFL. This won't include a look at the portal, which teams like Texas A&M have been hamstrung by this offseason as well.
    Michigan – Just about every meaningful starter from a year ago with the exception of Will Johnson, Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant.
    Mississippi State – Three combine invites went to the defensive side of the ball. Miss State also lost a wide receiver in Lideatrick Griffin (658 yards in 2023).
    Oklahoma – Only three invites for OU this offseason. All three come on the offensive line which will have 100% turnover this upcoming season.
    Georgia – Ten feels a bit low for UGA, but that also does not include a handful of impactful portalers. Regardless, UGA has reloaded in the talent department and will be a top five preseason team in the country once again.
    Vanderbilt – Well, zero.
    Florida – Florida was hit much more significantly in the portal than the draft. WR Ricky Pearsall was the Gators' No. 1 WR in 2023, he will be in the NFL next fall.
    Arkansas – I was actually surprised to see five names on this list. Old recruiting heads might remember Dwight McGlothern, he is the most notable name to depart. Three other combine invites go to the trenches, then a specialist.
    Kentucky – Kentucky's backfield is heading to the NFL, QB Devin Leary and RB Ray Davis. Two departures in the back seven as well on the defensive side of the ball.
    Texas A&M – Three big departures here from College Station: LB Edgerrin Cooper, WR Ainias Smith, DB Domani Richardson. But again, the portal hit the Aggies much harder.
    Gerry Hamilton
    The Texas Longhorns are set to host one of the top 2025 offensive line prospects in California next month. 
    San Francisco (Calif.) Archbishop Riordan IOL Peter Langi told OnTexasFootball Tuesday morning that he will be in Austin to visit Texas March 16-17. He will make the visit with his mom and brother. 
    Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood stopped by Archbishop Riordan last spring and in December. Flood offered the 6-5, 335 pound interior OL prospect September 13, 2023. 
    Langi has seen his stock rise since the end of the 2023 season. He picked up offers from Alabama, Auburn, Oklahoma, Florida, Miami (Fla) and Penn State since December.
    Langi currently sports 38 offers. The list includes SEC offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M.
    Blake Munroe
    Baseball season starts in three days for the Longhorns, as they play host to San Diego at Disch-Falk Field. Here are some insider notes to hold you over until then.
    Team notes:
    - Texas feels great about their offense.  They have about 10-12 guys they feel very comfortable with at the plate. Development has been huge during the offseason, leading up to Friday.
    - Freshmen Will Gasparino and Tommy Farmer look to play a big part of this team. Nothing groundbreaking there, as we’ve discussed them in our videos, but have had a handful of people rave about them both.
    - Sophomore Jalin Flores was a name that has been mentioned as a guy who’s steadily improved and has looked good. Obviously Flores came in with a lot of hype, but his freshman year didn’t go as anticipated, so that’s a good sign.
    - I heard a lot of good things about OF Jared Thomas and they’re expecting yet another big year from him.
    - The pitchers have made some big strides with Pierce taking the reigns. A noticeable change for sure. Was also told he loves being in this role.
    - The coaching staff is expecting Lebarron Johnson Jr. to have a phenomenal season.  They truly believe he is one of the best pitchers in the country. Possibly even the best. He will be your Friday night pitcher.
    - The staff also feels great about Charlie Hurley. He continues to look great and Hurley will be your Saturday starter.
    - Your Sunday starter is up in the air.  Everyone has penciled in Tanner Witt, but ideally they want to bring him on slowly.  He will be more involved as this season progresses, but that could also be more of a closing role as well. It’s to be determined at this point.
    - If it isn’t Witt, redshirt sophomore Cody Howard is a name to keep an eye on, along with Luke Harrison and David Shaw.  Don’t be surprised if one of those three names starts on Sundays, especially early in the season.
    - Expect three freshmen pitchers to make some noise this season: Cole Selvig, Easton Tumis and Hudson Hamilton. They’ve impressed the staff early on and the trio of fresh arms are expected to turn some heads.
     
    NIL Notes:
    - If you’re a fan of Texas baseball, I implore you to please donate to the Texas One Fund and specify that the donation goes to baseball.  Texas is definitely doing better, NIL wise, but they are heading to the premier baseball conference. When that happens, the Horns will need to step their game up.
    - SEC baseball is a completely different animal then what Texas fans are accustomed to and that goes for recruiting too.
    - NIL was a big part of the reason guys like LBJ and Witt came back.  If Texas fans want to see continued success and players return, the NIL needs to really ramp up for the baseball program.
    CJ Vogel
    The NFL Combine invites have been sent out and 11 Longhorns are headed to Indianapolis!
    RB Keilan Robinson RB Jonathon Brooks WR Xavier Worthy WR Jordan Whittington WR AD Mitchell TE Ja'Tavion Sanders OL Christian Jones DL Byron Murphy DL T'Vondre Sweat LB Jaylan Ford DB Ryan Watts The testing weekend will be massive for guys like Jordan Whittington, Keilan Robinson and Ryan Watts to put one last showing together on the field for NFL scouts.
    Full List: https://www.nfl.com/news/full-list-of-prospects-invited-to-2024-nfl-scouting-combine
    Bobby Burton
    Most of the Texas coaches were back in the office yesterday. The Longhorns staff had already begun preparations for spring football but now must put the finishing touches on their plans.
    There is one key change to spring practice this year from previous ones under Steve Sarkisian.
    Sark has elected to begin spring practice the week following Texas' spring break from school. Each of the previous spring practices, Sark had elected to start spring ball a week prior to spring break, then give the players spring break off, and have them return and ready to go into pads.
    I asked someone about the move, about why Sark opted to compress the amount of time for spring ball.
    "I thought the last couple of years worked well," the source told me. "But, with the way the season went, the extra game, the increased expectations we had, it was a little draining. I think he just wanted to give the guys some more time to recuperate, and to give the new guys another couple of weeks to get acclimated to what college football is all about."
    "And let's face it, the first couple of years here, it was about learning the plays, instilling the culture, that sort of stuff. Now it's just as much or more about focus and an even higher level execution, especially on offense.
    "With more practices coming in succession, the reps will come at the guys faster. We'll see who picks up on things, who needs more time, that sort of thing. And we'll also see who's locked in over the short haul as opposed to longer, more drawn out spring practice."
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    Each college team is allowed 15 practices during spring. If we assume Texas returns to the practice field at the end of spring break (March 20), the Horns will basically be practicing on the field every other day for the next month until the spring game April 20.
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    Sark has worked for two of the game's best - Pete Carroll and Nick Saban.
    Decisions like when to start spring practice may not seem all that big. But there's a reason for everything.
     
     
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