Getting some conflicting information on whether or not wide receiver Ryan Williams from Saraland, Ala., will still make his scheduled visit to Texas this weekend.
There is some thought that the five-star receiver is shutting down his recruitment. Whether that comes before or after his visit to Texas this weekend, I am unsure.
It will be something we are monitoring over the next 24-48 hours.
Bridgeland (Cypress) 2025 offensive tackle Jonte Newman just dropped his top 8 schools on Twitter. The 6-foot-4, 275-pounder is ranked a four-star in the On3 Industry Rankings and the No. 343 player overall.
This past season he was a unanimous District 16-6A first-team selection.
While Texas looks for its new defensive line coach, Steve Sarkisian has elevated Texas' Director of Recruiting, Brandon Harris to the 10-man coaching staff to allow him to get on the road to recruit.
Harris was out in Louisiana Tuesday afternoon, checking in on a pair of powerhouses in the area.
First stop was at Westgate High School, home to 2025 CB Jaboree Antoine and former home of Texas S Derek Williams.
Soon thereafter, Harris made the trip to University Lab, home to 2025 LB Keylan Moses (LSU commit) and the No. 2 overall player in the 2026 class, OT Lamar Brown.
Texas is still hot in pursuit of former Washington CB Jabbar Muhammad, however as Bobby mentioned earlier this afternoon, the Oregon Ducks are positioned to take the pole position with Muhammad now in Eugene.
Now, if Muhammad does decide to join the Ducks, there is another name from another program to keep an eye on.
Jim Harbaugh is reportedly headed to Los Angeles today for a 2nd in-person interview with the Chargers. A deal is within "strikiing distance" per Zach Barnett of FootballScoop.
Should Harbaugh depart, a name passed on to me to keep an eye on in regards to a possible portal entry is CB Will Johnson.
Johnson was the Defensive MVP of the National Title game and a former five-star prospect out of Grosse Pointe, Michigan.
Sources tell On Texas Football that Jabbar Muhammad is likely favoring Oregon at this moment. Muhammad, a Washington transfer and second-team All-Pac 12 selection in 2023, visited Texas last week. He then visited Alabama over the weekend.
But Oregon is expected to host him this week and the Ducks have gone from a major player in this recruitment to his potential leader.
Muhammad is expected to make a decision by no later than Jan. 30.
The Longhorns have already inked eight players in the NCAA transfer portal, the latest coming earlier today from Tiaoalii Savea, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound defensive tackle from Arizona.
The addition of Tiaoalii Savea out of the NCAA Transfer Portal marks the eighth portal prospect to declare their intentions to play for the Texas Longhorns for the 2024 season.
Three wide receivers combine for 220+ career receptions. Add in Amari Niblack and the Longhorns may not skip a beat after sending four pass catchers to the NFL from a year ago.
Andrew Mukuba brings over 30 career starts and Freshman All American accolades.
Off the edge, Trey Moore's 22.0 sacks over the last two seasons puts him in an elite category among pass rushers around the country.
Now Texas is adding depth at positions of need with the addition of Kendrick Blackshire out of Alabama and the most recent news of Tiaoalii Savea from Arizona. Both will be a part of the rotation and allow for a sigh of relief for each position group heading into the spring.
Really impressive work thus far, and the expectation is that the Longhorns add to this list before fall camp begins.
Another portal victory for the Texas Longhorns!
Texas earns its eighth overall commitment in the month of January, this time from former Arizona defensive lineman Tiaoalii Savea! Savea visited over the weekend for an official visit and despite leaving campus without shutting things down, it does not take long before seeing a decision come.
The Longhorns have been looking to replace the departures of T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy to the NFL Draft and Trill Carter who is now at Auburn.
Savea recorded six tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks last year at Arizona. The Longhorns are adding another capable piece to their defensive line for the 2024 season to go along with Alfred Collins, Vernon Broughton and a number of younger prospects.
Nice addition for the Longhorns here.
Time to rise and shine with some Coffee and Football, over on the On Texas Football YouTube Page.
At 8:00 AM CST, join Blake Munroe, Bobby Burton and CJ Vogel as we discuss the latest Longhorns news, including recruiting, the portal, team discussion and much more.
Today’s special guest is Pleasant Grove Head Football Coach/Athletic Director Josh Gibson. Coach Gibson obviously knows a thing or two about new Texas commit Lance Jackson, so he will go in depth on what type of player the Horns are getting.
Lifetime Longhorn Rod Babers and I get together for the latest episode of Talkin' Ball.
Texas hired a new defensive analyst with the addition of William Gay. Plus the portal pursuit carries on with the recruitment of Jabbar Muhammad. Rod and I also get to talking about how an increase of swagger can help the Texas secondary with on-field play.
Special thank you to our sponsor John Donovan at Longhorn Wealth Management Group for supporting this week's Talkin' Ball!
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