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    CJ Vogel
    The NFL Draft conversation is about to get louder and louder over the next couple of days. There are eight Texas Longhorns participating in the All-Star games in preparation for the Draft.
    Reese's Senior Bowl
    WR Jordan Whittington OL Christian Jones DL T'Vondre Sweat DL Byron Murphy LB Jaylan Ford East-West Shrine Bowl
    RB Jonathon Brooks TE Ja'Tavion Sanders CB Ryan Watts ****
    Byron Murphy will not be participating this week as he is still recovering from a late season injury.
    Ja'Tavion Sanders and Jonathon Brooks are not participating in workouts either according to the East-West Shrine game roster.
    CB Ryan Watts turned on the jets in the first practice session. This was a question mark for Watts, good to see him answering some questions ahead of the Combine.
     
    By money opportunities for Jaylan Ford, Jordan Whittington and Ryan Watts.
    Bobby Burton
    Barring something major - like the immediate unexpected exodus of a couple of linemen from Michigan - Texas is officially done with portal recruiting for the spring semester.
    In review, the Horns grabbed eight players who expect to contribute immediately, six of them heavily. Meanwhile, the Horns lost 15 players to the portal, of which I'd say four or five would have been contributors of some level. Perhaps one departure really, really hurt - Trill Carter (Auburn).
    Carter would have been immediate, helpful depth at a position of need.
    The others of note: safety Jerrin Thompson (Auburn), safety Kitan Crawford (Nevada), receiver Isaiah Neyor (Nebraksa) and quarterback Maalik Murphy (Duke).
    Thompson and Crawford would have provided a lot of experience in the secondary. Crawford was a demon on special teams; he will be missed there.
    So, yes, there were some losses.
    But overall, the portal is clearly a net gain. Three starter-level receivers, a starting TE from a college football playoff team, an edge rusher with 14.5 sacks, an experienced back-up linebacker, a defensive tackle with some starting experience, and a three-year starting DB from a nationally ranked team.
    Sark and his personnel staff yet again used the opportunity available to them to improve the roster. Ongoing improvement, piece by piece, continues to be perhaps the biggest theme of Sark's tenure.
    It's not his offense, or his quarterback tutelage, not merely his top-notch recruiting, it's been his pursuit of upping the ante, improving his team and roster, at every chance that has made him - and Texas - into a force to be reckoned with.
    If Texas keeps adding pieces to the puzzle, replacing ones that go to the NFL or portal out, then we're on a path of being a program, not just a
    We don't know where this will all end up for Texas. But the steady incline of the program is what we're seeing.
    Blake Munroe
    Time to get your week started the right way, with Coffee and Football over on the On Texas Football YouTube page.
    At 8 AM CST, join me, @Bobby Burton and @CJ Vogel, as we discuss all the latest happenings in Longhorns news, including recruiting, team updates, the portal and much, much more.
    And, as always, be sure to get your questions in.  Get the coffee brewing and join us! 
     
    CJ Vogel
    Following the massive junior day in Austin a week ago, it is worth taking a look at what the Longhorns will be competing against.
    Texas A&M hosted a talented group of prospects this weekend for a smaller, intimate junior day of their own. A good number of those prospects were in Austin last week and will be competitive recruitments moving forward.
    A quick rundown of the A&M visitors this weekend:
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    RB Jordon Davison WR Ashton Ansley WR Tanook Hines WR Kelshaun Johnson OL Tyler Thomas OL Ty Haywood OL Lamont Rogers OL Ryan Fodje OL Jonte Newman DL Xavier Ukponu LB Elijah Bo Barnes LB Kelvion Riggins - Committed to A&M CB Caleb Chester S Deyjohn Pettaway - Committed to A&M ATH Michael Terry III A couple of familiar names here.
    The big one to me is Elijah Bo Barnes out of Dallas Skyline. Texas is heavily pursuing the talented linebacker and recently were able to see him three times in the past week. 
    Ashton Ansley, Tyler Thomas and Xavier Ukponu were on campus last week as well.
    Texas offered Michael Terry III last weekend on the junior day. He immediately mentioned a top three of TCU, Texas Tech and Texas.
    Lamont Rogers is a big name to keep an eye on. Also on the offensive line are a pair of Bridgeland offensive linemen – Jonte Newman and Ryan Fodje. Texas offered Fodje last weekend on the trip to Austin. The pair will take visits together, also headed to Houston next weekend.
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    Oklahoma had a busy weekend as well. Similarly to A&M, a bit smaller of a visit day compared to Texas' a week ago.
    WR Emmanuel Choice DL Landon Rink EDGE Max Granville LB Jonah Williams CB Cobey Sellers  Jonah Williams is the biggest name here. He was unable to make it to Austin a week ago, however Oklahoma does a fine job here to get him up to Norman. Texas' chances are taking a hit the longer it takes to get him back to Austin.
    Landon Rink of course is a familiar name in the 2025 class. Lancaster's Emmanuel Choice is going to be a big name as well. The 6-foot-4 wide receiver has really begun popping in the recruiting world and Oklahoma is confident in their pursuit of the playmaker.
    Texas hosted Cobey Sellers last weekend as well, though similarly to Choice, the Sooners feel good about where they sit for the Shadow Creek cornerback.
     
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