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    Gerry Hamilton
    5-star Michael Fasusi meets with Texas coaches
    Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood stopped by Lewisville (Texas) High to see 5-star left tackle Michael Fasusi. Steve Sarkisian and Tashard Choice were also by Lewisville High. The conversation with Fasusi and his father were considered positive for the Longhorns. The weekend of June 28-30 is already beginning to set up as the big official visit weekend for Texas, which will be the final official visit for a number of prospects prior to announcing commitments before senior seasons begin. OnTexasFootball expects Fasusi to make his official visit to Texas the last weekend of June, as of today. 
    Texas remains in a good position with the 6-foot-4, 300-pound tackle with elite body quickness. 
     
    Floyd Guidry meets with Kenny Baker
    Spring (Texas) High 2025 defensive lineman Floyd Guidry was visited by new Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker earlier this week. The 6-foot-1.5, 280-pound explosive lineman came away impressed with the first meeting. 
    “He’s an amazing coach,” Guidry said. “He knew what he was talking about. He told me we were going to stay connected, and he wants me to visit for a spring practice.” 
    Guidry was offered by Texas December 19. That offer was made by former DL coach Bo Davis. Guidry and family followed up by attending Texas Junior Day January 20. 
    Guidry, who recorded 26 tackles for loss and six sacks as a junior, is scheduled to be at Houston Junior Day February 3. 
     
    New defensive line prospect on the radar
    Richmond (Texas) Randle 2025 defensive tackle Chace Sims also received a visit from new Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker Tuesday. 
    “Man, he was great,” Sims said. “Great guy. He was telling me how he was new from the Miami Dolphins. Him having an NFL background is amazing.”
    Texas invited the 6-foot-3, 290-pounder to Junior Day January 20. Sims did not attend, but a visit for a spring practice is a strong possibility. The Longhorns have not offered Sims to date.
    Sims plans to visit Texas A&M Saturday, and TCU and SMU Sunday. He holds offers from TCU, Houston, Kansas, SMU, Arizona and Texas Tech.
     
    Texas swinging away at Tyler Thomas 
    Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood was also by Dickinson (Texas) High to see 2025 target Tyler Thomas. Texas remains in a solid position with the 6-foot-5, 315-pounder. The Longhorns hosting Thomas the last weekend in June is likely. The new Texas A&M is also making a push.  
    Bobby Burton
    Texas Director of Player Personnel Billy Glasscock has reportedly accepted the General Manager's role at Ole Miss for Rebels' coach Lane Kiffin.
    Glassclock, a successsful former recruiting coordinator and player personnel head for both Minnesota and North Carolina State, was one of Steve Sarkisian's first hires in Austin.
    Glasscock helped oversee three consecutive top three recruiting classes for the Longhorns.
    I am told to expect to see some restructuring in the Texas personnel department as part of this move.
     
     
    CJ Vogel
    We have been closely monitoring the whereabouts of new Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker since his addition to the staff. 
    Today marks day three of Coach Baker being out on the trail, in the state of Texas, to see 2025 targets as a Longhorn assistant.
    So far, here is the tally for where Coach Baker has stopped.
    Tuesday
    Cy Fair – 2025 DL Landon Rink Randle – 2025 DL Chace Sims  Spring – 2025 DL Lance Guidry Wednesday
    Katy Paetow – 2025 DL Carmello Brooks  Houston Heights High School  Lufkin – 2025 DL Zion Williams Today, I have received word that a trip to DFW is in store.
    Stops to see DL Xavier Ukponu at Denton Guyer and to Timberview to see DL Dilan Battle are expected for Thursday. It is likely other stops are thrown into the mix as well while in DFW, but for now, those two are ones I know are for sure happening.
    Busy week for the newest Longhorn assistant. But alas, Texas is back firing on the defensive line trail.
    Bobby Burton

    Thursday

    By Bobby Burton, in Articles,

    The NCAA just picked a fight with the University of Tennessee over NIL. And Tennessee has volunteered for the rest of the country to fight back.
    The Vols' response?
    The school president wrote a scathing rebuttal on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the attorney generals of the states of Tennessee and Virginia joined together to sue the NCAA over its NIL policy.
    The funny thing here is, those attorney generals weren't defending the institutions. No, they were defending the rights of the individuals - the young players - in those states to be able to capitalize on NIL in any way they see fit.
    So the state of Tennessee didn't argue NIL for the University of Tennessee. They argued on behalf of the players/recruits.
    That may be an end around the NCAA just didn't see coming.
    Right now, the NCAA is embroiled in so much litigation. A tweet below details many of them.
    My take is this: The NCAA can't get out of its own way fast enough. While well meaning, the current governance was set up for a different era of college sports. Not a bad era, just not the multi-billion dollar one we have today.
    Today, the labor should be compensated more equitably. Therein lies the crux of the problem. The NCAA and many of its member institutions don't want to call athletes "labor" because that might jeopardize the schools' tax exempt status.
    I don't know the right answer. I don't even know if there is a right answer. The questions and problems are multifaceted.
    Someone needs to take the reins soon, or college sports is going to be a muddled mess of epic proportion in two years time.
     
     
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