Bobby Burton

SUNDAY AFTERNOON: There has still been no resolution between Texas and at least one of its current players. Our understanding is that the player has filled out the paperwork to go into the portal, but has not been populated into the portal yet. Texas apparently has until Wednesday to do so, which is two business days from Friday (Monday is MLK day, so it is not considered a business day). ** Texas is still open to players who enter the portal officially next week. There are a couple of defensive players of note: Missouri's Damon Wilson and Ole Miss' Princewill Umanmeilen, both of whom specialize in rushing the passer. Umanmeilen is still discussing a return to Ole Miss, and LSU is thought to be the front-runner if he actually goes into the portal. Texas would be interested, but time will tell if that interest is reciprocated (or even able to be reciprocated). Wilson visited Texas Tech on Thursday/Friday before returning to his Florida home this weekend. He has an offer in hand from the Red Raiders. A complicating factor is his current litigation with Georgia. As part of his NIL package, Wilson is said to be seeking to simultaneously satisfy the Georgia lawsuit against him. Ohio State and Miami are also in contention for Wilson. ** On the offensive side of the ball, Texas remains in the market for a starting OL. Colorado offensive lineman Jordan Seaton was originally linked to the Longhorns but has since taken visits to Mississippi State, Miami and LSU, and is headed to Oregon tomorrow. The Horns have been unlikely to pursue at the same level of other teams since the addition of Wake Forest's Melvin Siani, who was on his visit to Texas yesterday with his parents in tow. That leaves Texas primarily considering interior offensive linemen. Louisiville starting OG Jordan Church committed to Texas Tech yesterday. He had been planning a visit to Texas. It's unclear if Church remains unsigned and will still take a visit to Texas. The Longhorns are also looking at multiple possibilities and awaiting the final closure of the transfer portal itself. All names must be entered no later than Wednesday night. The only players who can enter after that (for five additional days) are participants in tomorrow night's national championship game. Long story short, Texas remains on the hunt on the OL. Will someone pop into the portal late? Will a player currently playing for a national title decide to enter? There are a lot of questions that we don't have the answers for. Beyond just the prospective starters, Texas is also looking to add more depth on the OL. So we could see additional names considered depth pieces for 2026. ** What about other positions? It's not out of the realm that we will see Texas attempt to sign a QB (Sark historically likes to keep four scholarship QBs on roster), an experienced wide receiver and possibly another defensive back (corner/nickel). ** When the portal first opened, I was told Texas would likely land somewhere between 15-18 players. Texas is currently at 15. They will land within that threshold or go slightly over.

Ole Miss is also working to bring him back. LSU is thought to be likely destination if he doesn’t return to the Rebels.

Melvin Siani is currently in Austin for his official visit. He will be moving in later this weekend.

Saturday Morning: - As we have been reporting, there is a lag between when a player files to go into the portal and when his name actually appears. The lag is typically two business days. So while the portal officially closed to outgoing players at 11:59pm last night, there still could be some uncertainty surrounding a few current Longhorns. - One of those players you can cross off your concern list is freshman defensive end Justus Terry. Terry is staying at Texas for the 2026 season. Terry was one of only a few Longhorns who had not made a final decision as of late yesterday. But he re-signed with the Longhorns. - We are told that at least one Longhorn has filled out the paperwork to enter the portal, and did so very late yesterday. Furthermore, it was a player who was previously reported as staying. Texas would like to keep the player so there is going to be some time here to see how things evolve.

Folks, the Goosby injury is a clean up, not reconstructive in any way. It’s been a known issue since before A&M, it just wasn’t public. There are two DBs who have to have similar procedures before spring as well.

Based on the market, not very likely much of any of it.

Come on over to the light. Be patient here. I firmly believe Texas adds another starter level guy on the OL.

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Visited Texas today.

Gerry Hamilton has confirmed that Texas would have interest in Ole Miss pass rush Princewill Umanmielen, who has nine sacks this season and is originally from nearby Manor.

This is accurate. There is also another with a different set of circumstances.

You guys read faster than I can edit, type and post! Ha!

UPDATE: The calculus with Seaton has clearly changed with the signing of Melvin Siani. While I can't say Texas is completely out of it, the thought process has changed. Siani and Goosby are both tackles. Seaton is a tackle. I can not sit here and tell you with 100-percent certainty that Texas is out of it with Seaton, as some are reporting. But I can tell you the calculus has absolutely changed.

UPDATE: The calculus with Seaton has clearly changed with the signing of Melvin Saina. While I can't say Texas is completely out of it, the thought process has changed. Saina and Goosby are both tackles. Seaton is a tackle. I can not sit here and tell you with 100-percent certainty that Texas is out of it with Seaton, as some are reporting. But I can tell you the calculus has absolutely changed.

Texas still on the prowl for interior OL.