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Fantastic news. Was hoping he would get an invite. Ty Knutson has impressive HS highlights, nice stats and many winning performances on his way to back-to-back state championships vs quality 5A competition that suggest Ty is underrated.

Many players actually playing 5 or more seasons is due mostly to the extra covid years. The covid waivers distorted things but that is winding down and will be over soon. Unfortunately the upcoming HS prospects did not have as many open spots/scholarships due to the wide spread covid waivers allowing many upper class sticking around for a 5th and 6th year. For many decades, BYU has had older players due to missionary work. This will continue. It is not like mass injuries happen to foes when teams play an older BYU team. It is not a safety issue in my opinion. BYU is good and has an advantage but the advantage of older players is not insurmountable. So it is not a competition fairness issue either in my opinion. Believe it would be a shame that the few players that get injured for 3 or more seasons will not get an extra medical redshirt under this rule. This small group of long time injured players will likely get litigated and the myopic, arbitrary position may not stand. An exception should be granted for the few players that lose most of their seasons due to injuries.

While our schedule may be ranked as the toughest, it is manageable for a talented and determined Texas. I will break it down in 3 parts and compare it to last season. Like last year, we have 3 non-cons we should beat. At TN instead of a easier 4th non-con makes the beginning tougher but we get OHST at home which helps to offset that added SEC game. Believe we go 3-1 like last year or better. We play 5 of the same SEC teams with our 3 rivals, FL and MSST but Florida and MSST are at home instead of on the road. Believe we can go 4-1 like last year or better. For 3 SEC games, we swap at KY, at GA and Vandy for and at MO, at LSU and Ole Miss. No Georgia, that seems advantageous. Believe we can go 3-1 like last year or better. Fingers crossed, it starts with Texas staying healthy and going 4-0 to start the year. That would be a tremendous start and indicate we are capable and maybe likely to be 10-2 or better. No doubt a 10-2 Texas would be in the CFP.

Any thoughts or rumors on when Cojoe is coming back healthy and is he getting a look or chance at starting LG? I like the way you used more than 11 positions for both offense and defense to provide more insights on our optionality. Appreciate the good work.

Good stuff Gerry. Is Texas getting at least 1 public committment announcement this weekend?

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6-5 205# 4.37 40 Sales would form a dynamic duo with 10.2 100M Royal. Believe that would surpass Coleman/Wingo and rival Mitchell/Worthy. Believe we've got the right QBs for a prolific passing attack, 39 yds shy of AL HS career passing yards KJ Lacey and Elite 11 winner Dia Bell. Hopefully the top WR reaching out to Texas wasn't urged on by his agent for more NIL leverage against his Midwest offers.

Appreciate it Jeff! Good on you to recognize the great Mike Campbell and Leon Fuller. This type of report with color and insight is one of the reasons I'm glad I joined OTF. 🤘

Good stuff Jeff. Arch got more comfortable and leveled up in the 2nd half of the year. As good as he was in the end, he still has more upside. Believe he will have an outstanding year if our line does its job, especially if he is processing at an elite level with a bit more short and intermediate accuracy. This summer, I would like to read Arch is using VR at faster speeds to enable him to process even quicker while he is coming back from his foot injury. AI... VR for Processing and Young QBs Jayden Daniels (Commanders): Used Cognilize VR to read defenses 80% faster and improve decision-making under pressure, notes Yahoo Sports. Repetition Without Wear: Allows quarterbacks to experience hundreds of game scenarios, such as moving in the pocket and scanning defenses, without physical wear and tear. Youth & College Adoption: Rookie QBs such as Jalen Milroe are adopting this technology to adapt faster to NFL-level speeds. VR for Injury Recovery and Vets Mental Reps During Rehab: Players like Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy have used VR to maintain mental sharpness while recovering from physical injuries. Cognitive Rehab: VR is used to treat concussions by testing tracking and cognitive skills in a controlled environment,, as explored in Johns Hopkins Engineering. Reducing Fear: It helps reduce kinesiophobia (fear of movement/re-injury) post-injury, according to research shared in PubMed Central. Companies like StriVR and Cognilize are leading this, turning training into 360-degree immersive experiences.

I'm sure Sark has plenty of Cover 2 beaters but I would like to see Texas do something like that. Wingo could play X convert to vertical. At Z, Mosley or Bishop could occupy the middle. On the otherside, Coleman could play the H up top and Townsend could play the Stowers E spot that went for a TD. Coleman or Townsend for TD.

I will guess this commit will take longer to go public than Westlake OL Jackson Cook.

Appreciate it OTF! Lawrence Seymore did a fine job. Dude was a transparent straight talker! I watched his LSU highlights. His powerful wide, low center of gravity base allows him to anchor down or strike with power and leverage. He is a noticeable upgrade in that sense at LG vs last year. Hope he finds success here at Texas.

Is this bulletin board material for Hero Kanu? Believe Hero is near the top 10 in PFF grades for returning IDL and he did it against some stiff competition. Some of those IDL in their top 10 are playing against a weaker schedule than Texas. PFF has gotten better but they are not perfect and the weaker matchups can skew ratings and make it harder to compare vs players with more challenging matchups. Regardless, Muschamp and Baker should have our IDL rotation playing at a pretty high level. Looking forward to seeing the development of January, Watson, Sharma, Terry and Charles. Believe a more fit Geffrard at NT will perform what he is asked to do at a high level if he can take the next step and get his pad level down. Overall, the TX IDL should play at a high level due to talent, further development, coaching, scheme and a complementary rotation allowing our top IDL players to stay fresher and go 100%. NT: Geffrard, Watson, Sharma January DT: Kanu, January, Watson, Terry, Charles, Johnson, Carlton

Texas baseball responds and wins 2 in a row to win the series and just like that we are back in 1st place (tied with 7 others) in the SEC with a 4-2 record. Hook Em! OUsux!

Hey that's like me...............................in lane 1.