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Marcus, thanks for asking us and being a great contributor at OTF. I would like to hear from ballhawk DB and return specialist Nathan Vasher. We have return specialist Niblett and a secondary that wants to get more takeaways. Could get Vasher's perspectives as a successful return specialist and ballhawk. We have some DBs that may play multiple spots. Vasher could talk about our secondary and playing NB vs S vs CB. Etc. Hope Nathan is doing well.

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?

Done

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.

8.25 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and 5 HRs in 12 innings. This may get ugly pdq.

The B12 refs often allowed Orakpo to be held without penalty which kept Orakpo from maybe half dozen or more sacks. Great to see Colin improve last season, .56 sacks per game to .92 sacks per game plus he was more physical. His off-season work should lead to even more disruptive play. Would not be surprised if Colin got near the single season sack record.

Thanks CJ. Read Sanchez was a bit dissapointed in his NIL deals. But I didn't know he was talking to JMiii about it. The Buckeyes let 30+ players leave in the portal. Some were normal business decisions. Some were big names due to NIL issues. Bucknuts seem to have oversold in recruiting and underdelivered on some future NIL deals per some reports/posts I've read on the subject

Cardale Jones with the greatest Ohio St graduation cap ever.

Georgia is fortunate we are not playing them this upcoming regular season. Hope we get to meet up in the SEC Championship. Got a feeling this will be Sark's best team yet.

Delusional sheep humpers believe Tickle Me Elko is a huge upgrade over 8-4 Dumbo. I believe Fat Elko has a better chance of winning a hot dog eating contest than the CFP. I believe Elko will lose more games this year. I believe Texas will beat Aggies again. The farmers may fire Elko after 2 more seasons if they trend down from 2025. But I hope he sticks around for 3-4 more seasons. Elko made a suspect move to elevate his WR Coach to first time Offensive Coordinator and play caller. Will be interesting to see if their 2026 offense struggles vs quality opponents. What else is suspect....The most important position in football, QB. In the transfer portal era, if you are a power team with money and you don't already have a top QB then you go and get a top transfer QB. Right? Is that position controversial? I don't believe so. Yet Elko has not followed it. QB Marcel Reed A&M QB Rating 149.2 and 58.3% completions QB Rating 142.1 and 61.3% completions QB Rating 148.2 and 62.1% completions His Career TD/Turnover Ratio is 1.5/.85 average per game QB Reed has played 3 years but so far his play as a passer continues to be a limiting factor for their offense due to Reed's decision making, inaccuracies and turnovers. Elko should have upgraded with a transfer QB in year 1 imo. QB Cam Ward, QB Will Howard, QB Dante Moore, QB Dillon Gabriel, etc were in the transfer portal early on. Did Elko finally learn from his past mistakes? Nope. He did not try to get a transfer QB this year. Transfers QB Leavitt, QB Sorsby, QB Mensah, QB Hoover, etc were in the portal. To my knowledge, Elko hasn't pursued a transfer QB while at A&M. When the Gomers faced a quality D, they often weren't so lucky. Texas D limited their offense to 17pts, in large part because QB Reed struggled and had 2 INTs. Ags scored only 3 pts in their "lucky" CFP appearance. Elko desperately needs QB Reed to improve or Elko will have squandered 3 seasons in a row on QB Reed. Gomers also lost their backup QB to the transfer portal. If QB Reed goes down, it could get ugly for Elko and the Gomers. Coaches that get the importance of QB and use the transfer portal for QB if necessary.... HC Sark immediately saw a QB issue, got transfer QB Ewers, eventually won the Big 12 and got to the CFP semi-finals twice. HC Day immediately saw a QB issue, got transfer QB Will Howard and won a NC. HC Cignetti immediately saw a QB issue, got transfer QB Mendoza, eventually won the B10 and got to the CFP twice including a NC. HC Cristobal has elevated Miami twice with transfer QBs Ward and Beck. HC Lanning has elevated Oregon thrice with transfer QBs Nix, Gabriel and Moore. Etc.

I don't hate Coach Beard but I hope he gets a beat down this Saturday.

KY mbb has struggled with outcomes on the court but KY spends much more on their players. For the 2025-26 season, the Kentucky Wildcats reportedly hold the most expensive men's basketball roster in the SEC and all of college basketball, with a reported NIL payroll of approximately $22 million. This figure is unprecedented in college basketball, far exceeding the typical $10 million range of other top-tier programs. Passionate fan support and their huge NIL budget make blue blood KY the most attractive of the SEC today imo. Agree to disagree on blue blood KY being behind Texas, Florida and Auburn today. Texas could rise above but we aren't there yet. Ditto for Florida but they are closer to KY than TX. Auby has a good coach and team on the rise but they are behind Arkansas as best job imo. Auby seems to be getting more bang for the buck. But Auby spends less on their coach and players than Arkansas. Arkansas has done a better job of prioritizing mbb on a long term basis.

What? You listed 5 teams not in the SEC. This was ONLY the SEC rankings.