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No, our current program does not have a S&C issue. Why? Brooks and Baxter were both definitely contact injuries to the knee area from defenders so those were definitely not strength and conditioning issues. Knees are vulnerable to impacts from defenders, an unfortunate part of the game. Gibson was not the one reported to be injured this week. Clark's injury this week was reportedly due to landing awkwardly so that likely was not a S&C issue either. We are advanced and scientific in our training. The combines/drafts show we are physically developing players at an elite level.

A schedule can play a HUGE role in the final rankings. Sooners are likely overrated at #16. Why? Inexperience at QB, 5 new starters at OL, lost their OC, and their schedule is SO difficult - 6 foes ranked in the top 15. Their D will keep them in games so I can't pick them as most overrated. I don't know ND and FSU thoroughly but these 2 teams seem overrated. ND seems overrated as usual at #7. New transfer QB Leonard has 64% completions and a 145 QBR 2 yrs ago. He's coming off an injury and going to a new team. Maybe the HC and D can uplift them. ND gets FSU at home and 8 fairly easy games. Luck of the Irish there so I can't pick them as most overrated. To answer the questions....FSU is my pick for the most overrated at #10. Why? I don't believe in DJ at QB (career 60% completions, a 145 QBR last year and now on his 3rd new team). Their schedule seems just tough enough to cause them problems. Maybe their HC and athletes on D prevent a drop-off but I believe FSU is overrated. An aside, some of these ranked teams likely benefit from their easier schedules. Penn St, MO, Utes, AZ, NCST, KS and Iowa seem to have more favorable schedules than most teams.

Good for Coburn. Coburn had 8 tackles last season. In 2023, 6th rd Coburn was waived by KC then picked up and waived by Denver then picked up midseason by KC again. TN claimed him off KC practice squad in Dec 2023. Hope he sticks.

ND and TX both seem to be ALL-IN on Faraimo. If the choice comes down to ND or TX, Faraimo arguably has earlier playing time at Texas. ND has more young, good LBs (5) than TX (2-3). Hill could go pro early. Gullette could develop into an Edge. Gullette is also getting some run at RB in case of an emergency. LBs Lefau and/or Smith may not play the exact same position as Faraimo. Hook Em Coach Nansen!

Another really good 3rd and Longhorn. To all involved in the show, Hook Em! Tre Wisner did a fantastic job. Excited for him and us this season.

11 years as a mechanical (project) engineer at an aerospace company, that's impressive. Stay positive. This is an opportunity to find something new and appealing. Best wishes to you.

Right. I read this type of injury was uncommon. May happen in contact football hits and car injuries to the knee with the dash. Just passing along what I read so you can see. Post See new posts Conversation Anwar Richardson @AnwarRichardson Follow I just learned Texas running back CJ Baxter is expected to miss the season after tearing his LCL/PCL during practice on Tuesday. Baxter's injury will require surgery and the recovery time is between six to nine months. https://x.com/AnwarRichardson/status/1821246784473329855/photo/1

Jaydon Blue as a junior in HS.....227 carries for 2,155 yds. 9.5 ypc. That was a good season. Year 3 in the TX program. Blue is bigger, stronger and still very fast. Agree, Blue is capable of inside zone....and more. Must protect the QB and the ball. Then Sark will feed Blue the ball. We still need to be wise and limit his touches in some games if others can step up. Blue is capable of having 1,800+ all purpose yards. Such a weapon in space as a running back and out of the backfield in the passing game. HOOK EM BLUE!

I read a report saying it was a LCL/PCL injury that would require surgery. Out for the season. 6-9 months recovery. Did not read it was a MCL injury. I feel ill. Hate this for Baxter.

UGA OL TOP TARGETS - (3?) Aug 17 is the reported commitment date for 5* OT David Sanders Jr (NC). Finalist TN, OHST, UGA and NEB. 4* OT Goodman (NJ) has yet to commit. Took OVs to Penn St, UGA, Bama, Auby, and USC. Speculated as a Penn St lean. 6-7 360 Brooks took OVs to UGA, TX, IA and USC. Hoping the upcoming planned move to GA is related to either not going to pick Iowa or a GA matter unrelated to UGA. But I have the same concern as you ACEHORN23. June CBs and RPMs have all been for GA. 2025 UGA OL CLASS - 4 commits so far UGA recently got (Aug 2 commit) 6-7 360 Juan Gaston (GA). Similar size as Brooks. Hopefully this development helps TX but I haven't read it helps TX.

Thx for the update Blake. Right, no surprise to Texas fans. He just looked like a good future NFL WR at Texas. Then had an great NFL combine. Glad to read he is already a co-starter.

Agreed. Bolden is listed at 5-8 160, similar but not the same. 5-8 165 at combine Tank ran a 4.49 40. Bolden may be in that vicinity in the 40. Highly doubt Bolden can run as fast as Tony Jones.

Well don't look at game 2 and game 7 because you might sh!t your pants and throw up on yourself. Yes, the game will be a good early litmus test for our D. Colorado St has a future NFL player at WR. But they do not have 20+ future NFL players like we do.

Hard to find really good players with the size of Silas Bolden. Two NFL WRs already mentioned... 5-8 165# Tank Dell WR (rd 3 Texans) is the closest in size and ability I can think of in today's game. Tank had a good yr of highlights for the Houston Texans. 5-7 142# Tony Jones is a blast from the past that compares. Held the 200M record at Texas for over 30yrs (20.28 200M). Didn't recall him playing basketball at Texas. But Bobby, you are very likely right. Tony Jones was a state champ in HS basketball. Silas Bolden is physically similar to 5-9 175# DJ Monroe RB/WR. But Silas has better WR hands.

@Gerry Hamilton Gerry, thank you for answering my early enrollee question. You were early and absolutely correct on Washington TE. Many had him lower ranked and viewed as a tweener that is maybe more of basketball player than inline TE. Washington TE is not a tweener. He has added good weight to his good frame and transformed his body. Washington TE should have been ranked and rated higher by the recruiting industry. You may end up also being right on DJ Sanders. I am higher on DJ than you. No biggie. Very much appreciate you calling it like you see it.

No inside info. But I choose to have faith in Jonah Williams playing baseball in the spring and football in the fall at Texas! Hook Em!

@Gerry Hamilton Is DJ an early enrollee? When do you believe DJ could contribute and/or start in the SEC? We likely lose at least 5 IDL after this season. Thx! Believe DJ had a cousin at Baylor and took a visit there. Baylor is out? Seemed A&M was the leader this past winter. I'm with you Gerry, A&M could still win this. Heard he has an uncle in the Michigan area. Hoping DJ hates the cold and views Michigan less favorably since their HC, DC and S&C coach all left the program. Texas seemingly made up ground this summer. I've seen DJ listed at 6-3 315 and 6-4 325. First team all district in football and basketball. Has good feet. 57' Shot Put in 11th grade. DISRUPTIVE Jr highlights. I like his BGO, push and plays in the backfield. Could benefit from playing with lower pad level like most young IDL. Like his strip fumble recoveries and returns. Runs well for a big. Doesn’t have the heaviest lower base and low center of gravity like NTs often do. But he has considerable power in his thighs and hips. Believe he's a great prospect. Hope we get him.

Have read there is some CB competition as well as some mixing and matching to identify the best combos for snaps. We know Muhammad is starting at 1 spot. Barron will play at another spot. Holmes, Cole, Guilbeau have all been mentioned with the 1s in the off-season. Heard Roberson could earn more snaps. Who can we count on to hold up on an island vs an average SEC/BIG 10 WR? What is your starting CBs preference or your predicted starting CBs for Texas? BCB - Muhammad FCB - Holmes Star - Barron OR BCB - Barron FCB - Muhammad Star - Guilbeau OR BCB - Muhammad FCB - Cole Star - Barron OR Other??? Believe our CBs match up fairly well physically vs Michigan's inexperienced WRs. 5-10 176 4* WR Morgan #0 - 22 for 204 yds receiving and 4 for 67 yds rushing -HM Big 10- Morgan caught the go ahead TD vs Bama out of the slot vs a LB. ~4.4 40 & 36" V 5-11 185 4* WR Morris #8 - 13 for 197 yds receiving ~4.45 40 6-1 185 3* WR Moore - 4 for 32 yds receiving ~4.55 40 Per Pro Football Focus, the Longhorns boast three of the 10 highest-graded returning SEC cornerbacks headed into next year, one of whom was added to the roster this offseason. Texas transfer cornerback Jay’Vion Cole received the highest grade among returning SEC CBs with an 86.2 following impressive campaigns at Cal Poly and San Jose State the past two years. Not far behind him were Texas’ Gavin Holmes and Malik Muhammad, finishing in the fifth (78.6) and sixth (78.5) spots, respectively. Don't know if PFF considered Barron because he played Star/NB.

Neil, I NEVER said we would lose 5 games. I only said IF we go 8-5 or worse which is mathmatically possible even if highly unlikely. Injuries, upsets and the very highly improbable occasionally do happen in sports. How in the world is that being dense?

27-25 scoreboard Let's beat em again. 🤘

Bad slate of home games, bunch of cream puffs and likely annihilation by a very well coached UConn. If we go 8-5 or worse, it may be viewed as the worst TX non-con schedule this century. But if we go 11-2 or better, it works.

Most recruiting cycles don't have a DT-QB like VY or Cam Newton. More importantly, DT-QBs don't win the National Championship very often. The last DT-QB to win the NC was 2010 Cam Newton. That is a looooong time ago. There is more than 1 way to win it all and it usually takes more than the best DT-QB. An aside, our biggest flaw in the CFP was arguably the secondary. If we had the 2005 starting TX secondary with 5 NFL players we could have defended the pass better in the CFP and likely beaten Washington. Could have given Michigan a better game than WA in the NC. Sark has won the NC with his system at Bama without a dual threat QB. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Sark brought us to the CFP in yr 3 with a passer that hasn't fully developed. Our team was flawed in other areas. Let's keep chopping wood and see what we accomplish. Believe Sark has transitioned to finding passers with the ability to buy time, escape or make plays with their legs if necessary. Sark often recruits 5-star QBs that can move well. 5* Ewers is fairly fast, see his long KS TD run. Ewers had 5 TD runs last year. Ewers ran 8 times for 54 yds and a 6.8 ypr in the CFP. 6.8 ypr is damn good. His legs weren't the problem in the CFP. Manning is bigger, stronger and can move fairly well. Dia is a passer first but he has been listed as a dual threat QB. We have a few future NFL QBs in my opinion. Our QB room and two QB commits are the envy of most teams. Agree DJ Lagway is a fantastic DT-QB prospect. But let's see how Ewers in yr 3 and Arch do before we storm Bellmont Hall. PS No, Kyler did not win the ship, aka National Championship. Kyler ran for over a 1,000 and won the Heisman but OU finished just outside the top 5 after losing to Texas in Oct and later Bama. Lawrence was listed as a pro style QB. He passed for 347 yds and ran for only 27 yds in the NC.

Fall camp starting. Let's talk football. The Texas rush defense improved tremendously over the past 3 seasons. Believe our rush D improving each year helped us go from 5-7 to 8-5 to 12-2. Ewers/OL/WRs improvements in yr 3 was also necessary to help us go from 8-5 to 12-2. TX RUSHING DEFENSE PAST 3 SEASONS W-L, Rushing Yards Per Game Allowed (Ranking), Yards Per Rush Allowed (Ranking) 5-7, 202.8 rushing yds/g (#111), 5.2 yds/r (#113 tied with 3 teams) 8-5, 125.7 rushing yds/g (#30), 3.5 yds/r (#18 tied with 6 teams) 12-2, 82.6 rushing yds/g (#3), 2.9 yds/r (#5) ?-?, ? rushing yds/g (#?), ? yds/r (#?) Only Penn St and UCLA had slightly better rush D stats than TX last season. Michigan was right behind us at 90.1 yds/g and 3 yds/r. The best rush Ds I saw last year were TX, Penn St, Michigan, GA and Bama. Don't believe Texas will be in the top 3-5 again. How good do we need to be to accomplish our goals? On D, Texas lost 4 starters to the NFL - Sweat, Murphy, Ford and Watts. We also lost some defensive contributors including 2 more starters. How well do we replace these 6 starters? We certainly will miss Murphy and Sweat vs the run. It is rare to have a Sweat (2nd rd NFL) or Murphy (1st rd NFL). Rarer still to have both at their college peak and lose both in the same year. Ford, Watts and Brooks may not be replaced as well as we hope vs the run. The SEC will be a tougher challenge than the Big 12. Top 6 SEC Rush Ds: 3.3 yds/r KY, TN and A&M (tied with 5 teams for #12), 3.7 yds/r GA and Bama (tied with 7 teams for #27) and 3.9 yds/r MSSt (tied with 8 teams for #38) Top 6 SEC Rush Ds: 110.3 yds/g A&M (#13), 112.2 yds/g GA (#16), 114.8 yds/g KY (#19), 116.6 yds/g TN (#20), 124.8 yds/g Bama (#31) and 129.1 yds/g MO (#34) 2023 FEI Ratings for CFP Michigan was #5 OFEI, #1 DFEI and #31 SFEI. Washington was #4 OFEI, #25 DFEI and #10 SFEI. Texas was #19 OFEI, #6 DFEI and #3 SFEI. Bama was #20 OFEI, #8 DFEI and #2 SFEI. Washington 4.7 yds/r (tied for #92) and 148.3 yds/g (#49). Only a weak PAC12 and incredible offense allowed WA squeek by in close games to go undefeated and make the CFP with lackluster D. Would not happen in the SEC in most years. 2023 FEI Ratings 2023 Team Ratings :: FEI :: OFEI :: DFEI :: SFEI :: PVE :: PPD :: AYP :: YPP :: DSR :: FPV Opponent-Adjusted Efficiency Strength of Schedule Strength of Record Rk Team Rec FBS FEI OFEI Rk DFEI Rk SFEI Rk ELS Rk GLS Rk ALS Rk EWD Rk GWD Rk AWD Rk 1 Oregon 12-2 11-2 1.69 1.13 1 .56 11 .00 69 1.56 27 4.78 11 8.79 5 -.44 11 2.78 8 6.79 7 2 Michigan 15-0 15-0 1.55 .65 5 .89 1 .05 31 1.87 18 4.69 15 8.80 4 1.87 2 4.69 2 8.80 2 3 Georgia 13-1 12-1 1.44 .85 3 .52 13 .10 8 1.48 31 4.71 14 8.53 13 .48 4 3.71 4 7.53 3 4 Ohio State 11-2 10-2 1.21 .37 14 .83 2 .04 38 2.01 9 4.52 21 7.77 27 .01 7 2.52 10 5.77 10 5 Washington 14-1 14-1 1.09 .65 4 .39 25 .09 10 3.64 1 7.00 1 10.52 1 2.64 1 6.00 1 9.52 1 6 Notre Dame 10-3 9-3 1.07 .31 17 .67 5 .12 4 1.33 39 3.96 40 7.27 51 -1.67 15 .96 15 4.27 18 7 Texas 12-2 12-2 1.07 .30 19 .66 6 .12 3 1.77 22 5.12 5 9.44 2 -.23 10 3.12 6 7.44 4 8 Penn State 10-3 9-3 1.04 .31 18 .64 7 .08 12 1.66 24 4.03 37 7.36 46 -1.34 12 1.03 13 4.36 17 9 Alabama 12-2 11-2 1.04 .29 20 .63 8 .13 2 2.77 2 6.03 2 9.39 3 .77 3 4.03 3 7.39 5 10 Kansas State 9-4 8-4 .97 .47 10 .46 16 .03 49 1.20 46 4.32 26 8.59 11 -2.80 28 .32 18 4.59 16 11 Missouri 11-2 10-2 .94 .34 16 .52 14 .06 27 2.10 7 4.96 9 8.31 16 .10 6 2.96 7 6.31 8 12 LSU 10-3 9-3 .93 1.09 2 -.14 101 .00 75 1.42 35 4.38 24 8.08 20 -1.58 13 1.38 11 5.08 12 Ewers made a big improvement from year 1 to year 2. W-L, QBR, completion % 8-5, 132.6, 58% 12-2, 158.6, 69% ?-?, ? QBR, ??% My too early predictions for this season... What is our rushing yards per game allowed? Where might that rank? Optimistically guessing around 135 yds/g (around #40). What is our yards per rush allowed? Where might that rank? Optimistically guessing around 3.8 yds/r (around #35) What will our ranking be in OFEI, DFEI and SFEI? Optimistically guessing around #9 OFEI, #16 DFEI and #6 SFEI. What is Ewers QBR and completion %? Guessing around 172 QBR and 73% completions. Hopefully a 5 to 1 or greater TD to INT ratio. Expect he will be better in 2 min offense with the headset. Need better redzone offense collectively. Believe Ewers will do his part in the redzone. If so, that would all add up to elite and give us a good chance to overcome most in game challenges if our D struggled. What is our W-L regular season record? If we are a top 12 team as expected, Texas should win comfortably vs CO ST, UTSA, ULM, MS ST and @Vandy. That would be 5 wins. Our next 3 toughest games on paper are likely FL, @Piggy and KY. Won't be easy but we should be 3-0 here. Piggy isn't expected to be that good but it isa rival on the road so it could be tougher than the stats suggest. We have two weeks to prepare before hosting talented Florida and they play GA the week before, ouch. I'm more concerned with a scrappy KY having an off week and a cream puff before they play us while we play them in between our two old SWC rivals. Could be 2-1 here but I'm guessing 3-0 because KY was beaten badly by the better SEC teams last year, Georgia, Bama and MO. Our 4 toughest games on paper seem to be @Michigan, OUsux, UGA and @Gomers. Guessing we go 2-2 here but it could just as easily be 1-3 or 3-1. I predict Texas is 10-2 in the regular season. 9-3 or 11-1 seems equally plausible if things don't go our way in 3 games or we play consistently well throughout the season. 8-4 and 12-0 are mathmatically possible but both seem less likely with our talent and based on our difficult schedule including UGA, OU and 2 road games vs Michigan and Ags. If we struggle with our D more than I predict, we likely go 9-3 unless our offense is almost unstoppable which is not out of the question. We should be a stronger team by the end of the year so I am predicting at least 1 playoff win. Does TX make a SEC-CG Appearance? TX wins the SEC-CG? Guessing we miss SEC-CG (GA v Ole Miss - They have a more manageable schedule to get to 11-1). Believe UGA wins the SEC-CG. CFP? Top 8? Top 4? NC? SEC teams may need to go 10-2 to get in the 12 team CFP this season. Guessing Texas ends up around Top 4-8 depending on the CFP matchups. Before predicting anything above a top 4 finish, I want to see the expected improvement in Ewers from year 2 to 3 and better than expected effectiveness of rush D and secondary coverage. I believe I know what we have at OL, RB, WR, TE, pass rush and special teams. I also want to see at least half a dozen potential CFP teams play at least 1 quality opponent. I don't know our competition as well as I know Texas. I pencil in UGA, OH St and Oregon ahead of us but Oregon isn't a clear cut #3. OH St may not be good enough at QB. OH St and Oregon play each other which should drop one out of the top 3 at least temporarily. I have GA as the clear #1. Several teams could rise up to the top 2-8. Great year to have a 12 team CFP. My 12 CFP teams? What are yours? My CFP teams in no particular order GA, Ole Miss, TX, Bama, MO, OH St, Penn St, Michigan, Oregon, Utah, ND and FSU. I see maybe another 8 teams that could end up in the CFP discussion. MY GENERAL TX THOUGHTS? TLDR - We're really good but I don't know if we are good enough to be the best or even the top 4. Ewers makes another big jump in QBR. Expecting the OL to get better push after another year of physical development. If not, we did something wrong this summer. While I 100% get Conner starting at LG because of his experience and proven pass protection, I am not sure if Conner will be one of our best 5 OL by year end unless he is noticeably better in run blocking than last year. We have some BIG HUMANS that could be coming on in our OL room. Expecting more explosive plays on offense because of Ewers improvement, even better OL pass protection, right side run blocking, speed at all 3 WR positions along with a rotation to keep 'em fresh and competing, better speed at TE with Niblack and another year of RB development from our trio of Blue, Baxter and Wisner. Expecting more edge rushers, fresher edge rushers including a duo of twitchy edge rushers, more QB pressures, more QB hits, more sacks and more tipped balls by IDL as QBs are forced to step up. Edge is likely our best position room on D. But it wont be easy vs SEC. Expecting difficulty stopping the better running teams with a good dual threat QB because our edges must stay home and our IDL is questionable to some degree. We even struggled last year with dual threat QBs. We stay fresher at IDL and have more competition so our run D isn't as bad as many feared after the NFL draft but we still have a statistical drop in run D effectiveness. LB overall will be improved because of another year of development from Hill, Gbenda, Blackwell, Lefau and Gullette while adding Moore in situations. If we don't, TX will struggle more at stopping the run than I expect. Expecting Holmes and Cole to struggle with physicality vs Michigan and the better SEC teams. Not expecting Roberson or Black to start at CB in game 1 but they might get a chance to play more snaps at some point. Need Muhammad, Barron and Guilbeau to stay healthy in case Barron needs to play some CB. Expecting better safety play than last year with development from Williams and the addition of Mukuba. Taaffe providing savvy S depth and helping McDonald and/or Filsaime. Pass D struggled at critical moments too often last year. Total passing yards per game were bad. But it wasn't as bad as some believe when you consider our D ranked #41 in average QB passer rating and #47 passing efficiency defense. I believe we still struggle but not as much and not for 255 yards per game. I like our deep roster and special teams talent. Believe Feris Jr or Kern Fr can be a good punter but I'm not expecting us to punt often. Burt Auburn is on pace to break records. We have multiple possible return guys (Bolden, Golden, Blue, Bond, Cook, Moore, Wisner, etc), excited to see how we do with Bolden at PR and Golden and maybe Blue or a WR at KR. Our coverage units should be fast and physical. Gunners are more of an unknown but we have several candidates including Wisner, Roberson and D Moore. I really like our standouts, starters and quality depth. Looking forward to this season. Hopefully Texas enjoys a SEC-C and CFP appearance that ends better than last year. Some early season matchups. Week 0 College Football Classic: Georgia Tech vs. Florida St (Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland) | Saturday, Aug. 24 | 11 a.m. | ESPN Week 1 Aflac Kickoff Game: Clemson vs. Georgia (Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia) | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 11 a.m. | ABC Penn State at West Virginia | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 11 a.m. | FOX Colorado St at Texas 2:30 p.m. | ESPN Miami (Fla.) at Florida | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 2:30 p.m. | ABC Notre Dame at Texas A&M | Saturday, Aug. 31 | 6:30 p.m. | ABC Vegas Kickoff Classic: LSU vs. Southern California (Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada) | Sunday, Sept. 1 | 6:30 p.m. | ABC Week 2 Texas at Michigan | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 11 a.m. | FOX Arkansas at Oklahoma State | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 11 a.m. | ABC Duke's Mayo Classic: NC State vs Tennessee (Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina) | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 6:30 p.m. | ABC Boise State at Oregon | Saturday, Sept. 7 | 9 p.m. | Peacock Week 3 Alabama at Wisconsin | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 11 a.m. | FOX Oregon at Oregon State | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 2:30 p.m. | FOX Texas A&M at Florida | Saturday, Sept. 14 | 2:30 p.m. | ABC UTSA at Texas 6 p.m. | ESPN Week 4 TN at OU | Saturday, Sept. 21 | TBD USC at Michigan | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 2:30 p.m. | CBS ULM at Texas | Saturday, Sept. 21 | 7 p.m. | SECN+ ESPN+ SEC NON-CONFERENCE - Weakest to Strongest by Athlon 16. Missouri Tigers Aug. 29 — vs. Murray State (FCS) Sept. 7 — vs. Buffalo Sept. 14 — vs. Boston College Oct. 12 — at UMass 15. Auburn Tigers Aug. 31 — vs. Alabama A&M (FCS) Sept. 7 — vs. Cal Sept. 14 — vs. New Mexico Nov. 16 — vs. Louisiana-Monroe 14. Arkansas Razorbacks Aug. 29 — vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (FCS, in Little Rock) Sept. 7 — at Oklahoma State Sept. 14 — vs. UAB Nov. 23 — vs. Louisiana Tech 13. Oklahoma Sooners Aug. 30 — vs. Temple Sept. 7 — vs. Houston Sept. 14 — vs. Tulane Nov. 2 — vs. Maine (FCS) 12. Vanderbilt Commodores Aug. 31 — vs. Virginia Tech Sept. 7 — vs. Alcorn State (FCS) Sept. 14 — at Georgia State Oct. 19 — vs. Ball State 11. Tennessee Volunteers Aug. 31 — vs. Chattanooga (FCS) Sept. 7 — vs. NC State (in Charlotte) Sept. 14 — vs. Kent State Nov. 23 — vs. UTEP 10. Ole Miss Rebels Aug. 31 — vs. Furman (FCS) Sept. 7 — vs. Middle Tennessee Sept. 14 — at Wake Forest Sept. 21 — vs. Georgia Southern 9. Mississippi State Bulldogs Aug. 31 — vs. Eastern Kentucky (FCS) Sept. 7 — at Arizona State Sept. 14 — vs. Toledo Nov. 2 — vs. UMass 8. South Carolina Gamecocks Aug. 31 — vs. Old Dominion Sept. 21 — vs. Akron Nov. 23 — vs. Wofford (FCS) Nov. 30 — at Clemson 7. Kentucky Wildcats Aug. 31 — vs. Southern Miss Sept. 21 — vs. Ohio Nov. 16 — vs. Murray State (FCS) Nov. 30 — vs. Louisville 6. Texas A&M Aggies Aug. 31 — vs. Notre Dame Sept. 7 — vs. McNeese (FCS) Sept. 21 — vs. Bowling Green Nov. 16 — vs. New Mexico State 5. Georgia Bulldogs Aug. 31 — vs. Clemson (in Atlanta) Sept. 7 — vs. Tennessee Tech (FCS) Nov. 23 — vs. UMass Nov. 30 – vs. Georgia Tech 4. Alabama Crimson Tide Aug. 31 — vs. Western Kentucky Sept. 7 — vs. USF Sept. 14 — at Wisconsin Nov. 16 — vs. Mercer (FCS) 3. LSU Tigers Sept. 1 — vs. USC (in Las Vegas) Sept. 7 — vs. Nicholls (FCS) Sept. 21 — vs. UCLA Sept. 28 — vs. South Alabama 2. Texas Longhorns Aug. 31 — vs. Colorado State Sept. 7 — at Michigan Sept. 14 — vs. UTSA Sept. 21 — vs. Louisiana-Monroe 1. Florida Gators Aug. 31 — vs. Miami (Fla.) Sept. 7 — vs. Samford (FCS) Oct. 5 — vs. UCF Nov. 30 — at Florida State I took my shots. Take your shots. Or tell me about my bad takes. Or tell us what's on your mind regarding this college football season.

Thank you for all the Ffrench recruiting coverage Gerry! Ffrench has been the most intriguing and most likely OOS WR recruit for TX in this cycle imo. After many FSU visits, they seem out of it based on the lack of Ffrench recruiting coverage and their 3 WR commits. Hasn't been to Bama since last year. OHST has a loaded WR room and 3 WR commits. TN also has 3 WR commits. LSU already has 2 WR commits including a 5-star. I was expecting at least 1 FL school to emerge as a top 2-5 for the Mandarin HS FL prospect. Miami has 1 WR commit and 1 Mandarin HS teammate ATH/S commit. TX v UM TEXAS 12-2, Big 12 Champs & CFP > Miami 7-6, loss in Bad Boy Mowers Bowl to Rutgers SEC > ACC, SARK TX OFFENSE # 7 OFEI > Mario UM offense #34 OFEI, TX MANNING 5* QB & OWENS 4* QB > UM Williams 3* QB & Poffenbarger 3* QB, TX with 1st RD, 2nd RD & 6th RD NFL WRs > UM with zero WRs drafted under Cristobal/Beard, JACKSON WR-C has NFL experience as a player & coach > Beard UM WR-C has none, JACKSON WR 1,004 catches for 13,355 yds > Beard WR 10 catches for 87 yds (Arena League) TX early playing time probability < Miami early playing time probability, TX NIL #1 > Miami NIL #16 (Estimated NIL Rankings by on3 in 2023), TX DKR Memorial 101,625 > UM Hard Rock 49,714 ('23 average attendance) UT #19 & #32 > UM #53 & #67 (National Universities rankings by Top Universities & US News) Austin TX to Jacksonville, FL is a 4-5 hr flight < Miami to Jacksonville is a 4.5 hour drive. Etc Ruiz (NIL) of Miami could up the price. His HS teammate at Miami means something but it usually isn't a deciding factor. Proximity can often be a deciding factor in a close call. But Miami doesn't make as much sense in the big picture as Texas unless Ffrench must stay closer to home and he doesn't care as much about WR development, QB play, offensive performance, competing vs the best, championships, maybe NIL, maybe education and ultimately getting drafted by the NFL vs early playing time probability, playing with his teammate and possibly a slim increase in NIL. Don't believe it would be a huge difference in NIL either way. A difference in early playing time probability doesn't matter as much as it once did because of the frequent option to portal. If Ffrench is outstanding early like Worthy or Wingo then Ffrench plays early at TX, if not he gets his shot as a rfr or soph. Believe FSU, Bama, OHSt and TN are unlikely options. LSU may be in it to some degree. But I agree with Gerry, Miami appears to be our main competition. French has visited Miami more frequently than LSU and TX, his HS teammate is committed to Miami and Miami has the proximity to home advantage vs LSU and TX. Won't be surprised if it is Miami or Texas or even LSU. But I believe Ffrench should ultimately pick Texas for many important reasons including OTF recruiting coverage. 🤘🤘🤞 We'll see.

Appreciate Sark and Milwee bringing in 3 excellent QBs. Ewers, Manning and Owens combine to give TX the best QB room I can recall. While Arch is eligible to come back in 2027, I expect Arch to be off to the NFL. If Arch is gone and Owens is here in 2027, I believe Trey Owens will start. If Owens isn't the starter for whatever reason, I believe Dia Bell will be the starter over KJ Lacey. I 100% supported the TX offers for the Saraland, Alabama duo of KJ Lacey QB and Ryan Williams WR. But once speedy Williams reclassified and committed to his home state school and Lacey took visits I thought we should have offered Keelon Russell QB. Believe Sark was close to doing so but Lacey and Sark/Milwee had discussions and renewed their commitment. Sark seems trustworthy and loyal. I admire and appreciate those honorable qualities. Might have helped in some small ways to land Dia Bell. I personally doubt Lacey starts over Owens or Dia Bell. I like Lacey and his potential to develop at Texas but I believe the 1 yr development of Bell and his elite upside make him a favorite to win the job vs Lacey. Underrated Owens has a head start on Lacey so I doubt Lacey jumps Owens if he stays loyal and waits for his opportunity as a rJr. But injuries, portal and the unexpected happen so we could have Lacey QB leading TX at some point. Would be wild and unprecedented to have a run of 5 TX QBs off to the NFL....Ewers in 2025, Arch in 2026 or 2027, Owens in 2027 or 2028, Lacey in 2028 or 2029 and Bell in 2029 or 2030. More likely one of the 3 QBs (Owens, Lacey or Bell) transfers like Malik Murphy did in order to start his college playing career. No matter how it all works out, I'm feel confident TX will have a good starting QB over the next 5 seasons.