CJ Vogel

It's National Signing Day *** What once was a revered holiday across the country for college football fans alike, has become just another Wednesday morning in February. The changing in the college football landscape has taken away the significance of the February signing period, often leaving teams with just a couple of outstanding national letter of intents, rather than a full class. In a way it's a shame. I remember reading the Dallas Morning News with my dad growing up on Thursday and Friday of each first week in February waiting to see how the classes shook up. The DMN would have their own top 50 prospects in the area, and comparing how many were signed with each school in the state was something that I to this day remember doing each year. To be honest, that was really my introduction to the world of recruiting. It was a blast. The whole week was. But things change. College football still does, almost by the hour. Texas signed one prospect in the February window – 2026 St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy DL Elijah Ali (Downey, Calif.). In fact, 22 members of the 2026 class are already on campus enjoying their first semester as student-athletes at Texas. Ali will join Nicolas Robertson as the only two members of the 2026 class to move-in during the summer. With the excitement and importance of the transfer portal in today's game, I hope the enjoyment shared over celebrating a faxed NLI doesn't disappear. High school recruiting will always matter, even when it doesn't feel like it. “You can win a battle with mercenaries. You win a war with people who believed in the mission from day one.” - With that said, Texas has officially received the NLI of Ali. He becomes the 24th Longhorn in the class of 2026 and will join the team in the summer.

First episode should be coming Friday!

Nice read, Jeff! Texas moved up to 33 after Indiana's loss to USC late last night as well. Every spot matters!

It makes sense. Given the situation he made it in, throw was a total game changer

Good question. There plenty of pieces to work with when it comes to the younger players in the OL room. it's all about extracting the most out of the tools, and right now I think you see a good crop of toolsy players. This is where development and weight training come in to be the most important part of their development. To your point, had Texas taken two top 100 guys from the in-state last year, Felix Ojo would have been the guy next to Turntine. I like the idea of finding the athletic guy you build over years of development. Kaden Scherer fits that. John Turntine fits that. Nic Robertson fits that. Texas will continue to hunt big game on the OL, as we have seen in previous cycles, while also exploring the longer developing prospects. Five wouldn't be a surprise given the 3 in 2026, and growing scholarship numbers.

I had this conversation with someone the other day, he got really good at the throw ball at the feet of a RB while in the arms of another defender. Did it a ton during A&M game.

Another great toss, and again rolling left. One of Wingo's best catches of the season too.

Great ball! I need to find that one

Only ten days away from first pitch.

Thanks for sharing this!

I will check in. I would assume not because of the SEC deal with ESPN for all sports. ESPN+ is probably the best bet.

Broadcast channels released for 2026 Texas Baseball *** Several of the Longhorns marquee games have received homes for national broadcasts in 2026. Eight games will be hosted on the national scale for the Horns. – March 28-30 series vs. Oklahoma ... SEC Network Thursday, April 2 vs. South Carolina ... SEC Network Friday, April 10 vs. Texas A&M ... SEC Network Saturday, April 11 vs. Texas A&M ... ESPN2 Saturday, April 25 vs. Vanderbilt ... SEC Network Sunday, April 26 vs. Vanderbilt ... ESPN2 Sunday, May 3 vs. Mississippi State ... ESPN Sunday, May 10 vs. Tennessee ... ESPN2

Mentioned on the recruiting breakdown, it's just as impressive that all three come from out of state – Nevada, Missouri and Colorado.

Was a massive play no doubt. Probably the most impressive part of that was his presnap adjustment at the LOS