CJ Vogel

DeBoer should not be lower than Lanning or Sarkisian on any big list when he is a combined 5–0 against both of them. (2–0 vs. Sark and 3–0 vs. Lanning). He is agreat coach.

We are 50 days away from the season beginning and the takes are only beginning. Some of my current stances on SEC programs ahead of the start of the season. Tried to keep everything in one sentence for a quick take at each school. *** ALABAMA: DeBoer is the 2nd best coach in the SEC, Bama will bounce back with a QB who can throw now. ARKANSAS: Bowl eligibility would be a total gift. AUBURN: Another 7 loss season loading. FLORIDA: I believe in Lagway, if and only if, he is 100% healthy. Very underrated trench play. GEORGIA: Not a believer in the quarterback. I could see three regular season losses in 2025. KENTUCKY: Basketball starts Oct. 24. LSU: Brian Kelly has severely underperformed, but can Nuss carry the load this fall? We’ll see MSST: The best home slate of any team in the country. Maybe steal a game? Doubtful. MIZZOU: Middle of the road team. 7–5. OLE MISS: a soft program despite talent. Simmons will surprise OU: Big fan of Mateer - he is heartbeat of the team. Team will go as far as the OL in a hot seat year for Venables. SCAR: Repeat of 2024, miss CFP by 2-3 spot. TENN: Every thing is in place to be a talented team, except the QB position. Just run the ball. TEXAS: Enough talent to be a CFB team regardless if Arch lives up to hype or not. TEXAS A&M: Should be a top-10 defense every year. I don’t buy the QB, and believe the fit at OC is holding back. VANDY: a 2nd bowl eligible season in a row would be a huge W

CJ Vogel also says Texas will beat Ohio State.

In regards to the class rankings and recruiting at this point in the summer.

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Plus Arch & Taaffe in 16. Love it

He was always interesting. It just sounded like Texas liked other prospects more. I think the offer list speaks more to the recruiting ranking as well. I last checked in with him in the spring and there was little to no contact from anyone at Texas.

Sam cosmi was such a fun player for Texas

I am not saying don't recruit good players. Top 100 players in the class: 2024: 6 2025: 10 2026: 6... in July. Texas will get close to that 10% number of the top-100 like they did in the No.1 class last year.

Texas may be passed the point of freshmen coming in and starting immediately. As good as Colin Simmons was coming in a year ago, he only played 20 snaps week two vs. Michigan. How many true freshmen are set to start in 2025? I would argue none. Texas is deep. Now, that mean they won't contribute and find the rotation. But, ultimately Texas has done such a fine job building the roster and finding pieces via the portal there isn't (and shouldn't) be a need for immediate freshmen to start/play big roles.

He's a stud. Very quick first step, though a tad undersized. OU had the buzz earlier in the summer. Florida was threatening as well.

Easton's a total stud. Five-star talent, no doubt. Ran 10.3 in the spring while placing second in Louisiana. I saw Royal in person after the Texas offer arrived in the spring. There is an early attraction to the Florida schools for Royal – UF, FSU, and Miami. In fact, an FSU coach was at Brother Martin the afternoon that I was there. Royal grew up traveling to Florida often for youth football and some of those stops resulted in campus stops and beach trips which caught his liking. Texas was a bit of an unknown at the time this spring, but this is one where if he gets to campus for a game, it should not be a surprise. He would be a star in the Sark offense given what Texas had produced at the WR spot recently.

Which kid in particular? I was planning on posting a 27 offense and defense board for later in the week as well.

QB Arch Manning, LB Anthony Hill Jr., and DB Michael Taaffe will represent the Longhorns next week in Atlanta for SEC Media Days. OTF will be in attendance for all four days of the media circus as we bring you the latest from the weekend in SEC Football Heaven. Texas is set to speak with the media on Tuesday, July 15, towards the back end of the afternoon.

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They will continue to push for Atkinson even if Rouse ends up choosing Texas.

I thought the Cowboys had plenty of issues in 2024, Beebe wasn't close to the top of the list.

University of Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian has been selected as a candidate for the 2025 Dodd Trophy watch list. The award highlights a coach who not only achieves competitive success but also upholds academic commitment, moral character, and strong leadership—principles rooted in the legacy of Bobby Dodd. Sarkisian is one of 26 coaches to be spotlighted in this year’s preseason group. He was also acknowledged during the 2024 season, appearing on both the preseason and midseason lists. In 2024, Sarkisian was a finalist for the Bear Bryant and George Munger coaching awards for the second year in a row. This latest recognition underscores Sarkisian’s ability to balance elite performance with a deeper focus on mentorship and academic integrity.

I would bet Clemson to beat LSU, especially with that game at home. LSU and Nussmeier struggled heavily against teams with talented front sevens and Clemson should have one of the better fronts in the country this year. Which might be surprising to some given how easily Texas wa sable to move them around last year.

I thought Cooper Beebe would end that drought in 2024. Turns out his arms were incredibly short in comparison to other prospects. But he has turned into quite the center for the Cowboys after being selected in the 3rd.