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The Longhorns remain in the hunt to find their top quarterback prospects for the 2026 cycle. Steve Sarkisian extended an offer to 2026 Mission Hills (CA) quarterback Troy Huhn late Wednesday night. Huhn is a very fun prospect on film. He also brings a great frame for a quarterback at 6-foot-4. View full news

Sarkisian and Pettijohn during the trip to McKinney on January 31 from our Gerry Hamilton.

Texas has made the top six for 2025 McKinney LB Riley Pettijohn. Pettijohn has long been a target of the Longhorns in the 2025 class. The McKinney star made it to campus for the Junior Day and Texas made a stop in-person at McKinney soon after to double-up on the face time. Georgia, Florida State, USC, Texas A&M and Ohio State round out the top six with the Longhorns. View full news

CJ Baxter will be firmly in this conversation before the season.

That too. What a brutal injury.

From February 1.

Which is probably the better way to view that move by Shanahan. The Niners’ defense was less than impressive against both GB and DET. Though, the 2H adjustments on defense were what allowed for SF to win that game.

2026 QB Will Griffin is the No. 4 QB in the country per the composite rankings. He visited Texas for the Junior Day, but the Longhorns have yet to extend an offer.

Yep! Especially in the front seven. Helps also having a five-star cornerback.

A bit surprising. Would the same move had happened if they won the Super Bowl? A blocked PAT resulted in the dominoes falling that lead to this move in my eyes.

Young QBs against a school like North Shore typically don't perform too well. Luckily for Wise, he has four of the five starters from that game returning in front of him and there will be plenty of weapons outwide for him as well. I think he projects well for the P5 level. Certainly has the brain for it.

I couldn't believe the size they had on their defensive front. Four DL ranging from 6-foot-2 to 6-foot-7. It was remarkable how much talent and length they have there. This is 2026 DL Maddox Flynt, probably the shortest of the bunch, but perhaps has the highest upside. He is mentioned above.

2026 QB Rees Wise. He’s about 185 pounds at the moment, but plenty of room to grow. The Westlake staff spoke very highly of him on the trip.

I think that will change, or at least Texas will get a solid chance here.

Spent the morning out at Westlake High School in Austin to check in on a number of top prospects, as well as catching up with Coach Tony Salazar, one of the best coaches in the state. There were a number of prospects that stood out on the trip, though five specifially caught my eye. *** 2026 QB Rees Wise was mentioned by our Gerry Hamilton yesterday in a 2026 quarterback article yesterday. Wise has received offers from Houston, SMU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and Nebraska since the middle of January. At 6-feet-2-inches, Wise has the prototypical size and a lively arm. I really enjoy Westlake's approach to the offseason. They run a tight ship and the kids are tremendously disciplined. During the winter months, the quarterbacks do not lift with the team, but instead go through a QB Bootcamp on campus where they watch film and go through the entire playbook. Wise lifts either before or after school to make sure he fits in with the schedule of the offseason weights program. But this is something that was very impressive to me on the trip. Steve Sarkisian and AJ Milwee stopped by at the beginning of the contact period on January to catch up with the Westlake prospects. Wise also visited campus for the Junior Day. Texas has yet to offer, but I would expect them to be in immediate contention if they do get involved here. Wise will visit a handful of schools this spring. *** 2025 Westlake EDGE Connor Vasek has received offers from Texas State and SMU this offseason. The younger brother of Texas' Colton Vasek is recovering from a shoulder injury but colleges are wasting no time getting involved here. *** I was probably most impressed with 2026 Westlake iDL Maddox Flynt. Recruiting has yet to really pop for Flynt, however, he has a tremendous frame and was named the 26-6A Newcomer of the Year this past season. Flynt stands 6-foot-2 and 265 pounds at the moment. Texas A&M is a school that showed a lot of interest in the winter when they came through the halls of Westlake. Flynt can move very well and I watched him bench 315 pounds this evening with room to improve. He will be a baller. *** Sticking on the defensive line, EDGE Cullen Devine could develop into a P5 guy. Opposite of Vasek, Devine's 6-foot-3 frame brings plenty of length to the Westlake defensive line. Devine was previously at Houston Stratford where he was the 17-6A Newcomer of the Year. He still has plenty to go in development, but encouraging signs early on. *** In the secondary, 2026 DB Thompson Bennett caught my eye. Bennett is quite the athlete. He will be looking to break 50 seconds in the 400m this spring, which is an elite time. The 6-foot-2 safety looks the part. Excited to return in the spring to see him with pads on. View full news

I am sure this spring will bring some new offers his direction.

Curtis is also the first quarterback offered in the 2026 class by Texas. Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13186060/656680482aa6ca059426d368

Steve Sarkisian has extended an offer to the No. 1 QB in the country for the class of 2026. Jared Curtis, a 6-foot-4 quarterback out of Nashville, TN, has reported an offer following a phone call with the Texas head coach. There is currently a prediction in for Curtis to end up at Georgia, but Texas is now officially in the running. View full news

PatmonHudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18133807/65039c433453650aec79290e

Dent Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18445585/650919c1b534570bdcc9c3b5

I made the quick trip over to Del Valle High School Tuesday afternoon to get updated on a few prospects that could pop up on college radars over the next couple of months. There were three that really caught my eye that I will dive into a bit further into this piece. *** First off, Del Valle has produced a solid D1 piece or two basically every other year since I arrived in Austin. The school has tremendous facilities, some of the nicest in the state, yet has seen a lot of turnover at the head coaching spot over the last few years. Now with Coach Todd Patmon in charge, it is expected to see much improved consistency on the field and development for prospects. Steve Sarkisian and Johnny Nansen stopped by on January 12. I believe this was the first stop for Nansen as a member of the Texas staff. *** But to the point of the trip, I wanted to get an update on 2025 DB Coleman Patmon and his recruitment. The 6-foot-3 defensive back is the younger brother of former Kansas (2009-11) Oklahoma State CB Tyler Patmon (2012-13), who ended up spending parts of five seasons in the NFL for six different franchises. Patmon has started popping on the recruiting trail a good bit. Since January 24, Patmon has received offers from Minnesota, Arizona, North Texas, TCU and Arkansas. The interesting part here is where Patmon projects the best. He told me on the trip that the majority of schools view him as a safety or cornerback with of course nickel being thrown into the mix. TCU pitched the idea of linebacker which is where I had originally anticipated his body would lend him to fit best once he matured out a bit. As an athlete, there are no questions about Patmon. He has superb height and length, and during workouts, he displayed effortless flexibility with easy strides when running. Sarkisian and Nansen met with Patmon for about 15 minutes when they visited campus just over a month ago. The Longhorns have yet to offer, but they did push for Patmon to visit campus for the January 20 Junior Day – Patmon was on campus at Houston that weekend, however. Right now, only Houston has an official visit locked in for Patmon. There were also discussions about trips to TCU and Arkansas. I will be interested to see if Texas circles back around in the spring time or tries to get him back on campus for one of the spring ball visit weekends. Clips from January 13, 2023, well over a year ago. *** 2025 Del Valle DL Jeremiah Robinson caught my attention as well. He recently was named DL MVP of the Texas Football Showcase hosted over the weekend in central Texas. Robinson is 6-foot-1, though only 260 pounds at the moment. Robinson does bring plus wingspan and hand size, though the weight could be a bit of a deterrent at the moment. Regardless, a 2nd team All-District recipient from a year ago should not be overlooked in a district with Westlake, Lake Travis and Dripping Springs. *** The final prospect I wanted to highlight was 2026 LB Michael Dent III. Of course the idea of Patmon as a LB crossed my mind when I heard Nansen stopped by to visit, though perhaps I was overlooking Dent. Only two offers are in the book right now for Dent (Arkansas State and North Texas), but there remains plenty of room for him to develop. Dent is a basketball player as well and will run track in the spring. The coaching staff at DV told me Arkansas State's coaching staff offered after watching him dunk from a stationary two-footed stance in January. TCU and Texas State hosted Dent for games in the fall. Plenty of room to develop for Dent, but someone that has the athletic tools to become a P5 guy. *** I will be out on the road again this morning. The goal is a school per morning for the remainder of the week. Will bring updates throughout the week. View full news