CJ Vogel

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Working on that! Sorry for the quality yesterday

Oh yes he is. Good catch.

Precautionary more than anything. A bit dinged up on Friday so the staff didn't want him to push things.

There was a common theme amongst recruits in attendance at the first scrimmage of the spring yesterday – Texas plays and practices physically. It is a necessity in the world of SEC football and from the first returns, it appears the tone is being set nine practices into the spring. In our conversations with recruits yesterday, it brought up time and time again. *** WR Dakorien Moore – Duncanville (TX) "Definitely the freshman that just got here, Ryan Wingo. Oh my God, I have never seen him play before, but I had been hearing he is a really good player. But he is big and he makes plays for real." WR Kaliq Lockett – Sachse (TX) "My boy, Johntay (Cook) stood out as always. Even Ryan Wingo, the freshman, he is legit... Definitely who stood out to me was the running back Jaydon Blue. He was running that thing today." WR Jaime Ffrench – Jacksonville (FL) "I loved it. Really just getting to see Coach Jackson in person and see how he is as a person, that was really my main focus on getting out here. "My boy (Isaiah) Bond. Definitely Ryan Wingo, he is a young cat standing out early for sure. He is a great guy, I have been knowing him for a while. Just watching him get out there was always cool." OL Jordan Coleman – Cedar Hill (TX) Coleman said he was shocked watching a Texas offensive lineman pick up and bury a defensive player on a designed run play. "One of those (offensive linemen), I'm not going to lie, he drilled him into the ground. I was like "daaaang!" And then there was another tight end on the sidelines, he tried to hurdle somebody. I think it was number 85 – he tried to hurdle two players, I was like, 'Are you crazy?!' He almost had it too." OL Tyler Thomas – Dickinson (TX) "The pace of practice was really fast, if I end up here I would have to adapt to that really quick. I like that though because you get to get through practice quick. It was really nice." Thomas mentioned watching a lot of Kelvin Banks and Cam Williams during the scrimmage. DL Zion Williams – Lufkin (TX) "Getting to see those dudes get coached by Coach Baker was something pretty cool. Especially when they got out there to teams (period) – in our teams (period) at school we don't get to hit each other. But to see them be super competitive and hit each other like that and not get mad about really did show me how well connected those guys are. I know a few people if they got hit like that on the football field at practice some helmets would be flying. So it showed me they are dedicated to making each other better as a whole." DL Joshua Lewis – Geismar (LA) "What stood out to me was it was very apparent why they are going to the SEC. They are really competitive. Everybody is big everywhere but out here it was very apparent. They are aggressive up front and a well-established team. I liked how they practiced. Lewis mentioned a drill during practice with three OL and three DL lined up together with a RB and LB behind each line to resemble a trench look as a drill he really enjoyed watching. LB Elijah Barnes – Dallas (TX) "I liked the intensity that they brought and the energy that they brought to practice. It was high energy with a lot of people moving around fast. They were getting after it today." CB Aidan Anding – Ruston (LA) "Oh, it was physical. Them boys were getting after it. I liked how the defense was doing their thing out there today. For the most part I felt like they won the day. So yeah, I liked the physicality out there." 2026 QB Troy Huhn – San Marcos (CA) "During the scrimmage (the quarterbacks) all looked really good, they are going to kill it this year and it is going to be fun to watch. They do RPO's often and I use that in my high school a lot. So they will play action a lot for those deep crossing routes and deep corners. It is a really exciting offense and really explosive offense as well. It is a quarterback system also, it is quarterback driven. It would be really fun if I were to play here." 2026 RB Raycine Guillory Jr. "My big impression was the flow of practice and how everybody has to move quickly. Just seeing Coach Choice in action and being the person that everybody wants to see. Coach Choice, he is just a great guy. Seeing him on the field and off the field, he is the same person and I love that." View full news

I heard Quinn was very efficient in the red zone yesterday and as a result the offense had plenty of success. Touchdowns will make all the difference this year and will turn close games into blow outs. So far, a step in the right direction for the development of the offense in the red area.

LB S’Maje Burrell left the facility in a sling.

A few more updates have been added. Great note about Arch Manning and Amari Niblack connecting for a TD.

We will be going live later this afternoon to discuss all updates from the recruiting weekend and team updates from the afternoon scrimmage session.

Texas was on the field this morning for the first scrimmage of the spring season. Some notes that were passed on to On Texas Football following the live action. *** – RG DJ Campbell did not finish the scrimmage in pads and was treated with an ice wrap on his shoulder. When Campbell was out of the lineup, Neto Umeozulu was the filler at right guard with Hayden Conner occupying the left guard position. – I am told the offense had a very strong day in the red zone today with multiple conversions consecutively in a designed goal-to-go period of practice. Ewers had a pair of touchdowns in the session, and the OL was able to create push for scores as well. – OTF also learned Texas OL Payton Kirkland was seen getting individual work with the training staff on the back field during the first half of practice. Kirkland has been recovering from a knee injury suffered last year. – From a recruiting perspective, OTF has learned five-star ATH Jonah Williams took a trip midway through the scrimmage to Disch-Falk Field. First pitch for Texas Baseball in the rubber match with BYU this afternoon is at 2:30 p.m., so Williams was able to catch some pregame warmups and views of the Disch. *** UPDATE: A few more notes have been shared with On Texas Football regarding the scrimmage this afternoon: – QB Arch Manning connected with portal TE Amari Niblack for a 30-yard touchdown. Both Manning and Ewers had solid showings today. Neither threw an interception during the afternoon. There was a span in which touchdowns were scored on four consecutive drives between the two quarterbacks. – RB Jaydon Blue found the end zone on a physical run that left David Gbenda and Derek Williams Jr. on their backs. I was told Blue is running much more physically this spring and remains a massive threat in space with the ball. – The lone turnover on the day was a fumble from CJ Baxter. – There was great praise for EDGE Trey Moore in his first scrimmage as a Longhorn. While the splash plays weren't necessarily the headliner here, I was told it is only a matter of time before you hear more about Moore this spring. Cam Williams and Moore have had some entertaining battles during the spring and today added to their ongoing war. Adding to the EDGE spot, I was told Barryn Sorrell was nearly unguardable. There were very high remarks for Sorrell specifically in the running game – goes without saying, but a massive development for Texas. – Freshman WR Ryan Wingo earned some reps with the first and second units today. – All in all, it was a much better day for the offense than the defense per a source. Quinn Ewers looked poised and confident throwing the ball and both offensive line units were able to manufacture success in the run and pass game. – "David Gbenda just flies around everywhere." View full news

RB Jordon Davison is back on campus for day two of his trip to Texas.

2027 Denton Guyer EDGE/TE prospect Zane Rowe is in the building today.

KJ Lacey is in the building.

Around 8 am this morning 2025 OL John Mills arrived on campus. The first prospect in the facility to my knowledge.

Pure kicker at the next level

Plenty of competition in those rooms now as well.

A 59-yarder in-game for Barnett here.

The Longhorns have added a piece to their 2024 recruiting class with the announcement from Austin Westlake K Spencer Barnett Friday afternoon. Barnett will join the Longhorns as a walk-on kicker, adding to the pipeline of Westlake Chaps on roster in 2024. Barnett had previously been committed to Colorado State, though opts to stay home and join the Longhorns. Texas is adding a huge leg with Barnett here. View full news

I wouldn't look at Agbo like a TE that will make much more of an impact than a motioned extra blocker. That's what he is. If you had the over/under of receptions in 2024 at 1.5 I would take the under.