CJ Vogel

I really appreciate it, Rhenk! Let's have a great time here!

Maybe 1, I wasn't expecting any coming into today. History shows that Sarkisian likes to build his classes around the summer time and finish them up near the beginning of December. Just not really his forte if I had to guess.

Committable offers begin to separate themselves during the official visit season. It is really important to continue those relationships until it is time to push for the commitment from the staff's side. With it being so early, Texas is firmly still in the eval position for a lot of these 2025 prospects.

The 5th offer of the afternoon has been extended to 2025 Lake Travis DE Gus Cordova. Texas did not have to go far for this evaluation with the Lake Travis end coming down to campus for the Junior Day. If you want to talk about toughness, Cordova showed up to campus today in a t-shirt with the sub-30 degree temperatures pestering just about everyone else in attendance. Texas joins the mix for Cordova, who now holds 18 offers – including Oklahoma, Texas A&M, TCU and SMU. View full news

UPDATE 1pm: The first new offer of the day has gone out to Ryan Fodje, a 6-foot-5, 275-pound offensive lineman from Bridgeland HS in the Houston area. ** The morning was quite chilly here in Austin. Recruits and their parents parked well off campus and were shuttled to DKR and the coaches offices. On to the visitor notes: Shadow Creek is well-represented on campus with prospects like Texas LB commit Anthony Williams, 2025 CB Cobey Sellers, and the expected arrival of 2025 WR Jacorey Watson. On the linebacker front, Texas is pursuing two really important DFW area targets. The first is Dallas Skyline LB Elijah Bo Barnes who arrived in the first group of prospects. Barnes said Texas LB coach Johnny Nansen stopped by this week to watch him workout. Barnes will visit Texas A&M next week. The other big LB prospect is 2025 McKinney LB Riley Pettijohn who was able to get to campus early this morning as well. Pettijohn certainly looks the part. Bridgeland HS in the Houston area boasts two impressive offensive tackles, 2025 OT Ryan Fodje and 2025 OT Jonte Newman, both showing substantial interest in Texas. Fodje is a prime candidate to leave campus with an offer this afternoon. Cy Fair DL Landon Rink arrived this morning, there was excitement about hearing from former teammate Trey Owens and getting insights into campus life. Rink told me Texas A&M coach Mike Elko stopped by Cy Fair this week to see him in person, added that it meant a lot to be on of the first prospects Elko went to see in person since taking over the head job. An unexpected 2025 LB visitor from IMG Academy, Gavin Nix, has caught attention with Texas making quietly impressive strides. Nix spoke with our Blake Munroe prior to his campus trip about what he hoped to see on campus. 2025 DeSoto OL Byron Washington returned to campus. The #BigHuman has been a common name in Texas circles, he and Coach Flood have a strong relationship and he was eager to the next chapter of his Texas recruitment. Also, 2027 DeSoto WR Boobie Feaster, aiming for a 10.5 100m time this spring, also made an appearance. Jasper TE Kiotti Armstrong from the class of 2025 successfully made it to campus. 2025 Louisiana DB Jaboree Antoine is in attendance for the Texas-Baylor basketball game with his family. The Texas coaching staff will be in attendance with them there. 2026 Mater Dei LB Shaun Scott also made it to campus after a delayed flight last night. Scott holds 14 offers thus far. ** There are 250 seats designated specifically for Texas recruits and their families at the Texas-Baylor basketball game at the Moody Center this morning. The recruiting team escorted the prospects from Moncrief to Moody right after their arrivals. ** Texas portal WR Isaiah Bond is meeting and greeting with prospects inside the facility. He arrived to Moncrief around 10 a.m. and has been mingling with recruits and their families all morning. Pretty cool deal for the new Longhorn. ** We'll have more substantial updates after the Texas prospects wrap up their time on campus. View full news

Texas was set to host three Mater Dei (CA) prospects this weekend for the Junior Day festivities on Saturday. As of 9:00 p.m. on Friday night, one of those prospects is no longer expected to make the trip to Austin – 2025 LB Nasir Wyatt. 2025 RB Jordon Davison made it to town earlier this evening around 5:00 p.m. and will be a complete participant tomorrow for the junior day fun. Texas RB coach Tashard Choice made the trip out to Mater Dei on Tuesday of this week, furthering the efforts to land the talented back. 2026 LB Shaun Scott is the other Mater Dei prospect expected to attend this weekend. Scott's flight to Austin was delayed Friday night, however he is still expected to make it to the 40 Acres tomorrow. We will provide an update tomorrow morning when the fun begins. View full news

A quick welcome to all who are venturing over for the beginning of the On Texas Football online era! I am very excited for the future of the OTF board and what we will bring to the table in terms of content and coverage of the Texas Longhorns. Bobby did a great job of laying out the board rules and expectations. Saturday should be very exciting with over 100 top prospects on campus. Coverage will begin early in the morning as Blake and I will be on campus to bring you live updates as the day progresses. As far as what you can expect from me on OTF: Truthfulness and objectivity when covering Texas football and recruiting. This is not a bakery, you will not be seeing sugar-coating here. Timely updates. My screen time is the biggest reason why I don't have a girlfriend or wife at the moment. I am not here to argue. (Or so I say, depends on how much available time I have..) Finally, let's have a day! Basically what I tell myself every day. You never know when you might have the best day of your life and that attitude will carry over to the board. As I mentioned, I am very excited for the future here and the trajectory in which OTF is headed. Welcome to the community, really looking forward to establishing some new relationships on the board as well as continuing to chat with old friends. Hook'Em!

By last count, the Texas visitors list for the Junior Day on Saturday has reached north of 100 total prospects with the unofficial count by our records now sitting at 107 prospects. Below is the updated count for the visit festivities. Italics indicate a new addition to the list while the cross through means we no longer expect said prospect to attend the Junior Day. 2025 Offense RB Jordon Davison – Mater Dei (CA) RB Deondrae Riden – DeSoto (TX) RB James Simon – Shreveport (LA) RB Rickey Stewart – Chapel Hill (TX) RB Riley Wormley – Southlake Carroll (TX) RB Wesley Yarbrough – Crosby (TX) WR Ashton Ansley – Tomball Memorial (TX) WR Carterrius Brown – Arlington Seguin (TX) WR Royal Capell – Cibolo Steele (TX) WR Emmanuel Choice – Lancaster (TX) WR Jalen Cooper – Cibolo Steele (TX) WR Tanook Hines – Dekaney (TX) WR Kelshaun Johnson – Hitchcock (TX) WR Jaden Perez – SA Brandeis (TX) WR Ed Small – Austin Anderson (TX) WR Muizz Tounkara – Clear Springs (TX) WR Jaden Perez – SA Brandeis (TX) WR Jacorey Watson – Shadow Creek (TX) TE Emaree Winston – Calhoun (GA) TE Kiotti Armstrong – Jasper (TX) TE Keiundre Johnson – Terrell (TX) TE Bear Tenney – Lovejoy (TX) TE Nick Townsend – Dekaney (TX) OL Connor Carty – Prosper (TX) OL Jackson Christian – Port Neches Grove (TX) OL Jordan Coleman – Cedar Hill (TX) OL Ryan Fodje – Bridgeland (TX) OL Marcus Garcia – Denton Ryan (TX) OL Ty Haywood – Denton Ryan (TX) OL John Mills – San Francisco (CA) OL Jonte Newman – Bridgeland (TX) OL Lamont Rogers – Mesquite Horn (TX) OL Tyler Thomas – Dickinson (TX) OL Dantay Ward – Waco (TX) OL Byron Washington – DeSoto (TX) OL Ashden Wnetrzak – Sierra Canyon (CA) 2025 Defense DL Brandon Brown – Eau Gallie (FL) DL Carmello Brooks – Katy Paetow (TX) DL Floyd Guidry – Spring (TX) DL Christopher Johnson – Iowa Colony (TX) DL Kevin Oatis – Hattiesburg (MS) DL Landon Rink – Cy Fair (TX) DL Xavier Ukponu – Denton Guyer (TX) DL Zion Williams – Lufkin (TX) EDGE Lance Jackson – Pleasant Grove (TX) EDGE Kamauryn Morgan – Red Oak (TX) EDGE Chad Woodfork – Summer Creek (TX) LB Anthony Williams – Shadow Creek LB Elijah Bo Barnes – Dallas Skyline (TX) LB Riley Pettijohn – McKinney (TX) LB Jayden Shelton – South Oak Cliff (TX) LB Javar Thomas – Nimitz (TX) LB Jonah Williams – Galveston Ball (TX) LB Royce Wilson – Willowridge (TX) LB Nasir Wyatt – Mater Dei (CA) DB Michael Amey – Hightower (TX) CB Jaboree Antoine – Westgate (LA) CB Dorian Brew – Conroe (TX) CB Hayden Cayson – Iowa Park (TX) CB Caleb Chester – Fort Bend Marshall (TX) CB Zay Gentry – McKinney (TX) CB Zack Parish – Clear Springs (TX) CB Kade Phillips – Hightower (TX) CB Jayden Sanders – Kilgore (TX) CB Cobey Sellers – Shadow Creek (TX) DB Xavier Skowron – Texas City (TX) DB Juan-Milleon Aguilar – Dallas Kimball (TX) ATH Demetrius Brisbon – Chapel Hill (TX) ATH Swayde Griffin – Lago Vista (TX) ATH Michael Terry II – Alamo Heights (TX) 2026 Prospect List QB Kyden Barker — Bastrop (TX) QB Will Griffin – Tampa (FL) QB Noah Schuback – Hoover (AL) QB Romin Seymour — Ridge Point (TX) QB Rees Wise – Westlake (TX) RB Tradarian Bell – Texas High (TX) RB KJ Edwards – Carthage (TX) RB Racine Guillory — Aledo (TX) RB Javian Osborne – Forney (TX) WR Henry Harris – San Marcos (TX) WR Hekma Harrison – Sachse (TX) WR Jalen Lott – Lovejoy (TX) WR Jaylen Moore — South Oak Cliff (TX) WR Jaylen Pile – Trinity Christian Academy (TX) WR Brayden Robinson — Red Oak (TX) WR London Smith – University High (TX) WR Christopher Stewart – Shadow Creek (TX) WR Zachary Turner – Duncanville (TX) OL Drew Evers – Flower Mound (TX) OL Camden Goforth – Athens (TN) OL Zaden Krempin – Prosper (TX) OL Jerald Mays – Pflugerville Weiss (TX) OL John Turntine – North Crowley (TX) DL DeMorey Beasley — SW Christian (TX) DL Jamarion Carlton – Temple (TX) DL Kevin Ford Jr. — Duncanville (TX) LB Shaun Scott – Mater Dei (CA) LB Jamarion Phillips – South Oak Cliff (TX) CB Braylon Edwards – Wilmur Hutchins (TX) DB Brandon Ford — Crowley (TX) DB Isaiah Williams – Fort Bend Marshall (TX) DB Jadarius Isom – Denison (TX) DB AJ Marks – IMG Academy (FL) DB Zelus Hicks – Parkview (GA) 2027 Prospect List QB Peyton Houston – Shreveport (LA) QB Wesley Neilson — Bastrop (TX) RB Jordan Smith – Groesbeck (TX) WR Ethan ‘Boobie’ Feaster – DeSoto (TX) DB Davontrae Kirkland – University High (TX) ATH Zane Rowe — Denton Guyer (TX) On Texas Football will be heading into the Junior Day expecting 107 prospects on campus at least. A loaded day for the Texas staff and a great opportunity to get out in front of the recruiting cycle for the 2025 and beyond. View full news

Hook'Em! Alabama portal tight end Amari Niblack has made it official, he will be joining the Texas Longhorns for the 2024 season. Niblack arrived for a visit in Austin early Thursday afternoon and it did not take long for the 6-foot-4, 240-pounder to join the boat and commit to Steve Sarkisian's Texas program. During the 2023 season, Niblack caught 20 passes for 327 yards and four touchdowns, including a 39-yarder against the Longhorns. Sark continues the trend of adding explosive speed via the portal this offseason with Niblack as the most recent example. Replacing Ja'Tavion Sanders will be no easy task, but the Longhorns will now be working with two veteran pieces in Niblack and Gunnar Helm in 2024. View full news

Texas is set to host over 100 top prospects this weekend for the first Junior Day of the calendar year. While there has been plenty of attention in the NCAA Transfer Portal, the Texas staff will begin making strides towards filling out the 2025 puzzle. This list is imperfect and there will be plenty of prospects to arrive on campus that are not listed here, however the compilation of 100 prospects that we have compiled here at On Texas Football make this one of the most attended Junior Day events the Longhorns have had under Steve Sarkisian. Last Update: Thursday at 11:00 p.m. Sitting around 103 names on the list. 2025 Offense RB Jordon Davison – Mater Dei (CA) RB Deondrae Riden – DeSoto (TX) RB Rickey Stewart – Chapel Hill (TX) RB Riley Wormley – Southlake Carroll (TX) RB Wesley Yarbrough – Crosby (TX) WR Ashton Ansley – Tomball Memorial (TX) WR Carterrius Brown – Arlington Seguin (TX) WR Royal Capell – Cibolo Steele (TX) WR Emmanuel Choice – Lancaster (TX) WR Jalen Cooper – Cibolo Steele (TX) WR Tanook Hines – Dekaney (TX) WR Kelshaun Johnson – Hitchcock (TX) WR Jaden Perez – SA Brandeis (TX) WR Ed Small – Austin Anderson (TX) WR Muizz Tounkara – Clear Springs (TX) WR Jacorey Watson – Shadow Creek (TX) TE Emaree Winston – Calhoun (GA) TE Kiotti Armstrong – Jasper (TX) TE Keiundre Johnson – Terrell (TX) TE Bear Tenney – Lovejoy (TX) TE Nick Townsend – Dekaney (TX) OL Connor Carty – Prosper (TX) OL Jackson Christian – Port Neches Grove (TX) OL Jordan Coleman – Cedar Hill (TX) OL Ryan Fodje – Bridgeland (TX) OL Marcus Garcia – Denton Ryan (TX) OL Ty Haywood – Denton Ryan (TX) OL John Mills – San Francisco (CA) OL Jonte Newman – Bridgeland (TX) OL Lamont Rogers – Mesquite Horn (TX) OL Tyler Thomas – Dickinson (TX) OL Dantay Ward – Waco (TX) OL Byron Washington – DeSoto (TX) OL Ashden Wnetrzak – Sierra Canyon (CA) 2025 Defense DL Carmello Brooks – Katy Paetow (TX) DL Brandon Brown – Eau Gallie (FL) DL Floyd Guidry – Spring (TX) DL Christopher Johnson – Iowa Colony (TX) DL Kevin Oatis – Hattiesburg (MS) DL Landon Rink – Cy Fair (TX) DL Xavier Ukponu – Denton Guyer (TX) DL Zion Williams – Lufkin (TX) EDGE Lance Jackson – Pleasant Grove (TX) EDGE Kamauryn Morgan – Red Oak (TX) EDGE Chad Woodfork – Summer Creek (TX) LB Anthony Williams – Shadow Creek LB Elijah Bo Barnes – Dallas Skyline (TX) LB Riley Pettijohn – McKinney (TX) LB Jayden Shelton – South Oak Cliff (TX) LB Javar Thomas – Nimitz (TX) LB Jonah Williams – Galveston Ball (TX) LB Royce Wilson – Willowridge (TX) LB Nasir Wyatt – Mater Dei (CA) DB Michael Amey – Hightower (TX) CB Jaboree Antoine – Westgate (LA) CB Caleb Chester – Fort Bend Marshall (TX) CB Zay Gentry – McKinney (TX) CB Zack Parish – Clear Springs (TX) CB Kade Phillips – Hightower (TX) CB Jayden Sanders – Kilgore (TX) CB Cobey Sellers – Shadow Creek (TX) DB Xavier Skowron – Texas City (TX) DB Juan-Milleon Aguilar – Dallas Kimball (TX) ATH Demetrius Brisbon – Chapel Hill (TX) ATH Swayde Griffin – Lago Vista (TX) ATH Michael Terry II – Alamo Heights (TX) 2026 Prospect List QB Kyder Barker — Bastrop (TX) QB Will Griffin – Tampa (FL) QB Noah Schuback – Hoover (AL) QB Romin Seymour — Ridge Point (TX) RB Tradarian Bell – Texas High (TX) RB KJ Edwards – Carthage (TX) RB Racine Guillory — Aledo (TX) RB Javian Osborne – Forney (TX) WR Jalen Lott – Lovejoy (TX) WR Jaylen Moore — South Oak Cliff (TX) WR Jaylen Pile – Trinity Christian Academy (TX) WR Brayden Robinson — Red Oak (TX) WR London Smith – University High (TX) WR Christopher Stewart – Shadow Creek (TX) WR Zachary Turner – Duncanville (TX) OL Drew Evers – Flower Mound (TX) OL Camden Goforth – Athens (TN) OL Zaden Krempin – Prosper (TX) OL Jerald Mays – Pflugerville Weiss (TX) OL John Turntine – North Crowley (TX) DL DeMorey Beasley — SW Christian (TX) DL Kevin Ford Jr. — Duncanville (TX) LB Shaun Scott – Mater Dei (CA) LB Jayden Phillips – South Oak Cliff (TX) CB Braylon Edwards – Wilmur Hutchins (TX) DB Brandon Ford — Crowley (TX) DB Isaiah Williams – Fort Bend Marshall (TX) DB Jadarius Isom – Denison (TX) DB AJ Marks – IMG Academy (FL) DB Zelus Hicks – Parkview (GA) 2027 Prospect List QB Peyton Houston – Shreveport (LA) QB Wesley Neilson — Bastrop (TX) RB Jordan Smith – Groesbeck (TX) WR Ethan ‘Boobie’ Feaster – DeSoto (TX) DB Davontrae Kirkland – University High (TX) ATH Zane Rowe — Denton Guyer (TX) A tremendous accumulation of talent that is derived mostly from the state of Texas that ranges three cycles deep. Of course, the largest focus will be on the 2025 cycle, however there are some five-star caliber prospects coming in from the 2026 class. OL John Turntine, WR London Smith and DL Kevin Ford Jr. are all highly touted prospects from next year's cycle who will be making the trip to the 40 Acres this weekend. All in all, one of the deepest visitor lists I have seen in my time covering Texas recruiting. View full news