CJ Vogel

If Mississippi State goes for 80+ plays as they did vs. Texas, that would be huge.

The B1G is really interesting. In theory all of these teams are still alive. What happens if Michigan beats Ohio State at the end of the year and makes the B1G CG? USC still has Iowa and Oregon on their schedule. Indiana should skate to the B1GCG with Penn State, Wisconsin and Purdue remaining. A team not pictured is Wisconin, Purdue, UCLA and Oregon. That Oregon-Washington game could end up being a win and get in game on the last week of the season.

Navy @ Notre Dame ... A Notre Dame loss the rest of the season would be huge for Texas. No. 9 Oregon at No. 20 Iowa ... An additional Oregon loss would be huge. No. 7 BYU at No. 8 Texas Tech ... Texas should be rooting for Tech to fall again, and BYU to run the table to be the lone Big 12 representative.

Additionally, Texas over the last two games has score 79 points on 25 possessions for a 3.16 average. Cincinnati ranks 18th in PPD offensively at 3.15. That's a great average if they can find a way to continue that trend against Georgia on the road.

Three really potent offenses remain for the Horns. All three averaging north of 3.00 points per possession which equates to top 25 in the country. Great time to get Taaffe back and a healthy McDonald.

Points Per Drive leaders in the SEC Entering Week 11 *** For those that have been around OTF for a while or followed me elsewhere, you will know that points per drive is a key factor in my evaluation of teams. Entering week 11, here is a visual of where the teams in the conference stand at the moment. You want to be in the upper right quadrant. A few takeaways: – Vanderbilt still has the most efficient offense in the country, averaging 3.74 points per possession. – Teams ranked 3-6 in the College Football Playoff are very similar to one another. You see A&M, Georgia, Alabama and Ole Miss basically in the same spot on the graph here. – Arkansas has the 128th ranked defense in efficiency. It is an all-time bad defense. – It is starting to catch up for Tennessee on the chart. Beating no name schools 70–0 for three straight weeks to begin each season can only take you so far. They fail against quality opponents and will continue to do so. – Texas and Oklahoma possess a very similar statistical makeup. Both defenses are in the top two of the conference, and the offenses have been hit or miss throughout the season. – Kentucky is far and away the worst team in the country and it's a justifiable knock on the Longhorns that that game in Lexington went to overtime.

Sometimes some people have too much money.

I would be very surprised if Ohio State is anything other than No. 1. i feel like that discourse online the last 72 hours has gotten very loud however.

I’d bet 11-12

Hopefully he sticks his head down and grinds. His stint in Indy should have gone much better than it did.

Malachi Allen on his trip to Austin on Saturday.

Early season junior tape for Demarco Jenkins: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/20111319/68a7db05504893ddf434fe3e

Malachi Allen Junior Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/22310930/68d9cf61737f81165a658791

2027 DB on the Radar + Recap from 2027 DL *** A new in-state safety prospect has emerged on the radar for the Longhorns in the class of 2027. 6-foot-4-inch Whitehouse (TX) defensive back Malachi Allen visited the Longhorns on Saturday for the Vanderbilt game and should be considered a name to watch moving forward. Allen told me following his visit that he is being recruited at the STAR position, or as a hybrid safety/linebacker. The plan now is for a Texas coach to stop by on Thursday according to Allen – most likely being Keynodo Hudson, who Allen spent time with in the facility during the postgame. On Monday, Florida State became the first to offer Allen. Texas has invited Allen back for the Texas A&M game as well, which means they could get three in-person visits in the month of November alone. Will have an update later in the week, but this is one to keep an eye on for the winter as Texas gets its in-state safety board straightened out. *** Additionally, Kenny Baker hosted 2027 Pearland (TX) defensive lineman DeMarco Jenkins for the Vanderbilt game as well. The Longhorns offered Jenkins back in the first week of June, and he referred to his trip to Austin as one of the best he has taken so far. "I had a great time at the game man, the energy was high and i could literally feel the stadium shaking," Jenkins told On Texas Football after the game. "It was definitely one of my best visits and I plan on coming back soon or during the spring." Jenkins holds 23 offers at the moment – including offers from Arizona State, Auburn, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and plenty of others. Mizzou extended an offer to Jenkins on Monday as well. I would expect to see Jenkins' name rise heading into the winter evaluation period.

Not particularly sure. Haven’t heard of any type of ailment from that game.

Love this type of stuff

3 Stars of the Game vs. Vanderbilt *** The players of the game in the 34–31 victory over Vanderbilt. Star No. 1 – Colin Simmons A fantastic showing from Colin Simmons on Saturday. Starting the day off with a strip sack fumble and recovery which led to immediate points on the other side. Simmons produced seven pressures on the day and lived behind the line of scrimmage. Star performance from Simmons. Star No. 2 – Arch Manning A lot of quick, easy throws to begin the game for Manning, but he settled into his own rather nicely. A second consecutive game over 300 passing yards and three touchdowns, all of which coming in the first three quarters. Manning once again played turnover-free football and hit a mid-game rhythm of completed 16–18 passes at one point. Really smooth operation. Star No. 3 – Offensive Line I don't normally do full units for the stars of the game, but the offensive line deserves some recognition for their performance on Saturday. It was not a perfect day, but it was far and away the best this unit has performed in 2025. No sacks allowed and only one rush ended up going for negative yards. You can score a lot of points when that is the case. HM1 Ethan Burke – 2 sacks and pressure all over the field. Burke has blossomed with six TFL and 3.0 sacks over his last three contests. HM2 Anthony Hill Jr. – Just like Simmons, I thought there were pockets of this game early on where Hill was flat dominant. *** Emmett Mosley V just missed the cut for another HM honor.

Sarkisian says he believes Arch looks so much more poised and mature given the last two weeks than he did in the first couple of games.

Sarkisian on Ryan Wingo: "in an emergency, emergency I think he could have gone in."

Sark: "The games in November are the ones they remember."

Sark says getting Michael Taaffe and Jelani McDonald back on the field is going to be key for communication.