CJ Vogel

Coming soon. 2026

The College Football Playoff logo. It is almost Playoff time in Austin, Texas!

Tons of experience, but maybe lacking some of that top-end talent Texas is looking for. Zero career starts, but 301 snaps in 2024. Played mostly the B-Gap at 335 pounds.

It's bad when the AD has to make a statement lol Pretty tough go in 2024 both on and off the field.

It will be interesting to see what type of coaching movement happens after the Playoff as well. Portal closes Dec. 28, though that 30 day window opens up after any coaching changes as well. I would prefer to add two before the end of the window, one is a necessity. We will see how the cookie crumbles.

With all of that said, there are currently 86 total snaps returning at the position for 2025 – all of which from Alex January. Three true freshmen and a Melvin Hills, who redshirted the entire year, make up the remainder of the room. One portal addition so far, I still expect three more.

Texas needs defensive linemen out of the portal. It does not take a rocket scientist to see that. Yet, with ten days remaining before the end of the first portal session, there has only been on addition to the position thus far. Texas would like to add four in total following the re-entrance of Sydir Mitchell on Monday. But that does not mean the Longhorns are going to overreach for a body at the position. Every player we have seen the Longhorns add out of the portal on the DL has experience and production, something that is very tough to find in general. All in all, you don't see Texas pursuing many unproven, yet high-ceiling, prospects. The track record under Sarkisian of defensive line portal additions showcases the patience and right fit needed before Texas pursues someone from another program. *** A look at the snaps played before transferring to Texas from the five defensive linemen the Longhorns have added out of the portal under Steve Sarkisian. 2023 season: Trill Carter – 1,169 Carter played four years before entering the portal, with three seasons as full time contributor or starter. Four years of experience. 2024 season: Jermayne Lole – 1,824 Lole was a three-yard contributor/starter at Arizona State before transferring to Louisville where he was injured in 2022 and rebounded back for 2023 with 411 snaps. Four full years of experience on the field for Lole and more than 1800 snaps led to the Longhorns flipping him late from Oklahoma. Four years of experience. Tia Savea – 624 Savea has not been a huge contributor for the Longhorns however, he came in with three years of experience both at UCLA and Arizona. Three years of experience. Bill Norton – 539 Norton was a five year portal entrant with experience at Georgia and Arizona. Really only one year of extended contributions with 395 snaps coming in 2023 at Arizona. But at 330 pounds, you don't find many in the portal with that frame. Five years of experience. 2025 season: Cole Brevard – 1,084 Brevard started at Penn State, but 1,083 of his 1,084 snaps came at Purdue. Brevard started 23 games over the last two seasons for the Boilermakers and has a combined 800+ snaps in the last two seasons. Four years of experience. *** It is clear Texas isn't going to go into a season with young, inexperienced defensive linemen. The key is finding those that fit the veteran, proven mold of the previous five additions. Even the misses last year, Jay Toia had 961 snaps before last year and Damonic Williams racked up 1,088 snaps in two seasons at TCU. We will more than likely see this trend continue, it is just up to the Longhorn staff to find the right fit given the prerequisites.

I’m checking back. Last I’d heard, everything was moving well for Texas, hence why the post was made.

A glimpse at the speed. This is from the 2023 season.

A source has indicated that Georgia Tech WR transfer Eric Singleton Jr. attended practice with the Longhorns as part of his visit to campus Tuesday afternoon. The Longhorns were in shells (shoulder pads and helmets) today for their Tuesday work out ahead of their College Football Playoff meeting with Clemson on Saturday. Singleton arrived on campus early Tuesday and will head out Wednesday morning. The source also expressed a lot of confidence in Texas' chances when it comes to landing the 10.3 speedster. Singleton has visited Ole Miss and Miami thus far, with a top five also consisting of Auburn and LSU. With some attention being directed towards former USC WR Zachariah Branch this afternoon, my understanding is adding Singleton is the highest priority at the moment at the WR position.

Tech just landed a starting OL from UNC. 6'8" and 330 lbs. They are playing big time portal ball.

He is right in the middle of the visit. So not yet.

Hasn't made it in today.

Not sure how I missed this one. Such a sweet pic.

That's definitely a contender!

I like this one

Thorpe Island.

Golden.

after the Michigan win lol

Probably my favorite pic so far this year.

I love this one of Colin Simmons and Barryn Sorrell.

Was doing some digging and wanted to come up with a quick gallery for the coolest photos taken at a Texas game so far this year. I have a Mount Rushmore of selections at the moment, but wanted to open the floor for other suggestions. Obviously, we will revisit this post in about a month when there is a photo of Sarkisian and Ewers hoisting the National Championship trophy, right? But feel free to share your picks of your favorite snapshots.

And just like that, Sydir Mitchell is back in the portal.