Jeff Howe

Chris Jackson checked in with Easton Royal today:

Haynes had foot surgery in November. There was hope he would’ve been back for the Ohio State game, but he missed that game and opted out of the bowl game.

Foot

Essentially, yes. This is the case.

He didn’t enter the portal. He declared for the draft.

That's what makes the struggles Texas had in the early portion of the portal frustrating for me. It's not just one thing. It's a case-by-case basis on the misses. The other dynamic is that Florida and Michigan have new coaches. Texas targeted guys that both schools didn't want to lose.

I don't know, Coop, what do you think is more plausible: That nobody on an 85-man person squad attended a party thrown by the captain? Or could it be that when the cops got to the place and realized that Sark's boys had done nothing wrong, decided not to take down any of the players' names because they didn't want to jam up a bunch of good kids for doing nothing? No, wait a minute... Your theory seems right. Arch Manning... Arch Manning hasn't got any friends. Good luck with the portal today!

I don’t know about tackle heavy, but those guys are higher priorities than interior linemen and there was a rush to get in line to get them when the portal opened.

I’ll enforce my no-trade clause.

Offensive line intel has been kept under lock and key. It would be foolish to not have a contingency plan and I believe Texas has one. We just don’t know who, what or when.

We knew what the plan was when the portal opened. What none of us knows is what the backup plan will be. That’s where I’m at right now. After striking out on its top OL targets, I’m willing to wait and see what the counterpunch is before rendering a verdict. Let’s see if the staff can pull the nose up.

I’ll take the blame for the lack of a game thread. I got tied up with something for YouTube channel and then was on the livestream with Bobby and CJ. As of now, I’m still trying to find time to watch the game, which will be my punishment for not putting up the thread.

Venables needs all the help he can get since his offense has scored as many touchdowns as I have against Texas the last two years.