Jeff Howe

Shoutout to Richmond McGee!

Hicks missed most of spring practice.

He missed all of spring practice and wasn't cleared from his shoulder surgery until a few weeks ago.

According to the Texas baseball program, RHP Sam Cozart recently underwent "minor foot surgery as a preventative measure to address a previous injury." While Cozart is expected to be limited during offseason workouts, he's on track to be ready to go for the start of the 2027 season. The expectation is that the NCBWA Stopper of the Year will move into the weekend starting rotation, forming a potentially dominant 1-2 pitch with All-American Dylan Volantis. As a freshman, Cozart led Division I among pitchers who threw at least 50 innings in WHIP (0.73) and batting average against (.140). He was second in the nation with a 1.72 ERA, trailing only UC Santa Barbara's Jackson Flora, who was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the fourth overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft. Cozart, who went 6-0 on the mound, recorded nine saves, which tied him for the Division I lead among freshmen.

He’d be the fifth or sixth tackle to go into a game. He’s on par with Sharma but behind Watson. Texas has listed two tackle spots and a nose tackle on the depth chart under Sark. We'll see if it stays that way.

Second or third left guard and backup center.

Yep. He’s got to go win the job.

His hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. EDIT: After I posted this, we learned that his hearing has been moved to Aug. 10.

A couple of notes: — John Meredith's profile still doesn't appear on the official roster, which is why he doesn't have a jersey number or height and weight next to his name. — We put Kobe Black on the depth chart at cornerback and safety. — The same goes for Jonathan Cunningham, who's listed on the official roster at linebacker but was with the safeties in the spring. — For the most part, this depth chart mirrors where things were at the end of spring practice. Again, this isn't our projection for what the depth chart for the opener will look like for the opener. This is, by and large, how we expect it to look for the first practice.

With the Longhorns set to hit the field for the start of preseason practice next week, it’s time for On Texas Football to provide a pre-camp snapshot of the Texas depth chart. This is what we expect the depth chart to look like when the Longhorns open camp, not a projection of what it will look like when the first official depth chart is released for the Sept. 5 season opener against Texas State. The high school signees (including John Meredith III) and additional players picked up from the transfer portal who weren’t with the team for spring practice have been added to the depth chart, as they weren't included in our post-spring practice snapshot. According to Steve Sarkisian, Texas will enter camp with a healthy team. Except for offensive lineman Kaden Scherer, who suffered a serious knee injury early in spring practice, the players who missed all or parts of spring practice while recovering from surgery or injuries are on the depth chart. OFFENSE QUARTERBACK 1. (16) Arch Manning (6-4, 222, Jr.-2L) 2. (9) KJ Lacey (6-0, 188, RS-Fr.) 3. (19) MJ Morris (6-1, 201, Sr.-TR) 4. (6) Dia Bell (6-3, 206, Fr.-HS) RUNNING BACK 1. (0) Raleek Brown (5-9, 193, Sr.-TR) — OR — (2) Hollywood Smothers (5-11, 193, Jr.-TR) 2. (5) Derrek Cooper (6-1, 212, Fr.-HS) 3. (21) Ryan Niblett (5-9, 189, Jr.-1L) 4. (31) James Simon (5-11, 208, RS-Fr.) 5. (11) Michael Terry III (6-3, 229, RS-Fr.) 6. (28) Jett Walker (6-2, 224, Fr.-HS) WIDE RECEIVER (X) 1. (8) Cam Coleman (6-3, 204, Jr.-TR) 2. (18) Sterling Berkhalter (6-3, 196, Sr.-TR) — OR — (7) Kaliq Lockett (6-2, 181, RS-Fr.) WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 1. (1) Ryan Wingo (6-2, 214, Jr.-2L) 3. (13) Kohen Brown (6-0, 202, Fr.-HS) 4. (14) Chris Stewart (6-0, 184, Fr.-HS) WIDE RECEIVER (H) 1. (3) Emmett Mosley V (6-2, 199, Jr.-1L) 2. (4) Jermaine Bishop Jr. (6-0, 166, Fr.-HS) — OR — (17) Daylan McCutcheon (5-11, 183, Soph.-1L) TIGHT END (Y) 1. (15) Michael Masunas (6-5, 259, Sr.-TR) — OR — (83) Spencer Shannon (6-7, 260, Jr.-2L) 2. (88) Charlie Jilek (6-5, 238, Fr.-HS) TIGHT END (H) 1. (81) Nick Townsend (6-3, 250, Soph.-1L) 2. (85) Emaree Winston (6-1, 245, Soph.-1L) 3. (87) Will Randle (6-4, 249, Jr.-SQ) LEFT TACKLE 1. (74) Trevor Goosby (6-7, 325, Jr.-2L) 2. (78) Jordan Coleman (6-5, 356, RS-Fr.) 3. (51) John Turntine III (6-4, 295, Fr.-HS) LEFT GUARD 1. (75) Jaydon Chatman (6-4, 330, Jr.-2L) 2. (56) Dylan Sikorski (6-4, 335, Soph.-TR) 3. (50) Laurence Seymore (6-2, 316, Sr.-TR) 4. (76) Jackson Christian (6-5, 308, RS-Fr.) CENTER 1. (62) Connor Robertson (6-4, 316, Sr.-3L) 2. (76) Jackson Christian (6-5, 308, RS-Fr.) 3. (56) Dylan Sikorski (6-4, 335, Soph.-TR) RIGHT GUARD 1. (73) Brandon Baker (6-4, 315, Jr.-2L) 2. (58) Devin Coleman (6-5, 340, RS-Fr.) 3. (68) Paris Patterson Jr. (6-5, 354, Jr.-TR) 4. (72) Nicholas Robertson (6-3, 349, Fr.-HS) 5. (70) Kaden Scherer (6-6, 291, Fr.-HS) RIGHT TACKLE 1. (71) Melvin Siani (6-6, 317, Sr.-TR) 2. (77) Andre Cojoe (6-6, 339, Soph.-1L) 3. (79) Jonte Newman (6-4, 310, RSFr.-TR) DEFENSE NOSE TACKLE 1. (95) Ian Geffrard (6-5, 375, Sr.-TR) 2. (88) Maraad Watson (6-3, 333, Jr.-1L) 3. (90) Josiah Sharma (6-4, 341, RS-Fr.) 4. (96) Zion Williams (6-4, 370, RSFr.-TR) DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1. (93) Hero Kanu (6-5, 309, Sr.-1L) 2. (15) Justus Terry (6-5, 289, Soph.-1L) 3. (52) James Johnson (6-3, 279, Fr.-HS) 4. (55) Elijah Ali (6-4, 306, Fr.-HS) DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1. (97) Alex January (6-5, 308, Jr.-2L) 2. (33) Myron Charles (6-4, 312, RS-Fr.) JACK 1. (1) Colin Simmons (6-3, 246, Jr.-2L) 2. (92) Colton Vasek (6-5, 252, Jr.-2L) 3. (46) Smith Orogbo (6-4, 238, RS-Fr.) — OR — (99) Richard Wesley (6-4, 258, Fr.-HS)\ 4. (80) Brinley Tita (6-4, 252, Fr.-HS) END 1. (40) Lance Jackson (6-5, 274, Soph.-1L) 2. (19) Zina Umeozulu (6-5, 272, Soph.-1L) 3. (94) Jamarion Carlton (6-5, 280, Fr.-HS) WLB 1. (3) Rasheem Biles (6-1, 222, Sr.-TR) 2. (30) Rocky Cummings (6-4, 227, Fr.-HS) 3. (37) Jonathan Cunningham (6-2, 198, RS-Fr.) — OR — (45) Darius Snow (6-1, 219, Sr.-TR) SLB 1. (14) Brad Spence (6-2, 249, Sr.-1L) 2. (18) Kosi Okpala (6-3, 235, Fr.-HS) MLB 1. (26) Ty’Anthony Smith (6-1, 214, Jr.-2L) 2. (28) Justin Cryer (6-1, 241, Sr.-TR) 3. (16) Tyler Atkinson (6-1, 219, Fr.-HS) 4. (44) Markus Boswell (6-1, 228, Soph.-TR) NICKEL 1. (29) Graceson Littleton (6-0, 182, Soph.-1L) 2. (27) Wardell Mack (6-0, 183, Soph.-1L) — OR — (17) Xavier Filsaime (6-1, 193, Jr.-2L) CORNERBACK 1. (6) Kobe Black (6-2, 202, Jr.-2L) — OR — (8) Kade Phillips (6-0, 191, Soph.-1L) 2. (21) Hayward Howard Jr. (6-2, 182, Fr.-HS) 3. John Meredith III (Fr.-HS) CORNERBACK 1. (5) Bo Mascoe (5-11, 199, Sr.-TR) 2. (24) Warren Roberson (6-0, 189, Jr.-2L) 3. (11) Samari Matthews (6-1, 197, Fr.-HS) 4. (36) Nick Hudson (5-10, 179, Sr.-TR) FREE SAFETY 1. (4) Jelani McDonald (6-2, 210, Sr.-3L) 2. (23) Jordon Johnson-Rubell (5-10, 212, Jr.-2L) 3. (25) Toray Davis (6-1, 197, Fr.-HS) 4. (13) Zelus Hicks (6-2, 183, RS-Fr.) STRONG SAFETY 1. (2) Derek Williams Jr. (6-2, 199, Jr.-2L) 2. (17) Xavier Filsaime (6-1, 193, Jr.-2L) 3. (6) Kobe Black (6-2, 202, Jr.-2L) — OR — (37) Jonathan Cunningham (6-2, 198, RS-Fr.) 4. (9) Jonah Williams (6-3, 210, Soph.-1L) 5. (31) Yaheim Riley (5-11, 187, Fr.-HS) PUNTER 1. (43) Mac Chuimento (6-4, 228, Sr.-TR) 2. (45) Mikey Bukauskus (6-2, 210, Fr.-HS) KICKER 1. (44) Gianni Spetic (6-3, 221, Sr.-TR) 2. (46) Spencer Barnett (6-0, 215, Soph.-1L) 3. (49) Jake Collett (6-0, 182, Fr.-HS) PUNT RETURN 1. (21) Ryan Niblett (5-9, 189, Jr.-1L) 2. (0) Raleek Brown (5-9, 193, Sr.-TR) 3. (17) Daylan McCutcheon (5-11, 183, Soph.-1L) KICKOFF RETURN 1. (0) Raleek Brown (5-9, 193, Sr.-TR) — AND — (4) Jermaine Bishop Jr. (6-0, 166, Fr.-HS) 2. (5) Derrek Cooper (6-1, 212, Fr.-HS) — AND — (11) Michael Terry III (6-3, 229, RS-Fr.) View full news story

The mystery has been solved!

I don't know if we'd get him on Coffee & Football, but I think it would be awesome if we could do something with Chris Simms. I don't believe he's done any Texas-related interviews since he left. It's time to give Chris his flowers and formally welcome him back to the program.

We had Royal Ivey on our live show in Houston last summer. That was a fun time.

Shoutout to Tyrone Jones. Mack signing those four guys from Texas City in his first class (Jones, Everick Rawls, Jermaine Anderson and Ervis Hill) was the first step in Texas dominating in-state recruiting.

Herman is this generation's John Mackovic. He did some good things and won some big games, but he was so unlikeable that nobody stood up for him at the end of his tenure. It took a 4-7 disaster to get Mackovic fired. Herman got shown the door in large part because nobody liked him.

I'll admit that that's worth the lake level at Canyon Lake dropping about an inch and a half.

Unfortunately, I don't think the results in and of themselves have had as much of an impact as they did at one time. But being a part of either game, IMO, is a big deal.

Thankfully, I've never gotten to "bad guy" levels.

I understand and respect the history of the rivalry and what the Arkansas game used to be. But it’s hard to pick things up more than 30 years later right where you left off. Right now, the Arkansas game isn’t on the same level as what the OU and A&M games mean.

I honestly wouldn't mind Charlie coming on the channel. I have no interest in interviewing Tom Herman.

Hanging out with me in Houston got you on the straight and narrow!