Jeff Howe

Yes. I had it listed wrong in our article. Regardless, those tackles will rotate heavily today.

Good point.

It's one play, but...

I mentioned this when this whole thing started, but there's a difference between staying in shape on your and doing what guys like Sikorski and Christian have been doing since January. I don't know that anybody internally expected Hutson to pick up where he left off.

Week 1 overreaction question: Is Nebraska destined to be mid forever?

Depth guy at guard or center if he's needed.

Gerry mentioned Newman was having a good camp. Newman has only worked at right tackle to my knowledge, so it isn't a surprise. Cojoe is the No. 3 tackle regardless of what the depth chart says.

He wasn't the same after the injury. The staff couldn't count on him getting back to top form with Cooper on the way or other options in the portal.

The first official Texas depth chart of the 2026 season was released a few hours before Saturday’s season opener against Texas State. Here’s who Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorn coaches plan on featuring in the first game of his sixth season on the Forty Acres: OFFENSE QUARTERBACK 1. (16) Arch Manning (6-4, 222, Sr.-2L) 2. (9) Karle “KJ” Lacey Jr. (6-0, 188, Soph.-SQ) 3. (6) Dia Bell (6-3, 206, Fr.-HS) RUNNING BACK 1. (2) Hollywood Smothers (5-11, 196, Sr.-TR) — OR — (0) Raleek Brown (5-9, 193, 5YSr.-TR) 2. (5) Derrek Cooper (6-1, 212, Fr.-HS) RUNNING BACK 1. (11) Michael Terry III (6-3, 229, Soph.-SQ) 2. (21) Ryan Niblett (5-10, 189, Sr.-1L) 3. (31) James Simon (5-11, 208, Soph.-SQ) WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 1. (8) Cam Coleman (6-3, 204, Jr.-TR) 2. (18) Sterling Berkhalter (6-3, 196, 5YSr.-TR) 3. (13) Kohen Brown (6-0, 202, 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) WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 1. (1) Ryan Wingo (6-2, 214, Jr.-2L) 2. (7) Kaliq Lockett (6-2, 181, Soph.-SQ) 3. (14) Chris Stewart (6-0, 184, Fr.-HS) TIGHT END (Y) 1. (83) Spencer Shannon (6-7, 260, Sr.-2L) — OR — (15) Michael Masunas (6-5, 259, 5YSr.-TR) TIGHT END (H) 1. (81) Nick Townsend (6-3, 250, Soph.-1L) — OR — (85) Emaree Winston (6-1, 245, Soph.-1L) 3. (87) Will Randle (6-4, 249, Sr.-SQ) LEFT TACKLE 1. (74) Trevor Goosby (6-7, 325, Sr.-2L) 2. (77) Andre Cojoe (6-6, 339, Sr.-1L) LEFT GUARD 1. (56) Dylan Sikorski (6-4, 335, Jr.-TR) — OR — (50) Laurence Seymore III (6-2, 316, 5YSr.-TR) CENTER 1. (62) Connor Robertson (6-4, 316, 5YSr.-3L) 2. (76) Jackson Christian (6-5, 308, Soph.-SQ) RIGHT GUARD 1. (73) Brandon Baker (6-4, 315, Jr.-2L) 2. (58) Devin Coleman (6-5, 340, Soph.-SQ) — OR — (75) Jaydon Chatman (6-4, 330, Sr.-2L) RIGHT TACKLE 1. (71) Melvin Siani (6-6, 317, Sr.-TR) 2. (79) Jonte Newman (6-4, 310, Soph.-TR) DEFENSE JACK 1. (1) Colin Simmons (6-3, 246, Jr.-2L) 2. (99) Richard Wesley (6-4, 258, Fr.-HS) DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1. (93) Hero Kanu (6-5, 309, Sr.-1L) 2. (15) Justus Terry (6-5, 289, Soph.-1L) 3. (33) Myron Charles (6-4, 312, Soph.-SQ) DEFENSIVE TACKLE 1. (88) Maraad Watson (6-3, 333, Jr.-1L) 2. (97) Alex January (6-5, 308, Jr.-2L) NOSE TACKLE 1. (95) Ian Geffrard (6-5, 375, Sr.-TR) 2. (90) Josiah Sharma (6-4, 341, Soph.-SQ) END 1. (40) Lance Jackson (6-5, 274, Soph.-1L) 2. (19) Zina Umeozulu (6-5, 272, Jr.-1L) WLB 1. (3) Rasheem Biles (6-1, 222, Sr.-TR) 2. (18) Kosi Okpala (6-3, 235, Fr.-HS) MLB 1. (28) Justin Cryer (6-1, 241, Sr.-TR) 2. (14) Brad Spence (6-2, 249, Sr.-1L) SLB 1. (14) Brad Spence (6-2, 249, Sr.-1L) 2. (92) Colton Vasek (6-5, 252, Sr.-2L) CORNERBACK 1. (8) Kade Phillips (6-0, 191, Soph.-1L) 2. (11) Samari Matthews (6-1, 197, Fr.-HS) FIELD SAFETY 1. (6) Kobe Black (6-2, 202, Jr.-2L) 2. (2) Derek Williams Jr. (6-2, 199, Sr.-2L) BOUNDARY SAFETY 1. (4) Jelani McDonald (6-2, 201, Sr.-3L) 2. (9) Jonah Williams (6-3, 210, Soph.-1L) CORNERBACK 1. (5) Bo Mascoe (5-11, 199, Sr.-TR) 2. (24) Warren Roberson (6-0, 189, Sr.-2L) NICKEL 1. (29) Graceson Littleton (6-0, 182, Soph.-1L) 2. (17) Xavier Filsaime (6-1, 193, Jr.-2L) SPECIAL TEAMS PUNTER 1. (43) Mac Chiumento (6-4, 228, 5YSr.-TR) 2. (45) Mikey Bukauskas (6-2, 210, Fr.-HS) KICKER 1. (44) Gianni Spetic (6-3, 221, Sr.-TR) 2. (49) Jake Collett (6-0, 182, Fr.-HS) KICKOFF 1. (44) Gianni Spetic (6-3, 221, Sr.-TR) 2. (49) Jake Collett (6-0, 182, Fr.-HS) SNAPPER 1. Trey Dubuc (6-1, 213, Sr.-TR) 2. Trott O’Neill (6-1, 224, Fr.-HS) HOLDER 1. (43) Mac Chiumento (6-4, 228, 5YSr.-TR) 2. (45) Mikey Bukauskas (6-2, 210, Fr.-HS) KICKOFF RETURN 1. (21) Ryan Niblett (5-10, 189, Sr.-1L) — AND — (0) Raleek Brown (5-9, 193, 5YSr.-TR) PUNT RETURN 1. (21) Ryan Niblett (5-10, 189, Sr.-1L) 2. (4) Jermaine Bishop Jr. (6-0, 166, Fr.-HS) View full news story

Ezavier Crowell looking good for the Tide early.

Tarik Black!

Houston, Texas and the Aggies are a triple header on ESPN. Big day for the SWC.

I hope nobody think I’m saying that this is the best passing offense Texas will face. There are better ones ahead. Still, for an opener, it’s a great primer for what’s to come.

Jackson doesn’t have prototype size. Still, I don’t care who you are, when you put up the numbers that Texas State’s offense did last year, you have to respect the opponent. They’re an elite Group of Six offense.

Absolutely there’s a chance that’s the case. Postseason pending, Oklahoma’s defense is the best I think Texas will see.

For me, it’s specifically Cryer in coverage.

I could've gone with the running game, but the Texas State passing game poses a legitimate challenge. I love this test for Muschamp's defense right out of the gate.

It’s time to tackle “One Burning Question,” an On Texas Football in-season feature where we’ll examine a significant question facing the Texas Longhorns entering a game. On Sunday, we’ll revisit the question to see whether Steve Sarkisian’s team answered it successfully. This week, with No. 5 Texas hosting Texas State in the 2026 season opener on Saturday (2:30 p.m., ESPN), the question is: How will the Texas pass defense fare in its first test under Will Muschamp? Had his reasons for moving on from Pete Kwiatkowski and bringing Muschamp back to the Forty Acres to run the defense. Arguably the most significant reason why Sarkisian pulled the trigger on the most notable staff change of his tenure after the Longhorns were officially left out of the College Football Playoff, however, was Kwiatkowski’s inability to tie his fronts and coverages together consistently. Other than the 2024 season, when Jahdae Barron emerged as an All-American en route to winning the Jim Thorpe Award, with a healthy Andrew Mukuba further elevating a secondary that was the defense’s Achilles’ heel in 2023, Kwiatkowski never found the front-to-back synergy at Texas that he had when Chris Petersen paired him with Jimmy Lake at Washington a decade ago. Things came to a head last season in SEC play. The Longhorns allowed 92 completions of 10 or more yards in eight conference games, with Vanderbilt’s 94 preventing Kwiatkowski's defense from falling to the bottom of the SEC in that category. The 32 completions of 20 or more yards Texas surrendered tied Mississippi State for the league's second-worst mark. Kwiatkowski’s unit intercepted 16 passes in 2025 (the second-most in the SEC), including nine in conference play. Still, the Longhorns were saddled with the SEC’s second-worst pass defense in league games (280.8 yards per game allowed). Only Sarkisian knows which straw broke the camel’s back. When push came to shove, the opportunity to hire Muschamp, whose specialty is the secondary, superseded the changes needed to make it more conducive for Kwiatkowski to return for a sixth season. There was more than one way to interpret Sarkisian declaring Muschamp as the head coach of the defense upon his hiring. One of the most significant changes is that while Kwiatkowski handled the defensive front and left the back end to his defensive pass game coordinator (Terry Joseph for four seasons and Duane Akina in 2025), Muschamp is responsible for calling fronts and coverages on game day. One message coming from one voice could be what the Longhorns need to field a championship-caliber defense. The 2026 season isn’t conducive to succeeding on defense amid communication breakdowns, with Texas set to face the best regular-season slate of quarterbacks the program has had to deal with since Muschamp’s first season with the program in 2008, when the Longhorns faced two eventual Heisman Trophy winners (Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford and Baylor’s Robert Griffin III) and five other quarterbacks who went on to play in the NFL. The run of difference-making signal callers begins on Saturday, when Texas goes up against Texas State’s Brad Jackson. With a pair of 1,000-yard wideouts at Jackson’s disposal in Beau Sparks (1,200 yards last season) and Chris Dawn Jr. (1,007 yards in 2025), the Bobcats will test the Longhorns more than a typical Group of Six offense in an opening game. Texas handling the Texas State passing game comfortably won’t signal that Muschamp’s defense is destined to dominate its competition. It would, however, be a massive step in the right direction and should give Muschamp’s unit a shot in the arm ahead of Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and the Ohio State aerial attack coming to town. An offseason in which the defense showed flashes of being the havoc-causing unit capable of making more plays when the ball is in the air than it gives up is in the books. On Saturday, it’ll be time to see if Muschamp’s second tour of duty in Austin has the potential to be as successful as his first and whether Sarkisian’s call to bring him back was the right one for the Longhorns. View full news story

Couldn't tell if he was offside or the jump on the snap was that good.

Just doing my part as part of a really good team. I appreciate the kind words, though.

You think Vodney Cleveland wants a mulligan?

ICYMI, Texas State released its depth chart earlier this evening: