Jeff Howe

Good piece of hitting by Flores. He ropes one to center field and Texas has two on with one out and Rodriguez coming to the plate.

We're in the bottom of the first, with Dartmouth leading the 16th-ranked Longhorns, 1-0. Max Beyleu just got the first Texas hit of the game with a single through the right side. These are not the best conditions for baseball at Disch-Falk today.

IIRC, Sark typically doesn't formally announce analyst hires, but if we ask about them at a press conference he'll talk about them.

The Texas football program made several coaching hires and changes to the on-field and support staff official Thursday. The Longhorns publicly announced the additions of running backs coach Chad Scott, EDGE coach LaAllen Clark and cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey. Since Orphey was hired, OTF has reported that he was expected to coach the Texas cornerbacks. A Galena Park North Shore alum and most recently the cornerbacks coach at Rutgers for three seasons (2022-24), Orphey takes over the role previously held by defensive passing game coordinator Terry Joseph. A member of Steve Sarkisian's initial staff on the Forty Acres, Joseph is moving into the role previously held by Blake Gideon as the team’s safeties coach. Sarkisian also elevated Keynodo Hudson from a defensive analyst position to coaching the STAR (nickel) position under Pete Kwiatkowski. Hudson, whose time as a defensive administrative assistant at USC (2012-16) overlapped Sarkisian’s tenure as the Trojans’ coach (2014-15), joined the Longhorns in 2024 after one season as the cornerbacks coach at Ole Miss. Hudson was the Florida Atlantic cornerbacks coach for two seasons (2017-18) under Lane Kiffin before making coaching stops at Illinois (2019-20) and Western Kentucky (2021-22). Hudson was on the same defensive staff for the Hilltoppers as Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker. Analyst Mike Bimonte is now the co-passing game coordinator and assistant quarterbacks coach. A former Rutgers quarterback and Delaware assistant coach, Bimonte has been on Sarkisian’s staff since February 2021. Jahmal Fenner added the director of player development title to his role as the program’s director of high school relations. Fenner’s new role came open after the recent departure of former director of player development Kevin Washington, who accepted an administrative position at Baylor. Errin Joe (director of scouting) and Josh Dunson (senior player personnel coordinator) are recent hires who were formally introduced on Thursday. The same goes for scouting coordinator Tanner Martin. A Georgia Tech alum, Joe was with the Yellow Jackets for the last six seasons. He was most recently the director of player personnel. Dunson worked in the Georgia Tech recruiting department in 2023 before joining the Memphis staff as director of recruiting. View full news story

Don’t forget McCutcheon. He’ll be a factor.

Word is (and from what we’ve seen) his hands aren’t consistent.

Yep. Colorado State, UTSA, ULM, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.

I would've had Cruz higher because I love his potential, but I don't think the coaches want to rush him.

Texas saw 11 members of the 2024 signing class play in four or fewer regular-season games last season (conference championship games, bowl games and College Football Playoff games no longer count against a player’s eligibility). That’s 11 redshirt freshmen on the roster for the coming season, a group that doesn’t include the likes of Xavier Filsaime or Jordan Washington (both are rising sophomores after playing in five games during the regular season). Which of the 11 could have the biggest impact on the field for the Longhorns in 2025? I ranked them in order from the player I expect the least from to the redshirt freshman with the best chance to make a splash in the program’s second SEC campaign. 11. Freddie Dubose, WR: I can’t remember a practice I attended at various points throughout the season when Dubose was an active participant. The Smithson Valley product is at risk of getting lost in the shuffle with Jaime Ffrench, Kaliq Lockett and Daylan McCutcheon on campus. 10. Aaron Butler, WR: After signing with the Longhorns before making a campus visit, Butler’s best chance to carve out a role might be in the return game. 9. Melvin Hills III, DL: The Lafayette, La. native will compete with Myron Charles and Josiah Sharma for snaps. He was a Bo Davis take and doesn’t look like the guys Kenny Baker has targeted since joining the coaching staff. 8. Wardell Mack, CB: Mack showed with his toe-tap interception in the back of the end zone against Colorado State that he has the tools to play in the secondary. The John Ehret (La.) product needs the staff to help him put it together. 7. Santana Wilson, CB: With Texas playing more coverage after Johnny Nansen helped introduce it last season, I like Wilson’s chances to compete for playing time either with Kobe Black or behind Malik Muhammad. 6. Zina Umeozulu, EDGE: There are a lot of bodies in front of the Allen product. Nevertheless, he might have the highest ceiling of any Longhorn EDGE (other than Colin Simmons). 5. Daniel Cruz, OC: The ranking has nothing to do with Cruz’s talent. The North Richland Hills native might be best served by sitting behind Cole Hutson for one more season while competing with Connor Robertson for the No. 2 spot on the depth chart. 4. Nate Kibble, OG: The 6-foot-3-inch, 320-pound Humble Atascocita product has generated a lot of buzz behind the scenes. Don’t be surprised if he’s the No. 3 guard who pushes DJ Campbell and Neto Umeozulu to get on the field. 3. Trey Owens, QB: The backup quarterback has started at least one game every season of Steve Sarkisian’s tenure. Unlike last season, when he was the No. 3 guy behind Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning, Owens is one snap away from being placed at the controls of Sarkisian’s offense. 2. Parker Livingstone, WR: Every time the subject of someone stepping up to the level where DeAndre Moore Jr. and Ryan Wingo will be at the start of spring practice is broached, Livingstone’s name comes up. I’m ready for the substance to back up the hype. 1. Brandon Baker, OT: I’m in the group of people who assume Baker will slide into the right tackle job previously occupied by Cam Williams. With that said, Baker has to fend off Andre Cojoe and play up to his billing for Texas to adequately replace one of the top offensive tackle tandems in the country in 2024.

The game has been cancelled.

I highly doubt there will be baseball played in Austin tonight.

First pitch has been pushed to 6 p.m. The weather doesn’t look promising.

End of 1: Texas 2, Oklahoma State 2

Belyeu hit a piss missile to dead center. Gasparino grounds out to end the inning, but the Longhorns tie the game heading to the second.

BOOM! Belyeu goes deep!

Rodriguez turned on one and drove it right for his second homer of the weekend. It's a 2-1 lead for the Pokes with the Longhorns on the board in the bottom of the first.

BOOM! Adrian Rodriguez goes deep to right!

Schuessler is retired on a rocket back to the mound.

We've got one pinned at the top of the board.

I'm doing out Sunday livestream tonight, so I'll be away from the thread for a while starting at 7:15.

M1: Oklahoma State 2, Texas 0

Grubbs gets LaSalle to hit one on the ground right to Rodriguez. He steps on the bag to end a two-run, one-hit inning for the Cowboys.