Jeff Howe

I’ve seen him a few times and I don’t know that that’s for sure where he’ll wind up. Regardless, I think he’s a solid prospect and we’ll see what happens with an offer. With football going to 105 full scholarships, you can take a flier on a developmental-type prospect for a spot that otherwise would go to a preferred walk-on.

And given what Kentucky is doing to Florida tonight, that loss isn’t aging well.

I’m already ready!

When No. 11 Texas faces fifth-ranked Georgia in Athens next Saturday (6:30 p.m., ABC), it will do so on the heels of the Bulldogs’ most complete performance of the season. Kirby Smart’s team rolled up a season-high 567 yards of total offense in Saturday’s 41-21 dispatching of Mississippi State. Georgia (8-1, 6-1 SEC) ran for 303 yards and averaged 7.7 yards per play on an afternoon in which Gunnar Stockton (18-for-29 passing for 264 yards and three touchdowns) led five consecutive touchdown drives after a first-quarter fumble in the red zone. A defense entered Saturday’s game with a Power Four-low eight sacks recorded through eight games. After allowing a 14-play, 75-yard drive to open the game, the Bulldogs forced two three-and-outs, four total punts, a fumble and a turnover on downs to help Georgia build a 38-7 lead by the 9:58 mark of the third quarter. The Longhorns won four consecutive SEC games after losing to Florida. Texas (7-2, 4-1) has earned the opportunity to position itself as a threat to get back to the SEC Championship Game and the College Football Playoff if it can hand the Bulldogs their second conference loss. With Georgia’s trip to Starkville out of the way, the countdown to the third meeting between the Longhorns and the Bulldogs in 392 days is officially underway. — Along with a healthy running back room (Nate Frazier’s 59-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter highlighted a 12-carry, 181-yard performance against Mississippi State), Georgia’s offensive line looks just as good, if not better than the group Stacy Searles put on the field last season. Texas will come into the game with arguably the best run defense in the country. It should be a hellacious trench battle next Saturday. — The tight end position is a significant piece in Mike Bobo’s offense, which is why Lawson Luckie’s departure after he was leveled on a hit that led to safety Jahron Manning’s ejection for targeting is a significant development. Smart said after the game that Luckie wanted to get back on the field after he was ruled out, providing hope of a positive prognosis. Regardless, Luckie’s availability is one of the early health-related storylines to monitor, along with the status of Ryan Wingo (thumb) and Jelani McDonald (concussion protocol), both of whom suffered injuries in the Longhorns' 34-31 win over Vanderbilt. — Zachariah Branch and Noah Thomas both hauled in touchdowns from Stockton on Saturday. The Bulldogs have upgraded at wide receiver since the last time Texas saw Georgia, with the transfer wideouts responsible for two of Stockton’s completions against Mississippi State that were explosive in nature (gained 15 or more yards), including Thomas’ 64-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. — The toughest task the Longhorns have in front of them is figuring out how to run the football with some level of consistency against a defense that came into the weekend as a top-15 unit against the run (94.1 yards per game and 3.01 yards per attempt allowed). Even though Texas is last in the SEC in rushing yards per game in conference play (84.1), Quintrevion Wisner has a track record of getting the job done in big games. Wisner’s most productive games this season have come against Ohio State (80 yards on 16 carries), Oklahoma (22 carries for 94 yards and five receptions for 35 yards) and Vanderbilt (75 yards on 18 carries and 28 yards on two catches), the seventh, eighth and 17th-ranked FBS run defenses heading into the weekend. With Wisner running behind an offensive line that might've found its best combination with Cole Hutson at left guard and Connor Robertson at center, the Longhorns have at least a puncher’s chance to move the ball on the ground. — Georgia is elite in the kicking game. While turnovers doomed Texas in the first meeting with Georgia last season, Brett Thorson’s ability to flip the field and help the Bulldogs dominate field position was a significant factor in the Longhorns’ struggles. Texas is much improved on special teams from last season, but it needs its best game of the season to match or top Georgia's kicking game, which might be the best in the country. View full news story

Epic drive by Fernando Mendoza and the Indiana offense to avoid an upset.

If only he didn't get Schiano'd!

This is the kind of guy Auburn needs to hire, but they'll never figure it out. A&M got it right with Elko from that standpoint. Elko isn't the most charismatic guy, and he probably won't wow people on first impression, but he can coach ball.

Is this the coachspeak equivalent of the dreaded vote of confidence?

No BS, no frills. Just a ball coach.

Postgame notes from UT on the win: — Texas improved to 2-0 on the season. — The Longhorns won their 26th straight game at Moody Center and now hold a 51-5 all-time record at Moody Center. — The Longhorns held Richmond to 56 points and 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) from 3-point range. — Texas has held both of their opponents this season under 60 points. — Following today's six-assist performance, Harmon needs just 35 more to break Texas' all-time assists record. — Madison Booker, Jordan Lee and Aaliyah Crump all recorded double-digit points. — Crump scored in double-digits for the second straight game as she scored 16 in her collegiate debut. — Booker recorded her 29th career game scoring at least 20 points and her 11th career double-double. Booker tied her career-high with six steals. — Booker is shooting 57.1 percent from the field over her first two games with 40 total points. — Teya Sidberry is three points away from 1,000 career points. — Texas forced 24 turnovers and scored 26 points off those turnovers. — Texas grabbed 37 rebounds and scored 38 points in the paint. — The Texas bench scored 21 points in the win. — The Longhorns totaled 15 steals on the Spiders. — Texas held a 21-2 advantage in second chance points. — The Longhorns limited their turnovers to 10 and forced Richmond into 24 turnovers.

The recap from UT: AUSTIN, Texas – No. 4 Texas had three players who recorded double-digit points to secure an 85-56 win over Richmond Friday at Moody Center. Madison Booker led the Longhorns (2-0) in scoring with a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, followed by Freshmen Jordan Lee and Aaliyah Crump with 16 and 14. Rori Harmon dished out six assists along with five points. Harmon is now 35 assists away from breaking the program’s all-time assist record. The Longhorns forced 24 turnovers on the Spiders, scoring 26 points off them. Texas ended the first quarter trailing by two points. Richmond was up early in the first quarter, but Texas went on a 6-0 run, with Madison Booker scoring all six points for the Longhorns to take a 9-8 lead. The Longhorns ended the first half leading the Spiders 35-24. Texas went on an 11-0 run in the second quarter and held Richmond scoreless for 4:24 minutes. The Texas bench scored 12 points in the second quarter, with Justice Carlton leading the team in scoring seven points. The Longhorns defense forced seven turnovers and six steals to close out the half. The Horns closed out the third quarter with 31 points, 24 of which came from inside the paint. Crump scored 10 of her 14 points to start the second half. To start the fourth quarter, Texas went on a 14-0 run for over 4:40 of game time. Richmond had three turnovers and a scoring drought of 4:31. Bryanna Preston recorded six points to lead the team scoring and the Longhorns converted seven offensive rebounds into nine of their 19 points in the final quarter. Up next Texas will host Louisiana Lafayette on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+.

I haven't had a problem with Pat McAfee so far, but I'm pretty close to my limit.

With a burrito in hand!

Texas picked up a verbal commitment from Abilene RHP George Ferguson today. We’ll have more later, but this is a big addition for the Longhorns.

I was thrilled with how well Arch handled pressure and shredded Vanderbilt's blitzes last Saturday. It was the most encouraging sign I've seen thus far that the game is slowing down and his eyes are where they need to be.

Before he parlayed his red-hot finish while leading Texas to an overtime road win over Mississippi State into a banner performance in last Saturday’s 34-31 triumph over Vanderbilt, Arch Manning proved he could handle pressure. According to Pro Football Focus, Manning has been pressured 122 times through nine games, tying him with South Carolina’s LaNorris Sellers for the second-most pressures faced among FBS quarterbacks. He’s produced when the heat has been on him; the 11th-ranked Longhorns hit their second bye week of the regular season with Manning carrying a PFF season-long grade of 68 when facing, tied for the eighth-best grade in FBS among quarterbacks who’ve been pressured on at least 20 dropbacks. With only 18 of those pressures resulting in sacks, Manning’s 14.8 pressure-to-sack percentage is tied for 60th among 171 qualifying FBS quarterbacks and sixth out of 17 qualifying quarterbacks in the SEC. To give Manning’s ability to avoid sacks more context, Jackson Arnold has the worst pressure-to-sack percentage in the SEC, with him getting sacked on 32.6 percent of the pressure Auburn has allowed. While Manning’s legs (specifically, his ability to extend plays) have been one of the elements of the offense that Texas (7-2, 4-1 SEC) has been able to count on throughout the season, he’s becoming a top-notch quarterback at beating pressure with his arm. According to PFF, no SEC quarterback has completed more pass attempts against pressure than Manning (43). Manning has the second-most passing yards of any FBS quarterback against pressure (676) and his five touchdown passes when facing pressure are tied for the seventh-most in the country (the seven touchdown passes against pressure by Tennessee’s Joey Aguilar lead the SEC, with Manning, Taylen Green of Arkansas and Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed right behind him). This is a positive trend for the Longhorns that needs to continue against a Georgia defense that’s found it tougher to get pressure on opposing quarterbacks organically this season. Steve Sarkisian and the offensive staff should expect Kirby Smart and Glenn Schumann to throw the kitchen sink at Manning when Texas heads to Athens next Saturday (6:30 p.m., ABC), even though Kyle Flood’s offensive line is coming off of arguably its best outing of 2025. According to PFF, Manning was pressured on just seven of his 34 dropbacks against the Commodores. Whether Clark Lea and the Vanderbilt defensive staff intended to blitz more coming into the game, or the Commodores shifted gears on the fly, the Longhorns made Vanderbilt pay for blitzing Manning 19 times. Manning had a 15-for-19 day against the blitz last Saturday, throwing for 248 yards and three touchdowns with no turnovers committed or sacks allowed for a PFF grade of 91.6, Manning’s best of the season against the blitz and a perfect NFL passer rating (158.3). On the 50 combined blitzes he's faced in his last two games, Manning is completing 67 percent of his passes (30 of 45) for 508 yards with five touchdowns, no interceptions, no fumbles and four sacks allowed. In two meetings with Georgia last season, the Bulldogs blitzed Manning and Quinn Ewers on 41.4 percent of their combined dropbacks (46 of 111). Those 46 blitzes led to 20 pressures and six sacks, with Manning and Ewers combining to go 22-for-40 through the air for 256 yards with one touchdown and four turnovers (one interception and three fumbles). For Texas and Sarkisian to slay the dragon and get over the hump against Smart and the Bulldogs, Manning must continue his positive trend of delivering when opposing defenses bring the heat. View full news story