Blake Munroe

Today's Storylines: Forty Acres Insider: January 30 (By Chris Del Conte) https://texassports.com/news/2024/1/30/forty-acres-insider-january-30.aspx NIL opportunities leave smaller pool of late-round NFL draft prospects https://apnews.com/article/senior-bowl-nfl-draft-prospects-b92d334c8b2f21715b058c9d3eedab28 Texas included in three of 247Sports' most important CFB games in 2024 https://longhornswire.usatoday.com/lists/texas-football-longhorns-2024-schedule-top-games-georgia-oklahoma-michigan-ole-miss-lsu-oregon/ NFL Mock Draft: Adonai Mitchell To Be Patrick Mahomes' New No. 1 Receiver? https://www.si.com/college/texas/football/texas-wr-adonai-mitchell-projected-to-end-up-with-super-bowl-team Big 12 reveals football schedule, the first without Texas and Oklahoma https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/article/big-12-reveals-football-schedule-the-first-18637501.php Longhorns' Chendall Weaver 'Setting The Standard' at Texas, Says Houston Coach Kelvin Sampson https://www.si.com/college/texas/mens-basketball/texas-longhorns-chendall-weaver-praised-by-houston-cougars-coach-kelvin-sampson-big-12 New Car Wash Convos features UT’s Brock Cunningham https://www.carwash.com/zips-car-wash-convos-texas-brock-cunningham/ Taylor Jones and Madison Booker named finalists for 2024 national awards https://hookemheadlines.com/posts/taylor-jones-and-madison-booker-named-finalists-for-2024-national-awards

Let’s cap off the month of January with some Coffee and Football this morning! At 8 AM CST, join me, along with Bobby Burton and CJ Vogel as we discuss the latest happenings in Longhorns news, including recruiting, the portal, the team and much more. I would like to give a big thank you to Adam Lowey and the Loewy Law Firm for sponsoring today's show! View full news

Today's Storylines: Steve Sarkisian sends his best to former Longhorn Kyle Shanahan in Super Bowl LVIII https://www.gulflive.com/longhorns/2024/01/texas-coach-steve-sarkisian-sends-his-best-to-former-longhorn-kyle-shanahan-in-super-bowl-lviii.html Football represented by pair of lettermen in Super Bowl LVIII https://texassports.com/news/2024/1/29/football-texas-represented-by-pair-of-lettermen-in-super-bowl-lviii.aspx Former Horn Charles Omenihu tears ACL, out for Super Bowl https://x.com/BlakeMunroeOTF/status/1752070112385941838?s=20 SI: Re-Ranking the 2024 Way-Too-Early Top 25 After Coaching Changes and Portal Additions https://www.si.com/college/2024/01/29/re-ranking-2024-way-too-early-college-football-top-25 Top DL at the 2024 Senior Bowl: Byron Murphy II Could Solidify First-Round Pick https://www.profootballnetwork.com/top-dl-prospects-senior-bowl-draft-2024/ Shead's 25 points carry No. 4 Houston past Texas 76-72 in overtime https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2024/01/30/shead-s-25-points-carry-no-4-houston-past-texas-76-72-in-overtime/72404134007/ Max Abmas One of 10 Candidates for Bob Cousy Award https://www.si.com/college/texas/mens-basketball/texas-longhorns-max-abmas-bob-cousy-award-candidates-list Baseball Alumni game and Fan Appreciation Day set for February 3 https://texassports.com/news/2024/1/29/baseball-alumni-game-and-fan-appreciation-day-set-for-february-3.aspx TV designations announced for No. 5 Softball’s Shriners Children’s Clearwater Invitational appearance https://texassports.com/news/2024/1/29/tv-designations-announced-for-no-5-softballs-shriners-childrens-clearwater-invitational-appearance.aspx

Join me, Bobby Burton and CJ Vogel this morning at 8 AM as we take your questions, talk some Longhorn football, recruiting and much more!

Here’s the link to the full two round mock draft from Yahoo: https://sports.yahoo.com/2024-nfl-draft-2-round-070038179.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFIcnYVer12s1eutOijSX4Bv5xmKBXr8LSZ6nHp8Y8auwO1ItVK6wqopvrWH_R8xHD7C9Naq0h7AqHOd_Kcw935xgPqp_VPw3nbyGFZGvZ_kdZNAw1kqoy3-K7lXZCPBcz0Ct53VTAt3Y5rgv09U2mVaVD8UjiE_cDqOrIS-Oj-c

Yahoo Sports released their first two round mock draft and they have FIVE Longhorns being taken in the first two rounds… or I guess I should say in the second round, as they predict none will be taken in the first.

Pierce did a great job of explaining the problem with the transfer portal window and the MLB draft when he sat down with us last week. I think every college baseball fan needs to listen to that, because it's a valid concern for ALL programs, not just Texas. With that said, I love this roster and the potential of it. I do wish Texas didn't lose Notre Dame transfer Will Mercer, however. That hurts.

For the 2023 season, the Longhorns ended up with 32 sacks, which was a six-sack improvement from the year before. However, they now are losing three defensive linemen, including arguably two of the best players on defense in T'Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II, along with two linebackers. So just how much sack production will be lost as the Horns move forward to the 2024 season? In short: Not much. In somewhat of a surprising result, Texas returns over 65% of that sack production, including three of their top four defenders who recorded the most sacks. Let's also not forger that, due to the transfer portal and recruiting, the Longhorns have added pieces such as defensive end Trey Moore from UTSA (14 sacks last season), defensive tackle Tiaoalii Savea from Arizona (1.5 sacks) and some very talented high schoolers such as five-star edge prospect Colin Simmons. View full news

Definitely seems to be the case.

Former Texas Longhorn/current Kansas City Chiefs DE Charles Omenihu tore his ACL yesterday and will miss the Super Bowl. Right before he sustained his injury, Omenihu had a huge strip on Ravens QB Lamar Jackson.

Earlier today, Baseball America released their Top 25 Preseason Poll and the Longhorns come in at the No. 13 spot. With the season less than two weeks away, Texas will face multiple opponents ranked in the Top 25, including three in the top ten and six overall. View full news

Going to be one heck of a game, no doubt about it. Two of the biggest brands, what should be talent filled rosters, etc. That game is going to be huge It’s also hard to believe that (VY and co. beating them on the road) game was nearly 20 years ago.

From his Texas bio: two-time all-district honoree … earned second-team All-District 21-6A accolades as a kicker in 2020 and a punter in 2022 … ranked as the No. 24 punter nationally by Kohl’s Kicking.

Not going to lie... storylines were a lot easier to find during football season. 😂