Blake Munroe

Good observation. It will be interesting to see if we see a DFW switch over the next decade or not.

I get it. And that was just a tad before my time lol. I was 7 his final year. But he’s also automatically disqualified from the list, as he didn’t play in the modern era. I guess technically 1992, but 75% of his career was pre-poll.

Someone voted Quinn No. 1… in the fan vote. Ill release the fan vote tomorrow.

I get what you’re saying, but to play devils advocate… 21-19 during his four years 37 TD. 46 INT. Only had one season where he threw more TD than INT (16:13). That doesn’t all fall on him by any means, but as you said… results. Not even close to sniffing this list, imo.

DE in CFB. LB in NFL. Just my .02.

Some interesting data points: 13 of the Top 25 appeared on all 10 staff ballots. The list is almost perfectly balanced by side of the ball: 13 offensive players and 12 defensive players. Running back is the most represented single position with five players: Ricky Williams, Cedric Benson, Bijan Robinson, Jamaal Charles and D’Onta Foreman. Secondary, as a whole, is even deeper: Michael Huff, Earl Thomas, Quentin Jammer, Jahdae Barron, Aaron Ross, Michael Griffin and Nathan Vasher. Seven of the 25 are defensive backs. 18 of the 25 played at least one season under Mack Brown. Even crazier, 13 of the Top 15 are Mack-era players. Bijan Robinson and Kelvin Banks Jr. are the only two members of the Top 15 who never played for Mack. Michael Huff is a fascinating case. He finished No. 8 despite appearing on only nine of the 10 ballots. His average rank when selected was 6.89, meaning the people who voted for him generally had him very high. Same phenomenon with Brian Orakpo: only nine ballots, yet he finished No. 10. His 8.33 average ranking when selected was much stronger than several players who appeared on every ballot. Byron Murphy II made the Top 25 despite appearing on only five ballots. That's the fewest appearances by anyone in the final 25. When people believed he belonged, though, they ranked him high enough to get him to No. 23. Meanwhile, D’Onta Foreman appeared on nine ballots but finished just No. 21. That's almost the opposite profile: broad agreement that he belonged somewhere on the list, but generally toward the bottom.

After combining ten individual Top 25 ballots from the On Texas Football staff into one composite ranking, we now have our Top 25 Players of the Modern Era list. Each ballot was scored on a 25-to-1 points system, with 25 points awarded for a first-place vote, 24 for second place and so on. At the top, two of the most iconic players in Texas football history separated themselves from the rest of the field. Vince Young finished No. 1 overall, narrowly edging Ricky Williams for the top spot. Young totaled 247 points across the 10 ballots, while Williams finished just four points behind with 243. Young received seven first-place votes, while Williams received the other three. Every voter ranked both players either first or second. Behind them, Colt McCoy came in at No. 3 with 227 points, followed closely by Derrick Johnson at No. 4 with 223. The top four created a clear consensus among the OTF staff, but the rankings became much tighter from there. Cedric Benson rounded out the top five, followed by Bijan Robinson, Casey Hampton, Michael Huff, Kelvin Banks Jr. and Brian Orakpo. Banks, Orakpo and Earl Thomas were separated by just one point, with Banks finishing ninth at 160 points and Orakpo and Thomas tying at 159. Orakpo earned the No. 10 spot through the composite tiebreaker (using the highest individual placement on any ballot). The list features players spanning more than three decades of Texas football, from stars of the early 1990s to members of the Longhorns' recent College Football Playoff teams. It also highlights just how difficult it is to compare players across positions and eras. Quarterbacks and running backs dominate the very top of the ranking, but the Top 25 also includes elite linebackers, defensive backs, offensive linemen and defensive linemen who helped define their respective eras. Still, the biggest debate may be the one at the very top. Williams owns one of the greatest individual résumés in college football history, including the 1998 Heisman Trophy, while Young delivered perhaps the most iconic season and championship performance Texas football has ever seen. When the votes were totaled, Young had just enough support to claim the title of On Texas Football's No. 1 Longhorn. View full news story

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference on Tuesday released its Women's Basketball league schedule for the upcoming 2026-27 season. The University of Texas opens conference action with a road contest against Georgia on Thursday, December 31 and concludes league play with a road game against Ole Miss on Sunday, February 28. The schedule consists of a single round robin of home or away (14 games) with one rotating opponent that will be played at home and away (2 games). Each team will play eight home games and eight away games. The rotating opponent changes annually. This marks the 18th season of the 16-game schedule for women's basketball. Texas will play Texas A&M both home and away in the 2025-26 season. Home games will be: South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas A&M and Florida. Texas will travel to: Georgia, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Auburn, LSU, Oklahoma and Ole Miss. The regular season concludes with the 2027 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament being held for the 10th time at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. The tournament, which will include all 16 teams, begins on Wednesday, March 3 and concludes with the championship game on Sunday, March 7. The women's basketball television schedule will be announced later, as will the time for all games.

We’re 25 days away, and No. 25 has two of the best running backs to ever come through Texas... plus one of the more memorable single-game performances in recent Longhorn history. Chris Gilbert was an absolute monster in the late 1960s. He finished with 3,231 career rushing yards and 28 touchdowns, became the first player in college football history to rush for 1,000 yards in three straight seasons, earned Consensus All-America honors in 1968 and was a three-time All-SWC selection. He’s also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Jamaal Charles finished his Texas career with 3,328 rushing yards and 36 rushing touchdowns. He was a three-time All-Big 12 selection, the 2005 Big 12 Freshman of the Year and, of course, a member of the 2005 National Championship team. Chris Warren III had five career 100-yard rushing games, but everyone remembers the explosion against Texas Tech in 2015: 276 yards and four touchdowns. That day he set Texas freshman single-game records for rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and longest run with a 91-yard TD.

Fortunately I had enough data to put together a Top 15 fan vote. That's awesome. It will debut tomorrow, along with our Top 25 Longhorns of the Modern Era.

Some other factoids to consider before I release this tomorrow: Cedric beats Bijan for No. xxx despite appearing on five fewer ballots. Michael Huff beats Casey Hampton by ONE POINT: 226 to 225. Earl Thomas is only five points behind Hampton. The worst rating VY received was No. 4. One person voted Quinn Ewers No. 1. Three people put Earl Campbell in their top 10, despite him playing many years before the start date of this poll.

Just FYI... I excluded four responses from individual ranking slots because they couldn't be scored cleanly: Kevin Durant, “DBU Members,” “Ricky Williams & Colt McCoy” in one slot, and “Bijan & ROJO best RB and leadership duo” in one slot.

Voting will now be closed. Thank you all for your submissions. Hundreds of votes are amazing. Great set of data points.

We've had WAYYYY more participation than I anticipated, with 25 responses coming in just in the last five minutes alone. Going to be fun to go through the data.

I'm closing this at 12:00 PM CT today, so please vote if you haven't already!

We’re officially 26 days away from Texas football, so today we’re looking back at some of the best Longhorns to wear No. 26. Johnny “Lam” Jones headlines this group. The Olympic gold medalist was a two-time All-American, two-time All-SWC selection and Texas’ 1978 team MVP before becoming the No. 2 overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft. D.J. Monroe brought some serious speed to the number during his time on the Forty Acres. Monroe finished with 2,620 all-purpose yards and still owns the Texas record with three career kickoff-return touchdowns. And Marcus Griffin rounds out the group. A member of the 2005 National Championship team, Griffin finished his Texas career with 229 tackles, four interceptions and three forced fumbles, earning ESPN.com All-America honors as a senior in 2007. 26 days to go.

Lolol

Joe mad he had to use a dictionary. 😕

The puerile condescension is a nice touch. I’m sure confusing your personal definition of the ‘modern era’ with an objective historical standard felt terribly profound when you typed it.

I would love for ALL OTF members to participate in this. We will be unveiling our Top 25 Horns of the modern era (1992-2025) in a couple of days, but I want to do a fan vote for the Top 10. Please go to this link and record your responses. No registration required.... just be sure to submit your answers! https://forms.gle/zFmAXzFRHLujFvCy8 Please remember that this is ONLY since 1992. No answers before then will be counted. The 1992 season marked the start of college football's modern era due to structural shifts in television revenue, the rise of super-conferences, inaugural championship games, and the first coordinated attempts to match the nation's top two teams in the postseason

Figured I would get this one in super early, for the late late night crowd. Currently at midnight madness for high school football.

We’re officially 28 days away from Texas football, so today we’re looking back at some of the best Longhorns to wear No. 28. Malcolm Brown headlines the group. The former five-star running back finished his Texas career with 2,678 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns and 11 100-yard games. Brown earned Second-Team All-Big 12 honors twice and was a Freshman All-American in 2011. Brandon Foster put together a huge senior season in 2007, earning Second-Team All-Big 12 honors. He finished his career with 106 tackles, four interceptions and 15 pass breakups, while his three defensive touchdowns in 2007 set a Texas single-season record. Wayne Clements handled the kicking duties for Texas from 1987-89, connecting on 46 career field goals and scoring 214 points. He also knocked through two field goals in Texas’ memorable 28-24 win over Oklahoma in 1989. And more recently, Jerrin Thompson wore No. 28 in the Texas secondary. Thompson finished with 170 tackles, five interceptions and 18 pass breakups, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 honors twice. He picked off three passes during Texas’ 2023 Big 12 championship season. 28 days until kickoff. Who’s your favorite?

Watch Wednesday's C&F when Jeff filled in for Gerry. He goes in depth on his hatred.

Speaking of Josh Thompson, he will join us on C&F in the near future.