Gerry Hamilton

If Signing Day were today This is a OnTexasFootball first article with this headline. While the December 4th signing day is over 200 days away, the majority of prospects on this list will make decisions prior to senior seasons. Steve Sarkisian and staff are currently in the lead, top two or in a position to battle on more than two dozen prospects in the 2025 cycle. OTF takes a look at 25 prospects of note with the categories being - Yes, Maybe and Work to be done. Yes is Texas leads, or would lead with a strong push. Maybe is Texas is right there, and work to be done is the obvious. This list will be fluid on a number of prospects as the spring plays out, and then through the summer official visits. Yes Rickey Stewart, RB, Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas the clear favorite over Baylor, SMU and a couple of others. Kelshaun Johnson, WR, Hitchcock (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas has serious competition from USC, Texas Tech and Texas A&M. It would surprise a few if the Longhorns weren't the winner, should Sarkisian make the final June push. Marcus Harris, WR, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas has been the favorite at times in this recruitment. Oregon and Tennessee are key players. John Mills, IOL, San Francisco (Calif.) St. Ignatius OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Washington is real competition due to family ties. Texas has made a very strong impression with each visit. The Huskies new staff is going to have two cracks at winning out this spring. Jordan Coleman, OT, Cedar Hill (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star The Texas offer was very impactful. The Horns are the favorite with a closing push in June. Devin Coleman, IOL, Cedar Hill (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star The offer by Kyle Flood truly registered. Texas sits in the favorable position entering spring and official visits. Chace Sims, DL, Richmond (Texas) Randle OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star The Texas offer was a big one. Close to home matters in this one with Texas A&M, TCU and LSU the key players. Floyd Guidry, DL, Spring (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star A recruitment Texas would be expected to win, if Sarkisian and Kenny Baker make a push. Elijah Barnes, LB, Dallas (Texas) Skyline OnTexasFootball ranking: 4–star OTF considers Texas the team to beat headed into the spring, and visits. Kade Phillips, DB, Missouri City (Texas) Hightower OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas headed into spring visits is in a good spot over LSU, with Texas A&M also in it. Maybe Jordon Davidson, RB, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas has been the favorite are at various times throughout the recruitment. Tashard Choice is a feather in the cap for Texas, to be clear. Ohio State, Alabama and Oregon provide true comeptition. Kaliq Lockett, WR, Sachse (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Some chatter in the DFW area Texas is the team to beat. With that said, this recruitment has a number of national players a visits on the schedule. Dakorien Moore, WR, Duncanville (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star The LSU pledge will be a battle with Texas to the wire. Texas will get the explosive playmaker on campus at least once in the three months. Ohio State and Oregon are looking to make it a true three and four team race. Nick Townsend, TE, Dekaney (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star This is another one that could move to yes with a late spring and June Jeff Banks push. Kiotti Armstrong, TE, Jasper (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas A&M has the "follow the visits" lead headed into the spring. The spring will include two more trip to College Station, and one to Texas. Michael Fasusi, OT, Lewisville (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Both Texas and Oklahoma have confidence. Someone will not by the end of June. Texas A&M looking to play spoiler. Oregon and Missouri looking to bump A&M for the spoiler role. Jonte Newman, OT, Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas has some competition here in Texas A&M and Oklahoma. An Alabama push would make this recruitment interesting for Newman, who is originally from Lexington, Miss. Jackson Christian, IOL, Port Neches (Texas) Port Neches-Groves OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star A big Texas push in June would ascend this one. Long standing relationships in play. Texas A&M needs to win some of these in-state battles on the offensive line in 2025. Tyler Thomas, IOL, Dickinson (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 3-star Both Texas and Texas A&M feel like they have a legit shot. Brad Davis is working to play spoiler for LSU. Zion Williams, DL, Lufkin (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4–star LSU was 1A and Texas 1B entering the spring, Texas A&M and TCU both in the hunt. This recruitment has the East Texas battle between LSU (Bo Davis) and Texas with Texas A&M going to fight, and Jamarkus McFarland playing a role for TCU. Hayden Lowe, EDGE, Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas scheduled for an April 6 unofficial visit, and June 14-16 official visit has the Longhorns firmly in the maybe category. Johnny Nansen and Pete Kwiatkowski are working this one for the Horns. Smith Orogbo, EDGE, Alief (Texas) Hastings OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star The April 6 visit will be the first key here, and if an official visit is scheduled things will get interesting. Orogbo has the SEC twitch and wingspan with physicality. Riley Pettijohn, LB, McKinney (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Texas is in a quality spot here. Maybe not quite to the level Elijah Barnes. Texas has serious competition with USC, Ohio State, FSU and Georgia. Matai Tagoa'i, LB, San Clemente (Calif.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4–star This is one that could easily change to yes after the spring. Johnny Nansen has Texas in position. Washington, Utah and others in the hunt. Cobey Sellers, CB, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Oklahoma has had the most confidence for months. Texas, however, is not lacking some level of confidence either. Texas A&M is giving chase. Work to be done Jaime Ffrench, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star While Texas has two scheduled visits, Ohio State and Florida State are considered to be the favorites. The April 6 visit success with the staff prior to the June 21-23 official visit will be paramount. Damien Shanklin, EDGE, Indianapolis (In.) Warren Central OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Notre Dame is considered the favorite headed into the spring. Tennessee and Texas looking to play spoiler. Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Oklahoma has been enjoying a lot of confidence with Williams since January. Texas is getting the Houston area two-sport star on campus April 6, and again for an official visit. View full news

When the word got out Quinn was returning ... that is what was referenced ... timelines.

Yep! KJ is scheduled to visit Texas April 6 for big recruiting weekend, April 20 for Spring Game and June 21-23 OV weekend

Enjoy Colin Simmons fans! https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39708777/breakout-players-top-25-teams-2024-season

And AD Mitchell would be the draft winner in the game of which Texas WR could go to the KC Chiefs to play with the best QB in the game Xavier Worthy, definitely not a loser ... just second place in the where would a WR want to go drafted late in the first round!

I'm with you ... send Texas to a No. 10 seed please, and thank you

For now, as the lawsuit continues ... this is big in college basketball now with the portal window now open, and the spring football portal window opening soon... https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/39727086/multiple-transfer-athletes-play-amid-lawsuit-ncaa-says

Thank you for the kind words, and giving us a shot!

Kansas boards is not the place to be these past few hours!

There isn't one on this team is Tyrese Hunter is a no show IMO. Texas' only chance to maximize is if Abmas/Disu play well, and Hunter give you something. Hunter has been a wildly inconsistent player for a third year starting guard.

Agree with you guys on Ohio State ... Oregon has a talented 1-3 room in the convo.

I don't think so - not a 5. Outside shot 6 just IMO Some weird/unexpected upsets in other conference tournaments would have to happen too

KJ has the three visits scheduled right now. The April 6 visit is the key IMO. If something happens and that falls through … would likely be telling.

Haha … yes

Love your profile pic! A great one

Not sure yet on portal attrition ... but Texas is going for two bigs and a PG ... what will that do to current guys on the roster that could return? We shall see.

Just me, but I think he's a very good coach ... OU needs to get serious in the NIL game in hoops to have the best shot moving forward. I'm interested to see is Porter actually sticks with OU too ... it's one arm behind ones back vs. the expectations if OU isn't fully invested in hoops NIL IMO.

Did you see the Shaun Rogers interview on Coffee & Football this morning!!!

I think what you want .. is an offensive system with a bunch of half court offensive sets that you can define ... problem with that is you would suck on offense doing that if the ball is out of the hands of Abmas and Disu. You have to run the offense through those two guys. That means a lot of ball screen action, a lot of two man game out of the ball screen game from the wings - but closer to/off the elbows ... but you want to be more center of the floor to keep opponents from the hard hedge/trap along the wing pushing to corner of the court. If you ran a bunch of off the ball action for Chendall Weaver and Tyrese Hunter and Dillon Mitchell... Texas would be very bad on offense. Texas runs about every type of ball screen action you want playing off the elbows. They run that to get into a two man game on the weak side at times, to get into a inside out game, and get into a floor spread drive and kick game ...Texas actually does a very good job on offense making a defense work ... without the ideal parts to maximize. What Texas does on offense is actually the best thing with this team ... its atrractive in recruiting for guards. It's freedom in an NBA style. Up to RT and staff to construct a roster to maximize it. Texas has run some action for Abmas off the ball ... you can see some of that against UConn early in the season when they didn't have the Abmas/Disu two man game for everyone to play off of. More of the Abmas action off bal in second half ... if you watch closely, Texas does a good job of moving without the ball, attacking/getting into some favorable switches and got a lot of clean looks - shots just didn't go down early in the game.

I think Texas HC in your eyes is likely where most come out ... and that is the most likely scenario. Agree on what CDC says to all his coaches. My only issue with what CDC says to his mens basketball coach in that regard, the university doesn't really act like they want to be that - which would be a blue blood level basketball program IMO.

Texas is a top 20 offense in college basketball playing in the toughest conference. They are top 50 in the country in 3 point %, Free throw percentage and effective FG % ... they are going to run everything through Max Abmas and Dylan Disu on this team, as they should. A whole lot of two man game with others playing off that. Running a bunch of off ball offensive sets on this team would be a disaster IMO. The ball has to be in their hands, and offense run through them on this particular team ... Texas is 4th in the Big 12 scoring in Big 12 games, 2nd in field goal %, 4th in 3-point %, 2nd in FT shooting %, 4th in assists per game, 3rd in turnover margin The Horns are a very good offensive team. Really the only reason they have a shot to win a couple of games in the NCAA Tourney if they can get off that 8/9 seed line

lol Speaking of ... BYU pulling away from UCF right now.

Texas definitely interested in him, and last I heard Texas is on his early list.