Gerry Hamilton

The update is that Florida is an OV this weekend. Texas gets last November OV

OnTexasFootball spoke with a source close to Texas 4-star++ safety commit Zelus Hicks (Carrollton, Ga./High). Hicks was on campus at Tennessee and Georgia Tech the last two weekends. This weekend, the 6-1, 185-pound safety will make an OV to Florida. The following weekend will be his OV to Texas for the Kentucky game.

Florida - nah. Miami is the one that will try and try until December 4. The only thing that would take him away from Texas is a massive/can't turn down NIL package from Miami.

Four Nike schools and hometown Adidas Texas Tech ... should be telling IMO. If she wasn't from Lubbock, Tech wouldn't be in it. Dad has a training facility in Lubbock - will that factor in? She's a Nike kid Within Nike ... there is Jordan Brand ... Oklahoma and UCLA wear Jordan Brand. Will that be impactful in NIL in any way? Three SEC schools: Texas, OU and LSU. Did she do all this training, traveling and climb to No. 1 overall to not play in the best conference, biggest college stage and for a marquee brand? Only if hometown school could keep her from it.

Nope. Blake Munroe has an update on her

Texas 4-star++ commit Jaime Ffrench (Jacksonville/Mandarin) will be making an official visit to Florida this weekend. Ffrench told the Texas staff about it prior to it getting out publicly. OTF considers this a free trip to go with LSU at Florida along with his high school quarterback and FSU commit Tramell Jones Jr., who Florida has been pursuing. I spoke with a source close to Ffrench earlier today as well. The source said Miami was the only school that would be a threat to Texas, but Ffrench has remained solid with the Horns.

120 tackles, 18 TFL and 6 sacks as a senior for Barnes.

I would say both are true The question that will have to be answered for Quinn long term in the NFL for me … does he have the reactive feet and body quickness to maneuver in the NFL. That’s my big Q. Because without it, it will always be a personal struggle against the elite football athletes in the world, and thus require more perfect pockets to have success. You can get by in college, although there are times it becomes glaring when teams can create consistent pressure in a game. Quinn is going to have to prove he can make plays when it’s chaotic in the pocket… Georgia is every week in the NFL for QB’s IMO. If A&M can create similar to that scenario against Quinn … it’s imperative Quinn reacts and delivers a better performance than UGA game. If he does, that will help him quite a bit with NFL people IMO. If he doesn’t, there will be more questions in this regard. He will be tremendous in the on air workouts in pre-draft … can that overcome? Not out of the question.

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The kid he was celebrating with was high school buddy from Buford High in Georgia, but it's such a bad look. Oof

MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS (TEXAS, ALL-TIME) 1. Colt McCoy ............................... 112................ 2006-09 2. Sam Ehlinger ............................. 94................. 2017-20 3. Major Applewhite....................... 60............. 1998-2001 4. Chris Simms .............................. 58............. 1999-2002 5. Quinn Ewers ..................... 56.............2022-pr. 6. James Brown............................. 53................. 1994-97 7. Vince Young .............................. 44................. 2003-05 8. Peter Gardere............................. 37................. 1989-92 9. David Ash .................................. 31................. 2011-14 10. Casey Thompson ..................... 30................. 2019-21

MOST PASSING YARDS (TEXAS, ALL-TIME) 1. Colt McCoy .............................13,153 ............. 2006-09 2. Sam Ehlinger ..........................11,436 ............. 2017-20 3. Major Applewhite.....................8,353 .......... 1998-2001 4. James Brown...........................7,638 .............. 1994-97 5. Peter Gardere...........................7,396 .............. 1989-92 6. Quinn Ewers ................... 7,378...........2022-pr. 7. Chris Simms ............................7,097 .......... 1999-2002 8. Vince Young ............................6,040 .............. 2003-05 9. Bret Stafford ............................4,735 .............. 1984-87 10. David Ash ..............................4,728 .............. 2011-14

TALKIN' TURNOVERS • The Longhorns have forced 20 turnovers (14 interceptions, 6 fumbles) this season. • Texas' 20 turnovers gained are the seventh-most by an FBS team and second-most by a conference team this season. • UT has forced a turnover in all nine games this season and 17 games in a row. The Horns forced two first-half turnovers vs. Florida on Nov. 9. • Through nine games, Texas has intercepted 14 passes. 10 different UT defenders have registered an interception. • DB Jahdae Barron and Andrew Mukuba pace Texas with three interceptions apiece. • The Longhorns have forced multiple turnovers in four consecutive games and seven of nine games this season.

TEXAS FOOTBALL ALL-TIME STARTS 55 Jonathon Scott (OL, 2002-05) 55 Rodrique Wright (DT, 2002-05) 53 Colt McCoy (QB, 2006-09) 52 Blake Gideon (DB, 2008-11) 51 Mason Walters (OL, 2010-13) 51 Justin Blalock (OL, 2003-06) 51 D.D. Lewis (LB, 1998-01) 50 JAKE MAJORS (OL, 2020-24) 49 Derek Kerstetter (OL, 2017-21) 49 Quandre Diggs (DB, 2011-14) 49 Dan Neil (OL, 1993-96) 48 Christian Jones (OL, 2019-23) 47 Tim Crowder (DL, 2003-06) 47 Ricky Williams (RB, 1995-98) 46 B.J. Johnson (WR, 2000-03) 45 Patrick Vahe (OL, 2015-18)

BY THE NUMBERS 1 Texas, along with Miami (FL), leads the country in the number of players with multiple touchdown receptions this season. UT and Miami each have seven players who have recorded 2+ receiving touchdowns: Texas - 7, Miami - 7, Baylor - 6, Clemson - 6, JMU - 6, Western Kentucky - 6, Boston College - 5, Syracuse - 5, Indiana - 5, Mississippi State - 5, Pitt - 5, Texas Tech - 5, Utah State - 5, North Texas - 5, Texas State - 5, Georgia - 5, Tulane - 5, Marshall - 5, LSU - 5. 4 Quinn Ewers is the fourth SEC quarterback since 1996 with five touchdown passes of 20+ yards in a conference game, joining Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa (Sept. 28, 2019), Georgia's Joe Cox (Sept. 19, 2009) and Kentucky's Jared Lorenzen (Nov. 10, 2001). Ewers had five touchdown passes vs. Florida on Nov. 9. 5 In five of nine games, UT has had 10 or more players record at least one reception (10 vs. Florida, 8 vs. Vanderbilt, 7 vs. Georgia, 9 vs. OU, 10 vs. Mississippi State, 11 vs. ULM, 10 vs. UTSA, 5 vs. Michigan and 11 vs. Colorado State). 8 Texas is one of eight teams to have the same offensive line starters in every game this season (Indiana, Tulane, Wisconsin, Kansas, South Carolina, Syracuse, Texas and Texas State). 14 UT's 14 interceptions leads the Southeastern Conference this season. 20 Quinn Ewers sports a 20-game streak with at least one passing touchdown, dating back to the 2022 season. That streak is the longest by a Texas QB since Colt McCoy from 2007-09. It's also the longest active streak in the FBS, shared with Colorado Sheduer Sanders.

PICKIN' 'EM OFF, ONE-BY-ONE • Texas leads the SEC and ranks sixth nationally in passes intercepted with 14 through nine games. • For the sixth time this season, the Texas Longhorn defense was credited with multiple interceptions in the same game: Colorado State (2), at Michigan (2), ULM (2), Georgia (3), at Vanderbilt (2) and Florida (2). It total, UT has recorded at least one interception in seven different games this season. • 10 different Longhorn defenders have recorded an interception this season, led by DBs Jahdae Barron and Andrew Mukuba who have three apiece. • Texas' three interceptions vs. Georgia on Oct. 19 were its most against a team ranked in the top five of the AP Poll since having four against No. 2 Oklahoma on Oct. 12, 2002. • The Texas defense is fresh off a two-interception effort after Andrew Mukuba and Ty'Anthony Smith recorded picks vs. Florida on Nov. 9.

HORNS STREAKS • Texas has forced at least one turnover in 17-consecutive games. UT has forced multiple turnovers in four-straight games entering Saturday vs. Arkansas. • It's the second-straight season Texas is going into its 10th game of the season possessing an 8-1 mark. • The Longhorns started the season 6-0 for the first time since 2009. • Texas' point differential (+221) through six games was its best since 1915 (+288). • Texas' 259 points through six games were its most since 2005 (274). • Texas started 5-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2008-09 and for just the second time in 50+ years. • The Longhorns are 16-3 at home over the last three seasons with their only three losses being to No. 1 Alabama (20-19) in 2021, No. 4/4 TCU in 2022 and No. 5/4 Georgia on Oct. 12. • Texas has recorded nine straight road wins - the most since 2003-2006. • The Horns have earned a Top-10 ranking for 26 weeks in a row.

SARK'S STAMPEDE • Under head coach Steve Sarkisian, the Longhorns are 22-4 in their last 26 games with their only four losses coming against top-12 teams. • In Sarkisian's first 22 games as head coach at Texas, UT went 11-11. • Since the start of the 2023 season UT is 20-3 (0.870) with the only three losses against AP top-12 ranked foes. • Texas is 16-3 at home over the last three seasons with its only three losses to top-5 ranked foes (No. 5/4 Georgia on Oct. 19, No. 1/1 Alabama in 2022 and No. 4/4 TCU in 2022). • Texas has won 11 of its last 12 conference matchups, dating back to Oct. 21, 2023. • Through seven games this season, the Texas offense under Steve Sarkisian is averaging 465.2 yards per game and 6.7 yards per play. The yards per game is tracking close to the UT single-season record set in 2005 (512.1) The yards per play would be on pace to be second behind only the 1993 team (7.44). Last season’s offense finished third (477.5) and fourth (6.67) in those categories, respectively. The current 301.1 passing yards per game is also inching close to a UT single-season record, held by the 2008 team (308.3).

RESULTS VS. ARKANSAS (LAST 10 MEETINGS) 1988...........Austin ....................................L ............ 24-27 1989...........Fayetteville ............................W............ 24-20 1990...........Austin ...................................W............ 19-17 1991...........Fayetteville .............................L ............ 13-14 2000! .........Dallas.....................................L .............. 6-27 2003...........Austin ....................................L ............ 28-38 2004...........Fayetteville ............................W............ 22-20 2008...........Austin ...................................W............ 52-10 2014! .........Houston.................................L .............. 7-31 2021...........Fayetteville .............................L ............ 21-40

SERIES HISTORY Overall Record ........................................................... Texas leads, 56-23 In Austin ..................................................................... Texas leads, 29-11 In Fayetteville ............................................................ Texas leads, 26-10 Neutral.......................................................................Arkansas leads, 1-2 Pittman vs. Texas............................................................................... 1-0 Sarkisian vs. Arkansas ...................................................................... 0-1 Current Streak ......................................... Arkansas, Won 2 (2021, 2014) Last Meeting ........................................................ Arkansas 40, Texas 21 Longest Texas Streak............................................. Won 14 (1894-1932) Longest Arkansas Streak ......................................... Won 4 (1935-1938) Largest Texas Win.......................................Texas 54, Arkansas 0 (1894) Largest Arkansas Win.................................Arkansas 42, Texas 6 (1938)

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