Gerry Hamilton

OnTexasFootball gets your week started with some Monday morning recruiting nuggets. IMG Academy 2025 DB to visit in April Texas offered 2025 defensive back Major Preston of Hopewell (Va.) IMG Academy January 30. Since that time, the 6-1, 175 pound versatile defensive back has been in contact with safeties coach Blake Gideon multiple times. Preston told OnTexasFootball Monday morning that he has a visit scheduled to Texas April 13-14 to meet the staff and take in a spring practice. Preston currently has 22 offers with 11 coming since December of 2023. The offer list includes SEC programs Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Florida and Ole Miss. Brandon Brown and a Texas visit Texas verbal and OnTexasFootball 4-star defensive tackle Brandon Brown (Melbourne, Fla./Eau Gallie) told OnTexasFootball Sunday that he will be in Houston March 22-24 for a 7v7 tournament. It’s likely that he will head to Austin on the 22nd with his California Power 7v7 team and make a first visit to The Forty Acres. Brown said he will also be in Dallas April 5th weekend for a 7v7 tournament. Brown told OTF he is yet to speak with new defensive line coach Kenny Baker (as of Sunday afternoon), but has texted with head coach Steve Sarkisian and Tashard Choice. “I’m just taking the process slow right now,” Brown told OnTexasFootball Sunday. “They told me I’m a great player (when Texas visited the school), and can’t wait to for me to come visit. I have text with Coach Sark. He just said he can’t wait to get me on campus to visit. Same with Coach Choice last week.” The visit to Texas and time spent with Coach Baker will be impactful on his recruitment moving forward. “I’m just going to try to get everything sorted out when I get out there. Spend time with the staff, Coach Baker.” Brown says LSU, Florida, Texas A&M, Tennessee, and Ohio State are all in. He made a visit to Texas A&M last summer, LSU last summer and Tennessee for a game this season (vs. Georgia). His relationship with LSU’s Bo Davis is the best of any position coach currently. Myron Charles and Texas OnTexasFootball caught up with Sunshine State 4-star defensive lineman Myron Charles (Port Charlotte, Fla./High) Sunday afternoon. The 6-foot-4, 290 pound disruptor was offered by Texas February 1 when Jeff Banks stopped by the school. Since that time he has exchanged messages with members of the Texas staff. Charles reports that a spring visit is a possibility. Miami, Florida and Florida State are all recruiting Charles full steam. He was on campus in Miami in late January. View full news

Awesome stuff. Three Alabama players arrive at Texas with that same nasty taste in their mouth after the playoff loss in January ... Great team for Sark to coach ... got a taste of competing for the NC in the playoff, but didn't climb the mountain to the top either. Makes for a talented, and hungry team

I agree with you on OU being inviting to OL's in 2025 due to what you said ... coupled with Texas signing 15 over the last three classes, and none of the 12 from 2022 & 2023 hitting the portal (as of yet).

Texas is definitely working to get a lot of these guys on campus in March, April Spring Game or June OV's ... Ffrench would be among the toughest of pulls out of the group.

Texas loved Fodje. He was a take.

Really think after being around Ryan a number of times, he wants to be at Alabama. And Bama/Auburn were going to make it extremely difficult for him to leave the state ... but Auburn is not where he wanted to be at the same time.

States covered by the offers: California Florida Georgia Maryland Mississippi Texas

A look at the January and February 2025 prospect offer by Texas The Texas staff offered 19 2025 prospects in January through February 2nd while on the road around the country evaluating the cycle. That list includes four at the Longhorns Junior Day January 20. OnTexasFootball provides a rundown of the offers by Steve Sarkisian and staff. Faheem Delane, S, Only (Md.) Good Counsel 6-2, 195 Texas offered: January 6 The recruitment: 29 offers, including Georgia, Texas and Auburn in January. Told OTF last week a spring visit is possible. Aylin Dear, RB, Quitman (Miss.) High 6-1, 200 Texas offered: January 8 The recruitment: Tashard Choice was by the school in January. Has 21 offers with Ole Miss considered the favorite over Georgia and others. Rickey Stewart, RB, Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill 5-11, 190 Texas offered: January 20 The recruitment: Texas leads Baylor and Oklahoma State Michael Terry, ATH, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights 6-3, 210 Texas offered: January 20 The recruitment: Texas, Texas Tech and TCU mentioned the most. Gus Cordova, DL, Austin (Texas) Lake Travis| 6-4, 255 Texas offered: January 20 The recruitment: Texas A&M, Texas, Oregon and USC mentioned the most. Ryan Fodje, OT, Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland 6-4, 285 Texas offered: January 20 The recruitment: Committed to Oklahoma February 4. Smith Orogbo, EDGE, Alien (Texas) Hastings 6-5, 215 Texas offered: January 22 The recruitment: Up to 28 offers with 21 since January. That includes five SEC offers. Chuck McDonald, CB, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei 6-0, 180 Texas offered: January 23 The recruitment: 25 offers with Texas being the most recent. Caleb Cunningham, WR, Ackerman (Miss.) Choctaw 6-3, 180 Texas offered: January 25 The recruitment: 26 offers with the in-state schools considered best bets early on. Has 14 SEC offers. Jaedon Harmon, LB, Rome (Ga.) High 6-1, 215 Texas offered: January 25 The recruitment: 32 offers with most recent Junior Day visits to Clemson and Florida State. Josh Petty, OT, Roswell (Ga.) Fellowship Christian School 6-5, 275 Texas offered: January 27 The recruitment: 37 offers, including eight since December 1. Three sport varsity letterman. Jaime Ffrench, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin 6-1, 185 Texas offered: January 29 The recruitment: Former Alabama pledge has 34 offers, including 13 SEC programs. Texas is the most recent offer. Major Preston, CB, Hopewell (Va.) IMG Academy 6-1, 175 Texas offered: January 30 The recruitment: Texas and Texas A&M offered the same day. Holds 18 offers total. Dallas Golden, S, Tampa (Fla.) Berkley Prep 6-0, 175 Texas offered: February 1 The recruitment: Notre Dame considered the favorite out of 41 offers. Georgia, Clemson and Florida also receiving mention. Myron Charles, DL, Port Charlotte (Fla.) High 6-4, 290 Texas offered: February 1 The recruitment: 28 offers with the three in state powers receiving plenty of mention. Made Junior Day visit to Miami March 27. Josiah Sharma, DL, Folsom (Calif.) High 6-4, 300 Texas offered: February 1 The recruitment: Former Washington pledge made a visit to Alabama last weekend. Sharma used to live in Arlington, and has family living in the Austin area. Jonathan Cunningham, LB, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley 6-2.5, 190 Texas offered: February 1 The recruitment: The offer list is up to 12 with more than 20 expected by the conclusion of the spring evaluation period. Attended Texas Junior Day January 20. Courtland Guillory, DB/S, Houston (Texas) Klein Oak 6-1, 175 Texas offered: February 1 The recruitment: Texas A&M and Texas offered the same day. Guillory made visits to Texas A&M and Oklahoma the first weekend in February. Javar Thomas, LB, Aldine (Texas) Nimitz 6-3, 195 Texas offered: February 2 The recruitment: Texas was the ninth offer with the number now at 10. The Longhorns were the first SEC program to offer. View full news

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