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1. Can Arch Manning fix his processing? 2. Can Steve Sarkisian fix a "broken" offense and his own play-calling? 3. How will the team survive without Colin Simmons? 4. Why has the run game and blocking collapsed entirely?

"KJ is dynamic," Texas defensive tackle Hero Kanu said. "He can throw the ball and he can run. People probably think he's more of a runner, but he can really sling it as well. He's really dynamic. He can avoid pressures just by his legs and still have his eyes down the field, making a big-time throw. He's doing a good job progressing and reading defenses and everything." "He's a smooth operator," UT offensive lineman Brandon Baker said.

Predicting AP Top 25 college basketball rankings: 5. Texas Longhorns Last season's final ranking: 22 Texas was the "Cinderella" of last season's NCAA Tournament as the lone double-digit seed to reach the Sweet 16. Heading into Year 2 of the Sean Miller era, the expectations will be higher than ever after Texas brought back star big man Matas Vokietaitis and landed David Punch and Isaiah Johnson in the transfer portal. Texas also landed Marcus Spears Jr., the top-ranked player in the 2027 recruiting class by 247Sports, before he reclassified up to join the Longhorns one year early. Key fifth-year players in eligibility limbo: None https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/ap-top-25-college-basketball-rankings-preseason-poll-florida-duke-illinois/ 5. Texas Strengths: Sean Miller and Texas raided the transfer portal early with Isaiah Johnson and David Punch among the key additions ready to play alongside breakout center Matas Vokietaitis. They then doubled down with a big recruiting cycle, including Austin Goosby and reclassified freshman Marcus Spears Jr. Questions: This Longhorns team brings in 11 new faces to the roster, more than any team around them in the projected AP Poll. They also faced a preseason injury, with transfer guard Mikey Lewis going down recently. https://www.on3.com/news/college-basketball-rankings-predicting-the-preseason-ap-poll-top-25-as-2026-27-season-approaches-2/

Best men's college basketball offseason moves "Best overall offseason Texas Sean Miller treated the offseason like Black Friday. Just when it seemed he was done shopping, he found another deal he couldn't resist. In July, Marcus Spears Jr., the former No. 1 player in the 2027 recruiting class, announced that he was reclassifying up a year and would join the Longhorns, a team that had already made itself a contender over the early summer. That plan started with the return of Matas Vokietaitis, who averaged 16 points and nearly 54.5% shooting from the field during UT's Sweet 16 run. Colorado's Isaiah Johnson and TCU's David Punch were two of the most coveted transfers in the country. Miller signed them. He also got Austin Goosby, a five-star recruit and another anchor of this team's No. 4 ranked recruiting class. The Longhorns look like national title contenders months after losing Dailyn Swain, a first-round pick in this summer's NBA draft." https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/50160306/mens-college-basketball-best-worst-offseason-moves-2026-2027 Yahoo Sports: WINNER: TEXAS........ https://sports.yahoo.com/mens-college-basketball/article/college-basketball-transfer-portal-winners-and-losers-florida-on-the-rise-kansas-in-precarious-situation-170305632.html CBS sports: Winner: Sean Miller loading up for Year 2 at Texas https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2026-college-basketball-transfer-portal-winners-losers/

Still unreal

By spreading four wide receivers across the field, Sarkisian can effectively neutralize Brad White’s 30.6% seasonal blitz metric. If Florida sends extra rushers into the backfield, they are structurally forced to leave their 131st-ranked secondary in a numbers deficit on the backend.

Aaron Philo only threw single-digit passes with the second-team offense against the scout team during late-week practice