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2025 Bellville DL DJ Sanders has made his decision. The interior defensive lineman has committed to Texas A&M according to Hayes Fawcett. Sanders was down to Texas, Michigan and Texas A&M and ultimately the Aggies come away with the win.

D.J. Sanders Update: Wednesday There has been some questions of when the Bellville (Texas) High defensive lineman D.J. Sanders will announce his decision. OTF was told again a few minutes ago that it's going to be on Thursday night, the 8th. The announcement will be via social media around midnight. Texas, Texas A&M and Michigan are the finalists. There is some cautious optimism with Texas. But I will reiterate, this is a wildcard recruitment.

OnTexasFootball does have Thursday, August 8 as the date we expect Bellville (Texas) High defensive lineman D.J. Sanders to announce his decision. This is not expected to be a press conference, hats on the table type announcement. It's will likely be a social media commitment. Texas and Michigan considered the top two from one source. But OTF isn't ready to say Texas A&M can't win this one too. It's a wildcard recruitment. Sanders and his family have been in constant communication with Sarkisian, Kenny Baker and area recruiter Blake Gideon.

Practice kicks off in 15 minutes. Will have updates from the start in the thread here.

2025 Mansfield Timberview DB Nathan Tilmon has announced his decision is coming next Saturday. The decision will come down to Texas, Utah and TCU. A tightly contested race will finally come to a conclusion with the Longhorns looking to make a final push.

2026 Saraland (Ala.) DL Antonio Coleman has flipped from Auburn to Alabama. (Again). Coleman accompanied KJ Lacey on the visit to Texas this past weekend. I’m sure this one still has plenty to go.

OnTexasFootball expects 2025 DL JJ Hanne (Berlin, Germany/Rancho Santa Margarita) to commit to Georgia sooner rather than later - barring a major change. Georgia has been considered the favorite since offering in early June. Hanne has an OV scheduled to Georgia September 7-9 and Texas September 28-29. OTF doesn’t believe he will make the OV to Texas if he commits UGA soon.

OnTexasFootball 4-star+ OL Nick Brooks will not be attending John F. Kennedy High on Cedar Rapids, Ia. as a senior. OTF has learned that the 6-7, 355 pounder will be attending high school in the Atlanta area as a senior. He attended a private school in Alpharetta, Ga. as a sophomore prior to his family moving back to the Cedar Rapids area.

OnTexasFootball has been told that the visit for Hanne is going very well. Hanne has set up an official visit date. We are waiting for the exact date, likely in September.

Galveston (Texas) Ball 4-star+ safety Jonah Williams and parents visited Texas today. Williams spent a lot of time with Steve Sarkisian, Blake Gideon and the defensive staff. Of course, baseball is part of the equation with the Williams recruitment. Williams, 6-3 and 205 pounds, was not able to meet with the Jim Schlossnagle or the staff in person today as the staff is out of town. He did have a FaceTime call with Schloss and staff members today. Williams will head to LSU tomorrow ahead of an August 14 decision. Texas put their best foot forward, and believes they are in contention. Where Texas truly sits, they don’t yet have a feel for inside the facility.

Steve Sarkisian had a message at the Texas High School Coaches Association this afternoon: “I’m generally not one to panic especially in the middle of June and July. Let’s talk in December and see where we land.”

OnTexasFootball getting the Thursday recruiting thread going early. The event begins around 1pm officially, but prospects will be on campus prior. The Pool Party begins around 4 pm

Five-star DB Jonah Williams will make a decision August 24th he just announced. Williams has a top five of Oregon, USC, Texas, LSU and Texas A&M. We are also expecting Williams to be in Austin on Thursday.

Texas is back in the portal and come out with a strong pull out of Florida. The Longhorns have secured a commitment from Northwest Florida State College where he hit .346 with 15 HR this past spring. Texas fills their 1B hole with a big time bat with plenty of upside.

Texas has extended an offer to Anthony Davis Jr., a 2026 linebacker out of Grayson High School in Loganville, GA. The last five offers for the 6-foot-2 linebacker include USC, Penn State, Oklahoma and Ohio State to give you an idea on the athletic profile he possesses. Looks like it was Tashard Choice was the Texas assistant to extend the offer to the Georgia native. Texas continues to push deeper into the Peach State.

Decision Day: 4-star WR Kelshaun Johnson Hitchcock (Texas) High 4-star wide receiver and explosive playmaker Kelshaun Johnson is scheduled to announce his decision at around 5:30 p.m. central today. Headed into Monday, Texas A&M has been trending for three weeks with the Houston area speedster. The work of Holmon Wiggins has been strong in the favor of the Aggies with an assist from Mike Elko. Texas has attempted to turn up the heat in the last week and half with Steve Sarkisian and Chris Jackson in constant contact with Johnson and his mother. Johnson and his mother spoke with Sarkisian and Jackson a final time Monday headed into Tuesday's decision. OTF believes Johnson ended Monday continuing to lean to the Aggies. OTF will continue to check in with sources close to the recruitment to see if there is any change today headed into the announcement.

2025 IMG Academy LB Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng tells me he has been in contact with Texas recently. Texas just added its second linebacker to the 2025 class with the addition of Jonathan Cunningham out of North Crowley. Owusu-Boateng was reported to be visiting Texas during the weekend of April 13, however he did not make it to campus. Still, however, there remains interest on his side and a visit at the end of the month or near the beginning of the season could be in store. Nothing has been locked in yet, but certainly a situation to monitor at the moment.

I reported a little over a week ago that the Longhorns felt good about both Jalin Flores and Jared Thomas returning to next year’s squad. Unfortunately, Thomas was selected No. 42 overall by the Colorado Rockies and that ship has sailed. The good news, however, is Texas’ optimism was well warranted, as Flores made the news official yesterday that he would remain in Austin. That move is huge for Schlossnagle and his staff for several reasons. Obviously it provides the Horns with a reliable and experienced bat, as Flores finished the 2024 season with a .340 average, hitting 82 times in 241 at bats, while going yard 18 times in that span. More importantly it helps shore up the infield and gives Texas it’s starter back at shortstop. Sources have expressed concern about the position behind the scenes and I was told it was a major question mark heading into the fall. In short, Flores coming back might be the biggest victory of the offseason thus far. *** Many fans have been wondering about where things stand with RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr. and the possibility of him returning to the Forty Acres as well. LBJ was also drafted by the Rockies with the No. 139 overall pick. The truth of the matter is, no one seems to really know. What I can tell you is that Texas has made their pitch and is in wait and see mode. Personally I think it would benefit LBJ to come back. CJ and I both noted over the course of the season that his pitching left a lot to be desired and was, well… flat with little movement on his most common pitches. Many people I spoke with also felt working with new pitching coach Max Weiner would benefit him. Stay tuned, as we should know very soon. *** Texas has taken a number of pitchers since the new staff arrived in Austin, adding guys from the high school ranks to JUCO to taking transfers. I liked what @CJ Vogel said the other day, when he compared Schlossnagle/Weiner adding pitchers to Steve Sarkisian/Kyle Flood adding offensive linemen. There’s so much truth to that “the cupboard is bare” comparison. So don’t be surprised when the Horns continue add more in the near future. They’re still actively evaluating and pursuing players at this time. *** When it comes to the rotation, there’s still a lot up in the air. Obviously nothing is set in stone this early and that will all get settled between now and February. With that said, I wouldn’t be surprised if a weekend starter is still out in the portal. *** Elite RHP Drew Rerick took his name out of the MLB Draft yesterday. Rerick, who boasts a 96 mph fastball along with a handful of other pitches, is considered one of the top 75 high school players in the nation. Yet another major win for the Horns. *** Finally, a lot of you have asked about Stanford ace pitcher Nijaree Canady. Information has been extremely tough to come by, but I can tell you Texas continues to recruit Canady since she entered the portal. Texas and OU are the two options I continue to hear the most, with Florida also having a shot. One school that is trying hard to get in the mix of things is Oklahoma State. There’s only one problem… they’ve taken two pitchers out of the portal already. Mix that with what’s already on campus and they have a bit of a logjam at the position. The Sooners are also facing that same problem. They, too, have added two, as Campbell transfer Isabella Smith and Louisiana transfer Sam Landry have committed to Oklahoma.

Texas SS Jalin Flores will be back in Austin for 2025, OTF can confirm. Kendall Rogers first to report. Absolutely huge news for Jim Schlossnagle in year one.

OnTexasFootball spoke with Ruston (La.) High 4-star CB Aidan Anding in the last ten minutes. Anding, 5-11 and 175, has four schools remaining in the mix: Texas, Arkansas, Miami and LSU. Anding remains scheduled to visit LSU the last weekend in July. With that said, he told OTF that there is the possibility he cancels that visit. A decision will be made on that by Sunday night. If LSU is canceled, Texas or Arkansas will likely be the pick in the next week to 10 days.

Five-star Lewisville OT Michael Fasusi will make his decision August 21 per Hayes Fawcett. Fasusi has a final five of Texas, Oregon, Missouri, Texas A&M and Oklahoma. However, we at OTF believe it is a Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma battle with the decision likely coming down in Red River Shootout fashion.

We all know change is coming at some point to college football and more specifically the world of NIL. The Oklahoma Sooners have made an interesting move to get out ahead of what could be known as the salary cap era when it comes to NIL. 'General Managers' have popped up in college football this offseason, but in terms of spending the actual allocation of funds on prospects, this takes it to a whole 'nother level.

The Tampa (Fla) Tech 4-star+ WR and Oregon verbal has been in contact with Texas frequently since May. This is one the Horns have been recruiting heavily behind the scenes.

Another tremendous addition to the future of the Texas Baseball program. Jim Schlossnagle and his staff have landed the No. 1 player in the state of Texas — Kayson Cunningham, an infielder out of San Antonio Johnson HS. Cunningham was previously committed to Texas Tech, though reopened his recruitment and made the decision to stay closer to home and pick the Longhorns.

Want to get a little more of a sneak peek in the next few weeks of what some of the new additions to the Texas roster in 2024. As we near the beginning of training camp, you will begin to hear more and more of newcomers and the roles they are beginning to fill. Today, I wanted to start with Oregon State transfer WR Silas Bolden. After going through all of the opening drives Sarkisian and the Longhorns had in 2023, I am left with the belief that you will see a lot of Silas Bolden early in ballgames. Texas ran some sort of a screen play on nearly 18% of their plays on opening drives a year ago. It is not uncommon for Sarkisian to get his quarterbacks into rhythm early by seeing an easy throw and catch via a screen or short pass attempt. *** Looking back at Bolden's numbers in 2023, I was actually a bit surprised by how little he was used behind the LOS. 80 total targets 17 – beyond 20 yards 25 – between 11–20 yards 31 – between 0–9 yards 7 – behind LOS Where Bolden did his most damage was under 10 yards. On 31 targets, he hauled in 25 passes for an 80.6% rate. And though, only seven of his targets came behind the LOS, he had a tremendous YAC rate. Now, YAC rates are skewed on these types of pass plays as you can only really go forward, but an 11.7 YPC rate on screens behind the LOS is certainly noteworthy. For comparison, Xavier Worthy had a 9.9 YPC mark on 26 receptions coming from 29 targets in 2023. On deep throws: Bolden is an interesting case study on deep pass attempts. He was targeted 17 times beyond 20 yards downfield, though only hauled in five receptions. Not a great hit rate. But looking further into the numbers, and well it is not much of a surprise as to why. Among those 17 targets, only two were classified as 'contested' by PFF. Meaning either Bolden was able to haul in the pass whilst being open downfield, or the ball was poorly thrown. Center of the Field That intermediate range is where Bolden made his money a year ago, and luckily for him, he is now matched up with the best in the country at throwing passes between 10–20 yards. Bolden on passes between 0-20 yards over the middle of the field: 56 targets 40 receptions 71.4% completion 466 yards 11.65 YPC Most importantly above anything else, only two drops on 80 targets in 2023. Reliable with plenty of room for explosivity in 2024. I would expect to see plenty of Silas Bolden early on in the season and more specifically, early in ballgames throughout the season.