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The Texas coaching staff is on the road in DFW this afternoon and have extended a new offer to a 2027 defensive lineman. 2027 Cedar Hill Jalen Brewster has reported an offer from The University of Texas. Brewster is listed at 6-foot-4-inches and 300 pounds and now has collected offers from both Texas and Texas A&M in the last 72 hours. Oklahoma is going to be a team to watch here early on, but the Longhorns continue to make in-state defensive line recruiting a priority. Offer List: Arizona State Baylor North Texas Oklahoma Penn State Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech UTSA

A pair of recruiting updates on this Friday morning. *** A 2026 defensive lineman to keep tabs on moving forward is 2026 IMG Academy Preston Carey. The 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive lineman told OTF last night he has been hearing recently from Texas DL Coach Kenny Baker. Carey is originally from the northeast and offensive coordinator Kyle Flood has already played a role in this recruitment. As of now, an offer has yet to be reported by Carey, but he mentioned last night that the Texas staff has been pushing to get him down to campus for a visit. On top of that, over 40 schools have already extended an offer to the IMG Academy defensive lineman. For now, this remains one to file away. *** Coaches on the road. – QB Coach AJ Milwee is on the road in Florida currently. Milwee stopped by 2026 Texas QB commit Dia Bell Thursday afternoon. – The Longhorns also have Chris Gilbert on the road this week. Gilbert has typically been used on the road in place of Pete Kwiatkowski, though my assumption is he is taking place of Tashard Choice for the end of the week as Choice welcomed in a new member of the family earlier in the week. – Kwiatkowski actually accompanied Steve Sarkisian to Temple High School on Thursday to visit with EDGE rusher Jamarion Carlton, who is expected to be on campus for the January 25 Junior Day. *** – Two offensive linemen were confirmed earlier in the week for the Junior Day as well. 2026 Prosper OL Zaden Krempin and 2026 Flower Mound OL Drew Evers joins the offensive line group for the Junior Day festivities.

Texas cornerbacks coach Terry Joseph is at North Shore High School in Houston, Texas this afternoon. On the trip, he offered 2026 DB Chace Calicut, a 6–3, lengthy defensive back. Calicut has been a popular name dating back to the summer when he first started popping off on the recruiting trail. The Longhorns become the 23rd school to offer Calicut. In my eyes, Calicut is a safety long-term. Lots of range in this prospect and athleticism is fun on the film.

A look at the grades from Pro Football Focus for the Longhorns in the 2024 season. 16 total games and north of 1,000 snaps on both sides of the football. Let's see how the Longhorns stack up. I will start by snap leaders, then add the offensive or defensive grade for the season in parenthesis afterwards. I will add just the players north of 100 snaps on the season, anyone who wants to see specific players below that snap threshold, let me know and I will add them in the comments. Offense 1,169 possible offensive snaps. 1,067 – LG Hayden Conner (70.9) 1,054 – TE Gunnar Helm (62.8) 1,042 – C Jake Majors (72.7) 975 – RT Cameron Williams (67.4) 935 – LT Kelvin Banks (86.0) 901 – QB Quinn Ewers (72.7) 854 – WR Matthew Golden (74.0) 809 – RG DJ Campbell (68.3) 624 – RB Tre Wisner (80.8) 618 – WR Ryan Wingo (64.6) 527 – WR Isaiah Bond (68.9) 522 – WR DeAndre Moore (65.0) 429 – RB Jaydon Blue (73.2) 409 – TE Juan Davis (42.2) 389 – OG Cole Hutson (61.7) 319 – OT Trevor Goosby (62.6) 253 – WR Silas Bolden (73.8) 233 – QB Arch Manning (88.0) 127 – RB Jerrick Gibson (71.1) 114 – WR Johntay Cook (69.9) Defense Out of 1,066 defensive snaps this season. 972 – CB Jahdae Barron (90.8) 897 – CB Malik Muhammad (71.7) 867 – LB Anthony Hill Jr. (72.9) 829 – DB Michael Taaffe (87.9) 712 – DB Andrew Mukuba (90.0) 690 – CB Jaylon Guilbeau (66.1) 674 – EDGE Trey Moore (75.0) 651 – EDGE Barryn Sorrell (71.4) 592 – DL Alfred Collins (87.2) 589 – DL Vernon Broughton (86.1) 506 – LB Liona Lefau (63.9) 477 – DB Jelani McDonald (71.8) 472 – EDGE Colin Simmons (82.5) 471 – DL Jermayne Lole (74.8) 324 – EDGE Ethan Burke (64.6) 314 – LB David Gbenda (81.7) 290 – CB Gavin Holmes (64.8) 259 – DL Bill Norton (61.7) 202 – LB Morice Blackwell Jr. (56.1) 110 – CB Kobe Black (67.5) 98 – DB Derek Williams Jr. (74.8) 94 – DL Alex January (63.2)

I wanted to throw some of these stats into one place for y'all to check out and start some conversation since the conclusion of the football season has arrived. Will update some additional notes in the comments later on, but there are a few that really stood out to me and I will try to divvy it up via player. *** Matthew Golden – Golden was the 5th highest rated deep ball receiver in the SEC and the 10th highest in the country. Pretty darn good. WR Isaiah Bond – On the flip side, Texas had very little success throwing to Isaiah Bond. Bond had just two receptions on 14 targets beyond 20 yards downfield. One of which coming in week two against Michigan on 3rd & 13. But that is a 14.3% completion rate when targeting one of the fastest players in college football. EDGE Trey Moore – Moore really flipped a switch after the second bye week. Check these 2nd half numbers out beginning with the Florida game on Nov. 9. First 8 Games: 16 pressures, 0 sacks, 0.5 tackles for loss, 6 total tackles, 1 fumble recovery Final 7 Games: 20 pressures, 6.5 sacks, 10.0 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 17 total tackles, 1 fumble recovery Running Backs – Texas running backs Tre Wisner and Jaydon Blue each ranked in the top ten for missed tackles forced amongst SEC running backs, per PFF. 70 – Dylan Sampson 58 – Jarquez Hunter 46 – Raheim Sanders 45 – Tre Wisner 41 – Ja'Quinden Jackson 37 – Jaydon Blue 35 – Johnnie Daniels 33 – Sedrick Alexander 32 – Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 32 – Jadan Baugh – Texas running backs Tre Wisner and Jaydon Blue each ranked in the top three of receiving yards amongst SEC running backs. 365 – Jaydon Blue 311 – Raheim Sander 311 – Tre Wisner 275 – Cash Jones 263 – Josh Williams OL Numbers – Hayden Conner (1,067) and Jake Majors (1,042) played the two most snaps of any offensive lineman in the country for 2024. – RT Cam Williams ended up with the most penalties of any Power 4 offensive lineman in the country (16). – LT Kelvin Banks (89.8) had the 4th highest pass protection grade of any P4 offensive lineman per PFF. Rushing Success by Direction: Look at the average yards per attempt to the left side of the OL vs. the right side. EDGE Colin Simmons – The freshman EDGE rusher led, or tied for the lead, all freshmen in: Sacks: 9 Hits on the QB: 14 Batted passes: 3 Run Stops: 31 Tackles: 32 Forced Fumbles: 3 CB Jahdae Barron – Per PFF, the longest reception Jahdae Barron allowed in man coverage this season was 9 yards. Insane. – Barron was also the highest graded (91.8) defensive back in the country with at least 100 snaps.

Texas Offers 2027 DB Duvay Williams The Longhorns have continued to make a splash on the west coast by extending an offer to 2027 Junipero Serra (Calif.) CB Duvay Williams. Williams is listed at 6-foot-1 and 155 pounds, so a bit on the lighter side. The Longhorns become his 20th offer. Williams also boasts a 10.92 100m time that he ran last spring. So, as a sophomore in high school, he was already clearing 11 seconds. Fast.

Texas dips into 2028 for an early offer Texas has extended an offer to 2028 Orange Lutheran (Calif.) ATH Marcus Fakatou. The Longhorn staff is out on the road today and made the stop out west at Orange Lutheran. On the trip, the Longhorns offered Fakatou, a 6-foot-6-inch and 265-pound defensive lineman. Despite being in the class of 2028, Fakatou has already earned 18 offers. Offer List: Alabama Arizona Arizona State Auburn BYU Michigan Missouri Nebraska Notre Dame Oklahoma Oregon San Diego State SMU Texas USC Utah Washington

Penn State wide receiver Omari Evans has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. Evans, originally from Killeen Shoemaker high school in central Texas, has one year of eligibility remaining after spending three seasons with Penn State. In those three seasons, Evans saw a combined 782 snaps on offense, including 417 in 2024. The veteran wider receiver has elite speed, and was a state finalist in the long jump his senior season at Killeen. In 2024, Evans recorded 415 yards on 21 receptions for 19.8 yards per catch. He had five total touchdowns on the season. The big play ability is there, six of Evans' 21 receptions went for 25 or more yards including three over 45. Baylor was an offer out of HS as well, so will be worth monitoring moving forward for the Longhorns out of the portal.

Quinn Ewers is officially headed to the NFL Draft. No more wondering, it is official.

Starting a quick tracker of the portal entries we see start to file in with the turn of the calendar to December. Signing day will garner a lot of excitement, but these will be some names to keep an eye on in the ever-changing landscape of college football.

Is returning for 2025!

Texas coaches on the road OnTexasFootball is hearing the Texas staff will be on the road beginningThursday seeing top 2026 prospects. That doesn't mean a singular coach may not be out a day earlier to be clear. The reason is pretty simple ... January 15 is the last day players can enter the portal and the NFL draft. Plenty of reason to be on campus first half of the week.

Adding Graceson Littleton to the early enrollee list. The 4-star cornerback has moved onto campus according to the Texas Football account. It was originally unexpected that Littleton would move to campus for the spring semester, however, he is now on campus and will join the team for winter workouts and spring football. Pretty nice development for the Longhorns.

Texas Makes Top 5 for Tiki Hola The Longhorns have made the cut for Bastrop (Texas) High DL Tiki Hola. Hola has been on campus upwards of five times during the 2024 calendar year, and as a result the Longhorns make the top five with USC, Oregon, SMU and Notre Dame. This spring seasons is going to be really important for Hola. Can he continue to grow into his frame? That will be the big question.

Texas LT Kelvin Banks is headed to the NFL he announced via his instagram on Sunday. The All-American won the Outland and Lombardi Awards in 2024. Best of luck to the Humble, Texas prospect!

Quite the frustrating second half of the season for Isaiah Bond. After the ankle injury against Oklahoma, he was never the same impactful player for the Longhorns and it was a large reason why there was so many stagnant moments in my eyes. The first five games were what Texas signed up for. I don’t know what the draft grade is for Bond, but it sure isn’t in the first round or probably close to where he wants it to be after the last seven games.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is speaking with the media following the Longhorns' loss to Ohio State. Notes and quotes in comments below. Jahdae Barron and Quinn Ewers will accompany Sarkisian.

According to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian in the Cotton Bowl press conference Thursday: "Cam (Williams) will play."

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day are on the podium for the final time ahead of the Texas-Ohio State meeting in the College Football Semifinal. The game will kickoff Friday night at 7:00 p.m. at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Notes and quotes from both coaches will be in the comments down below.

I’m in San Antonio this afternoon for the first day of practice of the All American Bowl. There are several Longhorns in attendance here this week: — WR Kaliq Lockett — WR Daylan McCutcheon — WR Jaime Ffrench — CB Kade Phillips As well as a number of top 2026 prospects too. Will update the thread as the day continues.

@Bobby Burton, @Gerry Hamilton and I had the conversation earlier today on Coffee & Football about what you would do if you were Steve Sarkisian and you won the coin toss. I believed in allowing the defense to take the field first and seeing if Ohio State could go the length of the field to begin the game. Gerry and Bobby sided with taking the ball and putting the offense on the field to start the contest, citing Ohio State's scorching hot starts to their Playoff games. What would you do given the decision?

Kenny Baker has extended an offer to 2026 Richardson DL Jaimeon Winfield Monday evening. Winfield has been on the radar of the Longhorns for a little bit now and the offer has officially been extended. Winfield is listed at 6-foot-4-inches and 290 pounds. He holds offers from Florida State, Auburn, LSU, TCU and USC among 14 others.

A handful of Longhorns will be made available for comments ahead of Friday's Cotton Bowl matchup against Ohio State. Of course, a storyline worth monitoring is the first game for Quinn Ewers against his former team. Will have notes and quotes in the comments down below. Also, a video of the player availability will be coming shortly after the conclusion on the OnTexasFootball YouTube channel.

Several Texas defensive players will be made available to the media following Sunday's practice. Texas was in pads for the Sunday afternoon practice in preparation for their College Football Playoff Semifinal matchup vs. Ohio State. Notes and quotes in the comments down below.