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Texas avoided an if-necessary third game of the Women’s College World Series finals against Texas Tech, following up Wednesday’s 7-3 win over the Red Raiders with Thursday’s 4-1 victory to clinch the Longhorns’ second consecutive national championship. Texas (53-12) joined Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and UCLA as the fifth NCAA softball program to win back-to-back softball national titles with a two-game sweep of Texas Tech (61-10). Teagan Kavan, who was named WCWS Most Outstanding Player for the second year in a row, secured the final six outs of the game after Citlaly Gutierrez (4.1 innings) and Hannah Wells (0.2 innings) did their jobs in the circle to help the Longhorns overcome a one-run deficit. Facing All-American pitcher NiJaree Canady and trailing, 1-0, Texas opened the fifth inning with back-to-back singles by Kaiah Altmeyer and Ashton Maloney. After Jaycie Nichols reached on a fielder’s choice and the Red Raiders intentionally walked Katie Stewart with the bases loaded, a Viviana Martinez ground ball to the left side of the infield turned into a two-run error, putting the Longhorns on top, 2-1. On the heels of Kavan retiring Texas Tech in order in the bottom of the sixth, Kayden Henry led off the top of the seventh with an opposite-field home run, taking Canady deep to left. With one out and runners on first and second, right fielder Lauren Allred couldn’t come up with a diving catch of a sinking liner off the bat of Leighann Goode, resulting in an RBI single to put Texas up by three runs, 4-1. Kavan retired each of the six Red Raiders she faced, recording back-to-back strikeouts to end the game. View full news story

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns are two wins away from the school’s NCAA-record 39th berth in the College World Series. The Oregon Ducks are the last hurdle between Jim Schossnagle’s team and a trip to Omaha, with the two clubs slated to begin the Austin Super Regional at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Saturday (7 p.m., ESPN). Ahead of the first game of the best two-out-of-three series between Texas (43-13) and Oregon (43-16), both teams will practice on the Forty Acres and meet with the media on Friday. Schlossnagle will be joined at the press conference by left-handed starting pitcher Dylan Volantis and outfielder Anthony Pack Jr. On Texas Football is reporting live from Disch-Falk Field for the Friday practices and press conferences and will have updates throughout the afternoon. View full news story

Seems like we have good reason to have a thread to chat on all summer and through the season. Team workouts begin June 1, I believe

Anybody hit any good cards lately?

2028 QB from Tennessee Younger brother of Ty Simpson He worked out for the staff this week. Still think Neimann Lawrence is trending Texas' way but another QB of note nonetheless.

National Championship Game 1 Thread **** The National Championship has arrived! Texas vs. Texas Tech. Teagan Kavan vs. Nija Canady. A rematch of the 2025 National Championship. This should be a fantastic series! First pitch is at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN2. *** Game 2: 7 p.m., ESPN

Texas offered Palo Duro WR Kyron Brown on Wednesday after a strong camp performance. The 6-2, 185-pounder tells OTF he's set an OV to Austin for June 12-14.

The top 2028 Texas QB target will announce June 25

2029 EDGE from Arlington Lamar 6-2, 215 Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/28378694/690d56ca04385dee79f7289d

If Texas is going to maximize its potential in 2026, four Longhorns need to make strides during summer workouts, which began on the Forty Acres on Monday. — Jutus Terry is in the group of players (including Arch Manning) who underwent surgery after the Citrus Bowl against Michigan and were limited throughout spring practice. The hope was that they’d be ready to go when summer conditioning started. Of the non-Texas Tech-related comments Steve Sarkisian made during the Touchdown Club of Houston luncheon on May 21, saying that everyone was on schedule and that there had been no setbacks among the group was arguably the most significant. Terry can be the interior disruptor that the Texas defense didn’t have last season. That’s not a slight at what Alex January or Hero Kanu brings to the table. What Terry showed in brief flashes as a true freshman is the kind of playmaking potential that guys like Byron Murphy II and Alfred Collins had, which is to say that he can consistently generate organic pressure in the opposing quarterback’s face. If Terry is healthy and uses the summer as a springboard to show up ready to get after it in preseason practice, Will Muschamp should have a chess piece capable of playing multiple shades up front. Terry can amplify what might already be the best pass-rushing defensive front in college football. — Laurence Seymore was recruited to be the team’s starting left guard in 2026. Still, the Western Kentucky transfer must earn the job to fulfill the lofty expectations accompanying his arrival. Part of the equation needed to put a better product on the field is one of Jaydon Chatmon, Jackson Christian or Dylan Sikorski pushing Seymore for the spot. The other part is for Seymore, who spent the spring semester on his own, to hit the ground running in summer conditioning to position himself to be the no-doubt answer Kyle Flood needs to round out what looks on paper to be an upgraded unit from 2025. — I keep going back to Sarkisian’s comments around the time Muschamp was hired regarding Xavier Filsaime. Specifically, it was the idea that Filsaime could log snaps at nickel. After being limited throughout the spring, Filsaime is capable of pushing Derek Williams Jr. for playing time at safety. Filsaime also profiles as the bigger nickel Muschamp has preferred in the past, making him an intriguing Swiss Army knife of sorts in the secondary. Getting Filsaime and/or Williams to the point where they can run alongside Jelani McDonald with as minimal a drop-off as possible is one of the reasons why it was important for Sarkisian to get Blake Gideon back on the staff. Along with the fact that Gideon recruited Filsaime and Williams, his personal and professional relationship with Muschamp (he coached Gideon at Texas for three seasons and hired him for his first coaching job as a quality control coach at Florida in 2014) should make for clearer communication between Muschamp and the safeties, as well as helping his group understand Muschamp’s expectations for a position that plays a crucial role in the success of his system. — Emmett Mosley V is another Longhorn who underwent surgery after the bowl game. Thankfully, Mosley’s recovery wasn’t as prolonged as his injury against Michigan might’ve initially indicated. While Mosley’s delayed start to the 2025 season because of an offseason injury wasn’t the biggest reason why the offense was slow out of the blocks, it didn’t help. Mosley is a proven commodity and a reliable target for Manning, but he must take the necessary steps this summer to ensure that his body stands a better chance of holding up over the long haul. As good a duo as Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo can be, Mosley can elevate the wide receiver to become one of the best in the country if he can be counted on as, effectively, WR3. Mosley's ability to play in the slot or be split out wide offers Sarkisian a lot of flexibility in both personnel groupings and formations, while also allowing Jermaine Bishop Jr. to settle into a specific role, without anyone feeling like the true freshman needs must have the kind instant impact Xavier Worthy did in 2021 for the offense to function properly (a lot like what bringing in Raleek Brown and Hollywood Smothers from the transfer portal can do for Derrek Cooper's development at running back). That scenario can only come to fruition, however, if Mosley is on the field. View full news story

While preparing for the Austin Super Regional against Oregon, Jim Schlossnagle and Texas landed a massive transfer portal commitment on Wednesday, adding former Texas Tech INF Linkin Garcia to the 2027 roster. A projected top-100 prospect for the 2027 MLB Draft, the 6-foot-5-inch, 218-pound Garcia hit .339 with 18 doubles, four home runs, 58 RBI and 53 runs scored in 55 games for the Red Raiders as a freshman.

Richardson (Texas) OT Jasper Ngokwere will announce a decision on Thursday, June 4th. The finalists are Texas, Northwestern, Texas Tech, and Vanderbilt. He is coming off an OV to Vandy over the weekend. We are not projecting Texas to be the pick, as the Longhorns haven't gone all in here, at least not yet. We believe an OV is possible in the fall if Texas makes a late push.

As we noted on Monday, West Boca Raton (Fla.) DL Jamar Thompson was taking an unofficial visit to Texas this week ahead of his June 19-21. He arrived on Tuesday night. Texas is facing off with Ohio State here.

Boca Raton (Fla.) West Boca Raton DL Jamar Thompson added Texas to his OV schedule last month (June 19-21), dropping Michigan from his visit schedule. OTF has learned that Thompson will now unofficially visit Texas this week, on Tuesday, before that June 19-21 OV. Ohio State is slated to get him in on June 12-14. This looks like it's shaping up to be Ohio State and Texas down the stretch. Miami appears to be out of the running, but we'll see if the Canes circle back.

Today's the day! Texas will host its annual Elite Camp on Sunday afternoon and OTF will be live from campus covering the event. Dozens of prospects are expected to attend, several of which already hold Texas offers. You can expect a number of offers to go out today and recruitments to update. Jordan, CJ, and myself will be bringing you all the coverage from campus. Follow along! VISITORS LIST

Looking at the D-Lineman Competing this Weekend *** The annual summer Elite Camp provides a great look into some of the top targets Texas will be prioritizing in the upcoming class. For Kenny Baker, Will Muschamp and the Texas defensive line staff, this weekend will be a great opportunity to get an early, in-person eval on some of the top defensive linemen in the country. Texas is hosting a pair of composite five-stars, a pair of Mississippi's best, and several other really talented targets from across the Lone Star State. A quick look at who will be headed down to campus this weekend. *** Prince Che, DL, Thomasville (Ga.) Thomas County Central High Composite Five-Star Rated as the No. 3 defensive lineman in the country by the 247Sports Composite ranking, Che is making his first visit to Austin this weekend. Longhorns offered February 12th and now get a chance to get an eval in-person. Che is listed at 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds. Sophomore Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/20093994/68b85efbfa0d6cbe8bd2b8f3 Kellan Hall, DL, Louisville (Ky.) Christian Academy of Louisville Composite Five-Star The No. 2 defensive lineman in the country per the 247Sports Composite, Hall is a massive fish in the 2028 pond. At 6-foot-4 and 265-pounds, Hall combines an impressive frame with an incredible first step and violent play on the interior. Great job by Texas to get Hall on campus. Sophomore Hud: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/17955659/6945f792d1116666bb50a0c2 Geraci Carson, DL, Jackson (Ms.) Lanier High Composite Four-Star Carson is the No. 1 player in the state of Mississippi for the 2028 class according to 247Sports. I have heard the plan is for him to arrive on campus early Saturday morning for a quick look around the facility before competing tomorrow in the Elite Camp. Texas is a school Carson had been long hoping to visit dating back to the spring. Sophomore Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/26672640/68c7555ca355a35c8c59a915 Logan Lokey, DL, Denton (Texas) Guyer High Composite Four-Star Lokey is one of the top in-state defensive linemen so far. He was on campus for a Texas spring practice on April 11th, and is the son of former Texas Longhorn Derek Lokey. Already 20+ schools have extended an offer to Lokey who looks to position himself in a strong spot on the Texas board early on. Sophomore Hudl: http://www.hudl.com/video/3/16485007/693c80be1f31bec855cb804b Andrae Maddox, DL, Oxford (Ms.) Oxford High Unranked Maddox is back on campus for his second time after visiting back in March for the first time. the Longhorns offered him on the trip with his mom and dad. His father, Anthony Maddox, was a fourth round pick of the Jaguars in the 2004 NFL Draft, and played four seasons in the league. Maddox currently does not have a ranking, but he holds 19 offers and stands 6–4, and 280 pounds. Sophomore Hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/26215369/695ee40dd856f9ca4a430591 RJ Wyms, DL, The Woodlands (Texas) College Park High Composite Four-Star Ranked as a composite top-60 player in the country, Wyms has really blown up in the spring. In 13 games a sophomore, Wyms racked up six sacks and an outstanding 25 tackles for loss, despite being just 6–1. The frame might be on the shorter side, but the talent is undeniable. Sophomore Hudl: http://www.hudl.com/video/3/23160520/6930f522ed300dee6cd272b1 Jordyn Grant, DL, The Woodlands (Texas) College Park High Unranked Another prospect who really benefitted from a strong spring season, Grant holds 15 offers at the moment, with New Mexico State, Tulsa, Arkansas, UNLV, and Kansas State all getting involved in the last two weeks. He will be one to watch for the Horns this weekend with comparable talent around him. Grant is listed 6–2 and 300 pounds. Sophomore Hudl: http://www.hudl.com/video/3/24149983/68c81728a517800e3f22f5a3

In honor of Victoria Hunter's pinch hit home run on Saturday to keep Texas softball alive, I was thinking where it ranks all-time among cutch Texas moments. Let's hear them!

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas drew first blood in the first inning of Saturday’s 16-2 win over Tarleton State in the winner’s bracket game of the Austin Regional, connected on three consecutive haymakers in the second inning and cruised to victory behind a mix of patience and power at the plate and a dominant effort on the mound by Dylan Volantis. “Great ball game for us,” said Jim Schlossnagle, who watched his club draw a season-high 17 walks and play top-notch, error-free defense behind Volantis. “I felt like Dylan did a great job of trying as best he could to stay in rhythm, given the long sits he had between innings.” In the winner’s bracket, hosting a team that handed it a midweek loss during the regular season for the second year in a row, Texas (42-13) fed off the energy of an amped-up crowd. With 8,276 fans at UFCU Disch-Falk Field behind them, the Longhorns controlled their second meeting with the Texans from the jump. “I thought our crowd was great,” Schlossnagle said. “They were into it in the very first inning. Even though we only got one run out of that inning, I thought the crowd had a big impact on the game.” Carson Tinney’s fiery response ignited a crowd that was ready to explode when he was plunked in the back of the head on the first pitch he saw from 6-foot-9-inch, 240-pound lefty Ethan Wendel set the tone for Texas avenging a 6-1 home loss to Tarleton State (38-20) on March 17 with authority. “I feel like I do a good job of wearing pitches behind the plate, and I feel like when you're in the box, it's really indifferent,” said Tinney, who went 2-for-2 with a solo home run, a double and two runs scored on a night when he drew three of the team’s season-high 17 walks. “I have no problem wearing pitches in the box. I was happy to get the boys fired up.” Temo Becerra’s RBI single through the right side of the infield in the top of the first kickstarted the Longhorns’ second offensive onslaught in as many days. With five home runs in Saturday’s win, including back-to-back-to-back second-inning jacks by Aiden Robbins (2-for-4, three runs scored and four RBI), Tinney and Anthony Pack Jr., Texas has slugged its way to within one win of the program’s first Super Regional appearance since 2023 with 11 home runs in two NCAA Tournament games. Robbins, Tinney and Pack became the first three Longhorns to go deep in consecutive at-bats since Silas Ardoin, Skyler Messinger and Dylan Campbell did it on May 1, 2022, against Oklahoma State. “I watched Aiden hit his and I was like, 'Man, that'd be cool if I could do it, too,’” Tinney said. “I ran into my ball and I remember, when I stepped on home plate, Pack greeted me at home, and I looked at him, and I was like, 'It's your turn now.' “That was pretty cool to be part of such a cool experience.” The three home runs highlighted a five-run second inning, an avalanche that ended Wendel’s night after 54 pitches (five hits, six runs and three walks allowed, with one hit batter and four strikeouts in two innings), buried the Texans and put Texas in the driver’s seat in the regional. Tarleton State will face UC Santa Barbara in an elimination game at noon on Sunday, with the Longhorns drawing the winner in the regional championship game at 5 p.m. If necessary, there will be a winner-take-all final on Monday. Texas has scored 35 runs through the first two games of this year’s NCAA Tournament, which now stands as the highest-scoring two-game postseason stretch in program history. It's a spree in which the Longhorns scored at least one run in the first 13 innings of the regional. Toeing the rubber in the second with a 6-0 lead, Volantis settled in and befuddled the Tarleton State bats through 6.1 strong innings. Volantis struck out seven Texans, allowed three hits, one walk and one earned run with one hit batter in a dominant 91-pitch effort. Extending Volantis allows Texas to go into Sunday with Ruger Riojas ready for his first significant action since a four-inning, 74-pitch outing in a road win over Tennessee on May 10 and a fully-rested bullpen backing him up (Brett Crossland, Sam Cozart and Haiden Leffew have yet to pitch in the regional). Schlossnagle and Max Weiner left Volantis in the game to eat innings and make sure the Longhorns’ sizable lead, which stood at 12-0 when Volantis took the mound for the fourth inning, remained intact. “I wanted Dylan to at least get us through the sixth,” Schlossnagle said. “When he went out for the seventh, frankly, I just wanted him to have a chance to tip his cap. I wanted him to feel the appreciation of the fans. I'm glad we were able to do that.” After losing the winner’s bracket game of last year’s regional to UTSA, getting behind the eight ball and failing to recover, Schlossnagle left nothing to chance. Now, Texas is well-positioned to finish the job in front of the home crowd on Sunday. “It's always good to stay in the winner's bracket and avoid those moments, but we haven't won anything yet,” Schlossnagle said. “We won a game. We've got a new day tomorrow. “Yes, I'm glad we don't have to play two tomorrow, but the tournament is not over.” View full news story

Game 1 tonight I'm going Spurs in 6.

I love football. I love talking about football. I love writing about football. I love talking and writing about Texas Longhorn football. Forgive me then for not champing at the bit to dissect a war of words between Texas and Texas Tech that’s devolved into an obnoxious publicity stunt. Hopefully, we’re nearing the end of this tiresome situation and can get back to actual football matters in the near future. Consider this my part in helping put it to bed. Joey McGuire, Cody Campbell, Kirby Hocutt and anyone else on the Red Raiders’ side of the fence who believes they have a dog in the fight have taken umbrage with Steve Sarkisian singling out Texas Tech’s less-than-stellar 2026 schedule. The offended parties appear to be hellbent on milking every possible ounce out of their time atop college football’s offseason news cycle. The public challenge McGuire and Campbell have issued to Texas — to ditch the season opener at home against Texas State and play the Red Raiders, either in Lubbock or at AT&T Stadium in Arlington — achieved its intended purpose by riling up the Texas Tech faithful and giving casual college football fans perceived ammunition to question the Longhorns’ fortitude. The same is true of Hocutt’s comments to The Athletic, even though Texas somehow managed to match the Red Raiders' scoring output in last season’s College Football Playoff without participating. The idle threats have also buried a few key points (including Brenden Sorsby’s ongoing pursuit of eligibility getting moved to the national media’s back burner, for the moment) in the back-and-forth since Sarkisian’s comments in Houston last Thursday. — Sarkisian didn’t insult Texas Tech, its head coach or its football program. He called out the Red Raiders’ schedule, which nobody has stepped up to defend. Of the seven Power Four schools in Texas, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football believes Texas Tech has the easiest schedule this coming season. Parker Fleming’s analysis has the Red Raiders with the easiest path to the CFP of any Power Four team in the country. College Football News ranked Texas Tech’s schedule 65th out of 138 FBS programs. Only three Power Four schedules were considered easier than the Red Raiders' 12-game slate. According to Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings, the two FBS opponents on Texas Tech’s schedule (Abilene Christian is an FCS program) rank No. 91 (Oregon State) and No. 136 (Sam Houston), respectively. I’ve yet to hear anyone say Sarkisian was wrong about the Red Raiders’ schedule, which has proved his point. If the CFP selection committee doesn’t use strength of schedule as a primary separator when push comes to shove, then what’s the point of risking a non-conference loss? — Whether viewed through the prism of subjective opinions or objective metrics, Texas Tech is taking the path of least resistance with its non-conference schedule in hopes of reaching the CFP. Instead of owning it (if the system prioritizes winning a conference championship, no matter how it’s acquired, then admit that's what you're doing and roll with it), the folks in Lubbock threw a fit, went on the attack and tried to gain sympathy in the court of public opinion. Texas isn’t going to play Texas Tech in the regular season. Social media trolls can cry for the Longhorns to “SPOT THE BALL!” all they want. It won’t matter. McGuire knows it, Campbell knows it, Hocutt knows it and in their heart of hearts, Red Raider fans who possess a modicum of common sense know it’s nothing more than a glorified pro wrestling promo. The goal was for Texas Tech to paint Texas as the villain, an SEC behemoth too scared to play the upstart in-state program that’s beating the Longhorns on the recruiting trail and making a move toward the top of the state’s FBS pecking order. This was never about getting Texas to agree to a game. It was to make the Longhorns look petty, keep the hype train going after a watershed season in their program’s history, draw attention away from the Sorsby situation and hope to get a few college football talking heads and personalities with large social media followings on their side. Those things won’t impact anything the Longhorns do on the field in 2026 and beyond. Regardless, the Red Raiders accomplished their goal — Sometimes, situations like this aren’t that deep. I think this one is for Sarkisian. A 37-34 overtime loss to Texas Tech in 2022 was enough of a burden to bear for Sarkisian and the Longhorns. McGuire’s speech to his team in the victorious locker room poured salt in the wound. Specifically, one portion of McGuire’s sermon was so sharp that it might've gotten embedded under Sarkisian’s skin. “I told you they were going to break and they did,” McGuire told his squad. “The reporter asked me at the end, she said: ‘What does it mean to win this game and beat Texas?' I said, ‘It doesn’t mean anything to beat Texas. We’re 1-and-0 in the Big 12.' That’s what it means.” Just like Sarkisian’s campaign rally-style pep talk to a hotel ballroom full of alumni, donors and fans in Houston, McGuire’s words were crafted with a specific audience in mind. In both instances, once the comments went public, the offended party processed what was said and prepared to respond as they saw fit. Leading up to the 2023 season, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark didn’t mince words about backing the Red Raiders when they made their way to DKR for Texas’ last regular-season game as a member of the conference. In the face of the remaining Big 12 members and the league office making things as publicly uncomfortable as possible for the Longhorns and Oklahoma before their respective departures for the SEC, Sarkisian saved his retort to Yormark, McGuire and anyone else who might find themselves caught in the blast radius for Nov. 24, 2023. Sarkisian didn’t have to say anything. The 57-7 bludgeoning of Texas Tech that sent Texas to the Big 12 title game spoke volumes. Essentially, McGuire called Sarkisian’s team soft while downplaying the relevance of the Red Raiders’ 18th win in 73 meetings with the Longhorns (Texas leads the all-time series with Texas Tech, 55-18). If Texas Tech is top of mind for Sarkisian, it would be hard to blame him for the genesis of his ire stemming from what got back to him after a close loss. Sarkisian and the Longhorns got the last word when it mattered. No matter how bad the Red Raiders want to settle the score, barring a postseason meeting, the status quo won’t change for the foreseeable future. View full news story