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Longhorns Sit in Pole Position for 2027 Cornerback **** One of the top defensive backs in the state of Texas made the three hour trip from Garland to Austin on Saturday for the first junior day of the calendar year. Lakeview Centennial's Montre Jackson received a Texas offer on the first week of January and wasted no time getting down to see the Texas staff and the check out the campus. Jackson spoke with reporters following his time on the 40 Acres to recap his visit and to update where things stand with the Longhorns and his recruitment. It was a great day," Jackson said. "I had a great conversation with Coach Sark and finally got to talk with Coach Muschamp." Jackson said the conversation with Muschamp remained focused on the idea that he is a priority for the staff and someone Texas values highly on their board at the moment. Prior to the visit, Jackson had spoke with Muschamp a couple of times over the phone after he was announced as the Texas defensive coordinator. The efforts from Sarkisian, Muschamp and corners coach Mark Orphey has Texas sitting in the top spot for Jackson at the moment. "It's probably, definitely my number one right now," Jackson said. "Definitely leading my recruitment right now, for sure." Oklahoma and Tennessee are two others that are hot in pursuit, but for Jackson he says his previous trips to Austin combined with the relationships with staff members keeps the Longhorns ahead of the remaining competition. Jackson says he will be taking his official visits before making an final decision with his recruitment. Schools in the running for an official include Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas A&M, SMU and Duke. Of course, Texas will be receiving one as well. I mentioned Jackson as one of my takeaways from the afternoon. Much taller than I had anticipated coming out of the trip, a legitimate 6–1 and some change. He told me afterwards that he hopes to run 10.1 in the 100m and 20.7 in the 200m this spring. Last year he ended up recording a 10.3, showcasing already elite speed at the cornerback position. *** Key Competition Tennessee Oklahoma SMU Texas A&M Duke

One of Nation's Top DL Recaps Trip to Texas *** While the Junior Day was a bit smaller to begin the 2026 recruiting year, there was nothing small with getting Sierra Canyon (Calif.) DL Kasi Currie on campus for the Texas staff. The 6-foot-5-inch, 315-pound defensive lineman made the trip to Austin on Saturday and came away with glowing remarks from his trip. This was Currie's first trip to Austin, but there is already some familiarity on campus. "Just seeing my boy Richard Wesley," Currie said of the highlights from his visit. "He just got out here and he was telling me about it over the phone a couple of days ago and I just had to come out and see it." The two were teammates at Sierra Canyon, and before Wesley reclassified to enroll early at Texas, the two were in the same grade even. Quite the defensive line tandem there. On his visit to Texas, Currie was able to sit down and talk with Steve Sarkisian, LaAllen Clark and Kenny Baker. The trio had a similar message to Currie" "That this is the best place for me," Currie said. "I am going to get developed and that everything I want is here." An interesting nugget from the trip is that Currie said despite this being the first time he met face to face with Steve Sarkisian, that it felt like he had met before. Even with this being his first trip down to campus, the Longhorns very much remain a school of interest for Currie early on in his recruitment. He said post-visit the Longhorns were very, very high on his consideration. "Texas is at the top of my (list). They are at the top of my list." Two other schools of interest include LSU and Alabama. Currie said the Longhorns will certainly receive an official visit in the summer time as well. Then after the officials, a decision will be made. Coming from California, Currie also said that the city of Austin reminded him of being out on the west coast, despite the weather being a little chillier on Saturday. Very solid first impression for the elite Cali defensive lineman. Texas is right in the thick of things for Currie after the visit. *** Notable Offers: Ohio State Ole Miss Tennessee Oklahoma LSU Alabama Arizona State Oregon Texas A&M USC Florida State Nebraska

Texas has offered 2027 Smithson Valley QB Ty Knutson. Knutson is a familiar name to the board after appearing as a target towards the back end of the fall. He appeared on campus for the Arkansas game in late November and returns today where he received an offer from the Longhorns. As we know, QB offers are very precise from the Texas staff and Knutson appears to be their guy for 2027.

Latest on Ole Miss LB/EDGE transfer Princewill Umanmielen OnTexasFootball can report there is definite interest in the former Manor High star. Like anything else in the portal, it will come down the NIL demands/ask and if it is a fit. Umanmielen posted 45 tackles and 9 sacks in 2025 for the Rebels.

Two stops today for Muschamp - that I know of now. Both include 2027 five-star defensive prospects. *** First is Orange Lutheran (Calif.) defensive lineman Marcus Fakatou who was on campus for the Arkansas game in late November. Fakatou is listed as the No. 2 defensive lineman in the country per the composite rankings. Kenny Baker has been working on this one. And Honor Fa'alave Johnson out of San Diego, California (Cathedral Catholic) who is currently ranked as the No. 1 safety in the country and a top-20 player per the composite. *** Two big time targets out of California. Muschamp is hunting.

A couple of returners *** Texas safety Xavier Filsaime has announced he is back for 2026 with the Texas Longhorns. *** Additionally, a source tells me Michael Terry III is back with the Horns officially in 2026 as well. As y'all know, Terry received a lot of praise towards the backend of the season from team sources following his transition to running back.

This is why this is a dangerous new era for a college football program Was looking at NFL Draft picks since Steve Sarkisian got to Austin. There have been 28 players selected in the NFL Draft since 2023. There are two categories I'm putting guys into in the current era or forget development, and it's portal os bust. The two categories are: Wouldn't likely have been signed out of high school, and wouldn't likely have been retained to fully develop Wouldn't likely have been signed out of high school ... Byron Murphy - no chance Texas would have signed him out of HS Jahdae Barron - very little chance to no chance Texas would have signed him out of HS. T'Vonde Sweat - not likely signed out of HS. Christian Jones - zero chance signed out of HS. Jaylan Ford - not very likely signed out of HS. Gunnar Helm - 50/50 would have been signed out of HS. Barryn Sorrell - not very likely signed out of HS. Wouldn't likely have been retained to fully develop ... Vernon Broughton - not likely retained Moro Ojomo - not likely retained Jonathon Brooks - possibly not retained. Jaydon Blue - not likely retained. Alfred Collins - 50/50 at best if retained early in career. DeMarvion Overshown - 50/50 if retained early in career. Jordan Whittington - 50/50 at best if he would have been retained after first two years.

Portal Palace This is the new portal thread for the OTF community. Every time a portal thread goes over 100k views, I'll start a new one. Special exception with the banger of a day for the Horns.

Bear with me — as I type this out of my phone instead of laptop — but I have some thoughts on the offensive line. Of course, this comes on the heels of freshman Nick Brooks entering the portal Tuesday afternoon. Brooks becomes the fifth Longhorn offensive lineman to enter the portal in the 2026 portal window, joining Daniel Cruz, Connor Stroh, Nate Kibble and Neto Umeozulu. I tweeted this and mentioned it in the Portal Palace thread, but in the offseasons of 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, Texas had just seven departures out of the offensive line room to the portal. So all of this really comes as new ground for the Texas program. It’s just something that has not been experienced so far and as Texas continues its path down the roster cutting circuit, it makes sense to see this room start to lose some pieces. After all, offensive linemen are relatively expensive. But here is my point here — if the NFL parallels we have seen take place with the Texas roster continue in the offensive line room, it is more than realistic to expect the Longhorns to carry 10-12 offensive linemen in a given season. With where things sit currently, Texas has 12 offensive linemen on roster when you include Sikorski and the 2 early enrollees + Nicolas Robertson. In a given season, all you really need is eight. Both Sarkisian and Flood have mentioned that as the goal to find the top eight in spring and fall camp. While part of that is coach speak, the numbers back it up. *** 2022 • 7 offensive linemen played 100+ snaps 877 - Christian Jones 860 - Jake Majors 858 - Kelvin Banks 850 - Hayden Conner 781 - Cole Hutson 162 - Andrej Karic 129 - DJ Campbell 2023 • 8 played over 100 snaps, only 5 with 150+ 985 - Kelvin Banks 982 - Hayden Conner 908 - Jake Majors 907 - Christian Jones 868 - DJ Campbell 144 - Cole Hutson 126 - Cam Williams 124 - Connor Robertson 2024 • Depth was tested a bit more, with 7 playing over 300 snaps. No on else saw more than 81. 1067 - Hayden Conner 1042 - Jake Majors 975 - Cameron Williams 935 - Kelvin Banks 809 - DJ Campbell 389 - Cole Hutson 319 - Trevor Goosby 2025 • Even with as rocky this offensive line season was, only seven players saw more than 100 snaps. 873 - Brandon Baker 847 - Trevor Goosby 831 - DJ Campbell 645 - Cole Hutson 557 - Connor Robertson 310 - Connor Stroh 221 - Nick Brooks *** All of this to prove the point of this — We are seeing Texas concisely construct a roster with as few fish as necessary. But making sure those fish are the biggest in the pond. I bet Texas carries 10-12 offensive linemen from here on out, with the top 7, maybe top 8, being Ready for Play type of guys. Trevor Goosby, Connor Robertson, Brandon Baker, Dylan Sikorski. There are four of the 7-8. Add in an older Cojoe + Chatman as serviceable options as well. Now, who else joins the pond, and how big of fish are they? Thats the vision on my end.

Without attaching names to the class, i thought this would be a good way to highlight how Texas has constructed its 2026 portal class so far. This has been my favorite way to view the class, personally *** • 1st Team All-ACC running back • 1st Team All-Big 12 running back • No. 1 wide receiver in the portal • 1st Team All-ACC linebacker • All-B1G Honorable Mention cornerback • No. 4 ranked receiving TE per PFF grades in 2025 (86.4 grade) • Redshirt freshman OG with 440+ snaps • Third year contributor at LB with 730+ snaps • 380-pound nose tackle with 680+ career snaps • 360-pound nose tackle with four years of eligibility remaining • Plus, veterans at every specialist position already knocked out.

There are two ways Cam Coleman should positively impact the Texas offense when the former Auburn wide receiver, who committed to Steve Sarkisian's program on Sunday, takes the field in 2026. The first way is Coleman's contested catch ability down the field. According to Pro Football Focus, Coleman faced 11 contested targets on passes thrown to him 20 yards or more down the field as a sophomore. Coleman caught nine of them, contributing almost exclusively to the 10 receptions for 323 yards and three touchdowns he recorded on deep balls. For context, Coleman’s production on contested deep balls in 2025 was better than Lil’Jordan Humphrey's (seven receptions on 11 targets) or Colin Johnson's (six receptions on 10 targets) in 2018. Coleman was also better than what the offense got from Matthew Golden (seven receptions on 10 targets) in those situations in 2023. Given Arch Manning’s prowess throwing the ball down the field (26 for 65 for 934 yards with 13 touchdowns, three interceptions and a PFF grade of 91.5 on pass attempts of 20 yards or more beyond the line of scrimmage) without a receiver with Coleman’s ability to win 50/50 balls, the 2026 offense could feature the best downfield passing attack of the Sarkisian era. The second is Coleman’s ability to win against man coverage. Coleman’s PFF grade of 79.1 against man coverage (14 receptions for 163 yards and two touchdowns on 18 targets) was better than any Texas wideout posted in 2025 (Kaliq Lockett’s grade of 76.7 came on just five targets, making Parker Livingstone’s grade of 70.1 the closest to Coleman among the receivers who were regulars in the rotation). The only Longhorn wide receiver with a better single-season grade against man coverage under Sarkisian is Xavier Worthy’s 82.3, which he earned as a freshman in 2021, when he caught 14 balls for 319 yards and four touchdowns on 21 targets against man coverage. When Coleman hits the field for his first practice, he’ll immediately become the best wideout Sarkisian has had at Texas on 50/50 balls and arguably the best he’s had at being able to win against man coverage. What the Longhorns lost with the departures of Livingstone (a threat down the field) and DeAndre Moore Jr. (arguably the best wideout in Chris Jackson's room working against man coverage when healthy) has been replaced with one player (one with the potential to be selected in the top half of the first round of the NFL draft). Two areas that have been hit or miss for the Texas passing attack under Sarkisian should be remedied upon Coleman’s arrival to the extent that they become strengths for the Longhorns in what should be Manning's last season at the controls. View full news story

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Jeff Banks is out on the trail tonight. Banks is out seeing Libertyville (Ill.) High TE Brock Williams. Williams visited Texas in November For the game against Arkansas. Texas has a tight end in the class with JT Geraci, but Williams has remained a priority.

Both Pitt linebacker Rasheem Biles and NC State running back Hollywood Smothers have arrived on campus Saturday morning for their visits.

Pitt transfer linebacker Rasheem Biles The All-ACC linebacker is scheduled to visit Texas Saturday and Sunday per a source on the forty acres. The 6-foot-1, 220-pounder totaled 100 tackles, 4.5 sacks and 2 INT's in 2025 Of course anything portal related, it's subject to a rug pull or change.

Yes, the portal is hogging all of the headlines this weekend, but that hasn’t stopped Texas coaches from hitting the road to see 2027 prospects. — Earlier In the week, TE Coach Jeff Banks made the trip up to Illinois to visit 2027 Libertyville (Ill.) tight end Brocks Williams. Williams had visited Austin in late November for the Arkansas game. He is considered the No. 2 TE in the class of 2027 by the consensus rankings. — Additionally, WR coach Chris Jackson is fresh off of a contract extension and made the quick trip up to DFW on Thursday. Jackson stopped by Duncanville to see 2027 WR Trenton Yancy. Yancy told OTF last week at the Under Armour All American game he is eyeing the January 17th Junior Day as his next trip to Austin. — Texas corners coach Mark Orphey was also in DFW. He stopped in Garland to see Centennial CB Montre Jackson, who he extended an offer to on January 2nd. — EDGE coach LaAllen Clark was another Texas coach to make a trip to DFW. — Additionally, 2027 linebacker Ba’Roc Willis tells OTF he has been in contact with the Texas staff about a potential visit to Austin in the future Willis is a top-300 player in the 2027 rankings at the moment. He’s listed at 6–3, 220 out of Moody, Alabama. — The No. 1 corner in Texas, and likely the country, John Meredith III also transferred to North Crowley High school from Euless Trinity. North Crowley of course was the home of John Turntine III and Jonathan Cunningham. North Crowley will also have roughly 7-8 D1 kids in its secondary alone for 2027. Meredith joins Jerry Outhouse, Braylon Cunningham (2028) and Elijajuan Houston (2027) in the secondary. All with major D1 interest.

Christian Alliegro update Wisconsin transfer LB Christian Alliegro has not made a decision as of around 6pm tonight. He's said to still be "thinking about it". The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder made visits to Texas and Ohio State Monday-Tuesday.

Key note Not portal related. Someone else is considering returning/staying. We shall see what happens.

OTF fully expects him to return to Florida.

Oklahoma State EDGE transfer Wendell Gregory OnTexasFootball can report Texas is planning to bring in Oklahoma State EDGE transfer Wendell Gregory. OTF can also relay … his NIL price is way up there. The 6-3, 255 pound redshirt freshman totaled 27 tackles and 4 sacks in 2025. Gregory will have three years left to play at his next destination.