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The departure of Freddie DuBose from the Texas roster as of Tuesday afternoon opens another spot for a scholarship in the portal. Currently, the Texas scholarship count sits at 81. Wide receiver, tight end and defensive line remain positions that I am expecting Texas to be in the market for when the portal window opens up April 16.

5-star to make unofficial visit OnTexasFootball was informed this morning that 5-star offensive tackle Immanuel Iheanacho (Rockville, Md./Georgetown Prep) is expected on campus in April for an unofficial visit. The 6-6, 340-pounder is one of the top handful of prospects in the country in 2026. He has been in contact with Kyle Flood and staff for a while. Maryland is fighting hard to beat out Penn State, Georgia, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Oregon and many others.

2027 and 2028 Recruits to see Texas Texas will begin hosting a number of unofficial visit weekends over the next month, filled with 2027 and 2028 prospects that are beginning to turn heads on the trail. A few names to keep eyes on in the next few weeks. *** Top 2027 In-State OL to Visit Texas will host 2027 Kingwood OL Kennedy Brown for a visit. The current belief is that Brown will be on campus May 31st for the Texas Elite Camp. Brown currently holds 20 offers, including the Longhorns who offered on January 25th of this winter when he visited last for the Texas Junior Day. At 6-foot-5-inches and 285 pounds, Brown is currently considered a top 100 prospect in the country by the composite rankings, with one ranking service including him in the top of the country. This will be a name to monitor closely in the 2027 class. New 2026 Offer to Michigan Commit The Longhorns extended an offer late Tuesday night to 2026 CB Brody Jennings out of Jacksonville, Florida, Mandarin High. Jennings attends the same school that produced current Texas WR Jaime Ffrench a year ago. Jennings is committed to Michigan and has been since July of 2024. Pair of 2028 OL Prospects Visiting – First is 2028 Tyler Legacy OL DeMarrion Johnson, who will be returning to Austin for the first time since his trip in January for the Junior Day. Johnson was offered during the Junior Day in January by Kyle Flood and boasts 16 offers already. Currently, Johnson stands 6-foot-5 and 300 pounds. Offers include: Alabama Arkansas Baylor Houston TCU Tennessee Texas Texas Tech – Another name to monitor is Center (TX) OL Jamarios Canton. As of today, the 2028 offensive lineman holds three offers – Arkansas, Florida and Nebraska, quite the start to a recruitment. Canton is 6-foot-4 and 260 pounds currently, but started as a freshman at left tackle this past fall. On the defensive side of the ball, Texas will be hosting 2028 Nacogdoches DL Caden Thomas-Bruton on Saturday as well. Thomas-Bruton took a trip to College Station last Saturday and is now headed to the flagship on Saturday. The freshman is listed at 6-feet-2-inches and 280 pounds already. UTSA was the first to offer the Nac product.

21 Longhorns will be competing in front of representatives from all 32 NFL teams here in the next hour+. As of 12:22 pm, the Longhorns are filing in who will be competing. NFL representatives will be around in the next 30-45. Follow along for testing times, updates and more.

Marietta (Ga.) Kell 2026 4-star+ Brayden Rouse tells OnTexasFootball he is making an unofficial visit to Texas April 17. Rouse, 6-3 and 210-pounds, was offered by Johnny Nansen January 29. The Peach State rangy LB with closing speed has June OV’s scheduled to Michigan June 6-8, Georgia June 13-15 and Tennessee June 20-22. Texas will be working to replace on of the June visit dates with the first ever visit to Texas next month.

Texas kicks off spring football tomorrow. I checked in with one source in regards to what is expected from QB Arch Manning as he begins his first spring as the guy at Texas. "There is more energy around the place with 16 leading the way," a source told me. The conversation about energy and buzz around practice being ignited by Manning is not new. In fact, I would say it has been an overwhelming theme through winter conditioning. The offensive position rooms feed off of Manning and I am expecting this trend to continue into the fall. "These throwing sessions feel different with Arch at quarterback," I was told. High expectations for the quarterback out of New Orleans.

Was told about 20 minutes ago that Texas is expected to see a basketball all together NIL increase into the 4.8-5 million range for next season. This season's roster was 3.7-3.8 million. That increase would place Texas in the top 15 range nationally based on numbers currently.

What On Texas Football has been steadfast in reporting came to fruition on Sunday. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte officially moved on from Rodney Terry and hired Xavier’s Sean Miller to replace him as the school’s 27th men’s basketball coach. The Longhorns are turning the page to a new era inside Moody Center, and I’ve got three thoughts on the 56-year-old Miller taking over on the Forty Acres. 1. We’ve discussed this on our YouTube channel and the OTF Forum, but I love Miller’s potential to get more juice out of international recruiting than Texas has before. Scott Drew made me believe in international recruiting during his early years at Baylor. Due to scholarship restrictions and the stigma attached to the program, Drew and his staff went far and wide to fill out the roster; guard Aaron Bruce (Australia) and center Mamadou Diene (Senegal) were a part of Drew’s first recruiting class, helping the Bears go from the Big 12 basement to the NCAA Tournament in four years. Kenny Cherry (Canada), Brady Heslip (Canada), Manu Lecomte (Belgium), Jo Lual-Acuil (Sudan), Yves Missi (Belgium), Jeremy Sochan (England), Flo Thamba (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (Cameroon) are among the international players who’ve made their way to Waco in Drew’s tenure. International recruiting has been a critical part of talent acquisition for a program four years removed from winning a national championship; it should be good enough for one striving to get back to the Final Four for the first time since 2003. Deandre Ayton (Bahamas), Josh Green (Australia), Christian Koloko (Cameroon) and Lauri Markkanen (Finland) are among the international NBA draft picks Miller recruited during his 12 seasons at Arizona. Texas needs all the firepower it can muster to compete in the SEC and Miller shouldn’t leave any stones unturned in his quest to build a competitive roster, especially in areas where he’s found success. 2. When it comes to competing in the SEC, offense is the name of the game. Led by Alabama, which leads Division I with 91.1 points per game, the SEC boasts five of the top 11 scoring teams in the country. The word I’ve received in recent years from folks tied into the NBA scouting community is that the league holds the SEC in high regard as the conference best preparing players for the next level because the SEC has dynamic offensive coaches and big-time scorers; Tre Johnson will join Dalton Knecht (2024), Brandon Miller (2023) and Cameron Thomas (2021) as recent SEC scoring leaders to be selected in the first round of the draft. Miller is regarded as a top offensive coach, and there are plenty of numbers to back up the claim. Miller’s 2022-23 squad at Xavier, which lost to Texas in the Sweet 16, finished 10th nationally in points per game (80.9). The Musketeers also ranked eighth in adjusted offensive efficiency and No. 33 in adjusted tempo, according to KenPom.com. When Miller’s Arizona teams participated in March Madness, the offense was the catalyst. The Wildcats finished 12th, 13th, 20th, seventh, 20th, 15th, and 15th in adjusted offensive efficiency during their seven NCAA Tournament trips under Miller. Miller coached two of the 28 teams in Arizona history to average 80 or more points per game (80.5 in 2017-18 and 80.4 in 2015-16). The Wildcats ranked in the top 60 nationally in points per game during seven of Miller’s 12 seasons in Tucson, three of which saw Arizona finish as a top-25 team in scoring. 3. Strong guard play has been a hallmark of Miller’s teams, which bodes well for Texas if he can put together top-notch backcourts. Since T.J. Ford led the Longhorns to the Final Four 22 years ago, three Texas teams have advanced to the Elite Eight. Whether it was Daniel Gibson (2005-06), D.J. Augustin (2007-08) or the three-headed monster of Marcus Carr, Tyrese Hunter and Sir’Jabari Rice (2022-23), the best Longhorn squads since the high point of the Rick Barnes era have featured elite guards. The 2010-11 team won 28 games with a future first-round pick and NBA champion (Cory Joseph) leading a deep backcourt. Isaiah Taylor (2013-14) led Texas to the program’s last NCAA Tournament win under Barnes before bowing out to Michigan in the round of 32. With the transfer portal opening Monday, Miller’s first order of business is to figure out what he's got with Jordan Pope and Chendall Weaver while looking for reinforcements to account for the impending departures of Johnson and Tramon Mark. View full news story

Sean Miller's recruiting at Texas has begun OTF has learned that Sean Miller and and at least a couple of current staff members of his have begun the recruiting process. We can say that their have been calls made to the agents of Jordan Pope, Chendall Weaver and Nic Codie. That doesn't mean that's all, to be clear. And that doesn't mean that the three are staying, it just means initial discussions have began. And Miller/staff have spoken with their signees at Xavier, and agents of Ryan Conwell and Dailyn Swain.

Texas hosted 2027 RB Elijah Kimble (Buffalo, NY) for an unofficial visit Sunday afternoon. Kimble, a 5-foot-10-inch, 180-pound runningback currently holds 20 offers. New Texas RB coach Chad Scott has been in the mix for Kimble for well over a year. While at West Virginia, Scott offered Kimble in January of 2024, making West Virginia the fifth school to offer the talented RB from the north east. Kimble's Offers: Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Notre Dame Ole Miss Ohio State Oregon Oregon State Penn State Purdue Tennessee Wisconsin

2027 QB Malachi Ziegler will be in Austin for the Texas Elite Camp May 31. Ziegler is currently in Austin for the Elite 11 and the expectation is he will return at the end of May to compete in front of AJ Milwee and Steve Sarkisian. This will be Ziegler’s first trip to Austin for an unofficial.

Football: Four player/team notes To keep that football appetite wet. Andre Cojoe … Best off-season since he’s been at Texas. Both physically and mental growth as a player. Positioned to push Brandon Baker at right tackle. Neto Umeozulu … As usual, physically doing very well. Will come down how much he has developed in terms of executing. He continues to be looked at as an upgrade in the run game. Justus Terry … Displaying quick hands, and a quicker initial mover than you initially think. All business. He will play this year per two sources. Team leaders … Arch Manning and Michael Taffe continue to be the unquestioned vocal leaders.

As we near the beginning of the Arch Manning-era at Texas, there remains a stacking of talent that bodes very well for the future of the program. On KJ Lacey specifically, I have heard some positives behind the scenes. One nugget specifically is the loose comparison to Bryce Young that has been circulating around folks in the facility. A text from someone who has seen him throw this winter: "Lacey can spin a football. His arm is ridiculous after watching him throw it (this week)." As spring football starts up next week, one guy that will be fun to get a first glimpse at will be the signal caller from Saraland, Alabama.

Heat Map of 2026 Official Visitors for Texas The Texas official visit list remains a work in progress, however we have a really solid understanding of where the Longhorn staff is viewing their top targets from a geographical standpoint. Of course, the state of Texas will remain the highest priority as Texas looks to take care of its backyard and provide some security of its home borders from SEC poachers and national powers. However, there has been a concerted effort to recruit the deep south – Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Texas has 43 official visits lined up to our knowledge. Of those 43 official visits, 18 come from the states mentioned above. Moving forward, what is going to be interesting is where other states get added. Texas is pushing heavily in North Carolina and there has been previous success in the state of Arizona. But this is the best look at where Texas is prioritizing top recruits as of March 18th. Perhaps the lone outlier here is OLB Luke Wafle out of the Hun School in New Jersey. Wafle told OTF in July of 2024 that he had grown up a Texas fan and that Kyle Flood was the first Longhorn coach to get in contact with him. Flood is the regional recruiter for the New Jersey area. The breakdown from a numbers perspective: 16 – Texas 7 – California 6 – Florida 6 – Georgia 3 – Louisiana 2 – Alabama 1 – Hawaii 1 – Mississippi 1 – New Jersey Again, look for North Carolina and potentially an Arizona official visit to light up their state on the map when it is all said and done. I would also look for Florida to add a couple more official visitors by the end of the summer months as well.

Elijah Barnes notes ... The freshman linebacker from Dallas (Texas) Skyline reported to Texas at 243 pounds. He is now weighing 235-236 pounds. That is an ideal weight for Barnes with his frame. He's clocking right under 21 MPH on the GPS in Torre Becton workouts. Barnes is working at multiple linebacker spots, and is expected to be part of the Texas special teams coverage units in 2025.

What has this week done for Rodney Terry? Entering the SEC Tournament the future of Rodney Terry at Texas was when, not if. Now after wins over Vanderbilt and Texas A&M very likely resulting in Texas getting a bid in the field of 68, Terry's tenure has life in Austin. OnTexasFootball does not believe Terry is assured of being retained just by getting in the Field of 68. So the next question is what does Terry need to accomplish in the NCAA Tournament to get another year in Austin. The first scenario is very simple, can't drop the play-in game and be secure. The problem with losing in the Round of 68 would be trajectory of the program. From Elite 8 to Round of 32 to Round of 68. But what happens if Texas wins the play-in game, and advances? That provides Terry with the opportunity to earn another year. That would be winning a game in the tournament three straight seasons. If Texas wins two games in the NCAA Tournament, another season odds go way up. Winning six games in three seasons in the NCAA Tournament is not normally the formula to get one fired - save a few blue bloods. But Texas is not a blue blood in hoops. Firing a coach and paying him 4.5-5 million to leave after winning six NCAA Tournament games in three seasons is a lower percentage probability. Also for Terry's future ... Rodney Terry's two wins in the SEC Tournament will prove very beneficial in getting another job (USF has shown real interest) if Terry and Texas part ways.

OnTexasFootball is expecting a top target of the Longhorns to likely commit to USC soon. With that said, Texas will not back off and just keep hanging around the rim. USC is making a huge NIL push to get some top 2026's in the boat early and try to hang on long term. Just like they did in the 2025 class ... which was a struggle with EDGE Isaiah Gibson ending up at Georgia, and DL Justus Terry ending up at Texas.

Note on freshman Michael Terry III OnTexasFootball was told today that freshman versatile offensive athlete Michael Terry III has registered 22 mph during recent workouts at 214 pounds. Terry III continues to workout at wide receiver, and will begin spring practice there. Long term, we shall see where Terry settles in at. Could be WR, RB and H-back ... to be determined

Just reiterating and adding to what we have discussed over the last week or two about Christian Clark and his recovery from his Achilles injury. I was told that the redshirt freshman running back is out of support braces and splints when working out. Clark is not quite at 100% in the weight room, but is very close. Of course, last week we discussed Clark's recovery timeline following the photo released of him front squatting 275 pounds. Steve Sarkisian in his Monday press conference singled out Clark's recovery, adding that he was "pleasantly surprised" with the progress made so far. The typical Achilles injury recovery timeline is set for 6–9 months. Given that the injury occurred in the early part of August, it is worth mentioning that this would but Clark at six months and a week essentially since the injury occurred originally. Again, Clark will be limited this spring. However, it remains a great sign that additional support for his achilles is not necessary in weight room training sessions. Positive news.

AUSTIN, Texas — If Saturday’s 76-72 loss to Oklahoma was Tre Johnson’s last game at Moody Center, it unfortunately mirrored what’s expected to be the freshman phenom’s lone season on the Forty Acres. Johnson did his best to help Texas get a win with the fate of the 2024-25 season hanging in the balance, grabbing seven rebounds, dishing out a season-high six assists and recording two steals in a de facto NCAA Tournament elimination game. Nevertheless, the 6-foot-6-inch projected lottery pick in the 2025 NBA Draft’s probable home finale saw him endure an 0-for-14 night from the field, including an 0-for-4 effort beyond the arc. The loss dealt a likely fatal blow to the Longhorns’ hopes of being a part of March Madness. While Johnson did a lot to put Texas (17-14, 6-12 SEC) in a position to end the regular season with what would’ve been a significant victory as far as the postseason outlook is concerned, the Longhorns needed more than seven points (7-for-7 from the free-throw line) from their standout rookie to get over the hump. “He's not going to shoot it well every night. We like to think he's going to have a cape on every night and do it every night. He's done it in this league every night against older players consistently,” coach Rodney Terry said. “This is the first game where he hasn't put the ball in the basket, but give him credit. He had six assists, he made great reads and some of the offense went through him to get offense for other guys.” Johnson showed up for the postgame press conference alongside Terry and guard Jordan Pope, who scored a game-high 21 points on 7-for-10 shooting with a 4-for-6 showing from beyond the arc and a 3-for-3 night from the foul line. Johnson said he went to the Moody Center media room “because I was told to,” a laugh-inducing one-liner that eased the tension in the room. Regardless, the Link (Mo.) Academy product by way of Lake Highlands owned his largely forgettable night. “Everybody knows I didn’t make a shot,” Johnson said. “Owning up to it and being able to talk about it prepares me for the next level." Johnson’s ability on the offensive end of the floor is why he's expected to contribute early in his NBA career. While he credited the Sooners with trapping and doubling him throughout the night, Johnson’s missed layup on a relatively clean path to the basket with 30 seconds to play summed up a frustrating end to the home schedule. “I missed a lot of open shots,” Johnson said. “I missed a layup at the end and I was at the rim by myself. That's mostly on me.” His most recent performance notwithstanding, Johnson heads into the postseason with one of the program's best freshman regular seasons under his belt. A five-time SEC Freshman of the Week, Johnson ended the regular season as the leading scorer in the conference. His average of 20.2 points per game is the best output by a Longhorn freshman since Kevin Durant’s 2006-07 season (25.8 points per game); it has him on pace to be the first Texas player to average at least 20 points per game since J’Covan Brown during the 2011-12 season (20.1 points per game). The 2024 McDonald’s All-American delivered a tremendous effort in Tuesday’s 87-82 overtime win over No. 25 Mississippi State in Starkville. Johnson finished the game with 23 points (8-for-16 from the field and 6-for-9 from beyond the arc), four assists, three rebounds and one steal in a career-high 43 minutes, setting the table for Saturday's showdown. Oklahoma coach Porter Moser encouraged his club to take a one-possession-at-a-time approach to defending Johnson, who scored 16 points in a 77-73 win over the Sooners at the Lloyd Noble Center on Jan. 15. “You can't take plays off with him because he can get you in transition, so it was a possession-by-possession thing,” Moser said. “We tried to run multiple guys at him. “It was a group effort.” The shooting struggles weren’t limited to Johnson. Texas shot 39 percent (23-for-59), failing to reach 40 percent from the field for the fifth time in 31 games (1-4 record). What Johnson is taking away from the second game of his brief career in which he failed to score in double figures should make him more of an offensive threat when he scores to his capability. “When I am scoring, some of those same reads are still there, so keeping my head up when I am having one of my better nights,” Johnson said. “Still finding my teammates, getting everybody going. “Everybody else played up to their role and did what they were supposed to do,” he added. “I was the only missing factor there, so if I'm playing good and I'm able to get them going, we're going to be a hard team to stop.” Making a lengthy run in the SEC Tournament, a journey beginning at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena against Vanderbilt (20-11, 8-10) on Wednesday (2:30 p.m., SEC Network), is the only path Texas has to making the field of 68. To avoid snapping the program's streak of four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament, Johnson knows the Longhorns need him to put Saturday's outing behind him. The proof will be in the pudding, but Johnson sounded ready to take the court with a vengeance against the Commodores. “I've got to look at myself in the mirror, take it on the chin and just get ready for Wednesday,” Johnson said. View full news story

Add another linebacker to the official visit list for this summer. Georgetown Eastview LB Tieson Ejiawoko has set his official visit to Texas for the weekend of June 13-15. Currently committed to Texas Tech, Ejiawoko spent the Junior Day in Austin where he received his Texas offer. 6’3” and 230 at the moment.

Kenny Baker and his DL room took out the new faces and early enrollees to a dinner Wednesday evening. Of course, this is the first real look at the bodies in the room given the turnover from 2024 to 2025 where three transfers and three early enrollees join a room that consists of just Alex January and Melvin Hills as returning Longhorns. Texas likely isn’t done with additions to the room, but this is a good look at what it looks like currently.

Another 4-star+ out of state visit locked in Texas EDGE coach LaAllen Clark offered Rolesville (N.C.) High 4-star+ Zavion Griffin-Haynes earlier today, and the Tar Heel State prospect wasted zero time locking in a visit. The 6-foot-6, 240-pounder is scheduled to make an unofficial visit March 22. It will be a first visit to Texas for the latest offer out of the state of North Carolina. Griffin-Haynes is up to 43 offers with Texas throwing a hat in the ring. There are currently two June official visits locked in - Georgia June 6-8 and Florida June 13-15. The Longhorns are considered a 50-50 chance to receive a June OV prior to the unofficial later this month.