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AUSTIN, Texas — Timely hitting was the difference for Texas in Sunday’s 6-5 win over Oregon, which clinched a two-game sweep of the Austin Super Regional and secured the program’s NCAA-record 39th all-time trip to the College World Series. Will Sanford battled to keep the Ducks in the game through 3.2 innings and when Tanner Bradley’s 3.1-inning, 65-pitch scoreless gem out of the bullpen (one hit, one walk, two hit batters and five strikeouts) ended, the Longhorns’ 4-0 lead after the top of the second was gone. Facing a 5-4 deficit entering the eighth inning, Texas (45-13) loaded the bases with two outs after Oregon (43-18) closer Devin Bell walked Carson Tinney, hit Anthony Pack Jr. in the foot with a 1-1 pitch and saw Temo Becerra reach base on an infield single. That’s when the Longhorns got the timely hit they needed to take back the lead for good. In a 3-1 count, Adrian Rodriguez (2-for-5) slashed a two-run double down the left-field line and into the corner. Rodriguez’s team-leading 11th hit of the NCAA Tournament got by the outstretched glove of third baseman Drew Smith and brought Tinney and Pack home for the tying and go-ahead runs, respectively. In its two wins over the Ducks, Texas went 7-for-23 at the plate with two outs and 6-for-18 with runners in scoring position. Oregon, on the other hand, was 2-for-24 in the Austin Super Regional with runners in scoring position, stranding 24 runners and striking out 28 times. The eighth-inning decisive blow by Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and one run scored in Saturday’s 11-3 victory over the Ducks, was the only bases-loaded hit of the Austin Super Regional (the Longhorns were 1-for-5 and Oregon was 0-for-6 with the bases juiced). With the lead, Sam Cozart retired each of the nine Oregon batters he faced, striking out four en route to his ninth save of the season. The Longhorns got 5.2 gutsy innings from Ruger Riojas (six hits, four earned runs, one hit batter, four walks and seven strikeouts) before turning it over to the bullpen, which needed Thomas Burns to toe the rubber in the bottom of the seventh for three consecutive outs (including two strikeouts) after the go-ahead run reached third base with no outs against Brody Walls. 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

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Jim Schlossnagle and the Longhorns are one win away from Omaha after last night’s 11-3 win over Oregon. Ruger Riojas is expected to get the ball for Texas, while the Ducks will counter with Will Sanford. An Oregon win will force a third and final game of the Austin Super Regional on Monday. *** Tonight's lineup, with Riojas and Sanford locked in as the pitching battle:

AUSTIN, Texas — OV Weekend 1 is complete and buzz around the Texas Longhorns is growing as UT looks to build on its 2027 class. Here’s Part I of the latest intel we’re hearing coming out of the weekend -- Jordan and CJ will post their intel in the comments below. Later on tonight Gerry Hamilton will publish Part II. — On five-star CB John Meredith III … returns from talking to sources have relayed the same optimism sources have been relaying for weeks. The Longhorns look to be in prime position despite Texas A&M doing everything they can to sully those efforts. We maintain this continues to be an Aggies/Longhorns race, with a decision coming in the near future. — Multiple sources noted Texas Tech linebacker Jhadyn Nelson enjoying his visit, one source going as far as thinking the Langham Creek product flips. We’re not there just yet in terms of that projection as a staff, but the interest is more serious in the Longhorns than just simply taking a visit. — I spoke with one source familiar with four-star defensive lineman Kasi Currie’s recruitment, who told me Texas “is looking real good” in the Sierra Canyon product’s recruitment. Earlier this spring Currie named Texas his leader. The Longhorns are battling Ohio State, Oregon, and Georgia for the talented West Coast prospect. Richard Wesley helps here. — Five-star defensive lineman Marcus Fakatou is more than likely to decide between Texas and Ohio State whenever he does make a decision, which sounds like it’s gearing more towards end of July to early August as originally planned. One source thinks UGA is out at this stage. Oregon and Notre Dame are up next on the OV schedule. This could be a signature recruitment for LaAllan Clark, similar to that of Richard Wesley — also out of Sierra Canyon. Sources are bullish on where Texas stands. — Four-star safety Junior Tu’upo says Texas outright leads in his recruitment ahead of Alabama, Oregon, and others. Tu’upo is the top safety target and was treated as such, spending time with Jonah Williams, who he resembles as a prospect. Tu’upo plans to announce a decision on June 25. Auburn will host the Alabama standout next weekend, followed by Alabama June 19-21. The Tide are the biggest competition at this stage. Of note, Tu’upo has only lived in Alabama for a year after moving in from Florida, so he’s not born and raised Crimson Tide. — OTF has been on the forefront of projecting four-star edge rusher Jabarrius Garror to Texas, and we feel even better about that projection coming out of the weekend. We could see movement on a decision from the Mobile area pass rusher this upcoming week. Florida State is set to host him June 19-21. We’ll see if that visit even happens. This is a Texas-Auburn race. — Texas is locking down its commitments early. Of the guys we talked to at the airport: Derwin Fields, Noah Roberts, JT Geraci, and Brock Williams … they’re all shutting down their recruitments, only planning to visit Texas going forward. The class camaraderie is strong at this juncture.

AUSTIN, Texas — With five of their eight hits going for extra bases, including home runs by Casey Borba and Ethan Mendoza, and Dylan Volantis putting up five shutout innings before his sixth-inning exit, Texas took another step toward a trip to Omaha with an 11-3 rout of Oregon in the first game of the Austin Super Regional on Saturday. If the Longhorns win the second game of the Super Regional on Sunday (8 p.m., ESPN), they'd punch their ticket the College World Series for an NCAA-record 39th time. A crowd of 8,550 fans at UFCU Disch-Falk Field and a national audience on ESPN watched Texas (44-13) battle through a three-hour, 53-minute affair that was downright sloppy at times. The two clubs combined to walk 17 batters and hit five more, with four combined runs scored on walks, hit batters or balks with the bases loaded. When push came to shove, however, Volantis (5.1 innings, eight hits, two earned runs, four walks, 10 strikeouts, four wild pitches and one hit batter on a career-high 110 pitches) and the three other pitchers Jim Schlossnagle and Max Weiner used held the Ducks to an 0-for-14 night hitting with runners in scoring position. Oregon (43-17) only pushed two runs across after having the bases loaded with one out in the top of the third, runners in scoring position with no outs in the fourth and the bases loaded with no outs in the sixth. Those two runs came home in the sixth, when Thomas Burns issued back-to-back walks in relief of Volantis. Luke Harrison, who has been in the starting rotation all season and appeared in two games in the Austin Regional (he started the team’s 19-1 win over Holy Cross last Friday and recorded the last out in a 6-4 victory over UC Santa Barbara last Sunday), struck out catcher Burke-Lee Mabeus to get the Longhorns out of the seventh. Harrison struck out two and walked two in 1.1 hitless innings (27 total pitches) out of the bullpen. The Ducks outhit the Longhorns, 9-8, but Texas made its hits count. The Longhorns jumped out to a 7-0 lead through five thanks to Adrian Rodriguez’s two-run double in the first inning, Borba’s solo homer (his 18th of the season and the 34th of his career, moving him into a tie with Kody Clemens for the sixth-most home runs in program history) and a sacrifice fly to right field by Aiden Robbins in the bottom of the second and an RBI single by Rodriguez highlighting a two-run fifth. After Oregon cut into the deficit with two runs in the top of the sixth, Texas got those runs back and then some in the home half. Anthony Pack Jr. and Temo Becerra moved into scoring position for Rodriguez, whose sacrifice fly to center field brought Pack home, a part of the sophomore shortstop’s 2-for-3 night at the plate with a career-high five RBI. With Becerra on third and one out, Mendoza obliterated a 1-0 pitch from right-handed relief pitcher Collin Clarke, crushing a 438-foot home run to left field. View full news story

Texas is two wins away from a trip to Omaha, which would be the program's first under Jim Schlossnagle. Oregon comes to Disch-Falk Field after going 3-0 in the Eugene Regional, including a 4-1 win over Oregon State in the championship game. *** Here are some important notes heading into today's game (from UT): THE MATCHUP — For the 14th time in program history, Texas will be playing in the NCAA Super Regionals. After sweeping their way through the Austin Regional, the sixth-seeded Longhorns will face No. 11 seed Oregon, which won the Eugene Regional. Texas boasts a 24-10 (.706) record in super regional action since the NCAA expanded its field to 64 teams in 1999. Meanwhile, head coach Jim Schlossnagle has posted a 16-8 (.667) mark in the supers. Schlossnagle has advanced in seven of his nine previous appearances, including six straight times, dating back to 2014. As the skipper at Texas A&M, Schlossnagle met Mark Wasikowski and his Ducks in the 2024 NCAA College Station Super Regional. While the Hall of Famer faced Oregon two seasons ago, the Longhorns and Ducks have never squared off on the diamond before. THE AUSTIN REGIONAL — In its 65th NCAA Tournament appearance, Texas dominated the Austin Regional, outscoring its opponents, 41-7. As a club, the Longhorns slashed .376/.493/.761 with 12 home runs. On the mound, Texas logged a 2.00 ERA in its three-game sweep. Five Longhorns earned All-Tournament distinction, with Aiden Robbins garnering Most Outstanding Player honors. Robbins was recognized alongside Anthony Pack Jr., Adrian Rodriguez, Carson Tinney and Dylan Volantis. In the opener, Texas defeated Holy Cross, 19-1, highlighted by Pack Jr.'s historic effort. Pack Jr. became the first Texas player with three home runs in a postseason game and just the ninth overall. The freshman homered in all three of his at-bats to help the Longhorns tie a program-record six blasts. Texas scored in all eight of its trips to the plate en route to matching its largest margin of victory in a postseason contest in program history The Longhorns beat Quinnipiac, 20-2, on June 3, 2005. In the win, Texas mounted 14 of its 19 runs with two outs and totaled a season-high 21 hits. In the winners' bracket, the Longhorns notched a 16-2 thumping of Tarleton State. Five different Texas players left the yard, including back-to-back-to-back jacks in the second inning. The Longhorns' 35 runs across the first two contests marked their most in consecutive postseason games ever. Texas capped off its perfect weekend by posting a 6-4 victory over UC Santa Barbara. Robbins delivered the game-winning two-run homer in the seventh to erase a pair of deficits. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT OMAHA — The winningest NCAA Division I college baseball program of all-time has become very familiar with the restaurants in Omaha. Texas holds the record for most College World Series appearances (38), most individual CWS games won (88), most overall NCAA Tournament games won (268) and most NCAA Tournament appearances (65). The Longhorns have won six national championships, trailing only USC (12) and LSU (8). A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS — As of June 5, the Longhorns sport the No. 3 RPI, No. 5 DSR and No. 10 SOS in the country. Heading into the SEC Tournament, Texas was listed as a consensus top-5 team in all five major polls. The Longhorns have the fifth-highest winning percentage (.768) and sixth-best run differential (+3.9) in all of Division I Baseball. On the mound, Texas ranks second in FIP (3.29), third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.52), fifth in WHIP (1.21) and 15th in ERA (4.10). At the plate, the Longhorns' .940 OPS is 12th nationally. Meanwhile, Texas has registered a .979 fielding percentage, which sits 22nd in the country. IT JUST MEANS MORE — In Texas' two seasons in the SEC, the Longhorns are one of only two programs with at least 40 wins in league play, alongside Georgia. Texas' 41-18 (.695) SEC mark is the best conference winning percentage over that span, edging Georgia's 41-19 (.693) ledger. Since Jim Schlossnagle’s first campaign in the SEC in 2022, he has won more conference series than any other coach in the league. Over that five-year run, Schlossnagle's 37 SEC series wins stack up ahead of Dan Van Horn (33), Kevin O'Sullivan (30), Jay Johnson (27) and Tony Vitello (27). With Schlossnagle at the helm last year, the Longhorns became the first team to win the SEC in their first season since the league's inaugural campaign in 1933. Texas' 22-8 ledger in SEC action marked its best record in conference play since 2010. NOTEWORTHY NON-CON — Following a sweep in the Austin Regional, the Longhorns are 24-2 against non-conference opponents. Texas began the season 16-0, marking its best start to a campaign in 21 years. For the second straight year, the Longhorns went 9-2 in midweek games. Since 2020, Jim Schlossngale’s clubs have notched a 61-12 (.836) ledger in midweek games, winning 33 of the last 38 contests. HISTORY BY WAY OF THE K — Texas' 630 strikeouts are its most-ever in a single season, breaking a 41-year-old school-record set in 1985 (618). Ruger Riojas and Dylan Volantis became the first Texas duo with 100 punchouts in a single season since Cole Green (104) and Taylor Jungmann (126) in 2011. Volantis' 116 strikeouts sit third in the SEC and are tied for the 15th-most in the country. Meanwhile, Riojas ranks second with a 13.63 K/9 and 7.07 strikeout-to-walk ratio among SEC hurlers. Overall, the Longhorns have the SEC's top three pitchers in strikeout percentage (min. 35 inn.), with Sam Cozart (37.6), Riojas (37.1) and Volantis (34.7) comprising the three-headed monster. Texas has mounted 19 punchouts in a game on two occasions, accomplishing the feat against Alabama on April 18 and Mississippi State on May 1. The Longhorns' 19 strikeouts matched the most in a nine-inning game in program history, tying their performance against Southwestern Louisiana on March 18, 1988. BASH BROS — With Troy Tulowitzki on staff, the Longhorns have recorded the five highest home run totals in school history. In 2022, Texas smashed the program-record with 128 homers, surpassing the 2010 squad that hit 81 blasts. Since, the Longhorns tallied 91 home runs in 2023, 112 jacks in 2024 and 85 round-trippers in 2025. This year, Texas has launched 99 home runs. With the Longhorns' next blast, Texas would become the first Power Four team to total 100 homers and 100 stolen bases in the BBCOR era. The Longhorns have three different players with at least 17 jacks for the first time in program history. Team-leader Aiden Robbins has 23 blasts, which is the fourth-most by a Texas player in a single season. Catcher Carson Tinney has homered 21 times, the fifth-most in a campaign. Infielder Casey Borba has socked 17 jacks to cap off the Longhorns' historic power trio. SPEED KILLS — For the first time since 2005, Texas has eclipsed the century mark in stolen bases. Among all SEC teams, the Longhorns rank third (109), trailing only Kentucky (131) and Oklahoma (117). Seven Texas players have swiped double-digit bags for the first time in program history. Eight different Longhorns have also set new career-highs. Anthony Pack Jr.’s team-leading 20 stolen bases are the most by a Texas freshman since Drew Stubbs (28) in 2004. OWN THE DISCH — Since UFCU Disch-Falk Field opened in 1975, Texas has gone 1,693-431-3 (.797) at home thanks in large part to Longhorn Nation. Texas has averaged 7,299 fans per game at home, the fifth-highest mark in the country. On March 28, the Longhorns drew the second-largest regular season crowd in program history, with 0f 8,059 fans in attendance against then-No. 8 Oklahoma. Across the three-game series against the Sooners, the Longhorns welcomed 23,407 fans to UFCU Disch-Falk Field, the third-highest recorded mark for a three-game set in the ballpark's history. *** Oregon is going with Cal Scolari against Dylan Volantis. It's been expected that the Ducks' No. 1 starter, Will Sanford, will pitch tomorrow to either win the Super Regional or get it to Monday.

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

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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

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.