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Official Visit Weekend Thread for June 6–8 As visitors arrive in Austin for the first weekend of Official Visits, we will keep you updated with everything going on around The 40 Acres.

Start the countdowns! The 2025 Texas Longhorn football season is officially 100 days away. Texas of course will begin their 2025 campaign in Columbus, Ohio agains the reigning National Champions in a revenge game from the Cotton Bowl just a few months ago. How a lesser, but still important note, we are nine days away from the remaining members of the 2025 class and the spring transfer portal additions from arriving on campus as well. Summer workouts will begin the first week of June.

Game one of the 2025 NCAA Softball World Series begins tonight. We have talked about the pitching matchup at length and it is finally upon us – Teagan Kavan vs. Nijaree Canady.

The Women's College World Series begins this evening at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN. Texas and Texas Tech are no longer in the same conference following the Longhorns move to the SEC, but the Red Raiders remain a familiar foe. On top of that, Tech's star pitching Nijaree Canady is a face Mike White's squad is seen plenty over the last two seasons. *** In The Circle Two of the top arms in all of the country will face off this evening – Teagan Kavan for the Horns and Canady for Texas Tech. It doesn't take more than a quick look at the body of work in the Women's College World Series to understand each are playing at their peak at the moment. Kavan came in relief of Mac Morgan, who Texas will incorporate at some point in this series, against Tennessee to clinch their spot in the WCWS Championship Series. This exact meeting has occurred already this season – during the Bevo Classic back on February 14. Texas won that meeting 2–1 in a nine inning affair that saw both Kavan and Canady go the distance in the circle. Kavan: 9 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 18 K, 147 pitches Canady: 8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 11 K, 151 pitches The game-winning run for the Longhorns came via a fielders' choice that turned into an error which allowed Joley Mitchell to score. For those wondering, that was the second time in as many games that Texas had walked off Canady via error. When Texas faced Stanford, the Longhorns scored the game's lone run via a botched rundown attempt by Stanford. That game sent Texas to the 2024 Championship Series. Game two between the Red Raiders and Longhorns from this season was one in which Nijaree Canady was absent from the circle. Texas ended up victorious in that matchup by the score of 11–0 in five innings. Kavan: 4 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 5 K, 69 pitches Gutierrez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 K, 12 pitches As for Texas Tech, the Longhorns were able to plate two on Samantha Lincoln in the first inning, then plated the remaining nine runs over three innings on Chloe Riassetto, neither of whom have pitched in the Women's College World Series so far. *** One other nugget to add, star catcher Reese Atwood has yet to break out in Oklahoma City. Should her bat heat back up in this series, the Longhorns will be very well positioned to hoist the National Championship. Atwood so far in the WCWS: 0–8 with 1 RBI and 4 K. Atwood is now hitting .398 on the season with 21 HR and 86 RBI.

Texas. Texas Tech. Teagan Kavan. Nijaree Canady. The 2025 Women's College World Series is set! The best of three will decide the sport's next National Champion and for the first time in five years, it won't be Oklahoma.

Today's offers 2027's Lathan Whisenton, RB, Waco (Texas) Midway Alvin Mosley, WR/ATH, Fort Bend (Texas) Crawford Aden Starling, WR, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek Briceson Thrower Jr., WR, North Forney (Texas) Caden Moss, OT, Jackson (Miss.) Jackson Academy Peyton Miller, IOL. Anna (Texas) Reed Ramsier, OL, Orlando (Fla.) First Academy Ismael Camara, OL, Gilmer (Texas) Cameron Hall, EDGE, Mansfield (Texas) Summit Kaden McCarty, EDGE,LB, Houston (Texas) CyFalls Eli Johnson, S, Cibolo (Texas) Steele Karnell James, DB, Alvin (Texas) Manvel Brandon Sherrard, DB, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek Elijajuan Houston, DB, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley Trenton Blaylock, CB, Humble (Texas) Atascocita 2028's Jayden Wade, QB, Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy Neimann Lawrence, QB, Miami (Fla.) Northwestern Micah Rhodes, RB, Klein (Texas) Oak Jai'storm Knight, OT, Converse (Texas) Judson Jamarios Canton, OL, Center (Texas) IMG Academy James Foster III, DL, Lancaster (Texas) Jackson Vaughn, EDGE, Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic

Through four innings of Saturday’s 9-7 loss to UTSA in the Austin Regional, Texas looked the part of the No. 2 overall national seed. A two-out, two-run single through the right side of the Roadrunner infield by Jonah Williams and Casey Borba’s RBI double to left field highlighted a five-run, four-hit third inning for the SEC regular-season champions. Leading 6-1 with reliable lefty Luke Harrison toeing the rubber, the Longhorns seemed well on their way to a winner’s bracket victory when they took the field for the top of the fifth. Unfortunately, Texas (43-13) suffered a catastrophic blowout, derailing what had been a relatively smooth ride. Jim Schlossnagle’s club suddenly looked like the one that had lost seven of its previous 11 games before going down at the hands of UTSA (46-13) for the second time in as many meetings. A fielding error charged to Adrian Rodriguez (one of two on the night for the Longhorns, who couldn’t overcome a tidal wave of defensive mishaps) and Harrison issuing free passes loaded the bases to open the frame. Jalin Flores didn’t quite catch up to a ground ball up the middle off the bat of second baseman Nathan Hodge. Hodge scored with one out after his two-run single kickstarted a four-run inning for the Roadrunners, pulling off a double steal while occupying third base with one out. Right fielder James Taussig made it a one-run game by ripping a double to right-center. "It was just a back-and-forth game from that point on," Schlossnagle said. Texas failed to get a run back in the home half, which ended on a Max Belyeu strikeout with the bases loaded. Max Grubbs opened the fifth by recording two outs on two pitches, but Flores misread Hodge’s blooper, one of three consecutive singles for the Roadrunners, who grabbed a 7-6 advantage. UTSA didn't trail the rest of the way. The defensive issues, combined with the Longhorns stranding 13 runners on a woeful 3-for-18 night at the plate with runners in scoring position, and ace right-hander Braylon Owens ending each of his four relief innings for the Roadrunners with one of the seven strikeouts he fired put Texas in a situation where it has to win twice on Sunday to force a winner-take-all regional championship on Monday. "We lit the fire and they stoked it and ran with it," Schlossnagle said of coach Pat Hallmark's team, which has notched the first two NCAA Tournament wins in program history with two wins in as many days at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. "The message to the team is we can't be thinking about playing anything other than just one pitch at a time. I know it sounds coachy, but that's the fact. If we start thinking about the overall scheme of things, it won't ever happen that way. What the Longhorns will attempt isn’t unprecedented. As a regional host in 2005, Texas dropped a winner’s bracket game to Arkansas before beating Miami (Ohio) and dispatching the Razorbacks twice en route to the school’s sixth national championship. The Longhorns made a similar trek to Omaha in 2011, eliminating Texas State and notching two wins over Kent State to survive the regional. Nevertheless, Schlossnagle’s club must overcome Rodriguez, Williams and Ethan Mendoza continuing to battle injuries and a depleted pitching staff (Ruger Riojas will get the ball in the elimination game, but all bets are off thereafter) to advance to a second elimination game Sunday night. UTSA has every reason to be confident it will join the 81 percent of regional champions who started 2-0 since the NCAA adopted the Super Regional format in 1999. "This isn't some jackleg team that's gotten hot," Schlossnagle said of the Roadrunners. "They're really good." Texas, on the other hand, knows extending the season to Monday is a tall order. "The goal moving forward is just to win one pitch at a time and not try to look ahead or think about winning two games or trying to win three games," said catcher Rylan Galvan, who did his part in the late innings, crushing his team-leading 15th home run of the season to left field in the bottom of the seventh. "Just win one pitch at a time. If we can do that, we'll put ourselves in the position." The Longhorns are facing an uphill battle, 27 outs away from the curtain coming down on Schlossnagle’s memorable debut. The only option Texas has is to start the climb. Whether it has enough gas in the tank to make it to the summit is another story. "We may have lost this battle, but we didn't lose the war yet," Galvan said. "There's still a lot of baseball to be played." View full news story

How Friday’s 7-1 win over Houston Christian in the opening game of the Austin Regional unfolded went a lot like the 2025 season has played out for Texas. The Longhorns didn’t win with style points en route to capturing the SEC regular-season championship and the No. 2 overall national seed in the NCAA Tournament. The way Texas (43-12) grounded out wins, surpassing the most optimistic expectations for Jim Schlossnagle’s first season on the Forty Acres, was how it advanced into the winner’s bracket for a Saturday tilt with either UTSA or Kansas State. Offensively, the Longhorns righted the ship with only four strikeouts after fanning 10 more times in seven of their last 10 games, a stretch in which the Texas bats racked up 128 strikeouts. At the same time, the lone extra-base the Longhorns recorded against the Southland Conference Tournament champion Huskies was Will Gasparino’s fifth-inning RBI double to left field, which capped a five-run, six-hit frame. Texas didn’t mash the ball all over UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Instead, it took advantage of three Houston Christian (32-24) errors and manufactured more than enough runs to put itself one step closer to the program hosting a Super Regional for the first time since 2021. "You've got to give Parker Edwards credit," Schlossnagle said of the Huskies' starting pitcher. Edwards did his job, holding the Longhorns to one hit before Texas finally created separation in the fifth. "Any time you look on the roster, and you see a guy is a No. 1 starter for a team that's in a regional, and he's a senior, that just tells you he's been around the block," Schlossnagle said. "He's not going to be spooked. He's running it up there 95 [mph]. He had a good cutter going today. "Sometimes," he added, "it's OK for the other team to be good." Gasparino drew a four-pitch walk to lead off the third inning, stole second base, advanced to third on an infield chopper freshman phenom Jonah Williams turned into a single and scored when Ethan Mendoza was retired on a 6-3 groundout. Second baseman Jeremy Rader, who left the game with an undisclosed upper body injury after a violent fifth-inning collision with Williams, couldn’t handle a ground ball off Max Belyeu’s bat, bringing Williams home and putting the Longhorns in front for good. "Somebody needed to come up with a big hit," said Kimble Schuessler, whose two-run single highlighted the productive Texas fifth. "We were able to get some guys on base, and then were able to come up with that big hit." Schuessler’s decisive blow brought Williams home and allowed Mendoza to score, even though a play at the plate had to be reviewed before the second run could be officially tallied. After a bullet from right fielder Tevis Payne nailed Mendoza at the plate in the first inning, a second issue sliding into home nearly brought another Texas inning to an abrupt end. Schlossnagle was visibly upset with Adrian Rodriguez, who contributed to the chaos as the lone man in a home uniform in Mendoza’s line of vision as he tried to cross the plate in both situations. "If the ball is coming from right field, you've got to tell him to not just slide, but to get to the back side of home plate," Schlossnagle said. "The same thing when the ball is coming from left field. "That was a pretty inexpensive experience," he added. "It can be expensive real quick this time of year, so we have to be better." Rodriguez made up for it, though, bringing Schuessler home from second with an RBI single up the middle. Jalin Flores and Casey Borba made it three consecutive Texas singles, the latter bringing Rodriguez home before Gasparino ended the scoring. Friday’s win felt like a typical midweek game. Thankfully, the Longhorns got a similar result to their 12-2 seven-inning run-rule win over Houston Christian on April 8 by playing an error-free game in the field behind three pitchers — lefty Ethan Walker, Grayson Saunier and hard-throwing righty Hudson Hamilton — who scattered eight hits over nine innings, struck out six and issued only two free passes (a hit batter charged to Saunier and a walk charged to Hamilton). As for the offense, an unspectacularly solid performance is one Schlossnagle wants the Longhorns to build on as they continue a road they hope takes them to Omaha for an NCAA-record 39th time. "We got on them pretty good the last five or six days," Schlossnagle said. "We challenged the offense. It wasn't meant to build pressure. It was meant to hold it to a little bit of a higher standard. If you're going to be gritty about anything, have it be the preparation. Then, when the game gets here, you need to do the opposite: you have fun. I think, early on, everybody feels it. You haven't played in a week, and you want to score nine runs, and your coaches have been onto you about being a better offensive team. We put together some good swings, and how we end up with a north wind and Austin, Texas, on May 30, I'll never know. "I think if we had those balls carry out of the ballpark or something like that, we maybe feel a little bit better," he added. "But, 7-1? We'll take it and keep moving on." View full news story

Jim Schlossnagle and the Longhorns begin their NCAA Tournament postseason run this afternoon at Disch-Falk Field. Texas takes on Houston Christian with LHP Ethan Walker getting his second start of the season.

There was a horrific storm cell that tan through Austin on Wednesday evening and as a result, the Disch is going to need some quick repairs ahead of the Regional this weekend. These pictures were posted by x/TheJoeyBarnett quickly after the storm hit. Texas is set to host Houston Christian at 1pm on Friday afternoon.

Benton (La.) QB Malachi Zeigler to Visit Texas Texas will host 2027 Benton, Louisiana QB Malachi Zeigler for an unofficial visit on June 1. Zeigler was most recently in Austin for the Elite 11 in March, but told me following the camp that he was still waiting to hear more from the Longhorn staff. In the month of May alone, Zeigler has picked up offers from Auburn, Wisconsin, Miami, Florida and Tennessee. Texas sits with just one offer out to an uncommitted 2027 quarterback at the moment. Zeigler will be one to monitor for the first weekend of June.

2026 OT Grayson McKeogh has named a three school finalist group which included the Longhorns. Notre Dame and Penn State rounded out the top three. The 6-foot-7-inch offensive tackle prospect was visited by Kyle Flood on Monday while he was up in the northeast on his way to see Hun School (N.J.) EDGE Luke Wafle. Flood extended the offer while on the school visit. Almost instantly, an official visit has been set up for the weekend of June 20-22. Interesting weekend of note on the OV front – the Longhorns are currently set to host five of their current commitments on that June 20 weekend when McKeogh comes to town.

Texas extended an offer to 2026 Cy Springs WR/ATH Paris Melvin Jr. Friday afternoon. Melvin, a 5-foot-11-inch and 170-pound playmaker, now holds 35 offers in his recruitment with the Longhorns joining the race. Speaking of races, Melvin was a member of the Cy Springs state qualifying 4x1 relay earlier this spring. Melvin was also named the 16–6A District MVP in 2024. Worth monitoring this offer with one true athlete in the boat with Jermaine Bishop Jr., and Texas right in the hunt for another in Jalen Lott.

There has been a hot topic in the NFL world in regards to the 2028 Summer Olympics which will include Flag Football for the first time in the history of the Olympiad. Of course, the overwhelming consensus is that the United States will be the heavy favorite when it is time for competition. However, I want to look at it with burnt orange glasses on. Build your dream flag football (7 on 7) roster using Longhorns you've watched over your lifetime. I was going to put a timeframe on this one but I think the conversation will be more fun with limitless options. I'll drop my roster here: *** Offense QB: Colt McCoy RB: Bijan Robinson WR: Xavier Worthy WR: Jordan Shipley WR: Roy Williams TE: Gunnar Helm RB Alternate: Jamaal Charles WR Alternate: Matthew Golden Should be some fun conversations about tight end with Helm, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Jermichael Finley all earning some looks. Wide receiver is very much the same. Who gives Limas Sweed and Quan Cosby some love on their rosters? Defense For defense, go with a combination of a middle linebacker and two STARs (nickels), or two linebackers and one STAR. That is up to you and how you choose to construct your defense. MLB: DeMarvion Overshown STAR: Quandre Diggs STAR: Jahdae Barron S: Earl Thomas S: Andrew Mukuba CB: Quentin Jammer CB: Aaron Ross The defensive side of the ball allows for much more roster flexibility. So many different combinations. I opted for ballhawks across the board and specifically near the football with Diggs and Barron playing the middle of the field in the second level. The range of Earl Thomas and Andrew Mukuba in the backend ensure that no one is beating me deep as well.

OV note on 4-star+ RB K.J. Edwards OnTexasFootball has learned that Carthage High 4-star+ running back K.J. Edwards has changed his Texas OV date to June 20-22. He was originally scheduled to OV June 6-8. Texas leads for Edwards.

DFW WR Looking to Finalize OV Plans Texas WR coach Chris Jackson stopped by Waxahachie (TX) late last weekend to see 2026 WR Kohen Brown for the second time this spring. Additionally, Texas had a staff member stop by once more on Monday. I spoke briefly with Brown this morning who said an official to Texas would be likely, though he was unsure on the date at the moment. The former USC verbal earned his Texas offer last Thursday during his meeting with Jackson. The 6-foot, 185-pound wide receiver has been a hot topic on the recruiting trail as of late and now sits north of 40 total offers for his recruitment. Notre Dame has been a school trending after the decommitment from USC. Texas working to get involved here just before the official visit month of June. Official Visit Slate June 13 – Notre Dame June 20 – Baylor

5-star LB Tyler Atkinson visit note OnTexasFootball exchanged messages with a source very close to 5-star linebacker Tyler Atkinson (Loganville, Ga./Grayson). The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder is currently planning to make a visit to Texas again prior to making a decision. When will that visit happen, OTF is waiting to hear exactly. Texas has been by the school this month. Georgia is considered the favorite with Ohio State, Clemson, Auburn and Alabama also mentioned frequently. OTF considers this recruitment a long shot, as of today.

2026 OK. WR Mason James Includes Texas is Final Five 2026 Norman North (Ok.) Mason James has cut his recruitment down to five – Texas, Washington, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas State. James also set a commitment date for June 25. Texas WR coach Chris Jackson is expected in Norman later this evening for an in-home with the four-star wide receiver. James is scheduled to officially visit the Longhorns the weekend of June 13. Official Visit Schedule: May 30 – Missouri June 6 – Washington June 13 – Texas June 20 – Oklahoma

The rubber match in Norman begins at 2:00 p.m. Texas and Oklahoma battle it out for series bragging rights in the final SEC conference game of the season.

UPDATE: Wednesday AM Made a quick stop over at CE King High School, a familiar stop for anyone who has followed me for a bit. This was my second time this semester to stop by as well. King has some very intriguing young talent. Headlined by 2028 WR/RB Dillon Mitchell who ran 10.1 flat at the Texas Stare UIL track meet in April. 2028 DL Oswald Jacques threw shot 57’ and disc 163’ as a freshman as well. Both are nationally elite as a freshman. He stands 6’2”+ and 290 pounds. *** First stop this week is at Wacahachie High a bit south of Dallas. Plenty of talent, headlined by 2026 WR Kohen Brown, who just decomitted from USC. 2027 QB Jerry Meyer III is a really interesting quarterback prospect to keep tabs on. Texas visited a week ago and is set to return on Thursday for one final look. 2027 DB JayQuan Snell is a huge DB prospect next cycle. He reminds me a ton of Jelani McDonald from a physicality and measurables perspective. He visited in early April.

2026 University Lab (La.) OT/DL Lamar Brown teased a trip to Austin Thursday evening on Twitter. Brown is considered a consensus five-star prospect and the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana. I mention both lines of scrimmage above because early on in Brown's recruitment, there was a mix of both sides early on in his recruitment. I would expect him to be an offensive lineman on the interior at the next level. I spoke with Brown around this time last year where he said he would have plenty of interest in visiting the Longhorns, but did not have anything in place to make the trip a reality. Since then, Brown has not visited Texas. But, LaAllen Clark did stop by University Lab this afternoon, a part of his recruiting territory, and thus the tweet was sent by Brown. Brown's Official Visits: May 30 – Miami June 6 – Florida State June 13 – Texas A&M June 20 – LSU

Texas RB Coach Chad Scott had an in-home visit Monday night with Chaminade Madonna College Prep 2026 RB Derrek Cooper. The Longhorns are starting to really make things interesting with the former Georgia commit.

Texas corners coach Mark Orphey extended an offer late Monday evening to 2026 Louisville cornerback commit Jaydin Broadnax. The 6-foot-2.5-inch cornerback out of Boca Raton, Florida has been committed to Louisville since March 8. According to the consensus rankings, he is a top-30 cornerback in the country. Broadnax is up to 40 offers in his recruitment after the Horns officially jumped into the race Monday evening. Broadnax currently has four official visits set up for the month of June: OVs: May 30 – Auburn June 6 – Syracuse June 13 – Maryland June 20 – Louisville