Wednesday Morning Nuggets: Big boy recruiting
The Texas Longhorns are deep sea fishing, make no mistake. Sitting well positioned for a strong close with a class hovering around No. 5 nationally, there is plenty of momentum at the back of Steve Sarkisian and staff.
OnTexasFootball has the latest in this gird up your loins recruiting update.
Walter Mathis Jr., DL, Savannah (Ga.) Calvary Day - LSU commit
The 6-1.5, 288 pound Mathis IS now scheduled to make an unofficial visit to Texas for the Mississippi State game. He will make the visit with his parents.
Texas' Kenny Baker has engaged in multiple conversations with Mathis and family since the Peach State star committed to LSU September 6. Mathis has never been on campus at Texas, nor has his family members. This is a real opportunity for the Longhorns to blow away Mathis and family at the Longhorns first ever SEC game.
OnTexasFootball ranks Mathis Jr. as a 4-star++ prospect, which would place him among the top 75 prospects in the country.
Jahkeem Stewart, DL, New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr
The 5-star defensive lineman is working to reclassify to the 2025 class. While USC and LSU are considered the top two in the recruitment, OnTexasFootball can report after talking to a source very close to the recruitment in New Orleans Tuesday night that Texas has engaged in multiple conversations with the 6-5.5, 270 pounder. That includes Steve Sarkisian as part of at least one FaceTime call. A visit to a game this season is possible, OTF can report. I stopped by Saint Augustine High a few months ago, and the main takeaway was that Stewart would be a very good academic/athletic fit at Texas. We want to reiterate that USC and LSU are the two heard about most, and Miami is also trying to make a very serious run.
Cobey Sellers, CB, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek - Texas A&M commit
OnTexasFootball stopped by Shadow Creek High Tuesday to see 2026 4-star wide receiver commitment Chris Stewart. While there, OTF spoke briefly with Texas A&M corner commit Cobey Sellers. Sellers told OnTexasFootball that he speaks with Texas defensive backs coach Terry Joseph 2-3 times per week. With that said, he does not have a game visit scheduled to Texas at this point. Texas is expected to continue to chip away here with hopes of getting Sellers back on campus.
Chace Sims, DL, Richmond (Texas) Randle - Texas A&M commit
Sims remains scheduled to make an official visit to Texas September 29-30 for the Mississippi State game. Sims and family are in constant communication with Kenny Baker and multiple members of the staff. Saturday, Sims and family are scheduled to be back in College Station with the Aggies hoping to slow the flip momentum.
One thing to know from the Texas side on this recruitment: Texas wants Sims, period. This is not just a visit scheduled to stay in the game.