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18 hours ago, futureman said:

top tier for this thread?  or the whole board?

It’s clearly not top tier for the entire internet…

On 10/5/2025 at 10:46 AM, tokamak said:

Just to throw something out there for the sake of discussion - is recruiting HS QBs a waste of time in the current landscape? You run the risk of investing a lot of resources and time into a guy without knowing how he will perform when the lights come on.

Would it be better to go out every 1-2 years and get a lower-level P4 or G5 guy that has already shown he can play and try to build a monster team around him? A la Ohio State last year or Oregon & OU this year?

Joey Aguilar at Tennessee is another good example 

46 minutes ago, Duane Moore said:

Joey Aguilar at Tennessee is another good example 

That market will become saturated with buyers too. All of these theories on roster building will oscillate until there’s some normalization in the finances schools are willing to spend. Right now it rewards early adopters and high spenders, but im curious to see which smaller market teams can consistently contend by finding balance with developing and maintaining roster continuity. 

6 hours ago, lilMAC25 said:

It’s clearly not top tier for the entire internet…

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On 10/8/2025 at 10:02 PM, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

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I’ve got three of my best guys on your call as we speak…

So we were home team yesterday. I haven’t read a single article about recruits that were at the game, reactions, etc. In fact, there have been almost zero news/articles/reactions coming out of any of the home games this year. Were there no visitors at any of our recent home games?

Seems strange.

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37 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

So we were home team yesterday. I haven’t read a single article about recruits that were at the game, reactions, etc. In fact, there have been almost zero news/articles/reactions coming out of any of the home games this year. Were there no visitors at any of our recent home games?

Seems strange.

Recruits have been going. I think the posters here have been a bit disengaged this season 

7 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

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Sounds like Malakai Lee and Dre Quinn

6 minutes ago, Danimal said:

Sounds like Malakai Lee and Dre Quinn

Or Lott?

47 minutes ago, Danimal said:

Sounds like Malakai Lee and Dre Quinn

Bobby posted a few days ago that Quinn was starting to trend towards Ohio State

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1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Lot and dre

Lot wants to stay closer to home after his wife was turned into a pillar of salt.

1 hour ago, HenryJames said:

Lot wants to stay closer to home after his wife was turned into a pillar of salt.

Then "Don' fergit 'bout 'Dre!"  Lulz.

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5 hours ago, Atticus said:

Sounds like the LB from Mich St. and Dre Quinn.

The LB has already decommitted from Mich St. 

3 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said:

The LB has already decommitted from Mich St. 

Oh, hard to keep up with this stuff these days. 
Hopefully it’s Lott then

9 minutes ago, ClubWhatever said:

Why would the Longhorns fly out to Florida to watch Waters in practice if he’s from TX?

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2 hours ago, UDontKnow said:

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in his defense it was very poorly written. 

13 minutes ago, TXRed said:

One thing I've seen people mentioning is the fact that outside of baker, Campbell and Banks the other takes are not highly ranked commits. Which makes the ft worth kids a huge get. I know flood was part of the deal for sark coming to Texas along with banks. Does anyone think he'll be let go at seasons in? 

37 minutes ago, Coach pop a bitch said:

One thing I've seen people mentioning is the fact that outside of baker, Campbell and Banks the other takes are not highly ranked commits. Which makes the ft worth kids a huge get. I know flood was part of the deal for sark coming to Texas along with banks. Does anyone think he'll be let go at seasons in? 

 

I don't know who sets the limits on offensive line takes. It might be just as big of a Sark and Banks issue as a Flood issue. 

One thing I've seen people mentioning is the fact that outside of baker, Campbell and Banks the other takes are not highly ranked commits. Which makes the ft worth kids a huge get. I know flood was part of the deal for sark coming to Texas along with banks. Does anyone think he'll be let go at seasons in? 

“seasons in” was a new one for me, gotta be honest.

“season’s end” would just be silly, right?

Not blown away, but nice looking player.  Definitely IOL.  

2026 Recruiting: New offer; two new names: Gerry

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2026 Recruiting: New offer; two new names

 

Gerry Hamilton

By Gerry Hamilton

  • 3 hours ago
 

2026 Recruiting: New offer; two new names 

The Texas Longhorns are up to two 2026 cycle senior year eval offers with Kyle Flood extending an offer to Vero Beach (Fla.) High offensive tackle and current UCLA pledge Micah Smith Sunday.

Texas cornerbacks coach Mark Orphey is also making senior year evals, and is now in contact with a Houston area Big 12 commit. 

Wide receiver ...
Jalen Lott, WR, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek - *Oregon commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
Note: Texas still trending positively here. 

Chris Henry Jr., WR, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek - *Oregon commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star 
Note: Remains long shot, but Texas will try to get him on campus in November. 

Offensive line ...
Malakai Lee, OT, Honolulu (Hi.) Kamehameha - *Michigan commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 

Micah Smith, OT, Vero Beach (Fla.) High - *UCLA commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star 
Note: Texas offered Sunday. Picked UCLA over Illinois June 7. 

Defensive line ...
Vodney Cleveland, DL, Birmingham (Ala.) Parker #AllGasNoBrakes
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Note: Florida and Auburn not giving up. 

Corey Wells, DL, Petal (Miss.) High #AllGasNoBrakes
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Note: Auburn continues to chip away and will scholarship his brother, South Alabama LB commit Chris Well.

Dylan Berymon, DL, Monroe (La.) Ouachita #AllGasNoBrakes
OnTexasFootball ranking: 3-star++
Note: Ball in Texas' court here. Ole Miss making push

Kendall Guervil, DL, Fort Myers (Fla.) High - *Florida commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Note: OTF will not be surprised to see Guervil on campus in November.

Jameion Winfield, DL, Richardson (Texas) High - *USC commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
Note: OTF believes this is very much a long shot unless he shows up on campus in November, 

EDGE ...
Dre Quinn, EDGE, Buford (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Note: Ohio State, Texas and Tennessee in the fight. Texas is likely to get Quinn on campus in November. 

Linebacker ...
Braylon Hodge, LB, Englewood (Co.) Cherry Creek
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Note: Texas OV November 22. Oregon and Michigan also in the mix.

Defensive back ...
Dylan Waters, CB, Missouri City (Texas) Marshall - *Utah commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 3-star++
Note: Texas has made contact, but has not talked about offering as of Sunday night. 

 

12 hours ago, TXRed said:

 

9 hours ago, RabidM said:

Not blown away, but nice looking player.  Definitely IOL.  

Texas new 2026 OT offer Micah Smith: The juice (Mon. 11:15am CST): Gerry

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Texas new 2026 OT offer Micah Smith: The juice (Mon. 11:15am CST)

 

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By Gerry Hamilton

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Texas new 2026 OT offer Micah Smith: The juice

The Texas Longhorns extended an offer to 4-star UCLA offensive tackle commit Micah Smith (Vero Beach, Fla./High) Sunday. 

The 6-foot-5.25, 320-pound current UCLA verbal has seen his stock rise as a senior, despite missing some time with a minor injury. In fact, when I stopped by Vero Beach High last month, Smith was not practicing. 

Having known Vero Beach High head coach Lenny Jankowski a long time, when he comments on a player I listen. And so do college coaches that have known him for a while. 

There are several teams trying to get Smith on campus right now. Ohio State re-engaged recently, and Smith made an OV for the Minnesota game. The Buckeyes signed 4-star LB Tarvos Alford out of Vero Beach High in the 2025 cycle. 

Along with Ohio State and Texas, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida State and South Carolina are trying to make big pushes. 

Texas has spoken with Smith about an official visit. November 22 weekend for the Arkansas game would be most likely, but that may be dependent on Vero Beach's playoff run. VB is currently 7-0, and getting their QB back from injury in the next couple of weeks. 

 

Gerry this morning:

Wednesday Recruiting: Dre Quinn update and more 

The Texas staff continues to chip away at remaining targets the month of October, while being on the road an unable to host any prospects for weekend visits until November. 

This morning, OTF brings the latest on a trio of prospects. 

Dre Quinn ...
It's Ohio State vs. Texas with Tennessee in the mix for the Buford High 4-star+ EDGE. The 6-foot-3.5, 228-pounder and Texas staff members talk daily. The plan is for Quinn and family to visit for the Arkansas game November 22. Quinn had a very positive visit to Ohio State for the Minnesota game, and is likely to go back one more time for an OV in the coming weeks. 

New OT offer Micah Smith ...
Kyle Flood and Micah Smith continue to try and iron out official visit details. Texas is working on the November 22 weekend, but Vero Beach High could very well still be playing in the playoffs. Texas knows they can't just be zeroed in on the singular weekend. While the 6-foot-5.5, 325-pounder remains committed to UCLA, Ohio State has become the team to beat after the October 4 official visit. 

Texas and Corey Wells ...
The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Texas commit with an 82-inch wingspan continues to have positive conversations with Kenny Baker and staff. Auburn isn't giving up, and Ole Miss remains in the mix too as expected, but both have questions to answer. Will Auburn make a coaching change? Will Lane Kiffin take the Florida job? Texas has stability. Texas staff members are also in contact contact with Wells' mom. 

One more note ...
Texas and current Florida 4-star+ DL pledge Kendall Guervil (Fort Myers, Fla./High) continue to have positive conversations. A November 22 weekend visit for the Arkansas game is certainly possible. 

On 10/11/2025 at 8:41 PM, Coach pop a bitch said:

 

Hmmm. I wonder if PK could figure out how to not drop him into coverage so he can get more of those sacks? Imagine Simmons, Hill, Ty Smith, and Spence rushing the passer how may sacks we could get per game? We landed 5 against those lurping tweakers. 

On 10/12/2025 at 2:36 PM, Lonestar88 said:

The LB has already decommitted from Mich St. 

From Bobby's write up this AM:

One recruiting note:

Linebacker Braylon Hodge from Cherry Creek HS in Colorado (same HS as Gunnar Helm) officially decommitted from Michigan State last week.

He then took an official visit to Oregon this past weekend.

He is slated to also see Michigan and Texas. The Texas visit is currently set for Nov. 22 for the Arkansas game.

While it would be natural to expect Hodge to make a decision after he takes all of his visits, he actually has already seen Texas once this semester.

So don’t be surprised if he makes a decision in the next couple of weeks.

Cherry Creek won the 5A state title last year and they’re undefeated again this season. Hodge has 90 tackles on the season and recorded a career-high 21 tackles in a single game against Pine Creek.

https://247sports.com/player/braylon-hodge-46156503/

 

Apparent interest from good schools - Notre Dame, Nebraska, Ole Miss (possible) and Texas.

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Ex-North Carolina RB commitment Amir Brown previews Notre Dame visit, talks Nebraska and Texas interest
Here's the latest on three-star junior running back Amir Brown, who opened his recruitment back up this week.
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Three-star junior running back Amir Brown of Rolesville (N.C.) publicly announced his decommitment from North Carolina on Wednesday. 

247Sports subsequently spoke with Brown over the phone to gather insight on his next steps, which includes two visits planned and a third one in the works. 

 

First up, a return visit to Notre Dame this weekend. He first visited South Bend back in the spring. 

Brown spoke on his interest in the Irish. 

"I love the culture and people there," Brown said. "When you look at it, it seems so genuine. I love people like that, always smiling and not just fake smiles but real ones. I really like what Notre Dame does with their running backs. They are really big on running back production." 

Brown will travel to Notre Dame with his head coach and a couple of teammates, including junior four-star safety Marquis Bryant, who also holds a Notre Dame offer.

 

Nebraska will host Brown on a first-time visit next weekend for the Northwestern game. The Cornhuskers offered Brown in September.  

"I like how they get their running backs the ball, it's a big part of what they're known for," Brown said. 

 

Texas is another school expressing considerable interest. No visit date has been locked in yet, but Brown hopes to visit Austin this season. 

"I like how big they are on their running backs," Brown said. "I'm a versatile back and I can run, catch, and block. Texas likes to get their swing routes going and running backs involved in the passing game. I think it would be a good fit for me because I do the same thing in high school so it could be a good transition." 

 

Ole Miss is another school that Brown believes could be interested. 

Brown (5-foot-10, 200 pounds) carries a 247Sports three-star rating of 88. 

 

1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Ole miss still recruits high school athletes?

Starting the relationship early. 

Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets (7:34am CST): Gerry

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Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets

To wet the recruiting appetite on this fine Friday morning, OnTexasFootball takes a look at some current percentage for the Longhorns on top targets per our intel throughout the week. 

Jalen Lott, WR, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek - *Oregon commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
OTF %: 65

Braylon Hodge, LB, Englewood (Co.) Cherry Creek
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
OTF %: 55

Dre Quinn, EDGE, Buford (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 40... Ohio State 40%, Tennessee 20%

Kendall Guervil, DL, Fort Myers (Fla.) High - *Florida commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 35

Malakai Lee, OT, Honolulu (Hi.) Kamehameha - *Michigan commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
OTF %: 35

Micah Smith, OT, Vero Beach (Fla.) High - *UCLA commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 25 ... Ohio State 65%

Jameion Winfield, DL, Richardson (Texas) High - *USC commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF %: 5

Richard Anderson, DL, New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr - *LSU commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF %: 5

 

5 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets (7:34am CST): Gerry

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Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets (7:34am CST)

 

Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets

To wet the recruiting appetite on this fine Friday morning, OnTexasFootball takes a look at some current percentage for the Longhorns on top targets per our intel throughout the week. 

Jalen Lott, WR, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek - *Oregon commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
OTF %: 65

Braylon Hodge, LB, Englewood (Co.) Cherry Creek
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
OTF %: 55

Dre Quinn, EDGE, Buford (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 40... Ohio State 40%, Tennessee 20%

Kendall Guervil, DL, Fort Myers (Fla.) High - *Florida commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 35

Malakai Lee, OT, Honolulu (Hi.) Kamehameha - *Michigan commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
OTF %: 35

Micah Smith, OT, Vero Beach (Fla.) High - *UCLA commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 25 ... Ohio State 65%

Jameion Winfield, DL, Richardson (Texas) High - *USC commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF %: 5

Richard Anderson, DL, New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr - *LSU commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF %: 5

 

 

 

That doesn't look great for our offensive line hopes. 

 

22 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets (7:34am CST): Gerry

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Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets (7:34am CST)

 

Recruiting Friday: Percentages on remaining top targets

To wet the recruiting appetite on this fine Friday morning, OnTexasFootball takes a look at some current percentage for the Longhorns on top targets per our intel throughout the week. 

Jalen Lott, WR, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek - *Oregon commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
OTF %: 65

Braylon Hodge, LB, Englewood (Co.) Cherry Creek
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
OTF %: 55

Dre Quinn, EDGE, Buford (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 40... Ohio State 40%, Tennessee 20%

Kendall Guervil, DL, Fort Myers (Fla.) High - *Florida commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 35

Malakai Lee, OT, Honolulu (Hi.) Kamehameha - *Michigan commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
OTF %: 35

Micah Smith, OT, Vero Beach (Fla.) High - *UCLA commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF %: 25 ... Ohio State 65%

Jameion Winfield, DL, Richardson (Texas) High - *USC commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF %: 5

Richard Anderson, DL, New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr - *LSU commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF %: 5

 

That's not particularly encouraging...

19 minutes ago, Bevo said:

 

 

That doesn't look great for our offensive line hopes. 

We know at least one position group that should be heavily targeted in the portal. 

31 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

We know at least one position group that should be heavily targeted in the portal. 

It should be that way regardless of the 2026 OL class. We shouldn't be counting on freshman OL to play in what is likely Arch's last year.

For Lee, it sucks that Michigan's schedule is so damn easy that Moore likely does enough to stick around another year. They are a 7-5/6-6 type team that will probably go 9-3. 

Edited by Hookem2147

At the start of this cycle we were all like "which OL are we going to have to turn away??? would we take 7???"

Kind of hard to believe we’re in this situation given the optimism at the start of the cycle. Feels like DL recruiting used to feel, except we can fill DL needs in the portal. Talented portal OL are not a thing. 

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