May 7May 7 4 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Even when guys were getting drafted under Mack they had the reputation of being soft. To see what we have now and our guys excelling in the league is very very good. In the NFL Draft, i think it was CBS Sports that listed the Favorite Pick, Best Value & Most Surprising Pick for each team: 2. Tennessee Titans: A+ Most surprising pick: Gunnar Helm 5. San Francisco 49ers: A+ Favorite pick: Alfred Collins 18. Miami Dolphins: A Most surprising pick: Quinn Ewers 21. Philadelphia Eagles: A- Best value: Cameron William 28. Denver Broncos: B- Favorite pick: Jahdae Barron 29. Green Bay Packers: B- Favorite pick: Matthew Golden It was posted elsewhere that Jahdae Barron and Matthew Golden were Saban's and Herbstreit's favorite picks.
May 7May 7 Popular Post I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me?
May 7May 7 22 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? There is some truth to the idea that this board is actually livelier when we stink, because recruiting is all we have when the product on the field is bad. But also, Sark waits a while to push for commitments, which makes a good chunk of the calendar uneventful. We only have 5 commits right now and one of them is a long snapper.
May 7May 7 Author 45 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? It's probably just you. That said, the recruits aren't really on Twitter anymore besides just as a marketing tool and half of the breaking news has migrated to the most boring content delivery system known to man aka daily podcasts, so there's less personality and wit floating around for the boards to sink their teeth into.
May 7May 7 11 minutes ago, Lonestar88 said: There is some truth to the idea that this board is actually livelier when we stink, because recruiting is all we have when the product on the field is bad. But also, Sark waits a while to push for commitments, which makes a good chunk of the calendar uneventful. We only have 5 commits right now and one of them is a long snapper. The summer time recruiting meltdowns are enjoyable. Dakorien Moore picking Oregon and DT recruiting going to shambles last summer were great "our pets' heads are falling off" moments. If I had to pick two spots where we could see something similar this year, I am picking our top RB targets committing elsewhere and Turntine committing elsewhere. To be clear, I don't hope those things happen. But I think those things happening will cause the Surly servers to reach their max temperature thresholds.
May 7May 7 40 minutes ago, texifornia said: It's probably just you. That said, the recruits aren't really on Twitter anymore besides just as a marketing tool and half of the breaking news has migrated to the most boring content delivery system known to man aka daily podcasts, so there's less personality and wit floating around for the boards to sink their teeth into. Also the timeline is mattering more and more. Used to be February-March was big in recruiting before spring practices opened up. Now that timeline has shifted to summertime and all the OV's plus the follow up of those visits with commits, top 3/5/10/20 etc.
May 7May 7 1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? Recruting hasn't changed for the people who get excited nationally about players. There's a lot of things that are going on that make recruiting harder to follow, and a lot of that has to do with the way this staff operates. They are in a position where they offer late and only the people that actually want to be here are coming to OV and unofficials etc. With NIL it's also a lot more muted on weird purely emotional decisions, there's too much at stake for these guys to fuck around and go to some dumbass coach who smooth talks them.
May 7May 7 Popular Post 1 hour ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? Listen guys, I enjoy blowjobs from supermodels as much as the next guy, and after having a decade plus of zero female contact, or at best maybe a dry handy from a fat desperate neighbor, sure, this all feels great. But having to just roll over and yawn before fucking whatever 10 I want has sort of, I don't know...taken away the whole excitement involved with the chase? It's kind of souring the whole situation for me. Anyone else?
May 7May 7 Popular Post This is easily been the most enjoyable time to be a Longhorn fan in the last 15 years.
May 7May 7 33 minutes ago, Atticus said: This is easily been the most enjoyable time to be a Longhorn fan in the last 15 years. I preferred the Strong & Herman years.
May 7May 7 5 minutes ago, Mittens said: Famous last words? At least he didn’t say he’s a 1000% committed. Edited May 7May 7 by BurntOrange&White
May 7May 7 3 hours ago, texifornia said: It's probably just you. That said, the recruits aren't really on Twitter anymore besides just as a marketing tool and half of the breaking news has migrated to the most boring content delivery system known to man aka daily podcasts, so there's less personality and wit floating around for the boards to sink their teeth into. Where have you gone, David Garvin?
May 7May 7 4 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? I’m a follower of TX HS football. It’s cool to see a player you recall hearing about or seeing highlights of as a freshman/soph get an offer. But yeah I never saw and still can’t see any excitement in “Texas extended an offer to generic 4-5 star Buford GA/Mater Dei CA player today”. We’re going to get highly rated classes every year, no matter what.
May 7May 7 I am enjoying it and it remains interesting, but for some people I think the vast number of blue chip prospects that are now interested in Texas creates recruiting overload. Easier to follow/remember/covet x number of prospects than xxx number. For myself, I am no longer having large mood swings regarding the recruitment of a particular player. Which is what makes this so fabulous; I know we're going to wind up with a tremendous class. Trust the corches may still be a bit idealistic, but it's no longer a punchline.
May 7May 7 5 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? I feel the exact same. I can hardly be bothered to learn the names of individual recruits at this point, and that's fine by me honestly.
May 7May 7 Maybe we've just learned to take HS recruiting with a more measured outlook. That's partly due to the twists and turns of the portal. I was so giddy about Bru finally making his way to Austin...only to have that short stay turn out to be a dud. I lamented missing out on Makuba...and then he ended up being a star for us. Still grind my teeth over some of the HS misses, but our program is bigger than any one player.
May 7May 7 Gents, it's May. We're not down to the wire on anything. The big name prospects are going to wait until Summer and some we even wait until December. Remember how the Justus Terry recruitment went last year? That was a huge deal and a really fun one to win. You'll enjoy recruiting more in a few months. It's just dead right now so it's not as interesting. But there will definitely be one or two guys in the top-10 nationally that we get excited about.
May 7May 7 5 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? Performing the mental gymnastics required to convince yourself that likes of Tristan Nickleson, Marcel Southall, and Kennedy Lewis were all just underrated diamonds in the rough really made it more rewarding to follow recruiting.
May 7May 7 5 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? There's no real reason to pay attention to this stuff until about mid October at the earliest. Last summer by August everyone here was freaking out about the DT class and other things then it all turns around in season. NIL makes it where a ton of decisions aren't really made until the dollars hit the table.
May 7May 7 21 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said: OTF says Jalen Lott is looking at committing on July 4th. Dakorien Moore committed on July 4th last year. My body is ready for this.
May 8May 8 1 hour ago, Elmer_Fudd said: OTF says Jalen Lott is looking at committing on July 4th. How we feeling about this one?
May 8May 8 Just now, westexhorn said: How we feeling about this one? Can’t go worse than the last 4th of July 5 star commitment
May 8May 8 7 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said: I gotta be honest. I'm hardly following recruiting any more. I'm just assuming that we're getting 90%-ish of the top targets and then they are going to backfill any roster misses through the portal. It's great being the Joneses and all, and lord knows that we took it in the ass from Ohio State, Georgia, Bama, LSU etc. for far too many years and it feels good to turn the tables on those fuckers... but the ins and outs of recruiting isn't all that interesting to me any longer. Is that just me? You wouldnt be saying this if OU and Aggie were performing up to standard. The fact that both are shitting the bed, at least at Herman levels and nearing Strong levels, unquestionably lowers the stakes in recruiting.
May 8May 8 46 minutes ago, westexhorn said: How we feeling about this one? I'm feeling a Notre Dame vibe. Really want to be wrong come signing day.
May 8May 8 6 hours ago, SydneyCarton said: Listen guys, I enjoy blowjobs from supermodels as much as the next guy, and after having a decade plus of zero female contact, or at best maybe a dry handy from a fat desperate neighbor, sure, this all feels great. But having to just roll over and yawn before fucking whatever 10 I want has sort of, I don't know...taken away the whole excitement involved with the chase? It's kind of souring the whole situation for me. Anyone else?
May 8May 8 So, Tom Loy and Brandon Huffman did a 247 stream and discussed Mark Bowman. Both guys like Texas in this recruitment, and think we're the team to beat. Johnny Nansen was just there visiting, and they referred to the presence of Spencer Shannon (from Mater Dei) at Texas. They also discussed USC as a threat - their surge in recruiting, the presence of Chad Bowden (GM w/ Cal ties) at USC, and a Mater Dei DL (and Bowman's team mate) who just flipped from Oregon to USC. USC is also recruiting a Mater Dei edge in the current class. 🤞 🤞 🤞 Edits/adds: - Also, USC mod said there are a few folks around Bowman, that aren't fans of USC. - And said Texas sending Nansen probably helps USC (not sure if snark, or suggesting someone else from Texas would have been better). Loy/Huffman just said Nansen had contacts and experience recruiting the West Coast ... didn't suggest anything negative - Luke Sorensen, who had been CBed to USC, got a CB flip to Penn State - And ... a USC poster who's considered an insider, keeps saying Bowman's a silent/lock to USC. Fuck him. W/ or w/o a Trojan. Edited May 8May 8 by Getafix
May 8May 8 2 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said: OTF says Jalen Lott is looking at committing on July 4th. 1 hour ago, westexhorn said: How we feeling about this one? None of us should feel good at this point. Nothing is complete or certain, either.
May 8May 8 2 hours ago, Gut Wagon said: I'm feeling a Notre Dame vibe. Really want to be wrong come signing day. That’s Finley. Lott is down to us, Oregon, and maybe another.
May 8May 8 On 5/5/2025 at 12:21 PM, Getafix said: FYI - just cross-posting a really nice story. Embedded tweet w/ anecdote. Brandl got a standing O at the end of the semester back when I had him for some finance class. Finance 354, maybe? He’s always been a bad ass professor.
May 8May 8 7 hours ago, cafe society said: I am enjoying it and it remains interesting, but for some people I think the vast number of blue chip prospects that are now interested in Texas creates recruiting overload. Easier to follow/remember/covet x number of prospects than xxx number. For myself, I am no longer having large mood swings regarding the recruitment of a particular player. Which is what makes this so fabulous; I know we're going to wind up with a tremendous class. Trust the corches may still be a bit idealistic, but it's no longer a punchline. What a difference a coach makes….
May 8May 8 7 hours ago, Hornmatic said: That’s Finley. Lott is down to us, Oregon, and maybe another. Thanks for the catch.
May 8May 8 Gerry Hamilton Texas OV List: Another 4-star++ added The Texas Longhorns continue to add official visitor to the list for June. The latest additions are from the Sunshine State, in 4-star++ EDGE Trenton Henderson (Pensacola/Catholic) and 4-star++ DL James Johnson (Miami/Northwestern). OTF expects at least five more prospects to be added to the list in the next week to ten days. The updated OV list: Quote June 6-8 (4) ... Ezavier Crowell, RB, Jackson (Ala.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Team to beat for Texas: Alabama K.J. Edwards, RB, Carthage (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Team to beat: Texas Mark Bowman, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Teams to beat for Texas: Georgia and USC Hayward Howard Jr., New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star The leaders: Texas and Miami June 13-15 (27)... Amari Latimer, RB, Tyrone (Ga.) Sandy Creek OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Team to beat for Texas: Miami Jalen Lott, WR/ATH, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Three will battle it out: Texas, Oregon or USC, with others in mix. Aaron Gregory, WR, Douglassville (Ga.) Douglas County - *Texas A&M commit OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Jabari Mack, WR, Destrehan (La.) High - *LSU commit OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Mason James, WR, Norman (Ok.) North OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Teams to beat for Texas: Oklahoma and Washington Hezek Kent, TE, Brunswick (Ga.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The July 12 decision: Texas, Florida or maybe Miami Felix Ojo, OT, Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Team to beat: Texas Malakai Lee, OT/IOL, Honolulu (Hi.) OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Kyle Flood in Hawaii: Thursday Zaden Krempin, IOL, Prosper (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Key note: Wants to play tackle Dylan Berymon, DL, Monroe (La.) Ouachita Parish OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ If Texas makes final push: Texas will win out Tico Crittendon, DL, Lithonia (Ga.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ The OV list: Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee and Texas Jaimeon Winfield, DL, Richardson (Texas) High - *USC commit OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Damari Simeon, DL, Richland (N.J.) St. Aug OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Key note: OTF believes Texas can win this with final push Vodney Cleveland, DL, Birmingham (Ala.) Parker OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Headed into OV's: Florida or Texas Dre Quinn, EDGE, Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Loaded OV list: Texas, Georgia, Notre Dame, Clemson and Tennessee Trenton Henderson, EDGE, Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The OV's: Auburn, LSU, Florida, Texas and Michigan Khamari Brooks, EDGE, Bogart (Ga.) North Oconee OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Jake Kreul, EDGE, Orlando (Fla.) IMG Academy OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The OV's: Colorado, Ohio State, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma Bryce Perry-Wright, DL/EDGE, Buford (Ga.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ The OV's: Auburn, Clemson, Miami, Texas and Texas A&M JaReylan McCoy, DL/EDGE, Tupelo (Miss.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ The OV's: Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Texas and LSU Brayden Rouse, LB, Marietta (Ga.) Kell OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Four remain: Tennessee, Texas, Alabama and Michigan Talanoa Ili, LB, (Kahuku, Hi.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The OV's: Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Texas, USC and Oregon Tank King, ILB, Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Team to beat: Notre Dame Justice Fitzpatrick, CB, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star A top two: Georgia and Texas Samari Matthews, CB, Cornelius (N.C.) Hough OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The decision: South Carolina, Texas or Clemson Yaheim Riley, N/CB, Austin (Texas) Anderson OnTexasFootball ranking: 3-star++ Team to beat: Texas Chace Calicut, S/LB, Houston (Texas) North Shore OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Current team to beat: Washington June 20-22 (14) ... Dia Bell, Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Kaydon Finley, Aledo (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Team to beat for Texas: Notre Dame Chris Stewart, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon (Ga.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The OV list is loaded: Georgia, Texas, Florida, Alabama and Auburn John Turntine III, OT, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star Eventual decision: Texas or Texas A&M Samuel Roseborough, OT/IOL, Clearwater (Fla.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Team to beat: Texas Sam Utu, OT/IOL, Orange (Calif.) Lutheran OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Nicolas Robertson, IOL, Klein (Texas) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Max Wright, OT/IOL, Melissa (Texas) High #AllGasNoBrakes OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star Kendall Guervil, Fort Myers (Fla.) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The battle currently: Texas vs. Florida James Johnson, DL, Miami (Fla.) Northwestern (*likely June 20-22) OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The battle: Texas, Georgia, Florida and Miami Luke Wafle, Princeton (N.J.) Hun School OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ The battle: Texas, Ohio State and Penn State Kosi Okpala, Houston (Texas) Mayde Creek OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ Team to beat: Texas Jermaine Bishop, CB/WR/Ret, Willis (Texas) High OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Team to beat: Texas Last June visitor... Valdin Sone, Dyke (Va.) Blue Ridge School OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ Edited May 8May 8 by BurntOrange&White
May 8May 8 Popular Post This is a nice little article from CJ It has become a trend each year to wonder around this time of the year, when the Texas class will begin to heat up. Recruiting is fun, but there are spurts throughout the year where it certainly feels like you are crawling through a school zone in terms of excitement and momentum. The Texas staff is no stranger to that over the last four cycles as well. The monotonous day to day of the winter and spring seasons leads to some fireworks at the turn of July seemingly every year. It has become the blueprint for recruiting classes that have ended in the top five in each of the previous four cycles. As the official visit circus of June inches closer, I wanted to go cycle by cycle to see two things – Where Texas sat from a commitment perspective at this point in the cycle and where they ended up after, let's say July 31. *** 2022 Class Final Ranking: 5th Total Commitments: 28 Commitments at May 8: 5 RB Jaydon Blue, QB Maalik Murphy and DB BJ Allen Jr. all committed in February of 2021 with DL Kris Ross and Zac Swanson joining the class ahead of the month of June. Commitments at July 31: 11 The class size doubled with a pair of specialists, then Cole Hutson and Connor Robertson both committing on July 2. LB Derrick Brown and DB Austin Jordan both made their decisions prior to the end of July. The 2022 class is the one exception to the rule with 11 of the 28 commitments making announcements after Thanksgiving. Texas finishes strong, but this is the heaviest amount of movement we have seen in the back end of the cycle. *** 2023 Class Final Ranking: 3rd Total Commitments: 25 Commitments at May 8: 5 Only LB S'Maje Burrell, RB Tre Wisner, and WR Ryan Niblett had made decisions prior to the month of May. Texas did have verbal pledges from DB Jamel Johnson (TCU) and EDGE Dylan Spencer (Texas Tech) at the time, though neither made it through the conclusion of the cycle. Commitments at July 31: 17 The news of Arch Manning committing on June 23, 2022 ignited quite the run for the Longhorns. In the week after Arch's commitment, Texas had gained eight verbal pledges and by the end of the July, 70% of the players that had signed with Texas were in the fold. *** 2024 Class Final Ranking: 5th Total Commitments: 22 Commitments at May 8: 3 Texas only had three commitments at the time entering June. QB Trey Owens, ATH Hunter Modden (decommitted) and P Michael Kern made up the entire class at the time. Commitments at July 31: 15 Six commitments to wrap up the month of June, then three verbal pledges on July 1st – WR Parker Livingstone, DL Alex January and DB Jordon Johnson-Rubell. One verbal pledge in July did not sign, that would be ATH Aeryn Hampton. Big wins in the OV month of June included Santana Wilson, Christian Clark and Jerrick Gibson. *** 2025 Class Final Ranking: 1st Total Commitments: 25 Commitments at May 8: 4 Commits in the class included QB KJ Lacey, TE Emaree Winston, EDGE Lance Jackson, RB Rickey Stewart and LB Bo Barnes. Plus, the eventual decommitment DL Brandon Brown. Commitments at June 31: 16 Brown had decommitted by the end of July, but Texas was rolling with 16 verbal pledges in the class at the time the calendar flipped to August. The Coleman triplets and James Simon committed at the end of May, Texas won out for John Mills and Caleb Chester in June, then the Longhorns went on a run in July with Kade Phillips, Jonathan Cunningham, Nick Townsend and Josiah Sharm flipping from Oregon. *** 2026 Class Which leads us to where we are currently in the class of 2026. Final Ranking: TBD Total Commitments: TBD Commitments at May 8: 5 Texas sits with commitments from QB Dia Bell, WR Chris Stewart, OL Nicolas Robertson, OL Max Wright and LS Trott O'Neal. You can expect the next 60 days to be action packed with commitments with the Longhorns currently expecting 46 official visitors on campus in the month of June. Buckle up, should be an eventful summer once again.
May 8May 8 3 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said: This is a nice little article from CJ It has become a trend each year to wonder around this time of the year, when the Texas class will begin to heat up. Recruiting is fun, but there are spurts throughout the year where it certainly feels like you are crawling through a school zone in terms of excitement and momentum. The Texas staff is no stranger to that over the last four cycles as well. The monotonous day to day of the winter and spring seasons leads to some fireworks at the turn of July seemingly every year. It has become the blueprint for recruiting classes that have ended in the top five in each of the previous four cycles. As the official visit circus of June inches closer, I wanted to go cycle by cycle to see two things – Where Texas sat from a commitment perspective at this point in the cycle and where they ended up after, let's say July 31. *** 2022 Class Final Ranking: 5th Total Commitments: 28 Commitments at May 8: 5 RB Jaydon Blue, QB Maalik Murphy and DB BJ Allen Jr. all committed in February of 2021 with DL Kris Ross and Zac Swanson joining the class ahead of the month of June. Commitments at July 31: 11 The class size doubled with a pair of specialists, then Cole Hutson and Connor Robertson both committing on July 2. LB Derrick Brown and DB Austin Jordan both made their decisions prior to the end of July. The 2022 class is the one exception to the rule with 11 of the 28 commitments making announcements after Thanksgiving. Texas finishes strong, but this is the heaviest amount of movement we have seen in the back end of the cycle. *** 2023 Class Final Ranking: 3rd Total Commitments: 25 Commitments at May 8: 5 Only LB S'Maje Burrell, RB Tre Wisner, and WR Ryan Niblett had made decisions prior to the month of May. Texas did have verbal pledges from DB Jamel Johnson (TCU) and EDGE Dylan Spencer (Texas Tech) at the time, though neither made it through the conclusion of the cycle. Commitments at July 31: 17 The news of Arch Manning committing on June 23, 2022 ignited quite the run for the Longhorns. In the week after Arch's commitment, Texas had gained eight verbal pledges and by the end of the July, 70% of the players that had signed with Texas were in the fold. *** 2024 Class Final Ranking: 5th Total Commitments: 22 Commitments at May 8: 3 Texas only had three commitments at the time entering June. QB Trey Owens, ATH Hunter Modden (decommitted) and P Michael Kern made up the entire class at the time. Commitments at July 31: 15 Six commitments to wrap up the month of June, then three verbal pledges on July 1st – WR Parker Livingstone, DL Alex January and DB Jordon Johnson-Rubell. One verbal pledge in July did not sign, that would be ATH Aeryn Hampton. Big wins in the OV month of June included Santana Wilson, Christian Clark and Jerrick Gibson. *** 2025 Class Final Ranking: 1st Total Commitments: 25 Commitments at May 8: 4 Commits in the class included QB KJ Lacey, TE Emaree Winston, EDGE Lance Jackson, RB Rickey Stewart and LB Bo Barnes. Plus, the eventual decommitment DL Brandon Brown. Commitments at June 31: 16 Brown had decommitted by the end of July, but Texas was rolling with 16 verbal pledges in the class at the time the calendar flipped to August. The Coleman triplets and James Simon committed at the end of May, Texas won out for John Mills and Caleb Chester in June, then the Longhorns went on a run in July with Kade Phillips, Jonathan Cunningham, Nick Townsend and Josiah Sharm flipping from Oregon. *** 2026 Class Which leads us to where we are currently in the class of 2026. Final Ranking: TBD Total Commitments: TBD Commitments at May 8: 5 Texas sits with commitments from QB Dia Bell, WR Chris Stewart, OL Nicolas Robertson, OL Max Wright and LS Trott O'Neal. You can expect the next 60 days to be action packed with commitments with the Longhorns currently expecting 46 official visitors on campus in the month of June. Buckle up, should be an eventful summer once again. I have absolutely no recollection of Dylan Spencer
May 8May 8 2 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said: Turntine at practice today Dude looks half the size of Bert Auburn.
May 8May 8 19 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Sounds like a nascar drivers name Or a country-western songwriter.
May 8May 8 20 minutes ago, Getafix said: 👀 👀 👀 He's a stud. Apparently looked great in the spring camp circuit and has started to rise in the rankings. LSU offered about a month ago.
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