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Hey look, it's our badass OL coach who developed 4 OL into draft picks in the past 2 years

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8 hours ago, crash_davis said:

He carried that over since his days of being the OC for the Falcons. Years ago I remember watching a coaching clinic with his saying the RB was the first read and if it is open, the QB must throw that route. It's amazing that DCs have had this play and tape of this this play or variations of it for a years and still can't do shit about it.

 

4 hours ago, Codaxx said:

That’s funny. I was going type something similar. It does make me laugh when it works. Texas runs it so much, how are teams not prepared. 

I don't think it's about defenses being prepared. I think they absolutely know it's coming. But you can't call the perfect defense on every play.

I think it speaks more to Sark's insane ability as a play caller to know exactly when the defense wants to call a play side blitz, which leaves them vulnerable to this play. It's uncanny how often he calls this play exactly when the defense has the worst possible blitz called. 

9 hours ago, texifornia said:

 

Do you think his offer from the Ags is still good? That t-shirt tells everyone's he's contracted the woke mind virus.

Spiegelman at Rivals says Flordia and Texas are at the top for DL JaReylan McCoy.

20 hours ago, Ben Ficus said:

Until now I didn't have hard evidence, but now there's no convincing me otherwise: the NFL is just as corrupt as the NBA and the SEC, and they want to be in bed with the money handlers at TU.  Yeah, I'm sure it's PURE coincidence the NFL draft worked out for Green Bay to conveniently land Golden, just as Texas is recruiting Finley. Everyone knows Finley's top choice is Notre Dame, a midwest school with genuine Catholic, American values.  No shock the Sips are calling all their friends (including Goodell) to trick Finley into abandoning his first love and following the skank down the street.  She will chew you up and spit you out, my man.

This is personal for me.  I've been a loyal NFL combine and NFL draft watcher since my great uncle Terry put me up on his shoulders so I could watch John Roper run drills at the 1989 combine.  But what I saw this year sickened me, and I had no choice but to take a deep breath, gently turn off the TV, and find something more deserving of my hard earned time and money.  NFL is never getting another DIME from me.  The free marketing for the TU defensive end -- a 4th round pick! -- as he walked to the podium and bear hugged by Goodell (or should I say, Bad-ell).  What other 4th round pick IN THE HISTORY OF THE DRAFT got the red carpet treatment?

 

/texags

Brilliant 

On 5/19/2025 at 9:42 PM, BurntOrange&White said:

SIAP 

 

Gerry Hamilton 

Posted 15 hours ago

Recruiting thoughts to start the week

I'm back in Texas after 12 days on the road. There was a lot learned, a number of sources spoken with and more. 

1. Texas is a cool school/hot team on the trail. Dia Bell talked about, top prospects are back to responding to the question of if they would have interest in visiting Texas with "Of course, it's Texas". Kids in the Southeast Region of ages 16-18 know Texas as being in the last two CFB Playoffs, players winning awards, a lot of NFL draft picks and seeing recognizable players signing with and playing at Texas. 

2. Texas leads for 4-star++ DL Kendall Guervil (Fort Myers, Fla./High). 

3. Texas leads or is right there with Florida and Miami for 4-star+ TE Heze Kent (Brunswick, Ga./High).

4. Texas has a legit shot with 4-star++ DB Justice Fitzpatrick (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas). Georgia, Miami and Alabama the comp with Georgia having the long standing relationships and comfort for the parents. 

5. I feel really good about OL recruiting. Texas leads or is even with 4-star++ Samuel Roseborough (Clearwater, Fla./High), 5-star John Turntine (Fort Worth, Texas/North Crowley) and 4-star++ Felix Ojo (Mansfield, Texas/Lake Ridge). Texas is in it for 4-star+ Sam Utu (Orange, Calif./Lutheran) and felt good about the visit with 4-star+ Malakai Lee (Honolulu, Hi./Kamehameha). 

6. I like the net cast with defensive line recruiting, but I can see it playing out into the season. 

7. WInning out for one of the Peach State LB's is going to be key. 5-star Xavier Griffin (Gainesville, Ga./High) and 4-star++ Brayden Rouse (Marietta, Ga./Kell) are very much in play. 

8. Texas has a legit shot to flip 4-star++ WR and Texas A&M verbal Aaron Gregory (Douglassville, Ga./Douglas County). 

9. OTF places Texas as a slight favorite over Clemson and South Carolina for 4-star++ CB Samari Matthews (Cornelius, N.C./Hough). 

10. Texas is ALL IN on 4-star++ DB Davon Benjamin (Westlake Village, Calif./Oaks Christian). Mark Orphey and Johnny Nansen will be back at the school this week. 

11. The Texas staff will be back on the road this week. AJ Milwee will see Dia Bell one more time, plus seeing 2027 QB's. Mark Orphey will see Benjamin, Samari Matthews and Justice Fitzpatrick. Kenny Baker will see DL's and be in Atlanta area. Chad Scott is expected by Carthage High, and Texas is ALL IN on K.J. Edwards. 

 

I love that we are shooting our shot. Hopefully we can also find a few more 3 star +++-+^^% diamonds in the rough 

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Gerry Hamilton

 

Recruiting: Where things stand

The majority of the Texas staff has wrapped up the spring evaluation period that allow for two in-person evaluations/in-home meetings. 

The staff is expected to take a few days off next week prior to the hectic month of June that will be centered around official visits and two Elite Camps for 2027 and 2028 prospects. 

With the staff's work in May done, OnTexasFootball takes a look at where things stand after talking to a number of sources throughout this week. 

The current class ...
The Longhorns are sitting at eight commitments, headlined by 5-star QB Dia Bell and 4-star++ do it all playmaker Jermaine Bishop Jr.

Six of the eight commitments are from inside the state line. Three are considered Houston area, two DFW and one CenTex. 

The numbers for the class ...
These numbers can fluctuate positionally a little. 

QB - 1
RB - 2
WR - 3
TE - 2
OL - 5
DL - 3 or 4
EDGE - 2
LB - 3
DB - 4 or 5
Specialist - 2

The official visitors list ... 
OTF currently has Texas down for 53 official visits next month. We do not believe all of those visits will end up happening. And OTF also believes there will be 2-3 more OV's added to the list. The number is likely to end up from 49-53 for the month. 

Current breakdown by state:
Texas - 17
Georgia - 10
Florida - 6
Louisiana - 4
California - 3
Alabama - 2
New Jersey - 2
Hawaii - 2
Arizona - 2
Mississippi - 1
North Carolina - 1
Pennsylvania - 1
Oklahoma - 1
Virginia - 1

Trending Texas ...
There are several prospects that OnTexasFootball believes the Longhorns are leading for, or have near 50-50 shots at.

K.J. Edwards, RB, Carthage (Texas) High 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

Jalen Lott, WR/ATH, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek  
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
Note: OTF expects this to come down to a west Coast school vs. Texas

Kaydon Finley, Aledo (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Note: OTF expects this to come down to Notre Dame vs. Texas

Mark Bowman, TE, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star 

Hezek Kent, TE, Brunswick (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

John Turntine III, OT, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

Felix Ojo, OT, Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

Samuel Roseborough, OT/IOL, Clearwater (Fla.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

Zaden Krempin, IOL, Prosper (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star

Kendall Guervil, DL, Fort Myers (Fla.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

Damari Simeon, DL, Richland (N.J.) St. Aug
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

JaReylan McCoy, DL/EDGE, Tupelo (Miss.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ 

Dre Quinn, EDGE, Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ 

Xavier Griffin, LB, Gainesville (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

Kosi Okpala, Houston (Texas) Mayde Creek 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Note: OTF believes Texas leads headed into June

Chace Calicut, S/LB, Houston (Texas) North Shore
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+

Samari Matthews, CB, Cornelius (N.C.) Hough
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
Note: OTF believes Texas holds a slight lead over Clemson headed into June

Texas is in the fight, but has work to do ...

Ezavier Crowell, RB, Jackson (Ala.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Kaiden Prothro, Bowdon (Ga.) High 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Malakai Lee, OT/IOL, Honolulu (Hi.) 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+

Sam Utu, OT/IOL, Orange (Calif.) Lutheran
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Lamar Brown, DL, Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star 

James Johnson, DL, Miami (Fla.) Northwestern 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Vodney Cleveland, DL, Birmingham (Ala.) Parker
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+

Bryce Perry-Wright, DL/EDGE, Buford (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ 

Luke Wafle, EDGE, Princeton (N.J.) Hun School 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Jake Kreul, EDGE, Orlando (Fla.) IMG Academy 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 

Jamarion Carlton, EDGE, Temple (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+ 

Brayden Rouse, LB, Marietta (Ga.) Kell 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Davon Benjamin, DB, Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Justice Fitzpatrick, CB, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Flip candidates ...
With the exception of Mack, the flip candidates could play out into the season. 

Jabari Mack, WR, Destrehan (La.) High - *LSU commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Aaron Gregory, WR, Douglassville (Ga.) Douglas County - *Texas A&M commit 
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Jaimeon Winfield, DL, Richardson (Texas) High - *USC commit
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++

Edited by BurntOrange&White

Is Jabari Mack an imminent flip candidate? Feels like Gerry's wording was very intentional. I could be reading too much into it

 

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Texas extend their reach so far out of state for the defensive front four/five prospects, and it’s great. People called last year a down year in Texas for DL, and this year is even worse.

Compared to this time last year, DL seems to be in better shape (knock on wood) as it looks like we are seriously engaging a larger number of “Plan A’s” and seem to be in better position with them. Kind of comical last year that the staff was putting a lot of faith in landing Kevin Wynn, who wanted to go to a culinary program (which we don’t have) and whose dad was a die hard FSU fan. 

EDGE, however, could go in any number of directions…does anyone have any idea how this will shake out?  Dre Quinn seems like the only prospect that likes Texas as much as the staff likes him. 

 

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8 minutes ago, Professor Chesney said:

EDGE, however, could go in any number of directions…does anyone have any idea how this will shake out?  Dre Quinn seems like the only prospect that likes Texas as much as the staff likes him. 

Landon Barnes is in-state, has tOSU and UGA offers, and we seem to be right on schedule in that recruitment: https://247sports.com/player/landon-barnes-46148025/

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On Zaden Krempin, from Horns 247 (Hank South)

 

Texas offensive coordinator and OL coach Kyle Flood made two stops on Wednesday night -- one to see four-star offensive tackle John Turntine III and another to visit four-star offensive tackle Zaden Krempin. 

Horns247 has long projected the former in UT's 2026 class. That remains unchanged. But for Krempin, Horns247 is starting to hear more Texas chatter speaking with sources about the Prosper product. It's not a huge shock considering Krempin has been a regular on the Forty Acres, and has an official visit set to Austin for June 13-15, but we have yet to dive in on projecting him in the class. 

I feel better about the prospects of that happening now more than I have so far in this recruitment. 

We'll continue to see how things play out going into OV season. Krempin has visits set to LSU, Texas A&M, SMU, Texas, and Michigan. (HANK SOUTH)

 

 

27 minutes ago, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Does Jermicheal come around the program much?  

I imagine he will visit more often when his son is here.

1 hour ago, SydneyCarton said:

Or the 247 merger basically forced him to work for his job. 

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3 hours ago, texifornia said:

Our recruiting has gone so national that IT made Justin Wells leave East Texas. He must be lost and confused.

https://247sports.com/player/vodney-cleveland-46144349/

Justin Wells, two blunts in after driving from East Texas to Alabama: "Alright Vodney, need you to stand by your locker and strike a crucifixion pose. Excellent, that's perfect, I've got a long drive back so gotta run, cool if I just say you have a good relationship with Kenny Baker?" 

3 hours ago, Vertigo said:

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I’ve seen this 1,000’s of times and just noticed the douchturd behind her who literally cannot tear himself away from his phone 

8 minutes ago, texifornia said:

https://247sports.com/player/paris-melvin-jr-46144274/

In-state offer

Freeze, Flood, the crops are done either way

CJ Vogel

 

 

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.

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13 hours ago, texifornia said:

This dude's highlights are pretty fun. In the very first play I thought he was definitely about to get tackled 4 different times...nope. Third play is a kick return and he jukes the kicker without breaking stride or slowing down by even 1%.

We really have a thing this year for dudes whose position could be listed as "Yes".

edit: adding link to the hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18310068/66f312aa0f15104394993bac

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7 minutes ago, tokamak said:

This dude's highlights are pretty fun. In the very first play I thought he was definitely about to get tackled 4 different times...nope. Third play is a kick return and he jukes the kicker without breaking stride or slowing down by even 1%.

We really have a thing this year for dudes whose position could be listed as "Yes".

Might be a slightly bigger version of Silas Bolden. Dude has the stop-start, wiggle and vision to at least get a good look on punt returns. 

2 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

Might be a slightly bigger version of Silas Bolden. Dude has the stop-start, wiggle and vision to at least get a good look on punt returns. 

Sweet. Can’t wait to underutilize him 🤘

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Your Saturday Smorgasbord 

 

1) Horns 247 - Valdin Sone (from ... Sweden 😏)  

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2) Horns 247 - Kendall Guervil

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3) LSU 247 - LAMAR BROWN

(Lulz .. )

 

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4) Georgia 247 - Malakai Lee

Honolulu (Hawaii) Kamehameha offensive tackle Malakai Lee has finalized his official visit schedule.

The No. 1 offensive recruit in Hawaii, Lee had a final six of Alabama, BYU, Georgia, Michigan, Texas and USC.

Now he’s down to four- with BYU and USC out and the final four being Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and Texas.


He already took an official visit to Georgia on April 10 and the official visit to Michigan has long been set for June 20.

But the other two dates are locked in.


Lee will next hit the road next weekend when he takes his official visit to Alabama on May 30.

It will be a quick turnaround, with Lee set to return to the mainland to visit Texas on June 6.

He'll return to the visit slate on June 20 when he visits Michigan.

And a decision could come shortly after.

“I was thinking a week after I get home from my last trip,” said Lee.

A four-star in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite Rankings, Lee is the No. 14 offensive tackle nationally and the No. 2 recruit in Hawaii in 2026.

He has already been selected to play in the 2026 Polynesian Bowl.

 

 

5) Horns 247 - Grayson McKeogh

(May be a tough pull from PA, but Flood only offered May 19, and we've made his Top-3 ... )

 

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6) Vodney Cleveland

 

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9 hours ago, Hornmatic said:

Sweet. Can’t wait to underutilize him 🤘

You think Bolden was underutilized?

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Joe Cook CBs Kaydon Finley to Texas.

 

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And Eric Nahlin put in a Texas pick for a DL ... 

 

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10 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

You think Bolden was underutilized?

The "underutilized" trope is the laziest of all tropes, drives me nuts. 

59 minutes ago, mwaadeeb said:

The "underutilized" trope is the laziest of all tropes, drives me nuts. 

Player not as good as the others at his position = "totally underutilized!"

23 hours ago, tokamak said:

This dude's highlights are pretty fun. In the very first play I thought he was definitely about to get tackled 4 different times...nope. Third play is a kick return and he jukes the kicker without breaking stride or slowing down by even 1%.

We really have a thing this year for dudes whose position could be listed as "Yes".

edit: adding link to the hudl: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18310068/66f312aa0f15104394993bac

I’d really like to see highlights with a broader perspective of the field, like maybe from the Goodyear blimp. 

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Some notes from Gators 247, Clemson 247, Miami 247 and Horns 247.

 

 

GATORS 247 - MOCK CLASS BY THE NEW DOPE   WHO REPLACED BLAKE ALDERMAN

 

Blake Alderman left, they have a new guy there.  He published a mock class. 

Of recruits we're interested in, he included - 

- Heze Kent

- Luke Wafle

- JaReylan McCoy

- Valdin Sone

- Kendall Guervil

 

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CLEMSON 247 - NOTE ON RB CARSYN BAKER

 

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(Been hearing Derrek Cooper chatter to other schools (including Ohio State) - is this guy seen as a backup plan / replacement?)

 

 

MIAMI 247 - MOCK CLASS BY GABY URRUTIA

 

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JAMARION CARLTON - COMMITTING JULY 10th, VISITING TEXAS JUNE 6-8

 

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FROM HORNS 247

 

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MALAKAI  LEE - TOP 4

(Had mentioned this before, here's the tweet.  Think he said he's committing soon/July.)

 

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Carlton was recently crystal balled to aggy by 247 sports team.  Guessing it'll all depend on if we push for a commitment or not?

3 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Carlton was recently crystal balled to aggy by 247 sports team.  Guessing it'll all depend on if we push for a commitment or not?

Horns247 or aggie 247?

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