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On 8/30/2025 at 4:14 AM, Hank_Hill said:

Every time I see a Venables picture he gets more saturated 

lol that guy needs a filter. On3 did him dirty.

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New LB target, per Gerry:

Braylon Hodge update

 

Texas linebackers coach Johnny Nansen extended an offer to Michigan State verbal Braylon Hodge(Denver/Cherry Creek) Wednesday night. 

OnTexasFootball exchanged messages with the 6-3, 215-pounder since the offer was made, both last night and this morning. 

The Thursday AM update is the scheduling of visits to Texas being ironed out. 

Per Hodge this morning, September 20 will be a UOV if that one gets locked in.

A November official visit is also being discussed, and is very likely. 

Both Texas and Michigan offered Wednesday. 

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13 hours ago, closetojumping said:

New LB target, per Gerry:

Braylon Hodge update

 

Texas linebackers coach Johnny Nansen extended an offer to Michigan State verbal Braylon Hodge(Denver/Cherry Creek) Wednesday night. 

OnTexasFootball exchanged messages with the 6-3, 215-pounder since the offer was made, both last night and this morning. 

The Thursday AM update is the scheduling of visits to Texas being ironed out. 

Per Hodge this morning, September 20 will be a UOV if that one gets locked in.

A November official visit is also being discussed, and is very likely. 

Both Texas and Michigan offered Wednesday. 


Pretty good article re: Braylon Hodge. Seems like a mature, focused young man. 

https://www.si.com/college/michiganstate/basketball/exclusive-spartans-football-braylon-hodge

 

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Gerry Hamilton

 

Dia Bell Update

I can now talk about this a little more.

When I stopped by American Heritage Wednesday, Dia Bell was not at school. He was at doctor getting an undisclosed injury  taken a look at. At the time, the American Heritage staff didn’t know the extent of the injury. 

Per multiple reports, the 5-star QB is in street clothes tonight.

There is chatter in the South Florida coaching community that Bell could be out for the remainder of the season. That is not OTF reporting that. We do not have confirmation of the severity of the injury, or even what the injury actually is. 

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OTF Premium Saturday AM Recruiting Update (7:55am CST)

By Gerry Hamilton

Saturday AM Recruiting Update

The recruiting battles for top defensive and offensive line prospects will carry all the way until signing day, December 4. 

Malakai Lee ...
Texas and Lee continue to have weekly conversations. The Michigan 4-star++ pledge remains Texas' top target at offensive tackle that the staff is still pursuing. Kamehameha High's last regular season game is October 24, which means a possible visit to Texas in November could work from a schedule standpoint. 

If Texas A&M 4-star commit Zaden Krempin (Prosper, Texas/High) had a change of heart, Texas would answer that phone call.

Corey Wells ...
Texas continues to battle Auburn to hold onto the 4-star+ commitment from Petal High in Mississippi. Auburn is trying to get the 6-foot-5, 320-pounder on campus again today. Auburn will also take his brother in the 2026 class, South Alabama LB/EDGE commit Chris Wells. The Tigers are being very aggressive here. 

Texas continues to have daily conversations with Wells. There is a chance Wells will be back on campus September 20, but not locked in. Auburn is trying to get him to flip prior to getting back on campus at Texas. 

Texas wants Wells in the class, and the staff is fighting hard to keep him. 

Kendall Guervil ...
Texas continues the pursuit of the 4-star++ Florida commit. Guervil, who tore his ACL in the season opener, speaks with Texas staff members regularly. OnTexasFootball will not be surprised if the 6-foot-4, 320-pounder makes a couple of visits to other schools during the season, and Texas would be one of those. 

Dylan Berymon ...
Texas commit Dylan Berymon (Monroe, La./Ouachita) is visiting Ole Miss this weekend. The 6-foot-2, 325-pounder informed Texas prior to the visit getting out publicly. 

While Texas is fighting to keep Wells in the class, OTF is uncertain if the scenario would be the same Berymon. 

Jameion Winfield ...
Texas continues its pursuit of USC 4-star++ DL commit Jameion Winfield (Richardson, Texas/High). Texas is working to get the explosive 6-foot-3, 305-pounder on campus this season. It remains to be seen if that will definitely happen. 

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Gerry: 

OnTexasFootball can report that the Texas staff definitely remains in contact with 4-star+ EDGE and Clemson verbal Dre Quinn (Buford, Ga./High). 

Quinn was recently on a visit to Tennessee for the Georgia game. The Vols are a serious player.

Quinn picked Clemson over Texas June 19, due in part to Texas having a loaded EDGE depth chart. We shall see if that thought process changes, but OTF feels comfortable saying the Texas staff would certainly entertain a flip of the 6-4, 230-pounder wanted to play for the Longhorns. 

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Gerry Hamilton 

Posted 6 minutes ago

Recruiting: The Weekend

The Texas staff hosted a number of key visitors Saturday, and of course the returns have been extremely positive. This morning, we will talk about the 2026 prospects of note in attendance. 

Derrek Cooper's OV ...
It's very rare when an OV doesn't go well, especially one in which a prospect is the lone official visitor on campus. Two sources informed OTF that the visit went very well, with Cooper and family. Cooper spent time with Texas players from Florida (Baxter, Myron Charles and Jaime Ffrench). 

Texas only strengthened the position over the weekend. Does that mean Miami will give up? Nope. Does that mean Cooper won't take in another college game in the Sunshine State this season? Nope. 

OTF also believes Cooper will be back on campus in November, or right before signing day the first week of December. 

James Johnson ...
This is a repeat of Cooper. Johnson wants to do something different that stay in Florida, as of the last year and currently. Miami is all in on trying to flip him, to be clear. Johnson has already turned down staying in state twice in the process. Johnson spent a lot of time with buddy Myron Charles. The two guys grew up close to each other and are friends. Seeing Charles get extended snaps was a positive, along with the game day experience. 

Corey Wells ...
Wells, his brother (South Alabama linebacker commit Chris Wells) ands mom were in town over the weekend. They didn't leave until Sunday afternoon to head back to Petal, Miss. OTF hears the visit went very well. The feeling is the 6-foot-5, 300-pounder wants to be at Texas. This was his first game experience at Texas, and the entire family loved it. 

Auburn has told the family that they would take Chris Wells. That's what makes this recruitment sticky. On the Texas side, Chris Wells has a spot at Texas - should he want to be in Austin. It would be the same as Jordan Coleman, Devin Coleman and Isaiah Coleman in the 2025 cycle. It was good for Chris Wells to see Isaiah Coleman on the field late in the game Saturday night to know what's possible. 

Auburn is working to get the family back on campus, and Ole Miss is trying to hang around the rim too. 

Current Michigan State linebacker verbal Braylon Hodge ...
The 6-foot-3, 212-pound rangy linebacker out of Cherry Creek High in the Denver area had a tremendous unofficial visit to Texas. He told OTF this about the visit:

"You can tell football means everything down here," Hodge told OTF. "The energy, the passion, the way the team is playing to the fans. It's different!" 

Hodge also told OTF that his official visit to Texas is scheduled for the Arkansas game weekend, dependent on Cherry Creek's playoff schedule. 

OTF likes Texas' chances here, if a final push is made. 

Dylan Berymon ...
This one isn't as clear as Wells. OTF isn't convinced, as of right now, that Texas and Berymon will remain a match. The ball is in Texas' court, to be clear. 

Jalen Lott ...
It has essentially been radio silence in the last 24 hours with the people OTF would prefer to get the latest from. 

Tyler Atkinson ...
We continue to hear all positive about Texas and the Grayson High 5-star linebacker after a second game day visit this season. 

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10 minutes ago, TexasExe14 said:

It seems like a lot of Florida guys wanna get out of Florida. More so than Texas people.

If Florida somehow manages to pull off the Lane train after they get rid of Napier I could see that giving some guys some pause late in the cycle, but Lane has never really been a top tier recruiter. 

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