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Texas Recruiting Notes 2026: They Can't Keep Getting Away With This


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30 minutes ago, Helobious said:

I really don’t care about the 2026 RB class anymore. Ryan Estrada was the one guy I wanted and he committed to Minnesota last week.

Gerry mentioned him on OTF this AM. 

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54 minutes ago, Ricky Butler said:

Agreed but it seems like the one position that “play with Arch next year” might be a sincere pitch. 

The one I meant to quote:

I really don’t care about the 2026 RB class anymore. Ryan Estrada was the one guy I wanted and he committed to Minnesota last week.

 

Erik Estrada is pictured as "Ponch" in CHiPS.

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20 hours ago, Not a Sock said:

It’s green instead of brown, but not blue. Also the massive population of sea manatees that crowd the beaches drags it down as well. But corpus does have S tier bay fishing going for it.

Bleh I'll take Galveston Bay and Tarpon Alley over fishing corpus any day of the week.

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3 pages in 24 hours and they landed no one. 

Are your loins properly girded to recruit through the whistle? 

1 hour ago, Longhornfrenzy said:

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I like how they go out of their way to not just say "right now Georgia is offering the most money. That could change at any moment." Being a 9.95er has become so much like operating a cult.

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6 hours ago, tokamak said:

Reposting on this page. Crowell today.

Although I just realized that the dates aren't in order, which makes me want to attack the OTF guys with a hammer.

 

5 hours ago, Tylerocks said:

Columns, how do they work?

 

well James Johnson fucked it up.  

Proceed with Hammer attack

 

5 hours ago, IDIOTsavant said:

Now look at James Johnson…

 

5 hours ago, tejas60 said:

Johnson moved up his commit date. 

Found on Twitter. Not crediting the OB in the top right hand corner. Fuck OB

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Jordan Scruggs and Hank South - Horns 247 - with notes on John Turntine and Ezavier Crowell.

 

ON TURNTINE

" ... Horns247 believes the recruitment is back trending towards the Longhorns as the month of June winds down."

" ... Horns247 likes our early Crystal Ball predictions in favor of the Longhorns with Turntine's Fourth of July decision just eight days away."

ON CROWELL

"All signs point to Alabama, but the Longhorns have continued a full-throttle approach here to try and land the Top100 running back."

 

FULL BLURBS

 

Spoiler

 

Turntine trending Texas

Back in the summer of 2024, Horns247 put in two early 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions in favor of Texas landing John Turntine III.

The first prediction came on June 5th from yours truly, and the second on July 30th from Hank South.

Though it was early in the process with Turntine rising into his junior year when the predictions went in, Horns247 had confidence in the Longhorns eventually winning out the recruitment for several reasons. Offensive line was going to be a huge need in the 2026 cycle and with the Longhorns always aiming for the best and Turntine being one of the nation's best at the position, Turntine landed an offer in the fall of his sophomore year where the high interest Texas had in Turntine was immediately reciprocated. The North Crowley product had several siblings living in Austin as students with one being a student at Texas. The Longhorns also stood out as an in-state school that offers a great education in the medical field, which Turntine has always aimed to pursue a career in after football ends. On top of that, the Longhorns offered a place where he could be developed by one of the top offensive line coaches in the country, while playing for one of the nation's top programs in the sport's top conference.

And not a single one of those things has changed since last summer.

Though Michigan, Texas A&M, and Stanford made the recruitment much more competitive as we got into the spring and eventually the summer when official visits were taken, Horns247 believes the recruitment is back trending towards the Longhorns as the month of June winds down.

Texas A&M gained a lot of momentum coming out of Turntine's official visit with the Aggies, but our latest intel suggests Michigan and Stanford currently pose a bigger threat to the Longhorns' chances. Though you can't ever rule out the Aggies, or the Wolverines or Cardinal for Turntine in today's day and age of recruiting, Horns247 likes our early Crystal Ball predictions in favor of the Longhorns with Turntine's Fourth of July decision just eight days away. (JORDAN SCRUGGS)

 

Decision Day for Ezavier Crowell

Texas running back target Ezavier Crowell will announce his decision on Thursday evening on the 6 p.m. CT WKRG News 5 broadcast (roughly 6:20 p.m. CT). 

Here's what we wrote on the situation on Thursday: 

"Tough sledding trying to gather information on Top100 RB Ezavier Crowell with his decision set for tomorrow (June 26). The prevailing belief is Bama when speaking with sources and Alabama has continued to feel great about its positioning with Crowell. However, that doesn't mean Texas is throwing in the towel, and the Longhorns still felt like they have a legit shot with Crowell as of Tuesday night. I do think this is an Alabama-Texas race down the stretch. Crowell ended up being the only running back UT hosted this summer on an official visit after KJ Edwards popped to Texas A&M, and the staff never brought in Derrek Cooper. Sources made note that it's always tough to get top players out of Alabama but that they think that's more achievable in this post-Nick Saban era. That's ironic regarding Crowell though since Bama literally brought in Nick Saban last week for Crowell's official visit. To this point, Kalen DeBoer and his staff have landed just one of the top 18-ranked players from Alabama in this 2026 recruiting class. Bottom line: head on a swivel ahead of Thursday."

This is where we stand this morning as well. 

All signs point to Alabama, but the Longhorns have continued a full-throttle approach here to try and land the Top100 running back. Crazier things have happened in recruiting. We'll be keeping an eye on his announcement as we draw closer to Crowell's choice. This is an Alabama or Texas decision. (HANK SOUTH)

 

 

 

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43 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

 

 

 

Found on Twitter. Not crediting the OB in the top right hand corner. Fuck OB

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If we get 2-3 of those guys by July 2nd, that'd be rad. We're in on so many elite guys. As much as Mack-isms make me want to take the seat off my bicycle and ride down a cobblestone road, his pithy observation "only worry about the ones you get on campus" actually makes sense if your evaluations and development are on point. 

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2 hours ago, SydneyCarton said:

I mean I dont even want Calicut. Fuck north shore and we’re stacked at safety. 

They’ve got another potential 5 star at CB in the 2028 class. But yeah let’s just cut ourselves off from the whole program for reasons

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2 minutes ago, Helobious said:

They’ve got another potential 5 star at CB in the 2028 class. But yeah let’s just cut ourselves off from the whole program for reasons

The reasons being only producing less than a handful of players who actually were worth a crap at the next level in the last two decades while putting out dozens upon dozens of recruits. 

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Good players can come from anywhere especially from schools that “recruit”. “That school hasn’t had a player since…” is such a tired trope. still don’t care about losing Calicut, though

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35 minutes ago, Helobious said:

They’ve got another potential 5 star at CB in the 2028 class. But yeah let’s just cut ourselves off from the whole program for reasons

We’ve been “cut off” from them for 20 fucking years and they’ve been immaterial to our recent resurgence. So, I think we’re fine.  It you can go gargle Kris Ross’s dick at Nevada if you like. 

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Just now, SydneyCarton said:

Fun fact: That Arizona St offer was as a preferred walk-on. 

Sarcasm meter? There’s no way they give preferred walk-on offers to high school freshmen. 

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The North Shore issue is more of a 7v7 and trainer issue than a coaching staff issue. Coach K wasn’t anti Texas and he hasn’t been there for a couple of years. 

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2 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

The North Shore issue is more of a 7v7 and trainer issue than a coaching staff issue. Coach K wasn’t anti Texas and he hasn’t been there for a couple of years. 

My issue has little to do with Texas and them but just in general that school pushes out a ton of bust and the actual good players they’ve pushed out are a small percentage. 

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8 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

My issue has little to do with Texas and them but just in general that school pushes out a ton of bust and the actual good players they’ve pushed out are a small percentage. 

They have had some bust for sure. The only kid I’ve been sold on in the last five years from North Shore has been Sanchez. He came to work as a freshman and his parents let him get coached which is becoming rare these days. They had no problem with him getting chewed out or held accountable. 
 

a lot of the previous high profile guys had very problematic parents/advisors. 

 

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5 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

They have had some bust for sure. The only kid I’ve been sold on in the last five years from North Shore has been Sanchez. He came to work as a freshman and his parents let him get coached which is becoming rare these days. They had no problem with him getting chewed out or held accountable. 
 

a lot of the previous high profile guys had very problematic parents/advisors. 

 

Are you saying that Denver Harris' mother might have been a problem, sir?

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