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1 hour ago, Codaxx said:

It appears Wisner and Baxter have a lock on 1st team. Both are dependable options. Baxter is probably the best RB on the roster without the ball in his hands. Based upon on camp reports it sounds like Clark is the most explosive and elusive RB on the roster. Might just be camp BS, but if reports are legit he is going to be a bigger part of the offense than most believe. Just sounds like a healthy Clark (can’t believe he recovered so fast) was always the best RB in that recruiting class. If Simons jumps ahead of Gibson this year, there is 0 chance he isn’t in the portal 

Maybe. Maybe Baxter and Wisner go pro after this season. Given our injury issues the last few seasons, it's not out of the question the 4th and 5th string rbs get significant snaps.  

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5 hours ago, BevoAbyss said:

About this time, my friend emerges from bathroom and as we walk out the door, she flashes the HOOK'EM sign and laughs. (Looking rather smoke in her tight jeans and boots)

 

Im mean i'm all for it and everything,  but interesting attire choice for a drive from Knoxville to Tucson.  

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46 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

Im mean i'm all for it and everything,  but interesting attire choice for a drive from Knoxville to Tucson.  

Nobody takes weeks off work and drives from Tennessee to Arizona for a booty call girl. Unless you're a complete and total brain dead goober. 

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Ohio State scrimmage update from Bucknuts spoilered below. Their insiders are pretty subdued while trying to stay positive regarding the OL and running game. 

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Things we heard about Saturdays scrimmage

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    I know people have been asking, so I wanted to post a few things that I heard from Saturday. I'll add more as I hear and others can do the same. 

    It sounds like Julian Sayin put together another good scrimmage after doing so a week ago. I think he's found the type of consistency they've been looking for to match his ceiling. Monday's press conference should be interesting. I think he's starting to pull ahead. I still think there is confidence in Lincoln Kienholz, but Sayin is looking the part from my understanding.

    Offensive line was highlighted to me. The first-team still seems to be (from left to right) Siereveld, Montgomery, Hinzman, Tshabola and Daniels. I'll have more on them in my notebook later, but Daniels has been a surprise this camp with his improvement. Oniwana is still competing at guard and could still win the job at right tackle. 

    Run game was described as "strong." That was all I got on that but that seems positive.

    Based on a combination of things I've heard, I would say the defense is ahead of the offense at this point. Probably not a huge surprise but that could be the strength early.

 

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Misc. OTF Stuff:

Freshman Class Expectations: After two scrimmages (Sun. 11:35 CST) - Gerry

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Freshman Class Expectations: After two scrimmages (Sun. 11:35 CST)

 

Gerry Hamilton

By Gerry Hamilton

  • 5 hours ago
 

Freshman Class Expectations: After two scrimmages

The Texas Longhorns have two scrimmages in the rearview mirror, and now begin prep for the season opener at Ohio State. 

While some of the competition will play out during the season, a number of members of the freshman class are already factoring into the staff's plans for the 2025 season. 

OnTexasFootball checks in on the freshman class after the August 16 scrimmage. 

Quarterback ...
KJ Lacey
, Saraland (Ala.) High
2025 season: Redshirt ... but he's been one of the most impressive freshmen. Fourth team due to plan to redshirt. Made plays in both scrimmages.

Running back ...
James Simon
, Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist
2025 season: Expected to play in reserve role. Fifth string right now, but injuries could impact his snaps this season. Showed well in second scrimmage.

Rickey Stewart, Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill
2025 season: Redshirt. Sixth string headed into the season.

Wide receiver ...
Daylan McCutcheon
, Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy
2025 season: Second team at slot. Will play, and could play quite a bit. Showed well in both scrimmages. 

Kaliq Lockett, Sachse (Texas) High
2025 season: Second team, and expected to play this season. Made plays in the second scrimmage. 

Jamie Ffrench, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin
2025 season: Third team. How much he plays will be injury dependent on those above him.

Michael Terry III, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights
2025 season: Third team. How much he plays will be injury dependent on those above him, and his development early in the season.

Tight end ...
Nick Townsend
, Spring (Texas) Dekaney
2025 season: Third team. Will play this season, and could have key role as he gets comfortable on Saturday's. Speed has shown up in scrimmages. 

Emaree Winston, Calhoun (Ga.) High
2025 season: Was slated to play prior to shoulder injury. His status is up in the air headed into the season.

Offensive line ...
Nick Brooks
, OT, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson
2025 season: Second team right tackle, and will play this season. Could challenge for a starting spot at some point.

Jackson Christian, IOL/OT, Port Neches (Texas) PN-G
2025 season: Third team, but will likely see the field this season while planning to redshirt.

Jordan Coleman, OT, Cedar Hill (Texas) High
2025 season: Redshirt unless forced on field due to injuries.

Devin Coleman, IOL/C, Cedar Hill (Texas) High
2025 season: Redshirt unless forced on field due to injuries.

Defensive line ...
Jaosiah Sharma
, Folsom (Calif.) High
2025 season: Fourth team, but will see the field this season. Future is bright.

Myron Charles, Port Charlotte (Fla.) High
2025 season: Fourth team, but will likely see the field this season. Texas likes his future quite a bit.

EDGE ...
Lance Jackson
, Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove
2025 season: Third team behind Ethan Burke and Colton Vasek, but will see the field this season. Could be factor in NASCAR package.

Justus Terry, Manchester (Ga.) High
2025 season: Third/fourth team, but will see the field this season. Learning both edge and DL positions. Could be factor in NASCAR package.

Smith Orogbo, Alief (Texas) Hastings
2025 season: Redshirt unless forced on field due to injuries. Has returned to the field following missing his senior season due to knee surgery.

Linebacker ...
Elijah Barnes
, Dallas (Texas) Skyline
2025 season: Expected to play in reserve role. Will factor heavily into special teams. Has look of future starter thus far. 

Jonathan Cunningham, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley
2025 season: Has worked at both nickel and linebacker in fall camp. Redshirt is likely.

Defensive back ...
Graceson Littleton
, N, Wesley Chapel (Fla.) Wiregrass Ranch
2025 season: Expected to play a major role at nickel. HAs been one of the freshmen star's since spring practice. Will also be seen on special teams.

Kade Phillips, CB, Missouri City (Texas) Hightower
2025 season: Will play this season. Likely to factor in on special teams early on. May push for time at a corner spot as the season moves along.  

Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball
2025 season: Hamstring issue has carried over from late in baseball season. 

Zelus Hicks, S, Carrollton (Ga.) High
2025 season: Staff is high on Hicks' future. Not clear on a special teams role vs. redshirt possibility in year one.

Caleb Chester, CB, Missouri City (Texas) Marshall 
2025 season: Redshirt expected. 

McCutcheon, Lockett, Brooks, Littleton, Phillips are assumed to contribute the most as freshman.

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I assume Jonah would pick football.

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Deep defensive tackle rotation is a key piece of Steve Sarkisian's plan to get Texas over the hump - Howe

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Deep defensive tackle rotation is a key piece of Steve Sarkisian's plan to get Texas over the hump

 

Jeff Howe

By Jeff Howe

  • 48 minutes ago
 
 

AUSTIN, TexasSteve Sarkisian won’t know how the Texas interior defensive line measures up to the program’s last few groups until the No. 1 Longhorns meet No. 3 Ohio State in the Horseshoe on Aug. 30.

Still, through six practices, Sarkisian knew enough to make a definitive statement about Kenny Baker’s unit.

“We're deep,” Sarkisian said after the team's Aug. 5 practice. “That's probably the biggest thing I can say about that group right now. We're playing a lot of guys, which has been good.”

Vernon Broughton and Alfred Collins were two of the first 71 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. Along with losing two of the most prominent members of a Texas defense that was No. 3 in FBS in total defense (283.4 yards per game and 4.4 yards per play allowed), scoring defense (15.3 points per game allowed) in the red zone (62.9 percent conversion rate allowed), the expired eligibility of Jermayne Lole and Bill Norton put the Longhorns in a position in which the 94 snaps Alex January logged as a true freshman made him the team's most experienced returning tackle.

Cole Brevard (Purdue), Hero Kanu (Ohio State) and Travis Shaw (North Carolina) joined the program out of the transfer portal during the winter window. Even with January and Melvin Hills III back with a year under their belts, and Myron Charles, Justus Terry and Josiah Sharma making up a strong signing class that was on campus for spring practice, Texas went back into the portal and snagged Lavon Johnson (Maryland) and Maraad Watson (Syracuse) heading into the summer.

Ten defensive tackles occupying scholarships on the 2025 roster might seem like overkill. Regardless, Sarkisian wanted to ensure the Longhorns had enough depth to fortify the rotation through what will be a long season if Texas makes another deep run in the College Football Playoff.

“When you look at our team, I think about January,” Sarkisian said. “As much as I'm thinking about Aug. 30, I'm thinking about this journey we're trying to go on.”

While it might take a few games for Sarkisian, Baker and Pete Kwiatkowski to figure out an optimal rotation, a deep mix of tackles is something the Longhorns didn’t have in 2024.

Collins (593 snaps) and Broughton (588) both logged more than 500 snaps last season, according to Pro Football Focus. Lole (469) and Norton (260) were the only other Texas tackles to play more than 100 snaps, with January’s snap total finishing a distant fifth among Longhorn interior defensive linemen.

“Where we're at now, a lot of these guys probably would've been able to spell those guys more than we were able to last year,” Sarkisian said. “I think that's probably the difference. Some of those guys, if they were on our team last season, Vernon and Alfred might not have had to have played as many snaps as they did a year ago.”

What that might look like when the dust settles on the 2025 season is a distribution of snaps similar to how the Texas defensive tackles operated in 2022.

A group that eventually produced six NFL draft picks, including a first-rounder (Byron Murphy II in 2024) and two second-rounders (Collins in 2025 and T’Vondre Sweat in 2024), the defense’s top six tackles in Sarkisian's second season got enough snaps to be impactful during a 13-game campaign. Sweat’s 35.7 snaps played per game led the unit, followed by Keondre Coburn (31.9), Moro Ojomo (31.3), Murphy (30.2), Collins (21.6) and Broughton (20.3).

When looking back at the snap totals within the tackle group in 2021, the Longhorns got more from Sweat (26.3 snaps per game in 2021) and Murphy (24.8), which helped Ojomo (35.9) and Coburn (32.4) maximize their time on the field. A deeper, more effective tip of the spear helped Texas finish 22nd nationally in yards per rushing attempt allowed (3.48) and 32nd in rushing yards per game allowed (125.7), a drastic turnaround from Kwiatkowski's forgettable debut (201.6 yards per game and 5.15 yards per attempt allowed).

According to PFF’s snap totals from the 2024 season, Watson (37.9 snaps per game) logged the most playing time at his previous stop, followed by Brevard (34.7), Shaw (25.9), Johnson (20.5) and Kanu (7.8). Based on their season-long PFF grades, a rotation could help Texas get more consistent production from Watson and Brevard.

No defensive tackle in the Sarkisian era has logged as much playing time in one season as Watson did as a true freshman in the ACC. A few fewer snaps per game could do for Watson what it did for Brevard, whose PFF grade improved from a 60.6 in 2023, when he played in 11 games for the Boilermakers and averaged 35.6 snaps per game, to a 75 last season (a PFF grade of 70 is considered above average).

The competition for snaps will bleed into the regular season, which is fine with Sarkisian. If the master plan Sarkisian put into motion works, and the 2025 defensive tackle outlook rivals what happened in 2022, Baker's group should have a lot left in the tank when it matters most in December and January.

“That's what my goal was coming into the season: Could we develop that room into where we can play a lot of players, a lot of people, so that over time, that wear and tear wouldn't take its toll on us?” Sarkisian said. “I think we've done that.”

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35 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

It sounds like Julian Sayin put together another good scrimmage after doing so a week ago. I think he's found the type of consistency they've been looking for to match his ceiling. Monday's press conference should be interesting. I think he's starting to pull ahead. I still think there is confidence in Lincoln Kienholz, but Sayin is looking the part from my understanding.

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