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  1. Gerry:

    Texas Longhorns: Ten most wanted

    Gerry Hamilton•7 minutes

    Article written by:Gerry Hamilton

    GHamilton_On3

    Anthony Hill Jr. (Justin Wells/Inside Texas)

    The Texas Longhorns enter Friday with the No. 3 ranked recruiting class in the On3 Consensus team rankings.

    Steve Sarkisian and staff currently sit at 17 commitments with the possibility of more on the way in the next few days. The Longhorns are loading up on the offensive side of the ball with Arch Manning in the fold, as expected. Texas is now firmly zeroed in on filling needs on the defensive side of the ball, which includes defensive tackle, finishing up at linebacker, edge rush prospects and the defensive backfield.

    Inside Texas takes a swing at the ten most wanted, with the understanding that there are at least 15 prospects that are currently realistic possibilities for the staff.

    Cedric Baxter Jr.

    The No. 1 ranked running back in the On300 Cedric Baxter Jr. will announce his decision August 10. The Longhorns continue to be the heavy favorite in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine for the 6-foot-1, 217-pound versatile back. Tashard Choice has the best position coach relationship with the Sunshine State star.

    Anthony Hill

    On3 Consensus 5-star linebacker  Anthony Hill is down to Texas and Texas A&M with a decision expected prior to the start of the 2022 season. This is a true bloodbath recruitment, and one that has begun trending the way of the Longhorns.

    Malik Muhammad

    The No. 50 ranked prospect Malik Muhammad released a final three of Texas, Texas A&M and Alabama Thursday night. The Longhorns have been trending in the last two weeks with Texas A&M putting up a strong fight. Similar to Johntay Cook II, this is a huge recruitment for the Longhorns on the field and off. Muhammad is fully of engaging personality that resonates with prospects in 2023, and beyond. Texas winning big in DFW would be one of the many storylines to come out of the 2023 haul.

    Sydir Mitchell

    On3 Consensus 4-star Sydir Mitchell is expected to announce his decision in the next few days, and possibly Sunday. Entered an On3 RPM prediction for Mitchell to Texas at 70% last night, and don’t plan on changing that. Texas and Georgia had lengthy conversations with Mitchell and circle Thursday. Miami has not given up with Kevin Steele giving max effort. Texas A&M was the fourth in contention.

    Derion Gullette

    Derion Gullette continues to be a lean to Texas. Inside Texas has learned nothing different in that regard in the last week. Texas A&M, Oklahoma and Ohio State remain in the mix with close to home always thought to be the long term winner. Texas has been prioritizing Gullette and family for months.

    Jaden Greathouse

    The No. 126 ranked prospect in the On3 Consensus Jaden Greathouse is coveted by the Texas staff. He’s a winner, a playmaker and the type pf player that greatly helps in elevating a program on a daily basis. He has a spot until December, as of today.

    Javien Toviano

    On3 Consensus No. 28 Javien Toviano is recruitment that is nearly impossible to get a consistent read on. Texas A&M, Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and Texas are in the hunt. The Arch Manning effect is a factor here. With that said, Toviano isn’t likely to make an emotional decision at the end of the day. The winner of this recruitment gets a very intelligent, mature student athlete.

    David Hicks

    On3 Consensus 5-star David Hicks will be a fascinating recruiting battle down the stretch. The No. 7 ranked prospect in the On3 Consensus has been a heavy lean to Texas A&M and Oklahoma for months. The communication has been solid since the commitment of Arch Manning. Texas will receive an official visit prior to a January 3 announcement. Could Texas run out of room? Not out of the question.

    Braylan Shelby

    Braylan Shelby remains a battle with USC with Texas having been slightly trending since the June 24 official visit. The No. 186 ranked prospect in the On3 Consensus really does love Los Angeles, and the thought of playing at USC and living on the West Coast for college. Texas has close to home, recruiting class momentum and months of prioritizing Shelby in their corner.

    Jordan Matthews

    Jordan Matthews is scheduled to be back on campus at Texas the last weekend of July. Texas and Alabama are considered the favorites to land the No. 131 ranked prospect in the On3 Consensus. Both programs will likely receive fall officials, if the recruitment plays out that long. Tennessee and Michigan received June official visits. LSU remains on the list.

    Five more coveted

    This list could have easily been expanded to 15. Any combination of the 15 prospects would be gladly accepted by the Texas staff.

    No. 71 EDGE Tausili Akana, Kahuku (Hawaii) Skyridge

    No. 151 WR Mikal Harrison-Pilot, Temple (Texas) High

    No. 183 EDGE Colton Vasek, Austin (Texas) Westlake

    No. 265 DL Jamarious Brown, Moss Point (Miss.) High

    No. 279 DL Terrance Green, Cypress (Texas) Cy Woods

    Wild cards

    No. 17 TE Duce Robinson, Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle – On3 Consensus five-star

    No. 13 S Caleb Downs, Hoschton (Ga.) Mill Creek – On3 Consensus five-star

    No. 62 WR Jaquaize Pettaway, Houston (Texas) Langham Creek

    No. 76 WR Jalen Hale, Longview (Texas) High

    No. 88 DL/IOL Markis Deal, Garland (Texas) Naaman Forest

    No. 108 DL Hunter Osborne, Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville

    No. 179 OT Miles McVay, East St. Louis (Ill.) High

  2. 8 minutes ago, Bateshorn said:

    So, I work on the academic side of a lot of these schools as part of my day job.  Other than a few of the BIGGEST programs, the amount of money a R1 brings in through research grants dwarfs the sports money.  And in conference collaborations can multiply that effect.  We think of ISU as Iowa Aggie, but it’s actually rich AF because of its collaborations with Ames National Lab.  
     

    The B1G is obsessed with R1 AAU schools.  They are still salty AF about Nebraska losing their status. 
     

    Also, Oregon brings one Knight, Phillip and his corporate interests to the table.

    I'm interested to see what direction Oregon goes from here. 

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    Edited by BurntOrange&White

    9 hours ago, Newy25 said:


    Likely transfers and/or players that could be processed: 

     

    Hudson Card (if he loses the starting job) 

    Casey Cain

    Troy Omeire 

    Jaden Alexis

    Brayden Liebrock

    Max Merril 

    Isaiah Hookfin

    Sawyer-Goram Welch

    Vernon Broughton

    Prince Dobrah

    JD Coffey


    These guys have already been recruited over and if we sign a class of 30 plus there are a few others that will get recruited over as well. 

     

    Sarkisian already said the medical retirement process has begun for Hookfin since his accident.

     

    IMO Card is gone once he finishes his McCombs degree.

    The rest aside from Coffey are obvious calls.


     

  4. Notre Dame is going to be interesting to monitor. Especially if the rumors are true about new leadership at the top happens.....the new landscape they'll have to join a conference IMO.

    If you're a conference and have the following team in your conference you should be worried:

    Oregon

    Florida State

    Miami

    Clemson

     

  5. Nahlin Anthony Hill Jr:

     

    If this is news to you you’re not paying attention, but Denton Ryan‘s Anthony Hill whittled his top schools down to Texas and Texas A&M.

    Visual evidence:


    He had room for three schools in the edit but left out OU

    Recruitniks from both fan bases have sold Texas short throughout the process, but here come the Horns. On the heels of a sensational visit and nearly unheard of momentum, the Texas staff has made up ground rather quickly. But here’s the thing, if this was 2010 Mack Brown recruiting, Hill is exactly the sort of person you’d expect to find his way to Austin.

    It’s not 2010 Mack (thankfully) but that sort of recruiting perception is returning to Texas despite Steve Sarkisian going 5-7 in his first year. Landing Arch Manning will do that for you, but these coaches have skins on the wall and can build relationships, too.

    One of the truisms for recruiting is great players want to play with great players. Hill, and a few others like Mikal Harrison-Pilot and David Hicks weren’t going to be the first guys in the boat. They want to know who will be in the class with them, and in a perfect world, see a quality product on the field. There’s still skepticism out there with some players, justifiably so. Perhaps not coincidentally, each of those three players is also the son of a high school football coach. But I digress.

    UT versus A&M is going to bring out the egos and the idiots, but it should be a ton of fun to cover. All thins being equal, I like UT’s chances.

    We’ll let this recruitment breathe a little bit, but late July and August will be fun.

  6. Gerry Nuggets:

     

    Texas Longhorns Thursday AM recruiting nuggets

    Gerry Hamilton•about 3 hours

    Article written by:Gerry Hamilton

    GHamilton_On3

    (Chad Simmons/On3)

    The Texas Longhorns begin Thursday with the No. 2 ranked class in the On3 Consensus team rankings.

    Texas vaulted to the No. 2 class Wednesday with the commitment of On3 Consensus 4-star wide receiver Johntay Cook II. The Longhorns now have one On3 Consensus 5-star and 10 On3 Consensus 4-stars in the fold with a number of top targets remaining.

    Inside Texas dives into the latest this morning.

    Texas and 5-star Duce Robinson

    On3’s Chad Simmons reported from Los Angeles that On3 Consensus 5-star tight end Duce Robinson will make an official visit to Texas September 10. The 6-foot-6, 230-pounder has been in communication with Arch Manning, and Texas tight ends coach Jeff Banks. USC is considered the favorite over Texas, Alabama and Georgia headed into the fall official visits. This is a recruit through the whistle, cherry on top scenario.

    Texas top targets remaining

    The Longhorns are swinging for the fences in the 2023 class with the momentum building. Inside Texas will give thoughts on percentages on many of the remaining targets later this morning. But here is a snap shot of the most wanted remaining with the On3 Consensus ranking featured.

    To answer the question, Texas is certainly now in play for the No. 1 ranked class in the 2023 cycle.

    No. 7 DL David Hicks, Katy (Texas) Paetow – On3 Consensus 5-star

    No. 13 S Caleb Downs, Hoschton (Ga.) Mill Creek – On3 Consensus 5-star

    No. 14 LB Anthony Hill, Denton (Texas) Ryan – On3 Consensus 5-star

    No. 17 TE Duce Robinson, Phoenix (Az.) Pinnacle – On3 Consensus 5-star

    No. 28 S/N Javien Toviano, Arlington (Texas) Martin

    No. 43 RB Cedric Baxter Jr., Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater

    No. 50 CB Malik Muhammad, Dallas (Texas) South Oak Cliff

    No. 62 WR Jaquaize Pettaway, Houston (Texas) Langham Creek

    No. 71 EDGE Tausili Akana, Kahuku (Hi.) Skyridge

    No. 76 WR Jalen Hale, Longview (Texas) High

    No. 88 DL/IOL Markis Deal, Garland (Texas) Naaman Forest

    No. 108 DL Hunter Osborne, Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville

    No. 121 EDGE/LB Derion Gullette, Teague (Texas) High

    No. 126 WR Jaden Greathouse, Austin (Texas) Westlake

    No. 131 CB Jordan Matthews, Baton Rouge (La.) Woodlawn

    No. 151 WR Mikal Harrison-Pilot, Temple (Texas) High

    No. 179 OT Miles McVay, East St. Louis (Ill.) High

    No. 183 EDGE Colton Vasek, Austin (Texas) Westlake

    No. 186 EDGE Braylan Shelby, Friendswood (Texas) High

    No. 265 DL Jamarious Brown, Moss Point (Miss.) High

    No. 279 DL Terrance Green, Cypress (Texas) Cy Woods

    No. 321 DL Sydir Mitchell, Oradell (N.J.) Bergen Catholic

    Defensive line update

    Inside Texas broke the news the last two days that On3 Consensus 4-star defensive lineman Markis Deal and Terrance Green were scheduled to be in Austin July 28 weekend. The Longhorns chances are better with the 6-foot-5, 275-pound Green currently. And Green is likely to make a decision sooner than Deal, who wants to make a pair of fall official visits to Georgia and Texas.

    Don’t sleep on Texas’ offer Wednesday to Jamarious Brown out of Mississippi. This is a prospect that has a very high ceiling in the mold of Kristopher Ross in the 2022 cycle, but much more raw. The one thing that could knock Brown out is a decision earlier than expected by On3 Consensus 4-star Hunter Osborne. Osborne is expected to decide out of Tennessee, Texas and Clemson in August, currently. Inside Texas broke the news last night that Brown is scheduled to visit the last weekend in July.

    Make no mistake, On3 Consensus 4-star Sydir Mitchell is a very high priority. Texas is working overtime on this one to beat out Texas A&M and Georgia. The communication has been strong this week.

    Texas and Cedric Baxter Jr.

    Northing has changed on my end. The On3 RPM pick stands with Tashard Choice having a very tight bond with the On300 No. 1 ranked running back in the country.

  7. Justin Wells:

     

    Inside Texas looks at the latest from Anthony Hill Jr, David Hicks Jr, Jordan Matthews, Colton Vasek, and Jasiah Wagoner for you Wednesday recruiting intel from the Forty Acres.

    Anthony Hill Jr, LB, Denton (Texas) Ryan: The On3 Consensus five-star dropped his top two list this evening with Texas and Texas A&M making the final cut.

    Fresh off his official visit to Texas last weekend, the Hill family was very complimentary of the Longhorns staff and trip. When Cooper Manning, father of Texas commit Arch Manning is texting you during your trip,” We want Anthony Hill,” it can have a strong influence.

    Hill Jr will still take his official to Texas A&M in late July for its BBQ event. Then we anticipate a decision not too long after, or as Anthony Hill Sr tells Inside Texas it’ll be go time.

    David Hicks Jr, DL, Katy (Texas) Paetow:

    On3′ top-rated prospect in Texas for 2023 is dropping a top 7 list on Friday. Sources close to the recruitment indicate Texas will be on that list.

    Texas A&M is the likely leader today, and after taking Katy Paetow teammate, LB Daymion Sanford, this week the Aggies have potentially positioned themselves even better.

    But the Horns hold a new variable; the post-Arch effect. Since last Thursday, you can’t rule anything or anyone out for the Longhorns this cycle. 

    Bo Davis and Jeff Banks continue to push for the five-star’s services, but getting him back on campus would be the only indication of progress in this pursuit. 

    Colton Vasek, EDGE, Austin (Texas) Westlake:

    We’re hearing it’s down to two schools – Texas and Oregon – for the 6-foot-6, 225-pound Longhorn legacy. His father, Brian Vasek, played defensive line for the Horns and coaches him at Westlake 15 miles from UT’s campus. 

    One source indicated he felt that the hometown Horns are in a good position following his official visit three weeks ago. Another stated leaving the state might be his preference, but that was pre-Arch pledge. Again, Manning is a new variable in addition to the ever-growing class and can’t be overstated. 

    His timeline is up in the air right now, but we wouldn’t be surprised if he showed up at the Texas BBQ gathering in late July. 

    Jordan Matthews, CB, Baton Rouge (La.) Woodlawn:

    This is the definition of a fluid recruitment. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound On3 four-star recently took officials to Stanford, Michigan, and Tennessee. As we wrote yesterday, his final two official trips will be Alabama in week one and Texas in week two. 

    Last night, UT quarterback pledge Arch Manning reached out to the Texas corner target and has his ear and attention. Derek Williams called Matthews multiple times over the last few days as well, so the #BootUp bunch is doing their part for their region.

    He’ll likely be back in Austin for the late July BBQ, but his timeline could be adjusted. He originally preferred a summer commitment and still could follow that timeline, especially with the way UT’s 2023 class is filling up. He’s also contemplating a decision in September after his last two officials because the Alabama offer slightly shook up his recruitment. Nick Saban tends to have that effect. 

    Again, at the rate #AllGas23 is loading up, Matthews might have to stick to that original pledge decision. A fluid recruitment, indeed. 

    Jasiah Wagoner, CB Spanaway (Wa.) Spanaway Lake:

    The 5-foot-11, 160-pound Pacific Northwest prospect included Texas in his top four yesterday, along with Oregon, OU, and Cal.

    Wagoner visited Austin recently with his Heir Football group and enjoyed the atmosphere and environment. But we don’t think Texas is pushing at this point. 

    With eyes on Malik Muhammad, Jordan Matthews, and Javien Toviano, Wagoner is likely looking from the outside. 

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