Johntay Cook dismissed from the football team.

[jetsfan76 794]

 

 

[Nuge 2031]

I had high hopes for him but he never realized his potential.  I hope he's able to find a good spot and contribute.

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

1 minute ago, Nuge said:

I had high hopes for him but he never realized his potential.  I hope he's able to find a good spot and contribute.

I'd bet he won't have any problem finding a team that needs his skill.  Hate to see it, since he committed here, he helped recruit other players to come here.  He was a 5* from Desota.  You never want to lose a 5*!

[UTEE97 3931]

It's a bummer. He helped recruit a bunch of players in the class. He also seemed to have better chemistry with Arch than Quinn, which makes me think he would have thrived next year if he would stuck around.

[Wally Pryor 5407]

48 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

I’d be curious to see what level of petulance he got to before Sark told him to pound sand. 

I'm guessing Sarkisian's tolerance level for such is pretty low given the focus on culture. 

In other words, the anti-Cowboy approach where you can miss 3 or 4 team meetings and still be consider a cornerstone of the locker room. 

[TrashMaster G 18073]

5 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I'd bet he won't have any problem finding a team that needs his skill.  Hate to see it, since he committed here, he helped recruit other players to come here.  He was a 5* from Desota.  You never want to lose a 5*!

Desota? Is that in Minnedesota?

[GreenspointTexas 9958]

Keontay ingram

 

too bad because cook is an nfl WR

[MrX 803]

Always seemed like one of Moore or Cook would leave once the other got the upper hand on playing time/productivity. 

[Danimal 396]

Best play by Cook

[LTtxfan 49986]

14 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I'd bet he won't have any problem finding a team that needs his skill.  Hate to see it, since he committed here, he helped recruit other players to come here.  He was a 5* from Desota.  You never want to lose a 5*!

Good luck to Johntay, he's young.  A fresh start with a different team/offense might really help him.  

Interesting...

 

[Celery Man 21094]

[perfectchaos007 6780]

Yeah that dropped wide open TD against MSST got him benched, and frustration set in most likely. WR is probably our most deep and skilled position on the team, so drops like that can force a player to work their way back up to getting playing time. I wish him well on his next team as long as we don’t play them next season. 

[gofuckyourself 9077]

2 hours ago, HuntinHorn said:

if you are the best available you get to play ...

Hmm...I feel like there's a thread or two or twelve around here that debates this.

[Park Gothic 5373]

People have already offered the same type of speculation I would (for what it's worth, I think @Codaxx nailed it), but I'll add to the conversation that I think this will be a regular thing with WR. That's probably the most portal-happy position group and there are too many good WR running around in CFB for them to ride the pine. Throw in the mentality that is typically associated with WR and I think that means we should expect to lose any highly ranked WR who isn't cracking our top 5. I doubt Cook will be the last good WR we lose to the portal by the end of the season. 

Still sad to see him go. I loved him as a recruit and he seems like a good kid. Hope he gets a chance to ball out at Oregon. 

[DixonHur 11959]

Maybe he can join Maalik at Duke, or hit one of the other former UT transfer hotspots like UNLV or Nevada

[futureman 22691]

42 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

Desota? Is that in Minnedesota?

I think it's outside of Navasoto.

[Codaxx 6243]

4 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

People have already offered the same type of speculation I would (for what it's worth, I think @Codaxx nailed it), but I'll add to the conversation that I think this will be a regular thing with WR. That's probably the most portal-happy position group and there are too many good WR running around in CFB for them to ride the pine. Throw in the mentality that is typically associated with WR and I think that means we should expect to lose any highly ranked WR who isn't cracking our top 5. I doubt Cook will be the last good WR we lose to the portal by the end of the season. 

Still sad to see him go. I loved him as a recruit and he seems like a good kid. Hope he gets a chance to ball out at Oregon. 

This might sound a bit odd, but I look at this as confirmation that Texas is building a legit contender type roster.

[BERT 4494]

Has anybody checked on UT BOY from the OTF streams? He’ll be on suicide watch now

[PvilleStang 2983]

50 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I'd bet he won't have any problem finding a team that needs his skill.  Hate to see it, since he committed here, he helped recruit other players to come here.  He was a 5* from Desota.  You never want to lose a 5*!

This is exactly why I hate the rating system.  You've got the Helms that come out of HS unranked that turn into elite guys, and you have the 5 stars that are a flash in the pan.  Sometimes you win, others, not so much...

[Codaxx 6243]

1 minute ago, PvilleStang said:

This is exactly why I hate the rating system.  You've got the Helms that come out of HS unranked that turn into elite guys, and you have the 5 stars that are a flash in the pan.  Sometimes you win, others, not so much...

Ranking systems are pretty good. I look at them more as odds. 5 stars have 50-60% chance of being NFL players. 4 stars are like 25-30%. What I dont understand is when people get all excited about a former 5 star that has ridden the bench for 3 years 

[Yuk 1613]

Just now, Codaxx said:

Ranking systems are pretty good. I look at them more as odds. 5 stars have 50-60% chance of being NFL players. 4 stars are like 25-30%. What I dont understand is when people get all excited about a former 5 star that has ridden the bench for 3 years 

TCU is prime example of this under Dykes. They keep taking these transfers that were highly touted out of high school, failed at the original school, and wonder why they suck at TCU.

[Longhornlove 5194]

54 minutes ago, Cairn Horn88 said:

I'd bet he won't have any problem finding a team that needs his skill. 

You don't quit mid season. Red flag. What skill has he showed? Wide receivers that don't produce effort, show little desire to block, struggle running routes and don't catch the ball aren't in high demand. Hope he figures it out but bye. He was a net negative this year.

[Longhornlove 5194]

He was passed on the depth chart by at least 5 people. That says everything you need to know about the situation.

[MuellerHorn 4619]

SMU would be a good landing spot for many reasons in my mind.

[Beau Vine 55859]

19 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

Maybe he can join Maalik at Duke, or hit one of the other former UT transfer hotspots like UNLV or Nevada

Shit, this news is viagra for Rhett Lashlee...

[Burt Macklin 19230]

1 hour ago, UTEE97 said:

It's a bummer. He helped recruit a bunch of players in the class. He also seemed to have better chemistry with Arch than Quinn, which makes me think he would have thrived next year if he would stuck around.

Huge bummer. He would've absolutely thrived as the WR5 on our roster next year. 

[Eskimohorn 5682]

I'd bet he won't have any problem finding a team that needs his skill.  Hate to see it, since he committed here, he helped recruit other players to come here.  He was a 5* from Desota.  You never want to lose a 5*!

Jerrah would have offered Texas a 4th round pick for him

[Fondren & Main 6893]

1 hour ago, Yuk said:

TCU is prime example of this under Dykes. They keep taking these transfers that were highly touted out of high school, failed at the original school, and wonder why they suck at TCU.

Yeah, but literally across the street in Dallas Lashlee is more successful with the same strategy.

[Hank_Hill 19993]

8 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Yeah, but literally across the street in Dallas Lashlee is more successful with the same strategy.

Literally no.

[Hermanator 7654]

"Nobody quits mid season, Cook. Especially when you're a 5 star."

[DixonHur 11959]

1 hour ago, MuellerHorn said:

SMU would be a good landing spot for many reasons in my mind.

 

1 hour ago, Beau Vine said:

Shit, this news is viagra for Rhett Lashlee...

I could see that, but not sure I'd want to slink back to my hometown (or close enough) after failing to live up to the hype of my 5* billing.

But obviously everyone is different.

[kingkoopa6 8673]

1 hour ago, DixonHur said:

Maybe he can join Maalik at Duke, or hit one of the other former UT transfer hotspots like UNLV or Nevada

Utah 

[Beau Vine 55859]

14 minutes ago, DixonHur said:

I could see that, but not sure I'd want to slink back to my hometown (or close enough) after failing to live up to the hype of my 5* billing

That's a big chunk of SMU's roster (Wheaton, Harmon, Abor, Byrd just off the top of my head).

 

[MuellerHorn 4619]

More context from FCB:

What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

Spoiler

What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

AUSTIN, Texas — Sophomore receiver Johntay Cook was the fifth-highest rated member of Texas' 2023 recruiting class and could go on to have a great college career at Oregon or Ohio State or wherever he ends up.

But right now, a player leaning toward the transfer portal at season's end was enough for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, whose Longhorns are No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings heading into Saturday's 11 am CT game against Florida, to encourage Cook to finish up his semester away from the Longhorns' football team, according to sources close to the situation.

Cook was called into a meeting with Sarkisian on Thursday morning, and during their conversation, it came up that Cook was considering transferring at the end of the semester, sources said.

That was all Sarkisian needed to hear and told Cook it was probably best if they mutually parted ways immediately, sources said.

"We've had some roster movement today with Johntay Cook moving on," Sarkisian said Thursday during a regular weekly teleconference with local media. "You know, we have nothing but respect for he and his family. Wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

Sarkisian called the parting "mutual."

Cook undoubtedly thought he was going to be a bigger piece of the offense this season as the only returning wideout with a catch in a game last season (eight catches for 136 yards in 2023).

The arrivals of junior transfers Isaiah Bond from Alabama and Matthew Golden from Houston as well as grad transfer Silas Bolden from Oregon State and five-star freshman Ryan Wingo suddenly gave Texas a receiver room six-deep along with returning sophomore DeAndre Moore Jr.

Cook was averaging 25.8 snaps per game through Texas' first four contests of the season - third-most on the team behind Bond (42.3 snaps per game) and Golden (42.0 snaps per game).

But receivers getting fewer snaps per game than Cook through the first four contests, such as Moore (20.8), Wingo (23.8) and Bolden (20.3) were continuing to make the most of their snaps while Cook had a big drop on a deep ball from Arch Manning that would gone for a 62-yard touchdown against Mississippi State on Sept. 28 while also complaining of a toe injury.

So Cook's snaps dropped immediately to seven against Mississippi State, to four snaps against Oklahoma and to zero snaps against Georgia and Vanderbilt. He had eight catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns this season.

While Cook was on the sideline nursing his toe injury, Bolden was running 55 yards to recover a fumble in the end zone in a critical play against OU. Wingo was taking a 4-yard pass from Quinn Ewers against OU and turning it into a 44-yard catch-and-run and taking an end-around for 25 yards, and Moore was solidifying his role as the best blocking receiver on the team and as an emerging leader.

At Texas, the fish are jumping into the boat to play a skill position in Sarkisian's offense. The Longhorns currently  have commitments from 2025 five-star WR Kaliq Lockett, four-star WR Jaime Ffrench, the nation's No. 48 prospect, and four-star WR Daylan McCutcheon, the nation's No. 185 prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking.

And when there are five receivers on the team right now making plays, while one receiver might be starting to grow frustrated with the situation, feeling like he's falling behind, Sarkisian isn't going to have patience for a player having second thoughts - no matter how talented he is.

Certainly, not right now, when Sarkisian is trying to kick start an offense that has bogged down the last three games due to turnovers and penalties.

"Our mojo offensively is one thing I want to get back," Sarkisian said Monday. "Whether you want to call it our sense of urgency, our intent, the way we go about our business - we've got a talented group of guys that are very competitive. They're tough. They work really hard. They want to play well.

"Sometimes you can over try, if that makes sense. And to me, that gets back into your mojo. That gets back into our swagger a little bit. And I want to try to recreate that with the guys, because I know what we're capable of, and if we can get that clicking to go along with what we're doing defensively and special teams-wise, that would be a huge bonus."

When you're trying to get your mojo back, the last thing a coach wants is a player in the locker room who isn't all in - especially in a room where the players are all in.

Sarkisian was asked Thursday if it's expected for a player to want to transfer out of a room in which five guys are already producing?

"I think in this day and age of college football, some of that is natural," Sarkisian said. "We try to really pride ourselves on being a heck of a developmental program. And you know, I think that we have some living examples on our roster today of guys that maybe weren't front-line starters in year one or year two and then developed into really productive players in year three or even in year four.

"And so I try not to fall prey to, 'That's just what's going to happen,' but I understand it when it does happen."

Yeah, this wasn't mutual. It reads like Sark is trying to protect his culture and doesn't want someone who has already checked out around to bring others down. "All gas, no brakes." Seems like Sark viewed Cook as a "brake" based on his comments and FCB's additional color.

I don't have clips handy, but I noticed a few occasions earlier in the season where Cook wouldn't run to block downfield or from the other side of the field to follow up the play. That's something Moore and Bolden both do.

Edited November 7 by MuellerHorn

[Jimmy Two Times 908]

4 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

More context from FCB:

What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

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What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

AUSTIN, Texas — Sophomore receiver Johntay Cook was the fifth-highest rated member of Texas' 2023 recruiting class and could go on to have a great college career at Oregon or Ohio State or wherever he ends up.

But right now, a player leaning toward the transfer portal at season's end was enough for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, whose Longhorns are No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings heading into Saturday's 11 am CT game against Florida, to encourage Cook to finish up his semester away from the Longhorns' football team, according to sources close to the situation.

Cook was called into a meeting with Sarkisian on Thursday morning, and during their conversation, it came up that Cook was considering transferring at the end of the semester, sources said.

That was all Sarkisian needed to hear and told Cook it was probably best if they mutually parted ways immediately, sources said.

"We've had some roster movement today with Johntay Cook moving on," Sarkisian said Thursday during a regular weekly teleconference with local media. "You know, we have nothing but respect for he and his family. Wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

Sarkisian called the parting "mutual."

Cook undoubtedly thought he was going to be a bigger piece of the offense this season as the only returning wideout with a catch in a game last season (eight catches for 136 yards in 2023).

The arrivals of junior transfers Isaiah Bond from Alabama and Matthew Golden from Houston as well as grad transfer Silas Bolden from Oregon State and five-star freshman Ryan Wingo suddenly gave Texas a receiver room six-deep along with returning sophomore DeAndre Moore Jr.

Cook was averaging 25.8 snaps per game through Texas' first four contests of the season - third-most on the team behind Bond (42.3 snaps per game) and Golden (42.0 snaps per game).

But receivers getting fewer snaps per game than Cook through the first four contests, such as Moore (20.8), Wingo (23.8) and Bolden (20.3) were continuing to make the most of their snaps while Cook had a big drop on a deep ball from Arch Manning that would gone for a 62-yard touchdown against Mississippi State on Sept. 28 while also complaining of a toe injury.

So Cook's snaps dropped immediately to seven against Mississippi State, to four snaps against Oklahoma and to zero snaps against Georgia and Vanderbilt. He had eight catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns this season.

While Cook was on the sideline nursing his toe injury, Bolden was running 55 yards to recover a fumble in the end zone in a critical play against OU. Wingo was taking a 4-yard pass from Quinn Ewers against OU and turning it into a 44-yard catch-and-run and taking an end-around for 25 yards, and Moore was solidifying his role as the best blocking receiver on the team and as an emerging leader.

At Texas, the fish are jumping into the boat to play a skill position in Sarkisian's offense. The Longhorns currently  have commitments from 2025 five-star WR Kaliq Lockett, four-star WR Jaime Ffrench, the nation's No. 48 prospect, and four-star WR Daylan McCutcheon, the nation's No. 185 prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking.

And when there are five receivers on the team right now making plays, while one receiver might be starting to grow frustrated with the situation, feeling like he's falling behind, Sarkisian isn't going to have patience for a player having second thoughts - no matter how talented he is.

Certainly, not right now, when Sarkisian is trying to kick start an offense that has bogged down the last three games due to turnovers and penalties.

"Our mojo offensively is one thing I want to get back," Sarkisian said Monday. "Whether you want to call it our sense of urgency, our intent, the way we go about our business - we've got a talented group of guys that are very competitive. They're tough. They work really hard. They want to play well.

"Sometimes you can over try, if that makes sense. And to me, that gets back into your mojo. That gets back into our swagger a little bit. And I want to try to recreate that with the guys, because I know what we're capable of, and if we can get that clicking to go along with what we're doing defensively and special teams-wise, that would be a huge bonus."

When you're trying to get your mojo back, the last thing a coach wants is a player in the locker room who isn't all in - especially in a room where the players are all in.

Sarkisian was asked Thursday if it's expected for a player to want to transfer out of a room in which five guys are already producing?

"I think in this day and age of college football, some of that is natural," Sarkisian said. "We try to really pride ourselves on being a heck of a developmental program. And you know, I think that we have some living examples on our roster today of guys that maybe weren't front-line starters in year one or year two and then developed into really productive players in year three or even in year four.

"And so I try not to fall prey to, 'That's just what's going to happen,' but I understand it when it does happen."

Yeah, this wasn't mutual. It seems like Sark is trying to protect his culture and doesn't want someone who has already checked out around to bring others down.

I don't have clips handy, but I noticed a few occasions earlier in the season where Cook wouldn't run to block downfield or from the other side of the field to follow up the play. That's something Moore and Bolden both do.

I badly want Bolden to have some big moments the rest of this year. That guy blocks hard for his size and gives maximum effort when he's on the field, even though he's probably had a lesser role than he expected. 

[Codaxx 6243]

9 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

More context from FCB:

What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

  Hide contents

What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

AUSTIN, Texas — Sophomore receiver Johntay Cook was the fifth-highest rated member of Texas' 2023 recruiting class and could go on to have a great college career at Oregon or Ohio State or wherever he ends up.

But right now, a player leaning toward the transfer portal at season's end was enough for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, whose Longhorns are No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings heading into Saturday's 11 am CT game against Florida, to encourage Cook to finish up his semester away from the Longhorns' football team, according to sources close to the situation.

Cook was called into a meeting with Sarkisian on Thursday morning, and during their conversation, it came up that Cook was considering transferring at the end of the semester, sources said.

That was all Sarkisian needed to hear and told Cook it was probably best if they mutually parted ways immediately, sources said.

"We've had some roster movement today with Johntay Cook moving on," Sarkisian said Thursday during a regular weekly teleconference with local media. "You know, we have nothing but respect for he and his family. Wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

Sarkisian called the parting "mutual."

Cook undoubtedly thought he was going to be a bigger piece of the offense this season as the only returning wideout with a catch in a game last season (eight catches for 136 yards in 2023).

The arrivals of junior transfers Isaiah Bond from Alabama and Matthew Golden from Houston as well as grad transfer Silas Bolden from Oregon State and five-star freshman Ryan Wingo suddenly gave Texas a receiver room six-deep along with returning sophomore DeAndre Moore Jr.

Cook was averaging 25.8 snaps per game through Texas' first four contests of the season - third-most on the team behind Bond (42.3 snaps per game) and Golden (42.0 snaps per game).

But receivers getting fewer snaps per game than Cook through the first four contests, such as Moore (20.8), Wingo (23.8) and Bolden (20.3) were continuing to make the most of their snaps while Cook had a big drop on a deep ball from Arch Manning that would gone for a 62-yard touchdown against Mississippi State on Sept. 28 while also complaining of a toe injury.

So Cook's snaps dropped immediately to seven against Mississippi State, to four snaps against Oklahoma and to zero snaps against Georgia and Vanderbilt. He had eight catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns this season.

While Cook was on the sideline nursing his toe injury, Bolden was running 55 yards to recover a fumble in the end zone in a critical play against OU. Wingo was taking a 4-yard pass from Quinn Ewers against OU and turning it into a 44-yard catch-and-run and taking an end-around for 25 yards, and Moore was solidifying his role as the best blocking receiver on the team and as an emerging leader.

At Texas, the fish are jumping into the boat to play a skill position in Sarkisian's offense. The Longhorns currently  have commitments from 2025 five-star WR Kaliq Lockett, four-star WR Jaime Ffrench, the nation's No. 48 prospect, and four-star WR Daylan McCutcheon, the nation's No. 185 prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking.

And when there are five receivers on the team right now making plays, while one receiver might be starting to grow frustrated with the situation, feeling like he's falling behind, Sarkisian isn't going to have patience for a player having second thoughts - no matter how talented he is.

Certainly, not right now, when Sarkisian is trying to kick start an offense that has bogged down the last three games due to turnovers and penalties.

"Our mojo offensively is one thing I want to get back," Sarkisian said Monday. "Whether you want to call it our sense of urgency, our intent, the way we go about our business - we've got a talented group of guys that are very competitive. They're tough. They work really hard. They want to play well.

"Sometimes you can over try, if that makes sense. And to me, that gets back into your mojo. That gets back into our swagger a little bit. And I want to try to recreate that with the guys, because I know what we're capable of, and if we can get that clicking to go along with what we're doing defensively and special teams-wise, that would be a huge bonus."

When you're trying to get your mojo back, the last thing a coach wants is a player in the locker room who isn't all in - especially in a room where the players are all in.

Sarkisian was asked Thursday if it's expected for a player to want to transfer out of a room in which five guys are already producing?

"I think in this day and age of college football, some of that is natural," Sarkisian said. "We try to really pride ourselves on being a heck of a developmental program. And you know, I think that we have some living examples on our roster today of guys that maybe weren't front-line starters in year one or year two and then developed into really productive players in year three or even in year four.

"And so I try not to fall prey to, 'That's just what's going to happen,' but I understand it when it does happen."

Yeah, this wasn't mutual. It seems like Sark is trying to protect his culture and doesn't want someone who has already checked out around to bring others down.

I don't have clips handy, but I noticed a few occasions earlier in the season where Cook wouldn't run to block downfield or from the other side of the field to follow up the play. That's something Moore and Bolden both do.

I dont have any evidence on this and I do believe Bolden was eating into some his snaps lately, but I think the biggest reason for the drop in his snaps is Texas started playing tighter games. He got a lot of snaps, when Texas average margin of victory was 38.2 pts. Only blow out was OU the last 3 games and Sark had the starters in late to get Quinn going. 

Edited November 7 by Codaxx

[Dbeasy 15561]

2 hours ago, UTEE97 said:

It's a bummer. He helped recruit a bunch of players in the class. He also seemed to have better chemistry with Arch than Quinn, which makes me think he would have thrived next year if he would stuck around.

There have been countless examples at Texas of guys who were magnets for other recruits to a program, who then transferred out later. It’s almost like their personalities were great for attracting people, but also volatile for dealing with adversity. And every college player faces adversity during their career. 

[Rimbo 27002]

3 hours ago, jetsfan76 said:

 

 

so good

[LTtxfan 49986]

24 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

More context from FCB:

What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

  Hide contents

What you need to know about the "mutual" parting of ways between Texas and WR Johntay Cook

AUSTIN, Texas — Sophomore receiver Johntay Cook was the fifth-highest rated member of Texas' 2023 recruiting class and could go on to have a great college career at Oregon or Ohio State or wherever he ends up.

But right now, a player leaning toward the transfer portal at season's end was enough for Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, whose Longhorns are No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings heading into Saturday's 11 am CT game against Florida, to encourage Cook to finish up his semester away from the Longhorns' football team, according to sources close to the situation.

Cook was called into a meeting with Sarkisian on Thursday morning, and during their conversation, it came up that Cook was considering transferring at the end of the semester, sources said.

That was all Sarkisian needed to hear and told Cook it was probably best if they mutually parted ways immediately, sources said.

"We've had some roster movement today with Johntay Cook moving on," Sarkisian said Thursday during a regular weekly teleconference with local media. "You know, we have nothing but respect for he and his family. Wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors."

Sarkisian called the parting "mutual."

Cook undoubtedly thought he was going to be a bigger piece of the offense this season as the only returning wideout with a catch in a game last season (eight catches for 136 yards in 2023).

The arrivals of junior transfers Isaiah Bond from Alabama and Matthew Golden from Houston as well as grad transfer Silas Bolden from Oregon State and five-star freshman Ryan Wingo suddenly gave Texas a receiver room six-deep along with returning sophomore DeAndre Moore Jr.

Cook was averaging 25.8 snaps per game through Texas' first four contests of the season - third-most on the team behind Bond (42.3 snaps per game) and Golden (42.0 snaps per game).

But receivers getting fewer snaps per game than Cook through the first four contests, such as Moore (20.8), Wingo (23.8) and Bolden (20.3) were continuing to make the most of their snaps while Cook had a big drop on a deep ball from Arch Manning that would gone for a 62-yard touchdown against Mississippi State on Sept. 28 while also complaining of a toe injury.

So Cook's snaps dropped immediately to seven against Mississippi State, to four snaps against Oklahoma and to zero snaps against Georgia and Vanderbilt. He had eight catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns this season.

While Cook was on the sideline nursing his toe injury, Bolden was running 55 yards to recover a fumble in the end zone in a critical play against OU. Wingo was taking a 4-yard pass from Quinn Ewers against OU and turning it into a 44-yard catch-and-run and taking an end-around for 25 yards, and Moore was solidifying his role as the best blocking receiver on the team and as an emerging leader.

At Texas, the fish are jumping into the boat to play a skill position in Sarkisian's offense. The Longhorns currently  have commitments from 2025 five-star WR Kaliq Lockett, four-star WR Jaime Ffrench, the nation's No. 48 prospect, and four-star WR Daylan McCutcheon, the nation's No. 185 prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite Ranking.

And when there are five receivers on the team right now making plays, while one receiver might be starting to grow frustrated with the situation, feeling like he's falling behind, Sarkisian isn't going to have patience for a player having second thoughts - no matter how talented he is.

Certainly, not right now, when Sarkisian is trying to kick start an offense that has bogged down the last three games due to turnovers and penalties.

"Our mojo offensively is one thing I want to get back," Sarkisian said Monday. "Whether you want to call it our sense of urgency, our intent, the way we go about our business - we've got a talented group of guys that are very competitive. They're tough. They work really hard. They want to play well.

"Sometimes you can over try, if that makes sense. And to me, that gets back into your mojo. That gets back into our swagger a little bit. And I want to try to recreate that with the guys, because I know what we're capable of, and if we can get that clicking to go along with what we're doing defensively and special teams-wise, that would be a huge bonus."

When you're trying to get your mojo back, the last thing a coach wants is a player in the locker room who isn't all in - especially in a room where the players are all in.

Sarkisian was asked Thursday if it's expected for a player to want to transfer out of a room in which five guys are already producing?

"I think in this day and age of college football, some of that is natural," Sarkisian said. "We try to really pride ourselves on being a heck of a developmental program. And you know, I think that we have some living examples on our roster today of guys that maybe weren't front-line starters in year one or year two and then developed into really productive players in year three or even in year four.

"And so I try not to fall prey to, 'That's just what's going to happen,' but I understand it when it does happen."

Yeah, this wasn't mutual. It reads like Sark is trying to protect his culture and doesn't want someone who has already checked out around to bring others down. "All gas, no brakes." Seems like Sark viewed Cook as a "brake" based on his comments and FCB's additional color.

I don't have clips handy, but I noticed a few occasions earlier in the season where Cook wouldn't run to block downfield or from the other side of the field to follow up the play. That's something Moore and Bolden both do.

Thx for posting article MuellerHorn 🤘

[crash_davis 23468]

3 hours ago, RoyalBevo21 said:

He just retweeted some Oklahoma fan. Would be funny to see him end up in Norman.

Great idea. It's worked out with for Brenen Thompson. 

[DanTheHorn 5079]

3 hours ago, B00M said:

Petulance level achieved:

November 6 Cloak Room

Avatar checks out

[Izhmash 580]

4 hours ago, Jimmy Two Times said:

 We've got plenty of players qualified to receive Quinn's 2 yard dump offs this year, he's not really needed. 

This is where my mind immediately went. If my Average YPC was 17.1 and my QB was incapable of passing beyond 10-15 yds....I am pretty sure 18 yr old me would be raising hell too. Hopefully that's not the case, but if it is, it's an indicator that the team may not be as aligned with the Coach as they need to be. At the end of the day, culture is important...but so is accountability, and I'd likely be calling BS on the culture if the culture simply said "let's all keep acting like there's a deep threat...."

[texifornia 59010]

3 minutes ago, Izhmash said:

This is where my mind immediately went. If my Average YPC was 17.1 and my QB was incapable of passing beyond 10-15 yds....I am pretty sure 18 yr old me would be raising hell too. Hopefully that's not the case, but if it is, it's an indicator that the team may not be as aligned with the Coach as they need to be. At the end of the day, culture is important...but so is accountability, and I'd likely be calling BS on the culture if the culture simply said "let's all keep acting like there's a deep threat...."

Well this is some doomer wishcasting. 

What part of benching a dude who kept dropping passes and then throwing him overboard when he got pissy about the benching doesn't read as accountability?

[satyanash 15559]

 

[Longhornlove 5194]

Pretty sure it went something like this. Cook "I'm leaving after the season". Sark replied " Really, Hold my beer".

[Bevo 13870]

They had to make room for Livingstone in the lineup. 

[Fondren & Main 6893]

1 hour ago, Hank_Hill said:

Literally no.

Lol well you know 30 minutes ain’t a big deal in Texas!

[Hookem10 870]

Would he have to sit a year to go to sec team. Since he’s leaving in December will he be eligible for sec team? 

[Hank_Hill 19993]

14 minutes ago, Izhmash said:

This is where my mind immediately went. If my Average YPC was 17.1 and my QB was incapable of passing beyond 10-15 yds....I am pretty sure 18 yr old me would be raising hell too. Hopefully that's not the case, but if it is, it's an indicator that the team may not be as aligned with the Coach as they need to be. At the end of the day, culture is important...but so is accountability, and I'd likely be calling BS on the culture if the culture simply said "let's all keep acting like there's a deep threat...."

Bitching about deep shots when you don’t catch them would certainly be an angle

[Hookem10 870]

I feel he’s a kid that will want assurances about playing time from new team. Nttiawwt