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WATCH: Five-star QB Arch Manning throws down a slam dunk

Arch Manning can do it all.

While everyone is worried about where Arch Manning will play football in his college career, the five-star quarterback is making stellar plays on the basketball court.

Manning displayed his athleticism as he threw down a two-handed slam dunk in transition, extending Isidore Newman’s early lead to 20-points.

The No. 1 prospect in the 2023 class has many big-name programs after him. The timeline of his commitment is unclear but Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss have stood out to Manning. It was even reported this week that LSU and Florida were starting to get into the mix for the Manning sweepstakes.

The entire college football world awaits a decision for Manning but it seems he is content showing off his athleticism and skill set on the basketball court for the time being.

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WATCH: Arch Manning gets buckets in front of Nick Saban and Kirby Smart

The recruitment of Arch Manning is nonstop.

The No. 1 overall prospect in the class of 2023 is more than just a quarterback. Arch Manning can also make plays on the basketball court.

Manning’s recent games have featured a couple of national championship-winning coaches in the crowd. Alabama’s Nick Saban and Georgia’s Kirby Smart were spotted in the stands continuing their hot pursuit of the five-star quarterback.

Texas, Georiga, Alabama, Ole Miss and Clemson all received visits from Manning in the fall but other schools such as Oklahoma and LSU are trying to get involved. It was reported Manning met with coaches from Texas and many other programs last week.

Whoever lands Manning will get a massive boost to their 2023 recruiting class. Many elite talents have shown interest in playing with Manning at the collegiate level.

The timetrame remains unclear when Manning will make a decision regarding his future. Texas is squarely in the mix.

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Texas RB target Rueben Owens named MaxPreps National Junior of the Year

A huge honor for five-star running back Rueben Owens.

Five-star running back Rueben Owens has been named MaxPreps’ National Junior of the Year. Continue reading “Texas RB target Rueben Owens named MaxPreps National Junior of the Year”

Ohio State QB Quinn Ewers expected to enter the transfer portal, consider Texas

!!! The Longhorns have a second chance at elite quarterback Quinn Ewers.

The Longhorns have a second chance at attracting a generational quarterback in the former 2021 No. 1 overall prospect Quinn Ewers.

The former five-star out of Southlake, Texas left high school early to cash in on huge NIL deals, and to take his talents to Ohio State. Awaiting Ewers in Columbus were a slew of other highly touted quarterbacks, who were all stuck behind redshirt freshman sensation C.J. Stroud.

There has been much speculation that Ewers would enter the transfer portal, but after the news of Ohio State’s other quarterback Jack Miller entering the portal, there was a slight belief that Ewers would stay at Ohio State.

That proved not to be true, as according to Yahoo Sports’ Pete Thamel, Ewers has informed the Buckeyes that he will be entering his name into the transfer portal.

Thamel also reported that Ewers, who was once a Texas pledge, will be considering the Longhorns again along with Texas A&M and Texas Tech.

Texas’ quarterback situation at the moment is very shaky as neither Casey Thompson nor Hudson Card were able to play consistently enough to make Steve Sarkisian confident that the quarterback of the future was on the roster.

Ewers saw limited action as a Buckeye, as he did not attempt a pass.

Certain Longhorns fans had long been calling for Ewers to transfer to Texas for the whole season, and what once seemed like a fever dream, is now a real possibility of happening.

Ewers is a program changing quarterback, and Texas clearly needs someone to come in and spark life into the program that was once atop of the college football world.

Five-star LB Harold Perkins announces top three schools, Texas makes the cut

Texas among the top three schools for five-star linebacker Harold Perkins.

With the Dec. 15 early signing day quickly approaching, Texas is still trying to bring in some high level players to join their already loaded 2022 recruiting class.

Steve Sarkisian’s first full class is currently sitting at No. 7 in the nation, and it will likely climb a few spots if they’re able to land a few of the remaining targets on the board.

One of the highest rated recruits left on Texas’ board is five-star linebacker Harold Perkins. The Cypress, Texas native is rated as the No. 6 overall player in the 2022 recruiting class, and the No. 2 prospect in the state of Texas.

On Thursday, Perkins announced the final three schools left in his recruitment. Texas made the cut alongside Texas A&M and LSU.

Texas has a few more weeks to persuade him to become a Longhorn, as he is expected to announce his commitment on Jan. 2.

As it currently stands, Perkins holds three crystal ball predictions in favor of Texas A&M.

The Longhorns need physical and fast linebackers like Perkins. The extra time that Texas now has from not making a bowl game needs to be maximized in order to attract future stars with this type of talent.

Five-star SF Dillon Mitchell commits to Texas over Florida State and Tennessee

Another five-star in the 2022 class for Chris Beard!

College basketball is just around the corner and Chris Beard has the Texas program moving in the right direction. On the court, they were ranked No. 5 in the AP poll and picked second in the preseason Big 12 poll.

Off the court, recruiting has never been better. Beard is in the hunt for some of the top prospects in the country, attracting them to Austin.

On Monday evening, another top 30 prospect announced he would become a future Longhorn.

Five-star small forward Dillon Mitchell announced his commitment to Texas via Twitter. He picked the Longhorns over home-state Florida State and old Texas head coach Rick Barnes’ Tennessee.

Other offers included Auburn, Florida, Illinois, and Virginia Tech.

Mitchell is the second commitment in Texas’ 2022 class. Five-star point guard Arterio Morris out of Kimball High School in Dallas has been locked in since July 17.

It will be the first time since the 2016 recruiting class Texas has signed two five-star prospects (Jarrett Allen and Andrew Jones) on the 247Sports composite.

Kelly Oubre is the player comparison for Mitchell from 247Sports’ Jerry Meyer. His athleticism is seen as the biggest upside, being an electric player up and down the court. Texas will have to mold him into a better offensive player but Mitchell’s defense seems to already be up to par, if not better.

Texas got Mitchell’s final official visit, hosting him on Oct. 17. Florida State and Tennessee got their shots back in the summer, as did eventually cut Ohio State.

On the 247Sports composite, Mitchell is the No. 28 overall player and No. 9 within the state of Florida. At the small forward position, he ranks as the No. 8 prospect.

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WATCH: Texas QB target Arch Manning runs for 68-yard touchdown

Five-star QB Arch Manning is beginning to shine in the run game!

The legend of Arch Manning as a prospect continues to grow. It feels like every week, he’s putting out highlight-reel plays for Isidore Newman High School.

Manning is ranked the top quarterback in the country due to his throwing ability. His pocket awareness, arm strength, football IQ, and accuracy are second to none. But where he has begun to shine is in the run game.

He showed off his wheels on Friday night, going for a 68-yard touchdown. Running a read option, Manning decided to pull it for himself. The five-star quarterback outran everybody on the field.

The announcer on ESPNU jokes as he was running, calling Arch a “mobile Manning” and that it “does not look like his uncles.” I’m sure Peyton and Eli both enjoyed the ricochet shot from the broadcast.

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Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was in New Orleans to see Manning play last week. One day later, he spent the weekend in Austin and was in the building for the Oklahoma State game.

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On the 247Sports composite, Manning is the No. 1 overall player in the 2023 class. He will be in Oxford, Mississippi on Saturday to see Ole Miss face off against LSU. His uncle, Eli, will also have his No. 10 retired by the Rebels.

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Texas adds five-star WR Evan Stewart to star-studded visitor list for Oklahoma State game

You can add five-star WR Evan Stewart to the already star-studded list of recruits in Austin this weekend.

Texas’ list of prospects visiting for the Oklahoma State game is continuing to grow less than 24 hours before kickoff. Some of the top prospects in the country plus current Longhorn commits will be in attendance.

Arch Manning, Malik Agbo, Jacoby Matthews, and recent Alabama tight end commit Jaleel Skinner are some of the names planning on being in town this weekend.

You can add five-star wide receiver Evan Stewart to the group as well. He confirmed on Friday morning a trip to Austin would be in store, just a week after watching the Red River Shootout in Dallas.

Stewart instantly becomes the top priority from the 2022 class on a visit. The need at wide receiver is too good for Texas to miss out on. Alabama and Florida have been chasing after him as well but getting a visit two weekends in a row is monumental.

An impressive offensive performance (mainly from Xavier Worthy) and a win in front of Stewart would give Steve Sarkisian the ability to make a strong close-out push. Texas once had the five-star locked down but needs to make sure they can end the recruitment for good.

Landing a commitment from Brenen Thompson was the first step in Sarkisian’s rebuild of the wide receiver room. Adding Stewart would fast-track the project into an almost complete stage. It’s all about speed.

Don’t forget about four-star Armani Winfield either. He may not be as quick as Stewart and Thompson, but is one of the best pass-catchers in the state.

Those three would make up for one of the best pass-catching hauls in the country.

On the 247Sports composite, Stewart is the No. 1 player in the state of Texas and the top receiver in the class. On the national scale, he ranks as the No. 3 overall prospect.

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First predictions for five-star quarterback Arch Manning come in favor of Texas

Texas seems to be in the lead for five-star quarterback Arch Manning.

Without ever releasing a top schools list as most recruits do, Arch Manning has whittled down to five by showing who he wants to visit. Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ole Miss, and Texas have all hosted the 2023 five-star quarterback. Some even twice.

And for such a high-profile recruitment, Manning and his family have been able to keep a tight circle. At the end of the day, the Manning family is the football royalty of all football royalty.

Some word was going to get out sooner rather than later, though, and some of the industry’s top reporters have begun to guess how Arch Madness ends.

On3 gave out five predictions as to where Manning ends up playing college football, with all being Texas. Confidence levels got as low as 30% but Eric Nahlin of Inside Texas went up to 75%.

There’s no doubt Steve Sarkisian and A.J. Milwee have put themselves in a good position.

With Manning scheduled to be in Austin for Oklahoma State, this is one of the biggest weekends the program has seen in a while. Texas has not recruited and signed a five-star quarterback since Garrett Gilbert but the weight of pulling Manning would be far higher.

Texas thought the 2023 cycle was off to a bang, landing a commitment from five-star running back Rueben Owens. After a decommitment, all eggs have been put in the Manning basket. Building around the quarterback could bring in one of the top recruiting classes in the country.

On the 247Sports composite, Manning is the No. 1 overall player in the country. It would make the second consecutive cycle Texas has been able to land the top player in the class.

And we all know how the last one ended up.

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Five-star safety confirms visit for Oklahoma State game

You can add another big name expected to be in Austin this weekend!

Even with the Oklahoma loss, one of the most important weekends in the program’s recent history is in front of Texas. From the potential to take down undefeated No. 12 Oklahoma State to a huge recruiting weekend, Steve Sarkisian needs to pull out all the stops.

You can add another big name expected to be in Austin this weekend in five-star safety Jacoby Matthews. He tweeted out he would be making the trip on Monday afternoon. In what should be an official visit, Texas will host Matthews on his first OV of the fall.

Texas was thought to be squarely in the race before LSU was able to snag a commitment this past April. After decommitting, Texas A&M begun to trend for Matthews. They have hosted him twice, once officially on June 18 and another unofficial on July 31.

Now, Texas will get their shot.

Defensive backs coach Terry Joseph is going to keep Texas in the race for Matthews more than anybody. Early opportunities to play in the secondary and Terry’s Louisiana ties will be the pitch to the five-star.

Speaking of Louisiana, with the future of Ed Oregeron in question at LSU, Texas has the opportunity to raid one of the country’s deepest pools of talent. Four-star edge J’Mond Tapp and three-star cornerback Ronald Lewis have already committed to crossing states lines.

Matthews’ fellow statesman and five-star quarterback Arch Manning will be at the game as well. Selling the possibility of some of the state’s top prospects coming to Austin will resonate over the next two cycles.

On the 247Sports composite, Matthews is the No. 27 overall player and No. 2 at the safety position. Within the state of Louisiana, he ranks as the No. 3 prospect.

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