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Report: Big 12 Conference to move forward toward fall season

A report from Rivals states that the Big 12 will move forward with a fall football schedule. The new schedule to be released soon.

After the ongoing speculation involving the Big 12 Conference, Rival’s Oklahoma site is reporting that the conference will move toward a fall season. It was a roller coaster afternoon following the Big Ten and Pac-12’s announcements that they would indeed cancel the season. Many thought that the Big 12 might following the lead of the Big Ten and Pac-12, however it appears as though they are staying right in line with the SEC and ACC conferences.

One report from Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was that the conference could release the new Big 12 schedule upon completion of tonight’s Board of Directors meeting.

The Texas Longhorns are currently in the midst of fall camp and it doesn’t appear now that anything will hinder that. The question now surrounds their opening kickoff opponents, UTEP. The Miners put a halt to fall camp after players tested positive for coronavirus.

Stay tuned for the upcoming fall schedule.

Texas leading the way for five-star safety Kamari Wilson

247Sports recently caught up with Kamari Wilson, talking about a recent conversation with Jay Valai and his relationship with the Longhorns.

In the midst of the most confusing time in the history of college football, one thing has stayed consistent. Texas and their elite recruiting in the secondary.

Cornerbacks coach Jay Valai has done an outstanding job since arriving on campus, landing five blue-chip recruits in the 2021 class alone. Now, his biggest project may be in the 2022 class with Kamari Wilson.

Wilson is a five-star prospect and the No. 1 safety in the country. Nationally, he ranks No. 30 and No.6 in his native state of Florida. Name a major college football program and they are recruiting Wilson.

Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, Texas A&M, and USC are just a few of the schools looking to sign Wilson.

247Sports’ Mike Roach recently caught up with Wilson, where he talked about a recent conversation with Valai and his relationship with the Longhorns.

“We just talk about family, staying safe during COVID and how they see me bringing a big-time play maker to their system,” he said. “We also talk about some of the former players that played at Texas.”

“They are definitely one of them,” he said. “They see me as the next big time safety to come out of Texas, and they want to use me all over the field due to my versatility.”

Valai will continue to go after the top safety in the country, trying to replace five-star players Caden Sterns and B.J. Foster.

Wilson is also heavily interested in Florida, LSU, Miami, and South Carolina. Texas is going to have a tough time fending off SEC schools for his commitment. However, Valai has proven he can work magic before in the recruiting world.

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Former Texas target Tunmise Adeleye decommits from Ohio State

Texas could be back in play for DE Tunmise Adeleye after his decommitment from Ohio State. He is a four-star prospect in the 2021 class.

Texas could be back in play for defensive end Tunmise Adeleye after his decommitment from Ohio State. A four-star prospect in the 2021 class, Adeleye is originally from Katy, Texas. He transferred for his senior season, playing at IMG Academy in Florida.

In his tweet, Adeleye thanked the Buckeyes’ coaching staff for “taking [him] in as one of their own since the day [he] committed.”

“This experience has been nothing but a good one and I have nothing but love for Coach Johnson on my end,” said Adeleye.

While he never gave a reason for decommitting from Ohio State, it may be because of the options the Buckeyes has in the 2021 class. Defensive end Jack Sawyer, the No. 3 player in the country, is currently committed to Ohio State.

To add on, the No. 2 player in the country, J.T. Tuimoloau, is 92% to Ohio State on 247Sports crystal ball. There would simply be too many skilled players in a single recruiting class for Adeleye to compete against.

Now, Texas can try to rebuild a relationship with a recruit who has publicly dissed them in the past. Adeleye was asked on Instagram why he did not commit to Texas.

“Cause in the past 5 years they’ve only sent 15% of their 4 and 5 star recruits to the NFL draft.”

According to 247Sports in-state rivals Texas A&M is seen as a favorite for the four-star. Nick Saban and Alabama could also be on the hunt for another edge rusher.

Texas’ director of recruiting Bryan Carrington had something to say about Adeleye’s decommitment.

It will be a long shot for the Longhorns to go after the soon to be five-star. However, Texas is in need of another staple recruit to sure up their 2021 class. Adeleye could be just that.

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Four-star running back LJ Johnson now trending towards Texas

Cy-Fair standout running back LJ Johnson is now trending towards Texas in 247Sports’ Crystal Ball Predictions.

In a disheartening day for the college football community, Texas is receiving optimistic news from a recruiting standpoint. Continue reading “Four-star running back LJ Johnson now trending towards Texas”

Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season

According to PFF grades, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger was the most efficient against the blitz last season.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is well-known around the college football community, but his talent and production often feel underappreciated. Continue reading “Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season”

Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season

According to PFF grades, Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger was the most efficient against the blitz last season.

Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is well-known around the college football community, but his talent and production often feel underappreciated. Continue reading “Sam Ehlinger was the best quarterback against the blitz last season”

Texas Football roundtable: Which Longhorn will climb the depth chart?

Longhorns Wire staff each select a player that they feel has the most potential to rise up Texas’ depth chart this offseason.

Amid all the uncertainty and misinformation surrounding the upcoming college football season, Texas has been holding their fall camp practices over the past several days.

At this point, the mindset of each football program has to be centered around preparing the players for any scenario. We’ve decided to take a step back from the negativity and focus on the positives that are coming out of fall camp thus far.

A few particular players have stood out to head coach Tom Herman early on whether it be for size, leadership, talent or the progression overall from the previous year.

While absorbing Herman’s recent comments, Longhorns Wire staff each chose a player that has a realistic shot of rising up the depth chart this offseason.

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Ahead of Tuesday’s Board of Directors meeting, Big 12 split on season plan

The Big 12 Conference is set to have their Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday. Reports being that the conference split on action plan.

While the news swirls  from source to source on the ongoing will the Big Ten cancel or won’t they, Big 12 is set to meet. The Big 12 Conference looks be caught in the middle of the cancel/postpone or proceed groups that the Power Five conferences are split into. On one side the Big Ten and Pac-12 seem poised to cancel while the ACC and SEC plan on moving forward with a college football season.

Social media is filled with so called medical experts on why they should or shouldn’t play. However, some of the actual medical experts in the field are weighing in on the topic. One such person is Mayo Clinic Genetic Cardiologist Dr. Michael J. Ackerman. He believes that the basis for cancellation that the Big Ten and Pac-12 are using isn’t supported by research.

This is also more fuel towards playing the season, while some state that the risk isn’t worth taking. According to the Oregon Duck’s 247Sports site, the Pac-12 medical experts are calling for a stop of contact and athletic activities.

News: UofU doctor tells @ESPN700 that #Pac12 medical advisors will recommend to “stop contact and competitive activities at this time” until criteria in place to move forward, including testing protocol – frequency will depend on rate of community spread.”

Meanwhile, medical experts have told the SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey that they have the green light to continue towards a 2020 season. He appeared on the Dan Patrick Show on Tuesday and provided that update.

Then we have the Big 12, who according to Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated is the one conference on the fence. According to his report, they are currently split on the best course of action heading into Tuesday’s Board of Directors meeting.

“If the SEC, ACC and Big 12 can play, I think they will,” says one industry source. One Big 12 administrator, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, “All of us know that the Big Ten and Pac-12 are going to do something. Are we going to be followers? Is it time to pull the plug? If we’re on the fence, let’s not make a decision. If we’re still questioning it, why do we have to make a decision? If the ACC and SEC are saying yes, we can gather more information.”

Added another Big 12 administrator: “In the event we cancel the season—and I’m not saying we will—we have to be able to come out and say why. It can’t be, ‘Well, because the Pac-12 decided to.’ We’re trying to get people who think we should cancel right now to take a deep breath. We don’t have a requirement to make a decision right now about the entire year.”

The Pac-12 and Big Ten conferences are expected to make their announcements ahead of the Big 12’s meeting but hadn’t officially done so at the time of publication. According to Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte, the Big 12’s meeting isn’t one that is expected to announce a course of action. More so that they are using the meeting to educate the decision makers.

The Longhorns administration and staff have made it well known that they want to play football. While their rivals up north and Lincoln Riley have talked about spring ball. With the two most powerful schools in the conference not in agreement, it should come as no shock that the conference themselves aren’t on the same page. Hopefully this meeting gives some idea of which way they are leaning.

Stay tuned.

Opinion: The Big 12 Conference should give Nebraska, Ohio State a call

With the uncertainty of the Big Ten Conference and the Big 12 set to meet on Tuesday, they should entertain the idea of expansion.

It was a wild and crazy Monday as the day started with discussions of the Big Ten Conference ready to announce that they would be cancelling or postponing the 2020 college football season. It was even reported that there was a vote of 12-2 in favor of cancellation. Iowa and Nebraska were named as the two schools still in favor of moving forward with the season.

Given the certainty of the conference announcing a cancellation, it was quite believable that there was a vote. Until reports began surfacing that a vote didn’t take place. Was it a bad source? Or did the Big Ten put out a rumor to gauge the backlash that would follow? We may never know but it was quite interesting to say the very least.

According to Phil Harrison of Buckeyes Wire, the Big Ten Conference will hold a meeting Tuesday morning with school presidents. Could we finally have some sense of a season from the Big Ten perspective? Well, maybe. The interesting thing that came out of Monday’s chaos just happen to be a few coaches standing up for their teams and pleading to play.

Nebraska’s Scott Frost was the first to be brought to my attention.

In a message to the media, Frost said they want to play football whether they have to look outside of the Big Ten to accomplish that task. In a similar statement, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day wants to play whether that is in the Big Ten or with another conference.

Even the Buckeyes bitter rivals, Michigan and head coach Jim Harbaugh issued a statement about playing this season. If it all comes to a head and the school presidents cancel football, should those schools go looking elsewhere? One rumored report discussed all three teams discussing a move to the Big 12 even if it was just for one season. The Athletic’s Bruce Feldman refuted the report but should Bob Bowlsby entertain the idea?

As the Big 12 Board of Directors meeting draws near, they should exhaust every avenue, every discussion and ask every question. If those three teams plus Iowa want to join for a season so they can have football then why not? If it can be deemed safe enough to play, a season should be played.

The Texas Longhorns have future matchups with Michigan and Ohio State down the road but what if you could see those matchups this season? Nebraska head coach Scott Frost brought up some valid points on the financial side during his press conference. Schools, college towns, states, faculty and staff would all be impacted by no sports.

Many reports surfacing show that the Big 12 is likely split on their decision as of right now. However, the school feels like they are in a good place to have football. The team is ready to play, the coaches are ready to coach and you can be the fans are ready to be fanatics. The idea might sound crazy at this point but it is 2020.

To quote head coach Tom Herman, “desperate times call for desperate measures.”

Graduate transfer linebacker from Arizona commits to WVU over Texas

Graduate transfer linebacker Tony Fields would have brought production and experience at a significant position of need for Texas.

Texas could have solidified depth, production and experience at a position of need. Continue reading “Graduate transfer linebacker from Arizona commits to WVU over Texas”