Tag: horns

Five-star WR Evan Stewart talks relationship with Tom Herman

It is early in the 2022 recruiting cycle, but Texas is already pushing hard for Evan Stewart, a five-star wide receiver out of Frisco.

It is early in the 2022 recruiting cycle, but Texas is already pushing hard for one of the top in-state players. Evan Stewart is a five-star wide receiver out of Frisco, Texas, and is the No. 6 player in the state.

Across the country, he ranks fifth among wide receivers. Recently, Stewart caught up with 247Sports to talk about his recruitment and relationship with the Longhorns.

“I have a good relationship with Coach Jay [Valai] and Coach [Tom] Herman,” Stewart said. “I’ve been talking to them almost daily. We just have normal conversations like we would have with friends or family and they just ask how I’m doing and ask about my pops.”

Stewart should be a priority for Herman and Valai, as the Longhorns need an elite blue-chip wide receiver to pair with the quarterback of the future. Texas has not had a five-star wide receiver play for them since Mike Davis.

With visits on hold due to COVID-19, Stewart is hoping to get back to Austin. The Frisco Liberty product has been to Austin but for a track visit, not football.

“Definitely want to go to everywhere that’s close to here,” he said. “I haven’t been on a real visit besides Baylor and Texas for track. I liked the atmosphere and I like the city.They’re just Texas, it has a ring to it.”

Stewart had a successful junior season, coming up just shy of 1,000 yards. He finished with 757 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, playing against 6A competition, the best in the state of Texas.

[protected-iframe id=”2abf86eca0098c47ac2df099f5f01a61-162776761-148907722″ info=”//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/10161731/5e77a7825b3c870ab8506126″ width=”640″ height=”360″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=””]

With the Longhorns also going after five-star Caleb Burton, 2022 could finally be a major wide receiver recruiting class for the Longhorns. If those two end up with Texas, they will be paired with Sam Ehlinger’s successor, whoever it may be.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Preseason Amway Coaches Poll: Texas cracks top 15

Texas ranks No. 14 in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. It is UT’s second-lowest rating in the Tom Herman era.

College football preseason polls are finally here. In years past, Texas has been built up with expectations and ranked too highly in preseason polls. This season, the Longhorns are in a comfortable spot, not dawning them as one of the top teams in the country.

Texas ranks at No. 14 in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports. For the past two seasons, Tom Herman’s squad was a preseason top 10 team, only to finish with multiple losses.

As for the Big 12, Oklahoma is the only other top 15 team, coming in at No. 6. Oklahoma State (No. 16) and Iowa State (No. 25) are the only other teams from the conference to make the top 25.

Here is the full Amway Coaches Poll top 25:

1) Clemson

2) Ohio State

3) Alabama

4) Georgia

5) Louisiana State

6) Oklahoma

7) Penn State

8) Florida

9) Oregon

10) Notre Dame

11) Auburn

12) Wisconsin

13) Texas A&M

14) Texas

15) Michigan

16) Oklahoma State

17) Southern California

18) Minnesota

19) North Carolina

20) Utah

21) Central Florida

22) Cincinnati

23) Iowa

24) Virginia Tech

25) Iowa State

Others receiving votes:

Tennessee 111; Boise State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; Louisville 62; Miami 58; Appalachian State 31; Navy 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; California 5; UL Lafayette 3; Southern Methodist 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Texas lands commitment from three-star center Michael Myslinski

Texas has once again landed an offensive line prospect, this time at center. Three-star OC Mike Myslinski announced his commitment to UT.

Texas has once again landed an offensive line prospect, this time at center. Mike Myslinski of Jacksonville, Florida announced his commitment to the Longhorns Thursday morning.

Myslinski is the No. 12 center in the country and rated a three-star on the 247Sports composite. Texas beat out big-time schools, with Myslinski committing to the Longhorns over Duke, Florida State, Iowa, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan State, and Missouri.

Offensive line head coach Herb Hand only offered Myslinski on April 3, 2020. The center unofficially visited Austin on June 20 and was apart of Texas’ 2021 recruiting class just over a month later.

After losing out on the top center in the country, James Brockermeyer, the Longhorns’ offensive line seems set in the 2021 class. Myslinski joins tackle Hayden Connor as recruiting wins for Hand.

As it has been the past four years, the Longhorns have the top recruiting class in the Big 12. However, being ranked outside the top 10 nationally is new for Tom Herman. Texas sits at No. 12.

[lawrence-auto-related count=3]

Texas Longhorns all set to kick off fall camp on Friday

With the 2020 college football season approaching, the Texas Longhorns are kicking off fall camp on Friday. Three groups to watch.

It has been a long time since we have seen the Longhorns on the football field in a practice setting. Ever since the team’s dismantling of Utah in the Valero Alamo Bowl, the countdown has been on. On Friday Texas makes their long awaited return to the practice fields on the Forty Acres.

With the start of fall camp in Austin, we can finally start to get a better understanding of what this team could potentially look like this season. Since spring football was cancelled many players trained at home during the pandemic in preparation of the upcoming season.

The defensive line unit is just one of the groups on the football team looking for answers. Joseph Ossai will be moving up from his linebacker spot to be more of a pass rusher in the new look Chris Ash defense as the ‘Jack’. Add in newcomer Alfred Collins to go along with Ta’Quon Graham, Keondre Coburn and Marquez Bimage. There should be plenty of excitement from the group.

On the other side of the ball there is the wide receiver group. Brennan Eagles spoke early on about not playing this season but the growing consensus thinks that he will play. Eagles moved in with quarterback Sam Ehlinger and that might be a reason why he decides to play. It seems like a lock that he would take over the ‘X’ receiver spot with Collin Johnson now in the NFL.

There there is Jordan Whittington but he is nursing an injury that likely will keep him out of practice. At least for now. Jake Smith has the opportunity to take a stranglehold on the slot role in this offense. Over the last several years, the slot receiver has been one of the most dangerous aspects of the offense. On the other side opposite of Eagles, we are eager to see how Tarik Black and Joshua Moore look. Who will get the leg up in the competition.

The running back spot is always a hot topic. Keaontay Ingram and Roschon Johnson return from the 2019 team. They will be joined by newcomer Bijan Robinson. While Ingram is nursing a hamstring injury, Johnson and Robinson have an opportunity to showcase their skills. This will be a time to shine for Bijan as he tries and get acclimated to the college game.

College Football Playoff committee releases 2020-21 schedule

The College Football Playoff committee released their final 2020-21 schedule. They also made a change to teams traveling to playoff sites.

The 2020 college football schedule has been one in question for the better part of the last month or so. Speculation ran rampant in terms of playing nonconference games as part of a full schedule or keeping it conference only. On Wednesday the College Football Playoff committee released the schedule for the upcoming season.

The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee will release its final rankings of the 2020-21 season Sunday, December 20, executive director Bill Hancock announced. The top four teams will participate in the Playoff Semifinals Friday, January 1, in the Rose Bowl Game and Sugar Bowl. The national championship game will be played Monday, January 11, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The final rankings were originally scheduled to be released Sunday, December 6. The CFP Management Committee made the change as a result of several conferences having moved their championship games to December 12, 18 or 19.

The committee’s final meeting of the season will be December 18-19-20 in Grapevine, Texas.  The CFP will announce the full schedule of this fall’s selection committee meetings at a later date.

Executive Director of the College Football Playoff committee Bill Hancock released a statement in regards to the pandemic. Teams will do the game week prep on campus rather than the travel site in years past.

“In this unprecedented time, the Management Committee believes it is in the best interest for the health and safety of the student-athletes, coaches and staffs to complete their game-week preparation on campus, under the familiar protocols they will have used all season,” said Hancock. “This is an unfortunate consequence of the pandemic, but it is the right thing to do.”

Who is Texas’ most under-the-radar player this season?

Longhorns Wire compiled a roundtable discussion to make their case for which Texas player is currently flying under the radar.

It’s time for another Longhorns Wire roundtable discussion. Continue reading “Who is Texas’ most under-the-radar player this season?”

Pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4

Update on NCAA opt outs, scholarship protection for athletes

At least one Texas football player is likely to opt out of the upcoming college football season due to COVID-19 concerns.

There’s been a whirlwind of news this week regarding the upcoming college football season. Continue reading “Update on NCAA opt outs, scholarship protection for athletes”

Locked on Longhorns: Bijan Robinson and Big 12 Scheduling

The Locked on Longhorns podcast features a discussion about the upcoming Big 12 scheduling plus is Bijan Robinson poised to breakout in 2020?

After weeks of speculation the Big 12 Conference finally announced they would be going with a 10-game model. It would feature nine conference games with just one nonconference matchup at the home stadium of the corresponding Big 12 school. Who will Texas play? How will the schedule likely play out? Plus we provide an update on the Texas-Oklahoma game and Big 12 Championship. Athletic director Chris Del Conte provided an update stating the LSU game will be made up in the future.

The Longhorns finished the 2020 recruiting cycle with yet another top 10 class according to 247Sports composite rankings. Their top prospect Bijan Robinson ranked among the top 15 recruits in the nation. He was recently highlighted as a potential breakout candidate for the Longhorns. One person who was monumental in his recruitment was running backs coach Stan Drayton. Can he turn Robinson into a household name? 247Sports also put together their top 20 underrated defenses in the league with Texas making the list.

Arizona transfer linebacker Tony Fields II is set to visit Texas as he narrows down his list. According to Anwar Richardson of Rivals, Fields is looking at Texas, West Virginia and Minnesota. The Longhorns are also making a strong push to secure a commitment from four-star running back L.J. Johnson who is trending towards Texas A&M at this point in the process. Plus we discuss Sam Ehlinger as he has caught the eye of the decision makers for the Reese’s Senior Bowl.

[protected-iframe id=”c76c1c10fdd1258d0cb8457d7dd73355-162776761-85508312″ info=”https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=LKN3626442628″ width=”100%” height=”200″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no”]

No fall championship ruling made at NCAA Board of Governors meeting

The NCAA Board of Governors meeting did not vote on whether or not to cancel fall championships. Instead it will fall to the D1 Board.

The NCAA Board of Governors meeting was expecting to make a ruling on the subject of fall championships. Many had the feeling that they could cancel the championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic currently going on. That led to Power Five leaders discussing the possibility of hosting their own fall championships. One step towards the top conferences leaving the NCAA.

According to Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated, the meeting concluded without a vote.

Brett McMurphy stated that each division of college football would determine their own course of action when it comes to fall championships. It is likely that for college football it would stay as is at this point. However, it now falls into the hands of the Division I Board of Directors. They have a meeting scheduled at 10 am on Wednesday.

The waiting game will continue tomorrow as we await to find out if they will cancel fall championships. If that is indeed the case, there is still the option on the table for the Power Five conference leaders to take this into their own hands.

Twitter reacts to Big 12 schedule change

Twitter, of course, had some reaction to the Big 12’s announcement. Find out on the next page how people reacted to the 9+1 schedule change.

The Big 12 finally announced their plan for the 2020 season on Monday, going with a 9+1 schedule. Texas will be playing their usual nine Big 12 opponents, plus a nonconference opponent.

According to Horns247, that nonconference opponent will be UTEP, keeping the scheduled matchup the two schools had for this season. The Longhorns will be losing games against SEC opponent LSU and USF of the American.

While the news of an altered schedule was expected, how the conference would approach the season was up for debate. Twitter, of course, had some reaction to the announcement.

Find out on the next page how people reacted to the 9+1 schedule change.

Pages: Page 1, Page 2