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Four-star EGDE Colton Vasek announces top five schools

Texas makes the top five for the Austin Westlake product.

Four-star EDGE Colton Vasek has narrowed down his recruitment to five schools.

Texas, Oregon, Clemson, Oklahoma and Texas Tech made the final cut for the Westlake Chaparral. Vasek is set for June official visits to Clemson, Oklahoma and Oregon.

The 6-foot-6 pass rusher is rated as the No. 49 player in the state of Texas and a top 300 player overall for the 2023 class. He was named Defensive MVP in Austin Westlake’s state championship victory over Denton Ryan.

Texas has a few factors going in their favor for this recruitment. The Longhorns signed Vasek’s teammate Ethan Burke in the 2022 cycle. His father, Brian Vasek, played defensive end at Texas from 1991-95. Playing for Texas would mean staying close to home for the Austin native.

The pass rush is a major need for Texas and Vasek could help fill that void for the Horns.

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Four-star DL Avion Carter locks in official visit with Texas

Carter has a knack for creating havoc in opposing teams’ backfields.

The summer official visits continue to roll in for Steve Sarkisian and the Texas staff. Continue reading “Four-star DL Avion Carter locks in official visit with Texas”

Texas among top schools for three-star EDGE Brad Spence

Texas contiunes to recruit heavily on the defensive front.

Texas continues to recruit heavily on the defensive front. The Longhorns have positioned themselves in good shape with three-star edge rusher Brad Spence. Continue reading “Texas among top schools for three-star EDGE Brad Spence”

Elite RB Cedric Baxter Jr. sets official visit with Texas

Baxter is one of Texas’ top priorities for the 2023 cycle.

Texas will have some elite talents on campus this summer as official visit announcements continue to roll in for the Longhorns.

Four-star running back Cedric Baxter Jr. is the next high profile recruit to lock in an official visit date. The Orlando product will be in Austin from June 10-12.

247Sports ranks Baxter as the No. 2 running back in the country and the No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Florida. He turned in an all-state junior campaign where he rushed for 1,718 yards and 26 touchdowns on an 8.3 yards per carry clip.

Recruiting analyst Andrew Ivins of 247Sports gave high praise for Baxter in his scouting report, even comparing him to former Alabama running back Brian Robinson.

A potential workhorse or feature back. The first one off the bus with his 6-foot-1, 215-pound frame. Could eventually push 230 pounds or more once in a college strength program. Played primarily safety and a little wide receiver before settling in as the starting running back at one of Orlando’s top high school programs. Produced right away as a junior averaging just over 8.5 yards per carry while facing stiff competition week in and week out. Owns a bit of an upright running style, but makes it work as he quickly picks a lane and attacks it with a full head of steam. Does a nice job of navigating his way through traffic and will use swift little cuts to get around defenders. More than capable of breaking multiple arms tackles and seems to always be falling forward.

Baxter named Texas in his top five schools along with Florida, Miami, Texas A&M and Arkansas.

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Texas makes the top eight for four-star CB Makari Vickers

The two-sport star excels on the football field and the track.

Four-star Makari Vickers is one of the top defensive prospects in the nation. 247Sports ranks the Florida product as the No. 78 player and No. 5 defensive back in the 2023 cycle.

The two-sport star excels on the football field and the track, and has racked up an impressive 21 offers up to this point.

Vickers named the top eight schools in his recruitment via Twitter on Friday. Texas made the cut along with the likes of Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Oklahoma and Oregon.

Texas is looking for some momentum in the 2023 recruiting class. The Longhorns have five commits so far, good for the No. 19 ranked group in the country.

Vickers is set to visit Oklahoma during the first week of June. Getting the speedy defensive back on campus for a summer visit would provide a huge boost to Texas’ chances in this recruitment.

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Texas offers 2023 four-star TE Jackson Bowers

Texas is looking out west for a tight end in the class of 2023. 

Texas is looking out west for a tight end in the class of 2023.

Four-star tight end Jackson Bowers out of Arizona announced he received a Texas offer on Tuesday afternoon. Texas star running back Bijan Robinson is an Arizona native as well.

Bowers has already released a list of his top seven schools including Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, BYU, Oregon and Washington. He has one crystal ball prediction entered in favor of BYU. Texas hopes to get into the mix with his top schools.

His 6-foot-5 frame and exceptional athleticism project Bowers as a red-zone threat at the next level.

Texas’ tight end room is in really good shape with a talented young core of Ja’Tavion Sanders, Gunnar Helm and Juan Davis led by Alabama transfer Jahleel Billingsley.

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Five-star QB Arch Manning opens up on his recruitment

Manning spoke about what stands out about each of his top schools.

No prospect in the 2023 class has attracted more attention than five-star quarterback Arch Manning.

Despite his superstar name and coaches from all over the country fighting for his commitment, Manning likes to keep his recruitment close to his chest.

Sam Spiegelman of On3Sports caught up with Manning about where things stand with his top schools. Manning is coming off of spring visits to Alabama, Georgia and Texas, but he told Spiegleman that trips to both LSU and Florida are also in the works.

An official decision timetable does not seem to be set in stone just yet for the five-star. Manning is doing his due diligence before selecting his future home,

It’s kind of getting closer. I don’t really have a point yet, but I guess it’s kind of narrowing stuff down. I’m looking forward to (making a decision) either before the season or during the season or after the season. If I was ready I’d probably commit right now, but I’m not, so I’m just waiting.

Manning spoke about what stands out about each of his top schools in the interview.

Three-star OL Connor Stroh sets official visit schedule

Three-star Connor Stroh recently named Texas among his top five schools.

Texas is looking to build another strong offensive line class in the 2023 cycle.

Kyle Flood has Texas in good standing with many top prospects. Three-star  Connor Stroh recently named Texas among his top five schools, joined by Arkansas, Auburn, Florida and Texas A&M.

247Sports rates Stroh as the No. 28 offensive tackle in the 2023 recruiting class and the No. 64 overall prospect in Texas. Stroh is a quick-rising prospect with loads of potential. He also competes in powerlifting and track and field.

The 6-foot-7, 345-pound tackle from Frisco announced his official visit schedule for the summer.

Stroh will have a busy travel schedule through SEC territory throughout May and June. Texas will get the last chance to impress Stroh during the final weekend of his visits.

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Texas among top schools for 2023 CB Malik Muhammad

Texas makes the cut for one of the top defensive backs in the state.

Four-star 2023 cornerback Malik Muhammad is one of the most sought-after prospects in the state of Texas.

247Sports ranks Muhammad as the No. 8 player in the state and a top 50 player in the nation. He has picked up an impressive 43 offers from some of the premier programs around the country.

The South Oak Cliff product announced he is narrowing down his recruitment to six schools. Alabama, Florida, Miami, Michigan, Texas A&M and Texas all made the cut for the talented defensive back.

Muhammad went into more detail with On3Sports’ Hayes Fawcett about what stands out about his final schools. Here is what he had to say about Texas.

“I feel like they are on the rise with the new coaching of Coach Sark and the rest of the staff,” Muhammad said. “They also have one of the largest NIL platforms and they are an in-state school.”

Texas is doing a great job of selling the upwards trajectory of the program to recruits along with using NIL to its advantage.

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Texas among top five schools for four-star RB Javin Simpkins

Texas makes the cut for one of the top running backs out of Florida.

Four-star running back Javin Simpkins released his top five schools on Wednesday. Texas made the cut for the speedster along with Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Louisville and UCF.

The Florida native ranks as the No. 21 running back and the No. 285 overall prospect in the 2023 cycle.

Andrew Ivins of 247Sports spoke highly of Simpkins in his scouting report, specifically about his versatility out of the backfield.

A tempo-based runner with receiving upside that has had plenty of success moving the chains against stiff Miami-Dade competition on Friday nights. Under 5-foot-10, but uses that lower center of gravity to his advantage as he shifts his weight from side to side while looking for a crease in a defense. Impressive start-stop burst allows him to get out of trouble more times than not and make would-be tacklers miss in the box. So does an A1 spin move that might be the best out of anyone in his class. Has worked primarily out of a single-back spread attack the past few years and made a difference in the screen game, which is always encouraging in an era of football where so many want to air it out.

Simpkins missed much of his junior campaign while dealing with a shoulder injury but averaged over 10 yards per carry and scored five touchdowns in the four games he did play.

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