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NCAA suspends all recruiting until April 15 per report

In a statement sent to NCAA coaches, recruiting has been placed under suspension. Schools must now follow dead period rules.

In the latest news regarding NCAA suspensions, recruiting is now suspending until April 15th. That day is the first day that players can submit their NLI (National Letters of Intent). It is uncertain at this time how that will impact basketball recruiting. For the Texas Longhorns, they do not have a single signee for the 2020 recruiting cycle for Shaka Smart’s team. Greg Brown is the main target for the class and this might delay his commitment. We will keep you updated on the situation.

In a report released on 247 sports, the following statement was sent to coaches on Friday.

“Dear Coaches and Staff,

The NCAA has adopted emergency Legislation to establish a temporary recruiting DEAD PERIOD. The Council Coordination Committee adopted emergency legislation to establish a temporary recruiting dead period in all NCAA Division I sports, effective immediately. The dead period will remain in effect at least until April 15 , at which time the Council Coordination Committee will re-evaluate the status of the situation. Based on the immediate effective date, reasonable measures should be taken to cease all recruiting activities that are not permissible during a dead period (e.g., official and unofficial visits, contacts and evaluations).From now until April 15, all sports are prohibited from any on-campus or off-campus recruiting contacts or evaluations.”

In a dead period for recruiting, coaches are not allowed to have any face to face visits at the university or in a players home with the prospect or parents. Teams are allowed to communicate through emails, texts and phone calls. It is also unclear at this time if the NCAA will delay National Signing Day in light of this new ruling.

Locked on Longhorns Podcast: NCAA cancellations and spring football

The fun fact Friday edition of the Locked on Longhorns Podcast. Pat and Cami discuss the impact on the cancellations and spring football.

Cami and Patrick bring you another edition of the Locked on Longhorns podcast. What started as just a cancellation of the Texas-Texas Tech game spirals into the Big 12 tournament and more being cancelled. They discussed what impact that could have on the seniors who might have played their final games in burnt orange and white.

Patrick reads a heartbreaking post by one such senior in John Burt from his instagram.

Plus a statement released by Athletic Director Chris Del Conte. What could that mean for football team that was expected to begin spring practice on March 25th. All that and more on the fun fact Friday edition of the podcast.

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Updated NCAA cancellations during pandemic

With the COVID-19 outbreak, there a lot of moving parts in regards to the athletic programs. The updates on how things look for Texas.

The news on NCAA athletics have been released at a fast and furious rate. Following the cancelling of the Texas and Texas Tech Big 12 tournament game on Thursday morning, it was reported following that news that the Big 12 would cancel their tournament much like the rest of the power five conferences.

In wake of the decisions made by the conference commisioners, the news spread about cancellations of spring athletics much like New Mexico University with their upcoming series with the Texas Longhorns baseball team. The opportunity arose for each athletic conference along with the professional sports leagues to try and slow the spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus).

The Big 12 later released a tweet that they would be suspending all conference championships until at least April 15th.

The NCAA later cancelled the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments as well as the men’s and women’s College World Series. Essentially all sports through the academic year of 2019-2020 have been cancelled at this point in time.

Athletic Directory Chris Del Conte released the following statement.

With the Big 12’s recent directive suspending athletics activities until Sunday, March 29, all regular-season Longhorn Athletics competitions will be cancelled until that date, beginning with our Baseball series on Friday. In addition to in-season UT sports with current regular-season competition like Baseball, Golf, Rowing, Softball and Tennis, this also will include the Texas Relays and Spring Soccer matches, and postpone a decision on the start of Spring Football Practice until after the March 29 date.

“That was followed by an announcement from the NCAA that all winter and spring sports championships have been cancelled, which includes those upcoming in Track & Field, Basketball and Swimming & Diving. This is a very fluid situation and one that presents great challenges. The health, safety and well-being of everyone involved is the number one priority and we will be having many discussions in the coming hours, days and weeks to determine what the next steps are. We appreciate everyone’s support and patience on this and will continue to provide updates as decisions are made

At this point in time, spring football is at least pushed back into the month of April most likely but we will provide updates as they are passed along.

Texas men’s basketball season halted, Big 12 cancels tournament

Shortly before Texas tipped off against Texas Tech, the Big 12 conference ultimately decided to cancel the tournament altogether.

Amidst the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Big 12 conference has ultimately decided to cancel the men’s basketball tournament.

The Longhorns were set to tip off against Texas Tech in Kansas City on Thursday morning in a crucial matchup to increase their chances of receiving an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.

The players were escorted off of the court during warm-ups.

Bob Bowlsby, Commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, held a presser shortly after to discuss the cancellation. Bowlsby reiterated that once the Mayor declared a state of emergency, it hastened their discussions.

Although NCAA President Mark Emmert released a statement on Wednesday that assured only essential staff and limited family would be able to attend any NCAA events, he also stated that the situation will continue to be monitored and adjustments will be made on an as-needed basis.

It appears those adjustments are already beginning to take shape. It’s unclear what will ultimately happen with the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, but conferences have begun cancelling their postseason tournaments altogether.

The only major conference that has not cancelled thus far is the Big East.

It’s a sudden, disappointing end to Texas’ season that seemingly just started. The Longhorns put themselves back in the postseason race after completing a five-game win streak in February.

Former Longhorn Bobby Dillon To The NFL Hall of Fame

Former Longhorns defensive back Bobby Dillon has been elected to the 2020 NFL Hall of Fame class.

The Texas Longhorns welcomed another member to the NFL Hall of Fame with former defensive back Bobby Dillon who joins the 2020 class. Dillon played for Texas from 1949-1951, he also lettered in track. He recorded 13 interceptions during those three years in Austin. In 1951, Dillon was named First Team All-American. He was a member to both the football and track & field conference champions in 1950.

Dillon would be drafted in the third round of the 1952 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. Nicknamed “Hawk” for his ability to snag interceptions at the highest level of football. Dillon recorded 52 interceptions during that eight-year career and he is still the Packers all-time leader in interceptions.

During his career, Dillon was named All-Pro team six straight times as well as four Pro Bowl selections. Bobby Dillon is also a member of the Packers Hall of Fame. He joins three other student athletes from Texas in the Hall of Fame with Tom Landry, Bobby Layne and Earl Campbell. Tex Schramm is also in the NFL Hall of Fame but he wasn’t a student athlete at Texas.

Bobby Dillon passed away at the age of 89 in August of 2019.

 

Mock Draft Roundup: Draft Wire Projects Brandon Jones To Philadelphia

USA Today Sports’ Draft Wire is mocking Brandon Jones to Philadelphia, given their season the move would make sense.

In this weeks mock draft roundup, only one Texas Longhorns player is showing up in the top three rounds of the NFL Draft. If this were to hold true then Collin Johnson and Devin Duvernay and company would have to wait until day three of the NFL Draft festivities to find out where they will be continuing their football careers

Luke Easterling has mocked the Longhorns safety to join the NFC East and the Philadelphia Eagles with the 85th pick.

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Brandon Jones heading to Philadelphia makes a ton of sense, their secondary struggled throughout the year due to injuries and lack of quality depth. In their playoff matchup against the Seattle Seahawks, the Eagles saw D.K. Metcalf and Russell Wilson pick them apart.

With the future of Malcolm Jenkins remaining a huge question mark, the Jones selection fits here for the Eagles. Jenkins who just turned 32 is going into his 10th year in the league. Jones can come in provide depth and play special teams to be an immediate contributor.

Devin Duvernay continues to be overlooked but once the Senior Bowl and NFL Combine roll around, expect a lot more attention thrown his way.

 

Last-second line movement: late money coming in on Texas in the Alamo Bowl

Last-second line movement: late money coming in on the Texas Longhorns in the Alamo Bowl

Since the Alamo Bowl matchup has been set as the Texas Longhorns vs. the Utah Utes, the money line, spread, and total have continuously moved. On December 9 at BetMGM, the money line opened at Texas +210, the spread at Texas +6.5, and the total at 55.0. Since then, there have been a few aberrations including a quick shift to Texas +7. 

More recently, there has been a swing in the odds in Texas’ favor, meaning that a lot of last-minute money came in on the Longhorns. Just 45 minutes before kickoff, the money line shifted from Texas +225 to Texas +210, the spread from Texas +7 to Texas +6.5, and the total from 55.0 to 55.5.

Time will tell if putting any money on Texas was worth it, but at least one person is in big on Utah.

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NFL teammates stand in as honorary captains ahead of the Alamo Bowl

NFL teammates are on the field at the Alamo Bowl to represent their alma mater

As the Texas Longhorns are preparing to take the field against the Utah Utes in the 2019 Valero Alamo Bowl, two current NFL teammates are in the building to represent the opposing teams for the coin flip. The Washington Redskins’ Colt McCoy is representing Texas, while Alex Smith is representing Utah.

Colt McCoy is a legendary figure in Texas Football history and perhaps the greatest quarterback ever to sport the burnt orange on Saturdays. He set all the records that quarterback Sam Ehlinger is trying to break next season.

On the other side, Alex Smith’s career at Utah earned his way to being selected first overall in the 2005 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Though Smith has had the more illustrious NFL career, the teammates are together on the field supporting their alma mater once again:

Texas recruit doubles down on his commitment to Texas

2021 Texas recruit doubles down on his commitment to Texas

Following a brief rash of de-committments from Texas’ future recruits, 2021 athlete Billy Bowman is bucking the trend and doubling down on his commitment to Texas. According to the Statesman’s Mike Craven, Bowman has known Texas’ new offensive coordinator for years and has recently spoken with Texas’ new defensive coordinator.

Out of Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, Bowman is a multi-position, multi-sport athlete. In high school, he played as a running back, wide receiver, punt returner, and defensive back on the football field while also playing basketball and participating in track and field.

Bowman is ranked as the 90th overall player in the 2021 class, as well as being a top 10 athlete and top 15 player in Texas. He chose to stay in his home state over Alabama, Arkansas, Notre Dame, Florida State, and other top programs.

Someone bet $100,000 on the Alamo Bowl – who are they this confident in?

Someone bet $100,000 on the Alamo Bowl – who are they this confident in?

Well, I’ve found one person who is awfully confident in how the Alamo Bowl will go. Someone just bet $100k on the Utah Utes to defeat the Texas Longhorns this evening in the Valero Alamo Bowl. A money line of -270 means that the $100k bet would pay out just $37,000 if it hits.

The bettor seems confident that the No. 11 Utes will make quick work of the Longhorns and, as far as this season is concerned, it doesn’t feel like the most outlandish opinion. Utah had an outside shot of the College Football Playoffs up until the last game of the season when they lost to Oregon 37-15. If they had won that game and a few more things had gone their way, they could’ve made an appearance in the CFP and undoubtedly put up more of a fight than OU did.