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Five-star WR Ryan Williams cancels Texas visit

The top recruit was supposed to visit Texas in just a few days, but it’s off the calendar now. 

Five-star wide receiver cancelled his Texas visit for this weekend, per On3’s Gerry Hamilton. Continue reading “Five-star WR Ryan Williams cancels Texas visit”

Texas receives prediction for 202 four-star WR Kelshaun Johnson

Texas’ wide receiver room is stacked and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down with Steve Sarkisian’s next target for the 2025 class.

Texas’ wide receiver room is stacked and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down with Steve Sarkisian’s next target for the 2025 class. Continue reading “Texas receives prediction for 202 four-star WR Kelshaun Johnson”

Steve Sarkisian says they might not be done yet at wide receiver

Texas could add even more weapons at wide receiver for 2024.

To say it was a successful signing day for Texas would be an understatement. Steve Sarkisian and his staff ended national signing day with the No. 3 overall class for the 2024 cycle, and they might not be done yet.

Texas signed wide receivers Ryan Wingo, Freddie Dubose, Parker Livingstone, and transfer Matthew Golden on Wednesday. One more might be in sight for Sarkisian.

Texas A&M star receiver Evan Stewart entered the transfer portal on Tuesday and could be a target for Texas. He and Texas freshman Johntay Cook share the same trainer and are seemingly close, with Cook even predicting that Stewart would enter the portal.

Stewart had 1,163 receiving yards and six touchdowns in his two years at Texas A&M and didn’t even play a full season this year. The Aggie transfer could be a massive addition to the wide receiver room if Texas were to pursue him.

Texas will have a very strong receiver room in 2024 even if they don’t add Stewart, but more firepower can never hurt.

Four-star LB Tyanthony Smith flips from Texas A&M to Texas

Texas has flipped four-star LB Tyanthony Smith from Texas A&M and now has the No. 3 overall recruiting class for 2024.

Today has been a busy one for Steve Sarkisian and the recruiting staff. Continue reading “Four-star LB Tyanthony Smith flips from Texas A&M to Texas”

Social media reacts Texas landing commitment from five-star WR Ryan Wingo

Watch how the internet reacts to the moment five-star WR Ryan Wingo announced his commitment to Texas.

Steve Sarkisian has done it again. Texas’ 2024 recruiting class just got better with the addition of  wide receiver Ryan Wingo, the third five-star recruit to join the team in this class.

Wingo, from St. Louis University High School in Missouri, was predicted by most national recruiting networks to land with the Missouri Tigers.

Unfortunately for Mizzou, Steve Sarkisian and his exceptional recruiting abilities took over.

Wingo is an elite route runner with tremendous speed, and the pairing of him and current freshman Johntay Cook should have fans excited for next year and seeing them on the same field together.

The Longhorns landed one of the most sought-after players in the 2024 class and this is how social media reacted to the news.

College football recruiting watchlist: USA TODAY Sports college wires weigh in on Class of 2023

USA TODAY Sports college wire editors share their thoughts about the most exciting prospect from some of the top Power Five programs in the country.

The Class of 2023 left the football recruiting world—and college fan bases—entranced for well over a year and a half, with high-profile names like Arch Manning creating significant buzz about their possible college landing spots.

The hype didn’t fall short on the field in 2022, either, as the top-tier crop  delivered consistently, adding to the excitement about one of the better classes in recent high school football history.

And now that the signing-period commotion is in the rearview, we know where the ’23 talents are headed to begin their college football careers, which introduces the other side of the recruiting tunnel.

To better grasp that part of the equation, we’ve turned to the USA TODAY Sports college wire writers who will be following the top recruits at Power Five schools in the SEC, Big Ten, Pac-12, ACC, and beyond in 2023.

Our question was simple: Who are you most excited to watch from the Class of 2023?

Here’s what they had to say…

Four-star RB Jerrick Gibson commits to Texas

Jerrick Gibson commits to Texas setting up perhaps the best running back class for 2024.

Running back recruiting is Tashard Choice’s world, and we’re just living in it. The Texas running back coach earned a second elite running back commitment in three days with arguably the best running back in the nation, Jerrick Gibson.

The four-star running back made his intent to join the Longhorns known on Saturday. He joins fellow running back commit Christian Clark in what appears to be one of the best running back classes Texas has ever assembled.

We’ll let Gibson and Clark decide which back will be known as lightning and which one will be thunder. What seems evident is Texas should be set to run the football at an elite level for years to come.

Gibson is the No. 2 running back and No. 48 overall player in the 2024 On3 consensus.

Four-star DB Corian Gipson celebrates birthday on Texas official visit

Corian Gipson will enjoy his birthday weekend in Austin during his Texas visit.

Texas has a huge weekend planned for several recruiting targets this weekend. The team has a significant opportunity to make a memorable impression on one of its most important prospects in defensive back Corian Gipson.

In one of the latest recruiting humidor posts by Inside Texas, the site noted that Gipson is set to turn 18 in the coming days. We can take a couple things away from that discovery. The low-hanging fruit is that at the very least Gipson enjoys Austin if that’s where he’s choosing to spend his birthday. It might further validate the Longhorns’ chances of winning his recruitment.

Texas has made a strong push to put together one of the top defensive back classes in the country. The team is well on its way to making that a reality after bringing in four-star defensive back Santana Wilson. The Longhorns appear to be on positive footing with elite defensive backs like Gipson, Kobe Black, Jordon Johnson-Rubell and Selmon Bridges.

The Texas defensive staff will have the opportunity to close on a couple of their top defensive back targets this weekend.

Four-star wide receiver Freddie Dubose commits to Texas

Texas secures its second commitment in just over 24 hours with wide receiver Freddie Dubose.

Four-star wide receiver Freddie Dubose has made his intentions known. He wants to be a wide receiver for the Texas Longhorns. On Saturday, he became the Longhorns’ second commitment in the last 25 hours.

Dubose hails from Spring Branch, Texas, just up Route 281 from San Antonio. He might not be the last San Antonio area recruit the Longhorns win over in the coming weeks.

The elite wide receiver is a significant get for the team. Dubose has been consistently mentioned as one of the team’s top targets for the 2024 cycle, and with good reason. Here’s what the team’s newest commitment had to say about his decision.

“Alright so first and foremost man that coaching staff is something different. They’re real about what they say. Being able to play under Chris Jackson, with all the experience he has had before, it puts me in a good position. … I feel like Texas is everywhere and when football comes to an end I know the Texas family will take care of me for the rest of my life.”

It appears the Texas staff did its job of building a relationship and discussing the advantages of being a Texas graduate. The Longhorns will look to pitch the university and football program to the rest of its class.

Dubose is On3 Sports’ No. 170 overall player in its individual industry rankings.

Former Texas DT Poona Ford agrees to one-year deal with Buffalo Bills

“Ford turned down more money elsewhere to try to win a ring in Buffalo.”

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Poona Ford is heading to a new NFL team. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Ford has agreed to a one-year deal with the Buffalo Bills.

Pelissero had the following thoughts on what Ford’s signing means to the Bills franchise and its 2023 prospects for contention.

“One of the top free agents still available, Ford turned down more money elsewhere to try to win a ring in Buffalo. A big (literally) post-draft addition for Sean McDermott’s defense.”

McDermott earned the head coaching position with the Bills after coaching a dominant Carolina Panthers defense in 2015. Now he has a chance to field a strong defense in Buffalo for his high scoring offense led by quarterback Josh Allen.

In the case of Poona Ford, the undersized defender has a chance to shut down the inside of the line of scrimmage for a championship contending team. He could be a piece that helps catapult the Bills past the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs in the postseason.