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TCU DT Damonic Williams to visit Texas

Williams is set to visit Texas after Oklahoma on April 23.

TCU defensive tackle Damonic Williams is set to visit six schools. Texas is one of them.

Williams has a visit set for four teams beginning with the Oklahoma Sooners on April 20-21. Oklahoma has emerged as the early favorite for Williams and the fact that the lineman is opting to visit Norman for the team’s spring game is telling.

Next is Texas, who some believe to be the next highest priority for Williams. He’s set to be in Austin on April 23 and 24.

Colorado and LSU are next on Williams’ schedule of visits. Colorado’s inclusion speaks to the continued respect for head coach Deion Sanders and his staff after a poor showing in 2023. Williams will visit there on April 26 and 27 before going to Baton Rouge on April 30.

LSU and Texas likely need defensive tackle more than Oklahoma, but could be starting the recruitment trailing. Even so, expect the Tigers to do everything they can to bring top defensive line talent to repair their broken defense from a year ago.

Missouri and Oregon round out the list with expected visits.

Texas will look to make an impression and get into the race when Williams visits on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Three Longhorns land in first round of CBS Sports’ latest NFL mock draft

It will be interesting to see if both Mitchell and Worthy sneak into the first round next week.

We’re now less than a week away from the start of the 2024 NFL draft. Continue reading “Three Longhorns land in first round of CBS Sports’ latest NFL mock draft”

Defensive tackle options abound for Texas in the transfer portal

There’s no shortage of talent at defensive end in the transfer portal.

The transfer portal is open and several teams are set to battle for the top players at multiple positions. Texas, along with several others, finds itself in need of a defensive tackle addition. They have options.

We noted that Texas could be in the running for Arizona transfer defensive tackle Bill Norton. That becomes increasingly likely the more we learn from the recruitment. He’s set to visit the Texas spring game. There are a couple of other impact players in the portal as well.

TCU’s Damonic Williams is in the transfer portal after a dominant two seasons in Fort Worth. Some speculate that Texas is one of the top two contenders for the top defensive lineman, but with Williams set to visit Oklahoma’s spring game I wouldn’t hold my breath about the Longhorns chances.

A couple of smaller school tackles have entered the portal as well. Stephen F. Austin’s Brandon Lane and Kent State’s CJ West are a couple of the defensive lineman looking for a change of scenery.

Defensive tackle is the Longhorns’ one apparent weakness, but they have plenty of options to address that positional need. The likelihood is that they sign Norton, but we’ll keep an eye on how Texas recruits the position.

Texas EDGE J’Mond Tapp enters the NCAA transfer portal

Texas edge J’Mond Tapp is the fourth Longhorn to enter the transfer portal during the spring window.

Texas edge J’Mond Tapp is the fourth Longhorn to enter the NCAA transfer portal during the spring window. Continue reading “Texas EDGE J’Mond Tapp enters the NCAA transfer portal”

Arizona transfer DL Bill Norton to visit Texas for Orange-White game

Texas is targeting another former Arizona Wildcat in the transfer portal.

Texas’ new linebackers coach Johnny Nansen is targeting another former Arizona Wildcat in the transfer portal. Continue reading “Arizona transfer DL Bill Norton to visit Texas for Orange-White game”

Ohio State basketball to open season in Las Vegas vs. SEC opponent

Some basketball news about the upcoming season. #GoBucks

As if you needed another reason to travel to Las Vegas, now you have one. According to college basketball insider, Jon Rothstein, Ohio State will open the season in Sin City on Monday, November 4, against the Texas Longhorns at T-Mobile Arena. It’ll be the first college basketball game of the entire season.

Texas had a decent season last year, going 21-13 and making the second round of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed before being knocked out by No. 2 seed Tennessee.

As you are fully aware at this point, the Buckeyes missed the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight season but ended the year with plenty of momentum under new head coach Jake Diebler. They will be looking to capitalize on that and start of the year on the right foot out in the desert (enter your gambling jokes here).

This will be just the second meeting between the two programs.

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Impressions from potential Texas playoff opponents’ spring games

What did spring football games look like from potential playoff opponents?

Spring games for a handful of teams are complete. Some of them had our attention on Saturday. Continue reading “Impressions from potential Texas playoff opponents’ spring games”

Commanders host Texas tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders on a top 30 visit

One of the draft’s top tight ends visiting Washington.

The Washington Commanders could use a young tight end in the 2024 NFL draft. Ja’Tavion Sanders of Texas is arguably the second-best tight end in the draft, behind Georgia’s Brock Bowers.

The Commanders like Sanders and will host him on a top-30 visit, according to Josh Newman of LoneStarLive.com and GulfLive.com.

The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Sanders was a two-time All-Big-12 selection at tight end over the past two seasons. Sanders is considered a likely day-two selection, meaning he could go in the second or third round. Washington has five selections on day two, with two second-round picks and three third-round selections.

The Commanders signed veteran tight end Zach Ertz to start in 2024. However, it is just a one-year deal, and Washington will likely draft a tight end at some point during the draft.

The Commanders currently have John Bates, Armani Rogers and Cole Turner on the roster. Rogers is coming off an  Achilles injury, and Bates is primarily a blocking tight end. Turner faces a make-or-break summer entering year three of his career.

Texas redshirt freshman EDGE Billy Walton to enter NCAA transfer portal

Redshirt freshman Billy Walton played in two games for Texas last season.

Several Texas players will likely enter the NCAA transfer portal this week. Continue reading “Texas redshirt freshman EDGE Billy Walton to enter NCAA transfer portal”

Texas OL Payton Kirkland to enter transfer portal

Payton Kirkland is set to leave Texas for the transfer portal.

The transfer portal cycle is set to start for the Texas Longhorns. Offensive lineman Payton Kirkland is one of the latest set to enter the portal. Continue reading “Texas OL Payton Kirkland to enter transfer portal”