’21 QB Jalen Milroe commits to Texas
With two 2020 QBs locked up, Tom Herman and Tim Beck scoured the state and nation for their signal-caller in the next class and found what they were looking for just outside Houston.
A Humidor in Two Parts: Team (7/20/19)
Some of this is a reiteration but it’s different sourcing than previously.
The Eyes Pod: Ep. 25 – Bringing the Broughton, Filling the Van
Justin Wells and Eric Nahlin discuss Texas’ latest additions to the 2020 class plus more in the The Eyes of Texas are Upodcast.
A Humidor in Two Parts: Recruiting (7/19/19)
Notes on DFW recruiting in multiple cycles, the 2020 DL picture, and where things stand in finding a bell cow in the 2021 class in the Humidor.
Fillinger commits to Texas
After pulling several prospects from the Pac-12 footprint in the 2019 cycle, Tom Herman, Todd Orlando, and Oscar Giles looked west once again and found the next Longhorn defensive lineman. 2020 Draper (UT) Corner Canyon DL Van Fillinger committed to Texas today over competing offers from LSU, Michigan, Oregon, UCLA, Utah, USC, Ohio State, and Washington.
Big quotes from Big 12 coaches on the Media Days main stage
The large setting press conference at Big 12 Media Days serves as the opportunity for coaches to provide their opening statement on the upcoming season.
Inside the Gameplan: The fourth quarter
The final quadrant of the 2019 schedule is essentially all the new money teams in the conference. Texas travels outside the state for the second time all year to play at Matt Campbell's surging Iowa State, then takes on Matt Rhule's fixer upper Baylor in Waco, then ends the season with a re-emergent Texas Tech program under new HC Matt Wells and infused with shale cash.
Broughton commits to Texas
Texas has playoff aspirations under Tom Herman. In order to get there, the Longhorns need defensive linemen like the one they landed today. Four-star 2020 Cy-Ridge DL Vernon Broughton committed to Texas over LSU, Texas A&M, Ohio State, and Arkansas.
Scouting the Longhorns at Media Days
One of the fascinating dimensions to Big 12 Media Days is seeing everyone in person, you're no longer beholden to roster tables but can see up close which teams have size and even physical confidence. I'll never forget showing up at Media Days for the first time in 2014 and noticing how Kansas State's player reps were thick but short, Iowa State's were similar, and the players that Oklahoma and Baylor brought were truly massive and towered over most everyone.
Year 3 of the Tom Herman era – Part I
ARLINGTON -- Even after a 10-win season, a Sugar Bowl win over Georgia, and a quarterback that proclaimed "We're back!" Texas coach Tom Herman remains laser-focused on the bigger picture; a national championship. The biggest jump in his third season on the Forty Acres is going from a coach-led team to a player-led program.
