Trending | Jalen Catalon

– Super K

Checked with a few sources regarding the recruitment of Texas DB target, Jalen Catalon.

Was able to check on sources on the Arkansas, Texas and TCU side. TCU is unsure of where they stand. And both Arkansas and Texas seem to believe Arkansas is his likely landing spot.

Two teammates of Catalon’s signed with Arkansas during the early signing period.

So, based on what I’m hearing, I believe this one is trending Arkansas.

Quick-Hitters | Zach Abercrumbia, Broughton & Henry

– Super K

***Rice grad transfer, Zach Abercrumbia tells me that Texas did not stop by earlier this week. According to Zach, Oscar Giles was supposed to meet with Zach on Tuesday but the visit did not happen.

This may be a situation where, as I mentioned yesterday, Texas doesn’t want to disrupt anything with guys like Coburn and Ojomo.

I’ll be checking…

***Went out to the basketball game of 2020 4-star defensive lineman, Vernon Broughton.

Think he’s a big priority?

#HookEm HC, Tom Herman along with coach Giles & coach Naivar out to see elite 2020 defensive lineman, Vernon Broughton.



At 6’5 285 lbs it’s something to see Broughton, instantly, put a defender on his heals with a sudden first step. Really could play any technique on the line pic.twitter.com/ps8bDJPBzj — Super K (@SuperK_TFB) January 16, 2019

Broughton has a first step like you wouldn’t believe on a guy that size. To continue to improve on the defensive side of the ball, Texas needs to continue getting these protypical NFL looking guys without sacrificing quickness and bend. That’s what a guy like Broughton would give.

I’ll have some thoughts on his recruitment up, shortly.

***Also, 2019 OT, Ira Henry (St. Louis) tells me that Texas did indeed do an in-home visit with him earlier this week.

I’m waiting to hear back on a date for an official visit.

With Texas only signing two offensive linemen in the early period and Shepherd wavering, Henry has become an important target given that the Horns were planing on signing four in this class.

Herman Visits Top 2020 OL Target

– Andrew King

Herman and company were in the Houston area to see another top 2020 target in Cy Creek (TX) offensive tackle Chad Lindberg.

We’ve noted that Lindberg is the top offensive line target for Texas in 2020 and could end up being the top tackle in the state when it’s all said and done. Current Texas commitsmHudson Card and Logan Parr have done a great job building a strong relationship with Lindberg.

Stanford is a threat for Lindberg, but I’d call Texas the leader right now due to his relationships with Card, Parr, and the Texas staff. Lindberg’s older brother is also a student at UT which would seemingly play in their favor.

Adding Lindberg along with Parr could go a long way with Texas’ chances to land 5-star running back Zach Evans.

Casey Thompson Issues Statement

– Charlie S

There has been a lot of public speculation about the status of Longhorn Freshman Quarterback Casey Thompson.

So much so that earlier this week he put out this cryptic tweet…

Rumor has it….. — Casey Thompson (@LilThurm) January 17, 2019

Most people assumed this was a sort of confirmation about the reports he would be returning to Austin.

That tweet was followed up the next morning with another tweet as Casey issued a statement via Twitter which indicates he has not yet made up his mind as to what his future plans are…

As Super K mentioned previously, we have James Hale from our OU side checking to see what he can find out as he has a relationship with the Thompson family after having covered both his father Charles and Casey’s older brother Kendal throughout their time at OU.

Shane Buechele in the portal

– Will Baizer

We’ve been pretty adamant that quarterback Shane Buechele would be considering a transfer. Well, as first reported by Anwar Richardson, Buechele has entered his name into the transfer Portal. I was told a few weeks ago that SMU is the likely destination.

With Cameron Rising looking like he’ll be departing, if Buechele does decide to leave, the quarterback room would have three guys in it (assuming Casey Thompson stays).

As we reported when all of this originally started to break, the likelihood that one of the quarterbacks considering a transfer would stay is high if two other quarterbacks departed. That still appears to be the case, but Thompson’s situation still isn’t fully resolved. We’ve been told that Casey Thompson’s issues had more to do with gripes than with the lack of playing time and there are a lot of factors still at play.

Quick-Hitters | Hand & Proctor, Demas, PWO QB

– CJ Vogel

**** As has been reported before, the Texas staff heavily involved in the OL transfer market. OL Coach Herb Hand will visit former Virginia Cavalier OT RJ Proctor tomorrow.

Proctor announced his intentions to grad transfer on January 3rd, and has been flooded with interest from programs since.

Florida State’s OL Coach Greg Frey visited Proctor on Tuesday of this week as well.

So far it appears the Longhorns are up in a “top group” early for Proctor, who will be making a decision in the spring before enrolling as a graduate transfer in June.

I’ll have an update later about Hand’s visit.

**** 2020 Texas A&M WR commit Demond Demas will be on campus this weekend according to his Twitter.

Demas will be making the trip with 2020 Tomball QB Hunter Dunn who currently holds on an offer from Temple.

Me and @Hunt3rDunn at UT this Weekend see u in Austin #Hookem🤘🏽 — (Hollywood Demas)1️⃣ (@DemondDemas1) January 17, 2019

Texas WR coach Drew Mehringer visited Demas at North Forest HS last week for what it’s worth.

**** While the Texas QB situation is undergoing a rather wicked shake-up, there is a new face guaranteed to be in the QB room next season.

Sam Saxton, from St. Michael’s Academy in Austin, Texas, has accepted a PWO spot with the team next season.

Dream come true, very excited to announce that I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at the University of Texas 🤘 #HookEm @TexasFootball pic.twitter.com/TzqE4V09HF — Sam Saxton (@SAMSAXT0N) January 17, 2019

Saxton is 6’5″ and finished his senior season with 18 TD and just 2 INT on 65% completion percentage. Saxton had a plethora of Ivy League offers, as well as Southern Miss, Memphis, Rutgers and SFA.

Big Recruiting Weekend

– Andrew King

I’m not sure if Texas is having a junior day this weekend, but it sure looks like it based on the recruits who have told me they’re going to Austin this weekend. Here’s some of the guys so far, and we’ll continue to add more as we hear back from some guys.

Lake Travis (TX) quarterback Hudson Card (Texas commit)

North Forest (TX) wide receiver Demond Demas (Texas A&M commit)

O’Connor (TX) offensive guard Logan Parr (Texas commit)

Highland Park (TX) defensive end Prince Dorbah

Cy Creek (TX) offensive tackle Chad Lindberg

Cy Creek (TX) outside linebacker Josh White (Oklahoma State commit)

Cy Ridge (TX) defensive end Vernon Broughton (maybe)

Tomball (TX) quarterback Hunter Dunn

Bishop Dunne (TX) outside linebacker Brennon ScottU

CE King (TX) defensive back Bryson Washington

Port Neches Groves (TX) offensive tackle Jaylen Garth

Cameron Rising Announces Transfer To Utah

– Charlie S

Former Texas quarterback Cameron Rising has officially transferred to Utah.

Rising used his redshirt year this past season at Texas and he will have to sit out this year before he will be eligible at Utah.

We wish him the best!