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We're already a quarter of the way through the season, which means Texas is set to hit the road, and play an SEC game, for the first time in 2026.

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Inside Texas Roundtable: What does the IT Staff think of Texas heading into its first road game of the season?

For the second year in a row, Texas is going to open SEC play on the road against a former East division team with a stout defense and a power run

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Texas vs Tennessee preview: How the Longhorns can avoid a defensive struggle on the road

https://youtu.be/ni5JM84cC7U?si=51_zqPgtLFXFG2R8  Paul and Ian break down the All-22 film from Texas' win over UTSA. What lea to the sloppiness on

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Deep Dive film study: What did Texas do well and do poorly against UTSA?

Lost in the panic over the play of Arch Manning and the desultory Texas offense in a 30-6 victory over UTSA was the part of the score after the 30.

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2026 Texas Longhorn-UTSA Roadrunners Football Postmortem: Defense/Special Teams

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has been oddly good at calling his shot with what he emphasizes to his program so far in the 2026 season.  In the

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'Our defense kicked their a*s': Steve Sarkisian got exactly what he emphasized in last night's win

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Jelani McDonald

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Jelani McDonald is a big-framed safety prospect who could grow into a linebacker long-term. His size and high-end athleticism remind us of Jeremy Chinn. McDonald is an accomplished three-sport athlete who is also a standout in basketball and track. Chinn was a ball-hawking defensive back at the high school level. 

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Scholarship-caliber traits for Division II and NAIA programs, with room to climb through continued development.

Scholarship traits at the FCS level, with room to climb through continued development and film.

Starter-caliber traits for a Power 4 program (SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC). Squarely on major-conference radars.

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Blue-chip traits — a high-priority Power 4 target with the tools to contribute early at the highest level.

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Gifted multi-sport and multi-positional athlete with a big frame and considerable growth potential. Measured over 6-foot-2, and a lean 195 pounds with a 6-foot-6 wing-span prior to his senior season. Pairs the high-end frame and length with outstanding overall athleticism. State champion in the triple jump as a junior with a 48-2 mark. District MVP in basketball as a junior, showing above the rim bounce while leading his team to a deep playoff run. Transfers that athleticism over to the gridiron where he works as a smooth dual-threat quarterback for his high school. Shows good play speed and a long stride capable of pulling away from defenders. Flashes playmaking ability and physicality while playing defense on Friday nights. Was able to cover national names at wide receiver while playing corner at the All-American Bowl, showing some rare cover ability for a prospect of his size. Remains to be seen where he ends up at the next level, but projects as a back seven defender. Could play safety or potentially grow into a linebacker. The frame, athletic profile and smooth movement patterns point to a high ceiling. Also younger for the class, not turning 18 until May of 2023. 

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Year	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	PD	TFL	INT
2026	TEX	4	19	12	7	0	2	0
2025	TEX	13	83	52	31	3	4	3
2024	TEX	12	33	16	17	1	1	1
2023	TEX	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
Career		30	137	81	56	4	7	4

Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	TFL
Sep 26	TENN	W 20-17	8	3	5	0
Sep 19	UTSA	W 30-6	1	1	0	1
Sep 12	OHST	W 24-23	2	1	1	0
Sep 5	TXST	W 59-7	8	7	1	1

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