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Will Muschamp has quickly been pretty busy in the transfer portal working to add pieces to the Longhorn defense for the 2026 season. One of the first

Sep 13, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Arkansas Razorback defensive lineman Ian Geffrard (95) waits for the snap during the third quarter during the third quarter at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

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What Muschamp's transfer portal moves say about his plan for the Texas defense

The transfer portal is about to open but traditionally, teams start to develop the stars of tomorrow not via discussions with agents but by

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Three positions where bowl game flashes mean Texas may not chase the portal

The Texas defense bent but didn't break in Johnny Nansen's bowl performance on Wednesday. UT made life difficult for Bryce Underwood and the

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Top PFF defensive grades from Texas' 41-27 win over Michigan in the Citrus Bowl

With Will Muschamp taking over as defensive coordinator, Texas is leaning into something intentional — a defense built on aggression, urgency, and

NCAA Football: Texas Tech at Texas

Texas Defense Under Will Muschamp: Who Wins in the New Scheme

This is the most excited I've been about a defensive coordinator hire since the Longhorns hired Pete Kwiatkowski. The PK era was a pretty great one

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What is the Will Muschamp defense?

Bowl season is not meaningless for young players at Texas. For underclassmen, registered freshmen, and backups who have spent much of the year on

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Why Bowl Season Matters for Texas’ Young Players Heading Into Next Year

The departures from Texas by linebacker Liona Lefau and slot receiver DeAndre Moore has increased the already large number of positions open for the

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How many players does Texas need from the transfer portal?

If I were to list the two most important features Texas needs to get right for 2026, they'd probably be the secondary and the run game in that order.

How Texas can build a championship secondary for 2026

The 2026 Texas signing class is officially in the books, outside of Texas possibly making a few late pushes for unsigned prospects. Now the focus

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Texas Longhorns 2026 Class: Early Contributors, Redshirts, and Position Projections

After 12 games, the first full regular season for Steve Sarkisian's class of 2025 is in the books. Who redshirted and who didn't? How did Texas'

Which Texas true freshmen redshirted in their first season on campus?

Freshman cornerback Kade Phillips, who earned his first career start on Saturday versus Arkansas, was named a True Freshman Standout for week 13 by

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Kade Phillips named a week 13 True Freshman Standout by On3

In the penultimate week of the college football regular season, several true freshmen delivered standout performances on some of the sport’s biggest

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True Freshman Standouts from Week 13 of College Football

I won't be so effusive when discussing the performance of the Longhorn defense against a dangerous Razorback offense, as Arkansas mistakes and game

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2025 Arkansas Postmortem: Defense/Special Teams

Last-minute official visits can absolutely sway a recruitment—especially when a prospect isn’t fully locked in or is quietly wavering. When a program

2026 LSU commit Richard Anderson

Why This Home Weekend Matters for Texas Recruiting

Ten regular season games down, two to go for the Texas Longhorns. How have members of Steve Sarkisian's No. 1 ranked 2025 class fared over the course

Texas true freshman tracker with two regular season games remaining

Most of the standout members of Texas' top-ranked 2025 signing class burned their redshirts during the month of October. However, there are a few

Texas Longhorns true freshman tracker after nine games: Redshirt decisions ahead?

After holding the No. 9 Vanderbilt offense to 10 points through three quarters, the Commodores made it interesting down the stretch, but Pete

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Top PFF defensive grades from Texas' 34-31 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday

Eight games into the Texas Longhorns football season, eight members of Steve Sarkisian's No. 1-ranked 2025 signing class have played at least five

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Texas Longhorns true freshman participation tracker after Mississippi State

Seven regular season games down, five to go. Two members of Texas' No. 1-ranked 2025 recruiting class are at the four-game redshirt ceiling and on

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Texas Longhorns true freshman participation tracker after Kentucky

Texas signed the No. 1 recruiting class during the 2025 cycle, and all but three players from that 25-man class have seen action this season. The

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Texas Longhorns true freshman participation tracker halfway through the regular season

Church service may be over for some of y’all, but if you’re up for afternoon service, I’m stepping into the pulpit because I’ve got some things to

NCAA Football: Texas at Florida

Sunday Texas Recap: They Are Who We Thought They Were

Texas signed the No. 1 class in the 2025 recruiting cycle, and almost every member of that group saw the field on Saturday against Sam Houston State

Texas football true freshman participation chart after four games

The Texas Longhorns have one game left in the non-conference schedule. For some members of Steve Sarkisian's No. 1 ranked 2025 class, that means one

Texas Longhorns freshman participation tracker after UTEP

The Texas defense wasn't spectacular, but it was strong and efficient in Saturday's 38-7 win over San Jose State from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial

Top PFF defensive grades from Texas' 38-7 win over San Jose State

The Texas Longhorns' signed On3 | Rivals' No. 1 recruiting class in 2025, with five-star prospects Jonah Williams, Justus Terry, Lance Jackson, Kaliq

Texas Longhorns freshman participation tracker after week one versus Ohio State

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