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Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns have a really challenging schedule ahead in 2026. They hardly need to take heed of Texas Tech's heel-biting

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Can the spread offense crack Muschamp's Texas defense in 2026?

Opposing game plans against Texas this coming year are going to have to navigate a lot of landmines. As we've explored in recent articles, the

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How will opponents attack the Texas defense?

One of the best things about open spring practices is the way they offer a peek at the future. For Steve Sarkisian, the spring practice is often a

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Beyond Arch Manning: How Lacey, Bishop, and McCutcheon define Texas’ future

Over the next three days of the 2026 NFL draft, a theme will emerge. Commentators and teams will discuss how this year's class is thin and lacks the

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Arch Manning, Dante Moore headline 2026 NFL draft-eligible players who stayed in college

The 2026 Texas fan day gave a pretty nice peak at the upcoming season with an open practice. The scrimmage portions of the practice didn’t include

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Five quick thoughts after the 2026 spring practice

Let’s not overhype it — this is spring football.  But at the same time, something feels different.  When you start listening to what’s coming out of

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Texas vs Ohio State: How Spring Football Is Telling the Same Story

Texas hosted another strong group of prospects on campus this past weekend, giving several recruits the chance to tour the facilities, meet with the

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Texas Recruiting Visit Reactions: What Prospects Said After Austin Trip

AUSTIN, Texas — One of the top defensive backs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area made his way to Austin for spring practice, and the Longhorns made sure

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Isaiah Udom Recap: Texas Visit Impresses 4-Star Safety from South Oak Cliff

Will Muschamp is definitely bringing back an emphasis on man coverage to Austin, TX this offseason. Muschamp has always built his defenses around man

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How Texas can build around man coverage in 2026

As I've been writing for a few weeks now, the Longhorn defense of 2026 is going to end up being defined by how well it defends spread offenses with

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The versatile duo Texas needs to break out on defense in 2026

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is set to embark on his sixth season leading the Longhorns in 2026 and has already left his stamp on the UT football

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Five seasons into Steve Sarkisian's Texas tenure, who makes the All-Sark team?

With spring football for the Texas Longhorns just one week away, the Inside Texas staff goes over the portal additions and returning players from

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IT Roundtable: Getting excited for portal additions and returning Texas Longhorns

Over the past few weeks on Inside Texas, Ian Boyd has diagnosed a few different things Steve Sarkisian and new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp

Versatility is key for Steve Sarkisian, Will Muschamp in crafting the 2026 Texas defense

The portal dust has settled and winter offseason is in full swing. We knew Texas would return a lot of talent for the 2026 season but we didn't know

Portal Dust Settled: The 10 best Longhorns on the 2026 roster

AggieYell.com starts its look at where Texas A&M's 2026 Power 5 opponents stand with the closing of the transfer portal -- and whether those

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Offseason damage report: Texas

On Friday, Texas announced Arch Manning underwent minor foot surgery this week as a preventative measure to address a previous injury. Manning is

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Which Longhorns will have increased opportunities this spring?

Now that the Indiana Hoosiers have won the 2025 national championship, college football enters the long offseason. But in 228 days, Texas will kick

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228 days until Texas football returns for the 2026 season

While Texas fans fret over the relative lack of action on offense in the transfer portal, the defense has been very busy.  Not all of the action has

Is Texas quietly building a championship secondary?

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

After a fantastic junior season at Texas, Jelani McDonald could've left early and headed to the NFL. He decided not to. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound

Texas' safety Jelani McDonald to return to Austin for his senior season

If you need a break from assembling toys or investigating stocking stuffers, let's talk about what Will Muschamp is quickly adding to his transfer

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Will Muschamp's Christmas list in the transfer portal

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?

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?

Late Monday night, Cooper Manning, father of Texas quarterback Arch Manning, said Arch is "playing football at Texas next year" in a text to ESPN's

With Arch Manning set to return in 2026, here are four other must-retain players for the Longhorns

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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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