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While there are always a select few stars that shine as freshmen, more times than not it takes generally college football players a couple of years

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CBS Sports identifies 17 sophomore standouts that could define 2026 college football season

Beyond the front line starters - and we'll need to see some actual games played before knowing how they compare to some of our all-time best - the

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The Texas WR Depth Chart Is Loaded

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian revealed some major injury news on Tuesday for the Longhorns. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Kaliq Lockett and

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Texas football injury updates: Steve Sarkisian reveals Kaliq Lockett, Kaden Scherer underwent surgery

Texas spent a large portion of practice working inside and outside zone while also building complementary concepts off those looks in the passing

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Texas Friday Practice Notes: Young Playmakers Flash During Spring Work

Minus a few players who may be limited or sidelined due to injury, this is the time when the first real version of the depth chart begins to take

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Texas Spring Football Preview: Depth Chart Battles, Transfers, and NIL Stakes Begin Monday

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

The 2026 recruiting cycle came to a close earlier this month, meaning 32 high school prospects are now officially headed to the college ranks as a

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Breaking down which schools have signed the most 5-stars in the last four recruiting cycles

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?

I had two candidates for the most concerning development of the 2025 offseason.   First, when Texas opted against adding a proven deep threat to

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Texas locks in the ultimate missing piece for a 2026 title run

Arch Manning and No. 13 Texas’ offense took it to the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines, 41-27, from the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Wednesday. Here’s how the

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

Texas headed into this game knowing it was going to take a big day from Arch Manning to win and wanted a big game to jump start his 2026 campaign.

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Five quick thoughts: Arch Manning out-duels Bryce Underwood

During his Friday press conference, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said the Longhorns' first six Citrus Bowl practices were geared toward his

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Steve Sarkisian identifies young players who capitalized on "developmental" December practices

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?

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?

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

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

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

Tre Moore, a 2027 wide receiver out of Pflugerville Weiss, is quickly proving why he’s a top priority for the Texas Longhorns. After just four games

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Texas Longhorns Recruiting Spotlight: 2027 WR Tre Moore

In observance of the bye week, the team was in half pads on Wednesday and Thursday and lifted today before having the weekend off. Here are the

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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

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Sachse coach Mark Behrens says Kaliq Lockett's ball skills are next level – as in the NFL level, not just high-level college football. "His ball skills are just unbelievable," Behrens told Dave Campbell's Texas Football. "He's always working to improve on them. He played early on for us, and in his junior year he just expanded into unbelievable situations. Any time we needed something big, we tried to get it to him. And then he would go make the play." That would be an understatement. As a high school junior, Lockett collected 59 receptions for 1,299 yards and 13 touchdowns. "His 6-foot-7 catch radius is unlike anything I've seen," Behrens said. "He is known for his knack of high pointing the ball and we know he's going to go up and get football over that defender."

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Kaliq Lockett's ability to separate and track the football as a downfield target reminds us of Rashod Bateman. Both were at a similar size and very productive as high school prospects. Bateman was better after the catch and was a top basketball player, while Lockett was more established as a contested catch target. 