February 14, 2022, 12:15 AM:

The Texas Longhorns landed a late-night dedication simply after midnight on Valentine’s Day morning, with gifted 2024 defensive again/athlete prospect Aeryn “Bubba” Hampton pledging to this system.

Hampton turned the second dedication of the 2024 class for the Horns, becoming a member of Aledo defensive again Jaden Allen, who’s the youthful brother of 2022 signee Bryan Allen.

Hampton performed on each side of the ball final season for Daingerfield hauling in 44 catches for 1, 029 yards and 12 scores, to go together with 22 carries for 300 yards and 6 touchdowns on the bottom, in addition to 74 tackles and 9 interceptions on protection.

Hampton took additionally took 5 of his interceptions again for scores on his approach to being named District 10-3A Division II Co-Utility Participant of the 12 months.

February 10, 2022, 1:00 PM:

On Wednesday, the Texas Longhorns reached out to FCS All-American security Darius Joiner who entered the switch portal on Tuesday. Joiner had an opportunity to speak with Texas secondary coach and had the next phrases in keeping with Inside Texas:

“We talked in regards to the scenario they’ve happening at Texas,” Joiner stated. “He actually obtained to know me, actually simply speaking about me and who I used to be. He informed me who he was, and he stated we’ll go from there.”

He continued, “Texas has an excellent historical past for soccer. That, together with the sources they’ve as a faculty. that may be an excellent alternative for me if they’d have me.”

No official go to plans have been set but.

go from there.”February 8, 2022, 4:00 PM:

Elite 2023 defensive again Braxton Myers launched his high colleges on Monday. Together with the Longhorns, Myers included USC, Ole Miss, TCU, Notre Dame, Michigan, Arkansas, Auburn, Cal, Clemson, Florida State and LSU.

JANUARY 27, 2022, 6:00 PM:

Texas continues its push for essentially the most well-known soccer recruit within the land.

A number of stories say UT despatched a number of assistant coaches into New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman Excessive College on Thursday to get a recent take a look at quarterback Arch Manning.

The 2023 NFL legacy has had quite a few coaches making the cease within the space to see his work on the basketball court docket and/or to verify in along with his head coach Nelson Stewart.

Manning visited UT in the course of the summer time and fall and has a excessive affinity for Steve Sarkisian and the offense that’s to be run in Austin for years to come back. Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss, LSU, Clemson, and plenty of different applications are within the combine for the category of 2023 recruit.

There isn’t a set timetable for a choice from Manning, who doesn’t appear to be in a rush to make a ultimate name within the course of.

JANUARY 20, 2022, 5:25 PM:

Texas has made the checklist of finalists for elite Tyler Legacy defensive lineman Jordan Renaud, who launched his top-8 on Thursday afternoon.

Alongside the aggies, Miami, Florida State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, TCU, Michigan, and Alabama are amongst the finalists for the 6-foot-4, 250-pound 2023 recruit.

Renaud additionally has gives from Florida, Baylor, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, and Tennessee amongst many others.

JANUARY 20, 8:00 AM UPDATE

One other coveted switch with appreciable expertise is contemplating Texas.

Latavious Brini, Georgia graduate defensive again who noticed beginning reps for the majority of the Bulldogs’ nationwide title run in 2021, informed Complete Hog Sports activities the Longhorns are on the shortlist of potential switch go to locations he’s anticipating to see in brief order.

After coming into the switch portal per week in the past Thursday, the 6’2″ Brini has taken a go to to Arkansas and former UGA assistant coach Sam Pittman. He has plans to see campuses like Mississippi State, Louisville, and probably others earlier than a choice is to be made.

Brini, who’s anticipating the 2022 faculty soccer season to be his final, appeared in 12 video games this yr, registering 38 whole tackles, together with 2.5 for loss and eight passes defended. The breakup quantity was second on the UGA roster in 2021.

The prolonged defensive again, native to Miami, Fla., needs to enroll at his faculty of alternative in time to play spring ball. The add/drop window for courses at Texas this semester closes on Wednesday, February 2.

JANUARY 19, 9:00 AM UPDATE

Texas has been busy on the recruiting path from the normal sense in addition to within the switch portal, and one other necessary goal shall be on campus Wednesday.

In keeping with On3, coveted Wyoming switch large receiver Isaiah Neyor shall be in Austin on Wednesday. The Texas native has already dedicated to Tennessee within the portal however has continued to take visits, most not too long ago to Ole Miss.

Neyor has nice measurement at 6’3″ and he’s coming off of a banner 2021 for the Cowboys, hauling in 878 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. His potential addition would mark the second notable and productive move catcher to hitch this system by the portal, following Alabama’s Jahleel Billingsley, who dedicated to UT after his go to over the weekend. 

Texas supplied the Fort Price (Texas) Lamar product, who has a minimum of two seasons of eligibility remaining, simply earlier than the New 12 months. He picked Tennessee as his switch vacation spot on January 8.

JANUARY 18, 9:00 AM UPDATE

The Arch Manning watch is again on.

Essentially the most talked-about recruitment within the nation seems to be headed nicely into the New 12 months however Texas hasn’t slowed in its efforts for the category of 2023 NFL legacy quarterback.

In fact the Longhorns aren’t alone as Georgia, Ohio State, Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss and several other others proceed to court docket the New Orleans native, with many faculty soccer coaches attending Manning’s basketball video games at Isidore Newman Excessive College.

Texas is predicted in later this week, in keeping with 247Sports, as quarterbacks coach AJ Milwee shall be making the trek to New Orleans to see Manning work on his athleticism and general basketball sport. Many applications have been doing the identical as new gives, just like the one from Oklahoma, and curiosity proceed to make the recruitment one of many hardest to trace going ahead.

“Arch isn’t in any hurry,” Newman head coach Nelson Stewart stated. “He actually needs to be thorough.”

Manning has by no means launched a bunch of high colleges, and he possible will not, so any predictions or forecasts on the place the choice could possibly be headed down the road is sort of untimely.

JANUARY 16, 3:00 PM UPDATE

Texas has a pink sizzling recruiting class coming to Austin however the switch portal will play a significant function in constructing out the 2022 roster for Sark and co. as nicely.

The most important splash of the offseason has already gone Texas’ method, with Quinn Ewers transferring from Ohio State, however getting the brand new arm weapons within the passing sport is a transparent precedence.

Probably the most productive faculty gamers on the transfer made a cease in Austin over the weekend and there’s a connection or two to Sark’s workers.

Jahleel Billingsley, who has performed tight finish at Alabama for the final a number of seasons together with two below Sark after which tight ends coach Jeff Banks, is reportedly now heading for a reunion along with his former coach, committing to Texas on Sunday.

Accompanied by his household on a go to over the weekend, the hybrid pass-catcher made his choice rapidly.

At Alabama the tight finish broke out below Sarkisian in 2020, hauling in 18 passes for 287 yards and three scores. Regardless of much less sport time in 2021, Billingsley adopted it up with related manufacturing in his 17 catches for 256 yards and three extra touchdowns.

The junior, who technically has two seasons of eligibility remaining, has averaged 15-plus yards per catch in faculty and can carry a component to the UT offense not but seen below the present administration. 

JANUARY 6, 12:32 PM UPDATE: The Texas Longhorns supplied an elite 2023 secondary participant on Thursday, in John Paul Catholic II (Tallahassee, FL) defensive again, Makari Vickers. 

Vickers was supplied by Texas operating backs coach Tashard Selection, who only in the near past joined the workers.