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Texas hosted Baylor DT commit Jackson Blackwell on Saturday
The defensive tackle position remains a high priority for the Texas Longhorns with only one commitment in the 2025 recruiting class, leading to position coach Kenny Baker and the Longhorns hosting Lorena’s Jackson Blackwell on Saturday as Texas opened the 2024 season against the Colorado State Rams.
With the Longhorns kicking off at 2:30 p.m. Central at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Blackwell was in Austin for an unofficial visit and then made the 90-minute drive up I-35 to watch the Baylor Bears take on the Tarleton Texans.
A 6’2.5, 305-pounder who also competes in weightlifting and track and field, Blackwell committed to Baylor on July 1 after taking official visits to Arizona, Houston, Kansas State, and Texas Tech during the summer period, the five Power Four programs that have offered Blackwell.
Texas has not yet extended an offer to Blackwell, who is nonetheless squarely on the recruiting radar of the Longhorns with Saturday’s visit and only three defensive tackles ranked inside the state’s top 50 players in the 247Sports Composite rankings — there’s simply a dearth of highly-rated interior defensive linemen in this year’s in-state class.
A consensus three-star prospect, Blackwell is the No, 695 player nationally and the No. 76 defensive lineman.
BANDERA COUNTY, Texas – A woman died Monday after her vehicle was swept into a creek by high, fast-moving waters and carried several miles downstream, authorities said.
Bandera County flooding
What we know:
The Bandera County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 emergency call at approximately 5:30 a.m. from a female driver who reported that her vehicle had been inadvertently pulled into a creek near Lower Mason Creek Road.
The caller told dispatchers that she was floating downstream at a high rate of speed and was trapped inside the vehicle, according to a statement from Bandera County Sheriff Josh Teitge.
Emergency operators maintained contact with the woman for several minutes before the call disconnected, which sheriff’s officials said was likely caused by water infiltrating the vehicle. Before losing connection, operators successfully pinged the woman’s cellphone, allowing authorities to pinpoint her last known location.
Sheriff’s deputies and fire personnel immediately launched a massive search-and-rescue operation. The agency deployed swift-water rescue assets, drones, and a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter unit to scour the flooded area throughout the day.
Search crews located the completely submerged vehicle at approximately 4:30 p.m., several miles downstream from where it had first entered the water.
The driver was recovered from inside the vehicle but “succumbed to the trauma of the event,” Teitge said.
The identity of the victim was not immediately released pending notification of family members.
Teitge expressed gratitude to local first responders, the Center Point Fire Department, state helicopter crews, and dozens of community volunteers who assisted in the daylong search.
Bandera is located roughly 50 miles northwest of San Antonio.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Bandera County Sheriff’s Office.
Josh Bell hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Byron Buxton went deep for the 23rd time this season, leading off the sixth, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Monday night.
All six runs in the game came off homers, with Texas’ Joc Pederson delivering a two-run shot in the third off rookie Mike Paredes.
Minnesota’s 25-year-old left-hander fell an out short of his first major league win in his second start among four career appearances since May 31. Paredes allowed four hits and two runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Buxton has homered in six of his past nine games to get within one of major league leaders Yordan Alvarez of Houston and Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber.
Four Twins relievers held Texas to one hit over the final 4 1/3 innings, starting with Taylor Rogers (3-3) striking out Pederson, the only batter he faced, to end the fifth.
Andrew Morris pitched a perfect sixth, Eric Orze allowed a single over 1 2/3 innings and Yoendrys Gómez retired the final four Texas batters for his second save in two days and seventh of the season, six coming with Minnesota.
Josh Smith came off the bench for the Rangers in his first appearance since May 3, fouling out to catcher Alex Jackson on the only pitch he saw from Orze. Smith’s six-week absence started with a glute strain and wrist inflammation before he was hospitalized with viral meningitis.
Kyler Fedko made his major league debut for the Twins as the left fielder. The 26-year-old went 0 for 4, striking out his first two times up against Texas left-hander Mackenzie Gore, who struck out a season-high 10 in seven innings. Gore (4-6) allowed four hits and four runs with two walks in seven innings.
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