Ranking the Top 10 offensive linemen in the state for the 2026 season.
Texas, Houston, and SMU have two each as the gulf between the P4 and the G6 widen in the trenches.
#HookEm #PonyUp #GoCoogs
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Ranking the Top 10 offensive linemen in the state for the 2026 season.
Texas, Houston, and SMU have two each as the gulf between the P4 and the G6 widen in the trenches.
#HookEm #PonyUp #GoCoogs
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
Ranking the QBs in Texas made me realize something: I have no idea what to think of Marcel Reed.
Arch, Sorsby, Kevin Jennings feel like Tier 1. I can hear arguments for all the other spots.
My list: www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
Ranking the P4 schedules in Texas from the Longhorns' gauntlet to the Red Raiders' expressway.
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
Derek Lagway says he wishes his son, D.J., redshirted last season at Florida and that the plan was never to leave the Gators when they hired a new coach.
But in a full-circle moment, they’re both happy how it turned out.
#SicEm
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“Being a 19-year-old kid with the weight of the world on his shoulders and not being able to do the thing that you love to do is really hard.”
D.J. Lagway went through a lot at Florida. He believes it prepared him for his next chapter at Baylor.
#SicEm
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From Will Muschamp at Texas to Will Windham at Texas State, I break down the most important coordinator hires across the state this offseason.
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Hard for me not to put Patrick Mahomes on my Mount Rushmore. A formative figure in Texas football history.
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“This portal was the ultimate blind trust.”
How Neal Brown is already using lessons learned at West Virginia and during his “halftime” at Texas in 2025 to build his first North Texas roster.
#GMG
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*Texas A&M's road back to the CFP and if Marcel Reed can improve against elite competition.
*Texas State's spot in the new Pac-12 pecking order.
*Houston as a trendy Big 12 pick
Those are just three of the storylines that'll define the offseason.
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What storylines will dominate the next seven months of college football discourse in the state of Texas?
1. Texas is a national title contender...no, really.
2. Texas Tech's schedule
3. ?
4. ?
5. ?
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5 storylines that will dominate the CFB offseason here in Texas
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SMU DC Scott Symons is off to the NFL. The Mustangs' rise over the last few years was directly correlated with the improvements of their defense under Symons.
Big hire upcoming for Rhett Lashlee. #PonyUp
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Over 14 percent of the prospects invited to the NFL Combine played college football in Texas. That's 46 of the 319 who were invited.
Full list here: www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
I chose eight players from the 2026 recruiting cycle who could make an instant impact in CFB across the state of Texas this season.
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
New episode of Aggie War Pod with @cravenmike.bsky.social and myself is out:
- Changes in significance of National Signing Day
- Aggie Portal Class
- Incoming high school class
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
2025 attendance trends for the 13 FBS programs in Texas.
Eight of our programs saw a rise in attendance compared to the 5-year average with SMU, North Texas, and Rice leading the way.
UTEP and Baylor saw biggest drop.
More data here: www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
K'Lavon Chaisson won a state championship at North Shore and a national championship at LSU. He can add Super Bowl champion if the Patriots win on Sunday.
Not bad for a player who walked away from football as a sophomore in high school.
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
National Signing Day Pod
@carteryates.bsky.social and I pick 7 impact signees at the P4 for 2026 and 5 under-the-radar pickups across Texas at the G6 level.
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"I promise if you give me two years, I'll get you to the league."
How a position change and the mentorship of Nick Graham helped Tariq Woolen transform into one of the top CBs in the NFL and the third Roadrunner to play in a Super Bowl.
#Seahawks
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The state of Texas has produced at least 2 first round #NFLDraft picks in 17 straight drafts.
Could 2026 end the streak? The mock drafts suggest it might.
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
Phil Longo needed to improve the roster heading into Year 2 at Sam Houston and he did that with a solid 25-man class that includes 14 from the P4 ranks.
Love what the Kats did in the trenches on both sides of the ball.
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Grading the Texas State transfer portal class.
G.J. Kinne is one of the top talent evaluators in CFB and his Bobcats added a solid mix of P4 upside and G6/FCS production to a talented roster ahead of the Pac-12 move.
#TXST
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
Grading the Rice Owls transfer portal class.
Scott Abell & Co. were more active in this window than last year, especially in the secondary.
A look at key additions and potential sleepers.
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
A closer look at the UTSA transfer portal class.
Overview, Key Additions, Sleepers, and a complete Transfer List.
#BirdsUp
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
North Texas has signed nearly 50 players from the transfer portal as Neal Brown pieces together his first Mean Green squad.
We break it down and identify three key additions and two sleepers. #GMG
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Breaking down TCU's transfer portal class. #GoFrogs lost the fewest number of transfers and signed the fewest number of transfers in Texas this cycle.
Sonny Dykes is zigging while everyone else is zagging. Will it work?
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
SMU transfer portal class breakdown.
The Mustangs aren’t as portal reliant as they used to be because high school recruiting has improved on the Hilltop, but I like what they did at the skill positions and on defense.
www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
The 10 best transfer signings in Texas
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The first 2026 Power Poll for Texas
My reasoning: www.texasfootball.com/article/2026...
No state has ever had more than three teams ranked in the final AP Poll.
Texas landed SIX on the final one from 2025.
7. Tech
8. A&M
12. Texas
22. Houston
24. North Texas
25. TCU
Insane year.