This community means a lot to me, because I fully believe it has the best group of readers on the internet.  It is for that reason that I'm excited (and a little sad to announce) that I'm leaving HornSports.  An opportunity came along to push my writing career in a new direction, and after a lot...

1. We can't sugarcoat things.  This recruiting class was a disappointing finish for those who had high hopes when Tom Herman was hired.  Herman had close to no hope with the elites in state making early decisions (Walker Little, Anthony Hines, Baron Browning) but he did have a chance to close on...

When the Longhorn season ended after a disappointing finish against TCU, Max Cummins was not a name on the Longhorn recruiting radar.  Cummins would commit to Connecticut on December 11, but he didn’t know that his recruitment was about to heat up.  In order to tell the full story you have to...

Texas fans were treated to a surprise when Northeastern Oklahoma A&M defensive lineman Jamari Chisolm made a surprise announcement to sign with Texas.  The junior college prospect was recently committed to Central Florida, but the Longhorns were able to stage an eleventh hour coup to add...

I spoke to a source at Westlake tonight who told me he's feeling strongly that Zabie is headed for UCLA tomorrow.  I mentioned a bit ago that this same source told me in the beginning that UCLA would be a bigger player than most thought, and the vibe from Austin is that Zabie is west coast bound...

The 2017 class will technically be the first to have Tom Herman’s name on it at Texas, but a head coach can’t be judged on recruiting until his first full term class is in the books.  Herman and his staff are already at work on that class, but today they closed the book on the transition...

Tom Herman took a page out of Charlie Strong’s playbook when he looked to the state of Florida for talent.  Herman succeeded when Winter Park (FL) wide receiver Jordan Pouncey announced his commitment to Texas today.  The former Notre Dame commit chose Texas over offers from Miami, Tennessee...

In lieu of Burnt Ends this week we're going to have a chat that takes us up to signing day. Fire away with any questions you might have.

I didn’t think Samuel Cosmi would be a name that would become relevant for this recruiting class due to numbers being a little tight this cycle, and so many other irons in the fire. This staff has already shown that they will not leave any stone left unturned if they are trying to fill a need...

Derek Warehime tweeted this today.  Working to confirm but the context clues say it will be Samuel Cosmi. — Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011 !function(d,s,id){var...

I was asked not to report this information last night, but it got out through other sources. My source close to Graham told me he's had it with the recruiting process and is planning to cancel his OU visit this weekend. Graham reportedly called Herman last night to tell him he was shutting it...

I try not to bother guys when they are on their visit, but I did speak to a couple of sources in regards to the official visit going on. 1) Kary Vincent is in town, and he's not here recruiting for LSU from what we've been told.  Vincent has a good relationship with the Texas staff, and he's...

A source I spoke with confirmed that LSU commit Kary Vincent Jr of Port Arthur Memorial is in Austin for an official visit. This was first reported by EJ Holland of 247.

Tom Herman received a huge boost today when Dodge City (KS) Community College linebacker Gary Johnson committed to Texas.  Johnson officially visited Austin last week, and sources reported the trip went extremely well for Texas.  Johnson chose the Longhorns over offers from Arizona State...

Fort Worth All Saints defensive end Max Cummins has seen a whirlwind of activity in the last few weeks.  After flying under the radar for most of his high school career, Cummins saw his stock skyrocket in recent weeks.  Baylor and Houston recently offered, while TCU and Oklahoma were showing...

Texas recruiting momentum continued to roll when Jenks (OK) tight end Reese Leitao announced his commitment to the Longhorns.  Leitao is the 2nd tight end commitment in the class, and the 12th overall.  The former Nebraska commit chose Texas over offers from Arkansas, Houston, Duke, LSU...

The holidays were crazy as I spent time battling with my inlaws wi-fi network in the backwoods of Missouri.  In lieu of Burnt Ends this week we are going to do a recruiting chat since that's about all that's going on right now.  Hit us with your questions and we will do our best to answer.  I'll...

The first high school commitment of the Tom Herman era is in, and it comes at a position of incredible need.  Houston (TX) Langham Creek running back Toneil Carter was a long time Georgia commit, but complications with his plans to enroll early led to a parting of ways between Carter and the...

Bellaire Episcopal OL Walker Little will announce his decision tomorrow.  In talking with a bunch of sources over the last few hours there isn't much information coming out on him.  It's believed to be a two-way race between Texas and Stanford, and while the Longhorns had some positive energy...

I am live from AT&T stadium for playoff action.   Today's schedule: Denton Ryan vs. Colleyville Heritage Allen vs. Duncanville DeSoto vs. Cedar Hill Temple vs. Manvel Denton Ryan is first up with 2018 QB Spencer Sanders (who would be a great fit in Tom Herman's offense).  Ryan also has...