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Fret no more Longhorns faithful, Texas has finally offered ESPN 150 athlete Davion Hall (Texarkana, Texas/Liberty-Eylau).

Now the question becomes, can coach Mack Brown and Co. sway him away from his verbal commitment to Baylor?


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Patrick Vahe (Euless, Texas/Trinity) thought it was a joke at first.

There Vahe was, a 6-foot-3, 280-pound sophomore offensive lineman with tons of untapped talent but possessing zero offers and minimal looks from colleges. Why would the Texas Longhorns be interested in having him become a part of their 2015 class?


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Video: Otaro Alaka on choosing Texas

May, 9, 2013
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Sam Khan talks with Cypress Falls (Houston) outside linebacker Otaro Alaka about Alaka's decision to commit to Texas and his projected role on the Longhorns defense.
Now that spring ball has started, ESPN 150 defensive tackle Gerald Willis III has been inundated with interest from college recruiters visiting New Orleans Edna Karr High School. He expected that.

That’s why, even if he’s comfortable with naming his top four schools, his list remains a fluid one. New schools are working hard to get in the mix, and Willis is ready to hit the road for more visits this summer.


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During the summer, HornsNation will analyze each of the scholarship players on the Texas roster -- excluding the Longhorns' 2013 recruiting class -- in our Burnt Orange Breakdown series. Starting with No. 1 Mike Davis, we will go through the roster numerically, finishing with No. 99 Desmond Jackson.

No. 6 Quandre Diggs
Junior cornerback



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Question of the Week: Let's talk trades 

May, 9, 2013
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Free agency might be a long way off from never in college football -- at least as far as players are concerned. Coaches, they come and go. Players stick.

But now the time has come to change all that, if only for a day and if only for the purposes of this week’s question of the week. With that in mind and those rules set, here then is the aforementioned question: If you, as Texas’ general manager, could trade for one player within the Big 12, who would it be? And who would you give up for that player?


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Darrion Johnson is getting a fresh start at Navasota, and he couldn’t be happier.

The four-star defensive back is in his second week at the Class 3A school after his abrupt transfer from Brenham (Texas) High School, and the move hasn’t hindered his recruitment much.


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When 2015 athlete Keke Coutee (Lufkin, Texas/Lufkin) received an offer from Oklahoma last week, he figured another big one was coming next. He was right.

“They’re rivals,” he said. “I figured they were going to offer me sooner or later.”


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During the summer, HornsNation will analyze each of the scholarship players on the Texas roster -- excluding the Longhorns' 2013 recruiting class -- in our Burnt Orange Breakdown series. Starting with No. 1 Mike Davis, we will go through the roster numerically, finishing with No. 99 Desmond Jackson.

No. 6 Case McCoy
Senior quarterback



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New names continue to pop up in Texas’ quest to lock up more defensive backs for its 2014 class, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better name than Mookie Carlile.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound safety from Stephenville (Texas) High School visited Texas this spring and is drawing early interest from Texas Tech, Rice, UTEP and Colorado State.

Here’s the latest on where things stand between Carlile and Texas, plus the tale of how he ended up with his nickname.


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AUSTIN, Texas -- Each week Sean Adams looks at a few topics around the Texas Longhorns and college football.

First down: The game that matters in 2013

The two teams that come up most as having the best opportunity to win the Big 12 besides Texas are Oklahoma State and TCU. You probably could deduce that those would be the most important games on the schedule, especially with TCU being on the road in Fort Worth.


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Plenty of Division I talent has walked through the doors at Houston Cypress Ridge since the school opened in the mid-2000s, and that continues to this year.

One of the Rams' younger prospects already getting looks from colleges is 2015 receiver Kemah Siverand.


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During the summer, HornsNation will analyze each of the scholarship players on the Texas roster -- excluding the Longhorns' 2013 recruiting class -- in our Burnt Orange Breakdown series. Starting with No. 1 Mike Davis, we will go through the roster numerically, finishing with No. 99 Desmond Jackson.

No. 4 Cayleb Jones
Sophomore wide receiver



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For Navarro College offensive tackle Carter Wall, the ideal scenario would be to finish his college football career in the Lone Star State.

He has at least one option to do so at the moment, but there are two programs in particular that he'd especially be interested in, if the opportunity arose.


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AUSTIN, Texas -- If all goes according to Texas’ plan in 2014, running backs Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron will both return for their senior seasons and Johnathan Gray will be back for his junior campaign.

That’s a lot of ifs, though, which can doom a coaching staff if there isn't a sound backup plan.

The Longhorns have made significant strides toward establishing that plan with commitments from running backs Duke Catalon (Houston/Eisenhower) and Daniel Gresham (Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints) in the Class of 2014.


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