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As college football changes, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has something that many college coaches don’t and could help him moving forward thanks to his NFL background. In particular, that NFL experience seems like it could help him as modern college football changes. That includes the House settlement, which is going to lead to revenue sharing and the combination of NIL and the Transfer Portal that has created a system that in some ways mimics free agency. “I think it’s been helpful,” Steve Sarkisian said. “For us and the Transfer Portal, we do view that as a kind of free agency ...
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Texas Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte is working to deal with several major changes to college football as effectively as possible. That includes questions of roster sizes in the sport, as well as the future of things like walk-ons. Del Conte was asked about this during the SEC spring meetings. In particular, he was asked about the ideal roster size. That’s when Del Conte explained that the schedule has expanded and that should be taken into account when looking at roster sizes, while referencing Oprah Winfrey giving out cars as a comparison to bowl games. “It’s easy to pontificate...
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With the additions of Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Patrick Queen, Steelers fans might’ve overlooked the signing of DeShon Elliott this offseason. Elliott is the journeyman safety, a former Texas Longhorn All-American who arrived in the league in 2018 as a sixth-round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens. The Steelers signed him back in March, giving him a two-year, $6 million deal. He’s played for the Ravens, Lions and Dolphins. And now he’s a safety in the Pittsburgh secondary. Could Elliott be most overlooked Pittsburgh player?A writer with NFL.com said Steelers fans should pay more atten...
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If you ask a Texas or Oklahoma fan their opinion of the Red River Shootout’s start time, mixed answers will come in. Some will advocate for a night kickoff but due to conditions around Fair Park in Dallas, that remains unlikely. Ultimately, the debate resides between 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., with the latter winning for the 2024 season. The game will take place on Oct. 12 and even so, fans are upset due to the potential heat in the afternoon. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte sent a message to those upset about the 2:30 start time, saying everybody in the SEC has to play in the three start ...
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Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist running back James Simon decided to join Texas’ Class of 2025 today after he verbally committed to the Longhorns. He joins Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill four-star Rickey Stewart in this year’s class. [Sign up for Inside Texas and get ONE MONTH for $1!] The 5-foot-11, 190-pound four-star chose the Longhorns over Notre Dame, Alabama, and LSU. Simon has one official visit scheduled and it’s to Austin. Plus, playing football runs in the family. His dad, John Simon, played at Louisiana Tech, and his older brother, John Simon Jr., recently signed with Louisiana Tech’s Cl...
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SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Florida have been dominated by dialogue surrounding the recent House v. NCAA settlement that could be groundbreaking across collegiate athletics. From a revenue-sharing model that will make student-athletes employees for the first time ever to a potential roster cap versus the traditional scholarship limit for teams, there are plenty of different monumental changes that could be on the horizon for collegiate sports. One change that has also been discussed at SEC Spring Meetings is the implementation of availability reports in football similar to the injury report...
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For the first time since 2006, SEC Spring Meetings will not feature Alabama head coach Nick Saban following his retirement in January. But for the first time ever, Spring Meetings in Destin, Florida will also feature head coaches from Oklahoma and Texas as the two powerhouse programs join the SEC ahead of the 2024 season. Longhorns’ head coach Steve Sarkisian represents Texas in the Sunshine State this week ahead of his highly anticipated head coaching debut in the SEC. Returning to the conference after working under Saban at Alabama as an analyst in 2006 and as his offensive coordinator for t...
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Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown, the former Texas Longhorn, was an early star in last year’s training camp. It seemed a near certainty that the rookie would see playing time once the regular season started. Then came the ACL tear in Seattle, when the Cowboys were playing a mid-August preseason game against the Seahawks. Meaningless game, very meaningful injury. It took him out of his rookie year before it truly began. But it’s all a past memory. Overshown is bulkier and is ahead of schedule with his rehab. It takes about a year to recover from an ACL tear and subsequent surgery. Yet coa...
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On the latest episode of the Deep Dive, Paul Wadlington and Ian Boyd assess how early games for Texas, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M may tell the tale of how each respective team’s 2024 season goes. [Subscribe to the brand new Inside Texas YouTube channel!] They highlight the significance of the early season game against Michigan, detailing the challenges Texas will face, particularly against Michigan’s strong defensive and offensive lines. They then explain Michigan’s physicality, their smashmouth approach, and how their new head coach Sherrone Moore, formerly the offensive line coach, will maintai...
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On the heels of an incredible 2023 season featuring a Big 12 Championship and an appearance in the final four-team College Football Playoff, On3’s Andy Staples is finally all-in on Texas. As part of a discussion with Jesse Simonton on an On3 YouTube live stream Tuesday morning, Staples broke down his current preseason top 25 for college football and explained why he rated Texas at No. 5 in the country heading into 2024. “I am, yes, fully guzzling burnt-orange Kool-Aid,” Staples declared before walking through the reasons that the Longhorns are all the way back. “I realize this is not as high a...
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