Plus: Texas baseball’s big bummer
All eyes are on the Texas Longhorns (and, maybe, Oklahoma as well) as they enter the SEC this summer, ahead of the 2024 college football regular season. Everyone’s well aware.
That includes the Texas program, which had its first spring practices this week.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian addressed reporters earlier this week.
Improvement, or the concept of, is on players’ minds, Sarkisian said, per On3.
“… I think that’s a good thing,” Sarkisian told those in attendance. “That us being the best football team we can be is on their mind. And what they need to do to make that happen is on their mind. And so again, we’re four practices in. We’ve got a ton to work on. But I think we’re making the right strides, we’re going in the right direction that way.”
“I think we have a very hungry football team,” Sarkisian later added.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Sark: Texas football has the right temperature after putting on the pads
247Sports: Texas newcomers continue to make presence known in fifth spring practice
247Sports: Horns247 Staff Roundtable: Our biggest takeaways from the first week of Texas spring practice
Inside Texas: Notes on OL depth chart movement and other takeaways from Texas’ Wednesday practice
Inside Texas: Five Texas spring practice storylines to track based on early returns
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Notes from the fifth Texas spring practice
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: A Crystal Ball, another WR back on the market and the latest on a priority target who visited Texas
247Sports: Latest on Top100 ATH Keisean Henderson
Inside Texas: On3’s No. 3 overall 2026 prospect Immanuel Ilheanacho soaking up his recruitment, talks Texas
Inside Texas: The latest in four-star OT Lamont Rogers’ recruitment
BIG 12 BREAKDOWN
Frogs O’ War: Report: TCU forward JaKobe Coles to enter transfer portal
The Smoking Musket: Victor Scott called up by the St. Louis Cardinals, will start on Opening Day
Vanquish The Foe: Where does the 2023-24 basketball season rank in BYU history?
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: J.J. McCarthy at No. 2 is the bizarre draft rumor that makes no sense
SB Nation: Re-ranking women’s NCAA tournament Sweet 16 teams by national championship chances
SB Nation: Why you can expect more NFL games to head to streaming
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Some bad, bad, not good news.
After tonight’s 4-1 loss to @IslandersBSB, @TexasBaseball David Pierce said RHP Tanner Witt is going to miss extended time with an injury. Witt hasn’t pitched since working two innings in a March 10 road win at @TTU_Baseball.
On the season, Witt is 0-1 with a 5.79 ERA. #HookEm
— Jeff Howe (@JeffHowe247) March 27, 2024