The Longhorn Republic

We have officially moved onto the defense, with the Texas Longhorns defensive line once again looking to reload after losing an elite pair to the NFL.

Pete Kwiatkowski and Kenny Baker added a ton of talent from the portal to man the interior, while LaAllen Clark leads one of the deepest homegrown units in the country. What advantages does this afford Texas heading into a year where expectations are high?

With just a month left before the season, our season preview series reaches the non-conference schedule, starting with the Sam Houston Bearkats.

SHSU is coming off one of the most successful seasons in school history, the Bearkats are in rebuild mode, with a new head coach and 50 new players via the transfer portal. What are the expectations in the first year under Phil Longo with an entirely rebuilt roster?

Our self-scouting continues as we take a dive into the Texas Longhorns' offensive line.

Texas lost the majority of its production from a year ago, replacing both tackles, a guard and a center -- all of which are now on NFL rosters. The remaining players are talented, but have yet to live up to their full potential, as they try to gel with a group of relatively inexperienced, yet talented newcomers.

We are inching ever closer to the kickoff of the 2025 season and this week we preview the SEC opener against the Florida Gators.

This time last year, Billy Napier was on the hot seat, and while he did enough last year to stay around he will need another step forward to keep interest high in the Swamp. How will DJ Lagway's development help that and what will they do at the skill positions to support him?

The Texas Longhorns once again saw their top pass catchers make their way to the professional ranks with early draft picks, meaning they once again are looking for who will be the top player in the wide receiver room. There is a ton of talent in the room, with top-100 recruits from the last three cycles populating that room, but none of them have been the top guy at Texas yet.

The Texas Longhorns are starting to gain some momentum on the recruiting trail with multiple out-of-state players pledging to Texas for the 2026 class. We dive into what they have to sell to those kids, as well as the kids of professional sports stars.

We also take time to break down what we hope for the Longhorns at the running back position as they try to get healthy for 2025.

The season rapidly approaches as we continue through the Texas Longhorns' upcoming schedule week by week.

This week, we land on the Kentucky Wildcats, who are looking to rebound from their worst season under head coach Mark Stoops. They were hit hard during the Transfer Portal window, but also tried to rebuild through it as well -- reshaping their roster from a team that won just won SEC game.

For the first time in three seasons, the Texas Longhorns are breaking in a new quarterback.

The former top player in the country, Arch Manning, is officially set to take the field as QB1 for the Texas Longhorns after two seasons of ill-informed questions and transfer rumors. Expectations are already sky high for the Longhorns' quarterback as they try to reach their third consecutive College Football Playoffs.

The Texas Longhorns played one of their tightest games of the year in 2024 against Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt Commodores. The dynamic playmaker is back for another year, with coach Clark Lea hoping to build on the most successful Vanderbilt season since Jame Franklin was the coach.

What can we expect from Pavia Year Two and can the defense improve enough to help him?

The summer visit window is closed, and the Texas Longhorns have secured four elite defensive linemen: three interior and one pass rusher. It's clear that Texas has a focus on the trenches for 2026, prioritizing several key pieces on both sides of the ball.

How does this class set Texas up for the future, both near and far-term?