Hoops season is officially over, but there's still plenty of football recruiting news to help ease the pain. In our weekly War Room, we check in with some of the Horns' top out-of-state targets. People know about Jermauria Rasco (we've got an update on him), but what about two to national DBs that have been in touch with the UT staff. Get that info and much more inside]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:58:00 GMT A season that's been on the brink of death for more than two months finally took its final breath on Thursday night, as the Texas Longhorns lost to Wake Forest in heartbreaking fashion. After trailing by 12 in the second half, the Longhorns charged back late to force overtime, only to blow an eight-point lead because of the old free throw bugaboo. Click here for the latest and an opportunity to join the live discussion Inside the 40 Acres]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:05:00 GMT Competing at North Shore, the expectations were always high for future Longhorn Trey Hopkins. The big o-lineman who was UT's first commit of the 2010 class has embraced those expectations and he's using them to push him every time he's in the weight room. ]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:32:00 GMT Rick Barnes thinks his team can turn it on in the post-season when his Longhorns face Wake Forest Thursday night in New Orleans. We explore what Texas has left to turn on. Our HOOPS BREAKDOWN takes a look at the five things Texas has going for it, and the five things it doesn't have going for it when UT tips off from New Orleans Arena]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:43:00 GMT Get ready to hear the name Malcolm Brown quite a bit on the recruiting front. Not only is it the name of the highly sought Cibolo Steele running back but it's also the name of an up-and-coming 2012 Brenham, Texas defensive tackle. Brenham's Brown captured plenty of attention in 2009 and already holds his first verbal offe]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:08:00 GMT Texas is set to square off with a struggling Wake Forest team on Thursday night, and we exchanged five questions with Zach Smith of DeaconsIllustrated.com to get some insight on Wake, including why the team has lost five of its last six games entering the tournament.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:13:00 GMT Whenever the No. 5 Longhorns (13-4) would respond to a Rice rally on Tuesday night, the No. 14 Owls (11-7) always had an answer of their own. Rice evened the season series with a 10-6 victory over the Longhorns. It was the first time a team scored 10 or more runs against UT this season. We have a full rundown inside.]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:32:00 GMT Adrian Phillips flew under the radar a bit before signing with Texas, but make no mistake - his resume stacks up with the best players in the Horns' 2010 recruiting class. Phillips' problem? He's too good at too many things. The versatile athlete starred on offense, defense and special teams for Garland, and he's now ready to focus his talents in Austi]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:24:00 GMT Roughly 120 athletes came to compete on Day 2 of the Dallas National Underclassmen Combine on Sunday. An Oklahoma commit with nothing left to prove left the camp with Overall MVP honors and an underclassmen gunslinger stole the show. Below is a breakdown of the top prospects as seen by Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst Barry Every]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:15:00 GMT The 11 teams that competed in the BadgerSports Elite 7-on-7 on the campus of USF over the weekend were loaded with Florida talent. West Palm Beach (Fla.) Dwyer tight end Nick O'Leary was one of the many standouts. Rivals.com's Barton Simmons was on hand and breaks down his top performers from the event]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:42:00 GMT They just keep on winning. The No. 5 Texas Longhorns (13-3) made it difficult at times last week. But the end result was a perfect 5-0 record. Orangeblood.com's "King of Ping," Dustin McComas, presents this week's Triple Play Report]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:41:00 GMT Longhorn signee Greg Daniels is working hard to prepare himself for life as a UT student-athlete, and the big defensive end has made strides with his off-season workouts. We caught up with Daniels to talk about the progress he's made over the past few months, his goals as a freshman and some of the rumors that popped up late in the recruiting process]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:55:00 GMT It's been less than two months since the last update to the Lone Star Recruiting Top 100 list, but so much activity has taken place during that time that it feels like an eternity. Commitments from a number of the state's top prospects have already transpired and a new surge of important names have flashed on the radar. Therefore, as we approach the eve of the spring evaluation, it's time to update the LSR list once again. There's so much shake-up in this month's update that six new members of the top 50 were unranked previously. It's the single biggest rankings project focusing on the state of Texas that has ever transpired and you won't want to miss i]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:55:00 GMT Orangebloods.com road warrior Jason Howell hit the highways again last week to cover a camp in Duncanville. As always, Howell has a report on the top players in attendance in another edition of Trippin With Howell.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:51:00 GMT Who is locked in? Who has made an impression? Who needs to pick it up? The Longhorns are halfway through the spring season and it's time to take a look at which guys are standing out and which guys are struggling. There are a couple pleasant surprises on the positive side of things, but there are two names at a key position that land on the needs improvement list. Get a full rundown inside.]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:11:00 GMT The Longhorns are in the middle of their spring season, and a handful of top prospects have made their way to the Forty Acres recently to watch the Horns practice. Among the visitors has been star receiver prospect Cayleb Jones, who was on the field last week for a UT workout. We caught up with Jones for an update]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:21:00 GMT High schools all across Texas have seen players become Longhorns. Some have seen more than others. Others have seen a steady stream of prospects commit over the course of Brown's tenure at Texas. So which are the schools that have served as the Longhorns' biggest pipelines of the Mack Brown era? We take a look at five schools that have been very good to Texas]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:53:00 GMT Texas hoops commitment Sheldon McClellan was the leading scorer on a Houston Bellaire team that spent much of the season on top of the state rankings. McClellan averaged more than 20 points per game and he's working hard to prepare himself for life as a Longhorn. We talked to the 6-7 standout to get an update]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:45:00 GMT Many of the top prospects in Arizona showed up Sunday at the Rivals.com Five-Star Academy held at Arizona State and maybe none have been busier with recruiting than Scottsdale (Ariz.) Saguaro's Cyrus Hobbi. Read more about Hobbi and other standouts right her]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:19:00 GMT Hitting is contagious. And on Sunday, the Longhorns found their mojo at the plate. UT exploded for 18 runs including a UFCU Disch-Falk Field record tying five homeruns. Oh, and the pitching was stout. What's new? The No. 5 Longhorns (13-3) swept Iowa with an 18-0 beat down in front of the burnt orange faithful. Iowa managed to score just four runs during the four game set, and only three of those were earned.]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:02:00 GMT