Arch Manning having huge impact on Texas recruiting from Larry Brown Sports, with Steve DelVecchio, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff put a ton of effort into recruiting Arch Manning, and their hard work has allowed them to land a lot more than just the top quarterback prospect in the 2023 class. Since Manning announced his commitment to Texas last Thursday, the Longhorns have received verbal commitments from several other notable recruits. Six of those players — four offensive linemen and two wide receivers — are on the offensive side of the ball. Connor Stroh,…
Coach Fred Akers is the man who turned “The Yellow Rose of Texas, Earl Campbell loose, and Fred Akers died on Monday at age 82….. Fred Akers lived in the shadow of Darrell Royal, at the University of Texas, but Fred Akers is still one of the top football coaches in the history of the University of Texas football….. from www.hookem.com: Fred Akers, who succeeded Darrell Royal as Texas head football coach and twice came within a bowl victory of a national championship, died of complications from dementia on Monday, his wife, Diane, said. He was 82. The Blytheville, Ark.,…