Texas football: Did Steve Sarkisian, Longhorns answer their key questions this spring?
Did Texas Longhorns football answer 9 critical questions during spring football, which ends with an open practice Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium?
The pieces seem in place for Texas football to make a championship run in 2026. The Longhorns welcome back an explosive and experienced quarterback in Arch Manning . Head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff upgraded the skill spots as well as the offensive line.
A series of highly ranked recruiting classes as well as some targeted portal additions help fill several holes on defense. But plenty of questions loom over the program, too. Like almost every other team in a power conference, Texas has to rebuild the bulk of its roster .
The Longhorns lost 40 scholarship players from a year ago to the portal, graduation and early entry to the NFL . They welcomed 21 portal players and 22 freshmen. Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian watches players run drills during practice on fan day at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, April 18, 2026 in Austin.
(Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) So, after three weeks of spring practice that culminated with last week's open workout inside of Royal-Memorial Stadium, what did we learn about Texas football? Texas Longhorns quarterback Karle "Kj" Lacey Jr.
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