Longhorn Blitz

The latest from the Texas Longhorns' spring practice, as the team inches towards the end of spring drills.  Safety Brandon Jones is missing spring drills after undergoing ankle surgery.  What playmaker on the defensive side of the ball will step up to the void created by Jones?  Also, it might be March Madness but the Longhorn Blitz crew have a lot to say about the NFL Draft.

Spring football begins on the Forty Acres.  The crew of Longhorn Blitz discuss what to look for during this third spring of Tom Herman tutelage.  Also, "DBU" great Rod Babers talks about cover corners and the other linebacker roles this year.

Rod Babers has no problem with another jersey number 21 coming to the Forty Acres and helping accelerate DBU.  The guys weigh in on how the Alliance of American Football can help former Horns.  Plus, the Horns start spring practice on Monday.

The NFL Combine takes place in Indianapolis.  The Longhorn Blitz trio discuss the impact former five former Horns are having this week in Indy, as former UT and NFL playmaker Rod Babers shares his inside analysis.  And we inch toward the March 11 start of spring football for Tom Herman's rising ball club.

Larry Fedora heads to the Forty Acres to serve as an offensive analyst for the Longhorns.  Rod Babers and Jeff Howe share their thoughts on the Austin College alum that served as the head coach at Southern Miss and North Carolina.  Can Fedora propel Tom Herman's team to an even higher level in 2019?

Rod Babers, a former Longhorn and NFL player, weighs in on the somewhat impressive debut for the Alliance of American Football.  The league will give former Longhorns another chance to make it in professional football.  Matt Butler and Jeff Howe share their thoughts on the league, and free agency of Horns great and New Orleans Saints defensive end Alex Okafor.  

National Signing Day 2019 is in the books, and the Longhorns are strengthened by some key commits to Tom Herman and the Big 12 program.  Horns247's Jeff Howe and Matt Butler have the profiles of some of the big catches.  Also, Rod Babers shares his experience as a high schooler-turned-UT student-athlete in evaluating the 2019 signing class.

National Signing Day Part II arrives in less than a week.  Rod Babers discusses how Coach Tom Herman is approaching this latest date on the calendar, as the Horns are trying to solidify positions heading into Fall 2019.  And co-hosts Jeff Howe and Matt Butler share their wit and knowledge of what's happening on the Forty Acres on this all-UT show.

Winter conditioning begins for Tom Herman's team. "DBU" is a moniker defensive back alum Rod Babers is proud that Texas can lay claim to.   Babers, Jeff Howe and Matt Butler review the personnel losses the team will have going into 2019, including quarterback Shane Buechele's decision to enter the transfer protocol.