With roughly two months until the early signing period, the Texas Longhorns are in something of a holding pattern with offensive line recruiting as position coach Herb Hand and the rest of the staff continues to evaluate prospects, particularly at the junior college level.
Since the Longhorns hold commitments from talented tackles Tyler Johnson (Conroe Oak Ridge) and Javonne Shepherd (North Forest), the staff can afford to take its time with evaluations.
Compare, for instance, where the staff is right now compared to this point in the 2018 recruiting cycle — offensive tackles Reese Moore and Rafiti Ghirmai were committed, but head coach Tom Herman and former offensive line coach Derek Warehime went on to add three more offensive line to the recruiting class in the final weeks.