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- Injury: AUSTIN, Texas – The second Southeastern Conference availability report for Saturday's showdown between No.

- Texas edge Colin Simmons is removed from Thursday's availability report for the 2026 Tennessee game after being listed as probable Wednesday with a lower-leg issue. The updated report no longer lists him, but it does not supply a snap limit, a starting change or a guarantee of unrestricted effectiveness. - Texas running back Hollywood Smothers remains questionable with an ankle issue on Thursday's 2026 Tennessee report. The article says no final decision has been made and projects Raleek Brown to start only if Smothers cannot play, with Derrek Cooper and Michael Terry III behind him. That contingency is not a confirmed starting or carry-allocation change. - Texas tight end Nick Townsend moves from doubtful Wednesday to out Thursday for Tennessee in 2026. He started the first two games before his knee injury. The Thursday out list also includes Justus Terry, Xavier Filsaime and Jordan Coleman; it establishes game absences without naming replacements or providing return dates.

- Intel: I’m waiting for Hutson’s attorney, David Ovard, to come out of a meeting with his co-counsel to ask him about that.

- Steve Sarkisian said Texas added a 10-personnel package last week to get Jermaine Bishop on the field with Ryan Wingo, Cam Coleman, Emmett Mosley and Hollywood Smothers. He wants to keep finding ways to involve Bishop; this was an actual package addition, not a promised starting role. - Sarkisian said Texas leaned too late on outside zone against UTSA, after emphasizing inside zone and duo; Derrek Cooper and Michael Terry benefited when it was called. He wants more weekly run-game variety. Cooper played despite not being 100% that Saturday, so the appearance was not a declaration of full recovery. - Texas has carried designed Arch Manning runs in recent game plans without calling them, Sarkisian said. He intends to use them strategically rather than make them the offense's staple because of the physical toll, and wants Manning to get down once he has secured a first down. - Sarkisian linked Michael Masunas' limited Texas usage to practice consistency, physicality and assignment knowledge, while crediting Spencer Shannon, Emaree Winston and Nick Townsend in the tight-end competition. He still expects to need all four at varying times; he did not announce a new pecking order. - Sarkisian identified Texas' UTSA efficiency as a concern when defenses limit explosive plays: 7-of-17 on third down, 0-of-2 on fourth down and touchdowns on 2-of-5 red-zone trips. Monday's quarterback work returned to rhythm, timing, anticipation and throw location after the offense stalled following 17 points on its first three drives.

- The PFF-based UTSA report lists Texas tight ends Emaree Winston for 48 snaps, Spencer Shannon for 45 and Michael Masunas for 10. These are actual game workloads, not target totals or an announcement that one tight end has permanently replaced another. - Against UTSA, Texas left guards Dylan Sikorski and Laurence Seymore III logged 52 and 28 snaps respectively in the report. Goosby, Robertson, Baker and Siani each logged 75. The figures document the game's line usage without establishing why each substitution occurred or a permanent starting-line change. - The UTSA report lists Texas backs Hollywood Smothers for 35 snaps, Raleek Brown for 30, Derrek Cooper for 18 and Michael Terry III for 10, with James Simon at one. This is the observed workload distribution, not a new carry quota, a medical clearance or a confirmed future depth order.

- Against Texas, UTSA quarterback Owen McCown attempted only one pass at least 10 yards downfield, according to the review. His eight pressured attempts produced seven yards, and his longest completion was 13 yards. Those are this game's coverage and pressure results, not a projection that Texas will suppress Tennessee's different offense the same way. - Texas used 12 defensive linemen against UTSA, with nine logging at least 10 snaps and true freshman Richard Wesley playing 24. The review says the rotation began early. This documents actual game usage following the pregame intention to rotate more players, not a new starting order or a guaranteed future snap allocation. - The Texas review credits Rasheem Biles with effective A-gap pressure work and better assignment discipline against UTSA. It identifies a Cryer run-fit angle while the defensive line was stunting as one edge-setting breakdown. These are the writer's specific execution assessments, not a reported change of defensive system or linebacker roles. - Texas was penalized four times on special teams against UTSA. Both Niblett kickoff returns failed to reach the 20, with a penalty on the second leaving the offense inside its 10. The writer criticizes return blocking and favors fair catches; that is analysis of the game's field-position losses, not a coach-announced return-policy change.

- Injury: I know BV is itching to do another full padded in season scrimmage where another starter gets injured because they “aren’t tough enough”

- QB: Gotta run the real offense with the backups.