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The transparent words Texas receivers coach Chris Jackson shared with me earlier this year echoed in my mind as one of the biggest 2025 recruiting developments unfolded this past week.
I had the opportunity to conduct a one-on-one interview with Jackson before Texas played Washington in the Sugar Bowl. Typically, Steve Sarkisian does not allow his assistant coaches to conduct media interviews. However, the Sugar Bowl made every assistant coach and player available to the media to maximize their college football playoff coverage. Considering I am referencing an interview in late December, the Sugar Bowl has a great formula.
Jackson shared one of his biggest challenges as he transitioned from an NFL assistant coach to college. It was the kind of refreshing transparency I love to hear from coaches. Jackson was not trying to tell me what sounded good. Instead, he was interested in telling the truth. And I thought about that honesty when Duncanville receiver Dakorien Moore reminded everyone that the commitment of an athlete 1½ years before signing day is often less solid than a foam pit.
This is Jackson’s time to shine.
Dakorien Moore, come on down.
Jackson was an NFL guy. He spent the 2022 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars before replacing Brennan Marion on Sarkisian’s staff. According to Jackson’s bio, “In his one season with the Jaguars, Jackson guided the wide receivers unit to becoming one of only three in the NFL to have two players with 80-plus receptions in 2022: Christian Kirk (84) and Zay Jones (82). Both totals were in the top 10 in Jacksonville's single-season history, with Kirk’s ranking eighth, and Jones’s tied for 10th. Kirk also achieved his first 1,000-yard receiving season with 1,108 yards, ranking 14th in the league, along with eight touchdowns, which tied for fifth in Jaguars’ history. Meanwhile, Jones registered 823 receiving yards and five touchdowns, and Marvin Jones Jr. added 46 receptions for 529 yards and three touchdowns.”
Jackson spent the previous four seasons in various roles with the Chicago Bears. As a player, Jackson spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1998), Seattle Seahawks (1999), Tennessee Titans (2000), Green Bay Packers (2002-03), and Miami Dolphins (2003). Jackson also played several seasons in the Arena Football League, where he was a standout wide receiver and the AFL Rookie of the Year in 2000 with the L.A. Avengers.
Yeah, but can he recruit?
That is usually the biggest challenge for NFL assistant coaches who transition into college. They have a lot of experience dealing with professional athletes. They are proficient in Xs and Os. Those guys know how to coach.
However, they are not required to build relationships with parents, high school coaches, personal trainers, handlers, and spend multiple years recruiting unpredictable teenagers.
When we spoke in late December, Jackson was honest about the recruiting challenges as a first-year college assistant coach.
“The big thing for me is coming into February [2023], I was already behind, which I quickly caught on to in recruiting,” Jackson said. “They sent me on the road the very first day I stepped foot in Austin. I had to learn the recruiting aspect pretty fast. But also I was behind when a lot of guys have been talking to these players for a year, sometimes two years. Man, I'm talking to them for the first time. I feel like I credit myself, man, just being a personable guy and being able to develop relationships, but I was behind with certain people. The certain ones I was able to catch up with were Ryan Wingo in St. Louis. Parker was Texas through and through. There were some relationships I had to kind of catch up on and some I missed out on just because I was late in the recruiting process. Like Bryant Wesco and Micah Hudson. I couldn't pick up that relationship the other schools had with them. Now that I have a year under my belt, I feel like I've been able to build some of those relationships in the last year. I do understand the importance of the relationship to the younger kids in recruiting. So that was one thing.”
Jackson could have easily dismissed losing Hudson due to the player’s family ties to Texas Tech. Instead, he took ownership of not obtaining the players he wanted, and my respect level for his honesty was immediate.
However, Jackson was able to pry Wingo out of Missouri.
Look at the relationship Jackson developed with Wingo when we discussed the receiver before he enrolled at Texas.
“He is a combination of all the skill sets in the world,” Jackson said. “From being a 10.5 100-guy to having hands, having like a six-eight wingspan, high-pointing 50-50 balls, this kid has all the intangibles in the world. I like his makeup. I like his makeup of who he is. He's a humble kid. But when you flip on the film, he plays angry. I asked him, I said, bro, do you flip a switch? I've been to his house, I've been to St. Louis. So, when I asked him, what flipped for you? He said, Coach, I'm just so kind of laid back during pregame but when I put the helmet on, I just think about my family. I think about my family, where I came from, and that's all the motivation that kid needs. He turns into an animal. I really like his demeanor.”
Longhorn fans would like to see Moore in burnt orange.
Moore’s commitment to LSU reminded me of something former Texas coach Charlie Strong would always say. Strong said players who commit early were making reservations to secure their spot. However, Strong would continue recruiting players until signing day, and that is one reason why he had a knack for flipping commitments.
When Moore decided he would still take visits while committed to LSU, you knew it was just a matter of time. Heck, one person who claimed to be Moore’s uncle (Kevin Haywood Jr.) hopped into the Old Fashioned Sports Show chat on April 2 to explain it was a soft commitment to LSU and said his nephew would attend the Texas spring game.
I think the morning show is good, but let’s be real.
Moore’s family is not watching and commenting during a Longhorn-centric show unless they are sincerely interested in Texas.
Moore is now officially available, making this Jackson’s prime opportunity to excel as a recruiter. He was at a recruiting disadvantage in year one. However, Jackson is on an even playing field, and the No.1 overall player in Ketch’s 2025 Lone Star Recruiting Rankings is seemingly ready to become a Longhorn.
This is Jackson’s time to shine.
Dakorien Moore, come on down.
Funniest Things You Will See This Week
This is for every teacher who is ready for this school year to end
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Not man’s best friend for this guy (bad language alert)
Drake must fight Kendrick
Sports On A Dime
1. This past week had to be filled with mixed emotions for Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers. One on hand, Ewers was recognized as one of the best players in college football after landing on the cover of EA SPORTS College Football 25 cover. On the other hand, The Athletic published an article quoting coaches who criticized Ewers, while Fox Sports released a promo with Arch Manning in the graphic instead of the starting quarterback. Hopefully, Ewers shakes it off and proves the skeptics wrong this season.
2. It is the end of the road for LHN. I hope everyone who worked for the network finds a great landing spot.
3. If I had to rank Steve Sarkisian’s assistants, Longhorn offensive line coach Kyle Flood would be No.1. Sarkisian has not needed to acquire an offensive lineman through the transfer portal because Flood develops his guys better than most college football assistant coaches. Flood is worth every penny of his contract.
4. Somebody check on Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark.
5. Dabo Swinney continues to view the transfer portal as evil, similar to how Adam Sandler’s mother viewed football in the movie Waterboy. Clemson will not compete for another national championship until Swinney embraces the current world of college football.
6. If you have time to kill on Sunday, enjoy listening to Bijan Robinson.
7. Is the NCAA living on borrowed time? This Bleacher Report’s article outlines an interesting scenario that has the NCAA in a delicate situation:
“The NCAA and its five power conferences may lose $20 billion in back damages and risk a bankruptcy filing if they rejected settlements in the House, Hubbard and Carter antitrust cases and lose in court.
“That's per a two-page document obtained by Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports, who relayed the information on Tuesday.
“The document, which was given to ACC leaders at their annual spring meetings, detailed a proposed settlement in which the NCAA would pay $2.776 billion in back damages to athletes for their NIL (name, image and likeness) use prior to 2021, when prohibitions against athletes profiting off that were lifted.
“That $2.776 billion would be paid over 10 years, with roughly 60 percent deriving from "a reduction in distribution to its schools," per Dellenger. The remaining portion would come via other avenues, with Dellenger noting other means, most notably reserves and "a significant reduction in operating expenses of as much as $18 million annually."
“If the NCAA rejects that settlement, loses in court and has to pay that previously mentioned $20 billion in back damages, it would "likely" have to be payable "immediately," per Dellenger. With such a big bill and without a 10-year grace period, Dellenger noted that the judgment "would, in all likelihood, result in the NCAA and leagues filing bankruptcy."
8. Check out Sean McVay’s ability to recall every football detail. It is impressive.
9. This debate is like two uncles arguing over who can grill better.
10. As I walked into Q2 Stadium on Saturday, a friendly Orangebloods subscriber stopped to say hello and asked, “Didn’t you say this team usually wins when you attend a game?” Yes, that is true.
