Get the latest Texas Longhorns injury updates, key player returns, running back analysis, and game outlook ahead of the Mississippi State matchup.
With key players Cam Coleman and Hollywood Smothers cleared from the Texas Longhorns injury report, the squad is set to bring renewed firepower against the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The return of these top talents raises crucial questions about backfield dynamics—can upstart Raleek Brown hold onto the RB1 spot after his breakout performance, or will Hollywood Smothers reclaim his role? Michael Terry III's versatility as a former wide receiver-turned-running back adds even more intrigue to the offensive plans at DKR.
As Mississippi State faces the loss of leader Kamario Taylor, will desperation fuel an upset, or will the Longhorns finally shut down unranked teams early and often? Defensive turnovers and relentless scoring are emphasized as keys to victory, while Kaliq Lockett is probable and Colin Simmons looks likely to return for tough matchups ahead. Can Texas avoid the pitfalls that kept Florida and Oklahoma in past games, and put the Bulldogs away decisively?
The Texas Longhorns injury report is in, and it's the best news Longhorns fans could ask for at this present point. Now, with key players returning, this team is primed to dominate the Mississippi State Bulldogs, uh, tomorrow. What's going on everybody, it's your main man Madison Davis. This is Longhorns Hit, your twice a day 5-minute quick hit on your favorite team, the Texas Longhorns. This hit is sponsored by Kalshi. Download the Kalshi app, use promo code HIT to get $25 when you trade $25. Coming up, don't play with your food. Do not play with your food. Now let's get to this news. Cam Coleman is off the injury report. Now I know some people don't really— they're not digging Cam Coleman right now, you know, the drops and stuff like that. But hey, he's still one heck of a player and he still, you know, provides opportunities for other guys because teams and defenses are still keyed in on his potential and what he could do to you if If you allow him to get going. Uh, Hollywood Smothers is off the injury report as well. Those 2 guys are off their injury report. Looks like they're going to be playing tomorrow, uh, tomorrow night, DKR. So that, that's going to be— hey, I mean, but here's my thing, right? Especially with Hollywood Smothers, how will the running back room look? Especially you see what Raleek Brown did last week. Does, does Hollywood Smothers start? And what do you do with Justus Terry III? Not Justus Terry, Michael Terry III. Michael Terry III. What do you do with Michael Terry III? What do you do with Derek Cooper? What's going to be— I am very excited, which is why I told you all, I told you yesterday, we should probably start using Michael Terry III like a Deebo Samuel type of guy. Remember, he's converted from wide receiver to running back. He didn't lose his wide receiver roots by no means. been playing football for all his life and he's been known wide receiver, you know, and he's an athlete. He can— he everywhere, anywhere you put him, he can play. So I, I, I'm very, very intrigued to see what they do here. What's— what's— who's gonna be RB1 now? You just, you just can't— you can't— after the game that Relique Brown just had, you can't put Hollywood Smothers back at RB1. You can't. Relique Brown, as of right now, has the hot hand. I would— I wouldn't mess that up. And so does Mike. See, see, here's a pro— here, here it is. I, I told— bro, Michael Terry III also has a hot head a little bit off of that last game against Ole Miss. So what do you do? Hey man, I— this is a good problem to have, okay? This is a good problem to have. Uh, one more, uh, injury, uh, report. Well, actually 2 of them. Some news. Kaliq Lockett, he is probable, so it looks like he's gonna play. Colin Simmons has been downgraded to doubtful. I— we saw it coming, right? We saw it coming. Now, it's possible that Colin could play next— not play, but he could play within the next 2 weeks. No, because I think next week will make the 3rd week he would be out, or 2nd, 3rd, 2nd, 3rd, one of them. But I think he'll, he'll either be back for, uh, I'm about to call him Missouri— misery— Missouri or LSU. I think he'll be back for one of those 2 games. So either next week or the week after. So that's good. I, I think He's going to be on the trajectory to play against LSU. I think he plays against LSU. That's my, that's my hot take right there. But yeah, I'm, I want to see what this offense is going to do in the backfield. I mean, what are we going to do? Who, who's not— something has to be done. That's all I'm gonna say. I'm gonna leave it at that. I'm gonna leave it at that. Coming up, do not play with your food. We're going to talk more about that. You want to stay for that segment. But first things first, this hit is sponsored by Calci. Download the Calci app, use promo code HIT. To get $25 when you trade $25. Let me hit you with a little, a little fun fact right here. Over there on Kalshi, the Texas Longhorns are trading at 91% to defeat Mississippi State tomorrow at DKR. So if this has piqued your interest, go ahead, download the Kalshi app, use promo code HIT to get $25 when you trade $25 on us. Remember, that's Kalshi, K-A-L-S-H-I, Kalshi. Trade on anything. Don't play with your food. Don't you— you can't play with your food. Now, yes, they, they did lose their leader in Kamario Taylor, but this could also get a team excited. Hey man, we got to do this for Kamario. We have to do this for Kamario. Hey man, we got to do this for Kamario. Those are real thoughts that, that run through team— that run through a team's head, and that's their mentality when they lose a player like Kamario Taylor for the rest of the season. Knowing where they were with Kamario and where they could be without him, it's like, man, I don't want to go through that. I don't want to go through that. So they're going to be desperate. They're going to be desperate. And we have played desperate teams. I feel like every unranked team is a desperate team that we played. And well, you've kind of seen how that, that has gone, uh, with Florida and Oklahoma. Yeah. Can't give them life. You give them life, you keep them in the game. And we have the— I don't know why we have this tendency of keeping them in the game, but we can't. We can't. You have, you have to make sure you put them down early and often. I am honestly to that point where when we have the ball on offense, score every single time. Defensive, I feel like we need to get turnovers. Just, just get to the quarterback, rattle them. DKR is going to be absolutely nuts. It's going to be nuts when we go up, right? So let's do our thing. Do not give them— don't, don't show them— don't give them hope. Don't give them any Daylight don't get nothing, nothing. They don't get nothing. They can't win if they don't score, right? And you win when you do score. Come on, you know, you know the philosophy, you know the philosophy. But it's your main man Madison Davis. This is Longhorns Hit, your twice a day, 5-minute quick hit on your favorite team. So if you're new here, make sure you like, comment, subscribe, turn that post notification bell on so you don't miss a post. But I'll catch you all in the next hit. Hook 'em!