Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Analysts think former Texas OL Sam Cosmi should have stayed for 2021

ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. think former Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Sam Cosmi, who opted out prior to the end of his junior season in 2020, should have remained at the collegiate level for at least one more season, 247Sports reports.

“Sam Cosmi, the offensive tackle from Texas, I think he needs to return to school,” McShay said on ESPN’s First Draft podcast, per 247Sports. “I don’t think he had the season that everyone is kind of projecting on mock drafts and rankings, that has led him to believe he’s going to be a first-round pick. Now, he may have gotten a second-round grade from the advisory committee and the Cosmi family may have said ‘that’s good enough for us, we’re ready to go.’” He later continued, “He’s a player that really could have benefited from another year of school.”

WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

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Inside Texas: Can’t keep up

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ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

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Texas OL Willie Tyler enters the NCAA transfer portal

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RECRUITING ROUNDUP

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247Sports: New defensive line offer Garfield Lawrence talks Longhorn interest

247Sports: Jai Smith calls offer from Texas ‘huge’ as his recruitment explodes

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

Crimson and Cream Machine: Oklahoma Basketball: Sooners whomp Wildcats, 76-50

Crimson and Cream Machine: Oklahoma Sooners Football: Oklahoma adds QB transfer Micah Bowens II

Cowboys Ride For Free: OSU extends PWO offers to two metroplex area stars

Cowboys Ride For Free: Oklahoma State hires J.W. Walsh as offensive quality control coach

Bring On The Cats: Kansas State Football: Enter Julius Brents

Bring On The Cats: Wildcats blown out in Norman, 76-50

WHAT WE’RE READING

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SB Nation: Philip Rivers retires after 17 seasons

SB Nation: The time Tim Duncan told Coach Pop ‘enough’

NEWS ACROSS THE LONGHORN REPUBLIC AND BEYOND

• Texas women’s basketball’s Deyona Gaston is out for the season due to a shin injury, the Austin American-Statesman reports.