Manning, Simmons & Goosby Take the Stage at SEC Media Days

Summary

Inside Texas Football Podcast Summary

Episode: "Manning, Simmons & Goosby Take the Stage at SEC Media Days"

Date: July 23, 2026
Host: Inside Texas
Featured:

• Arch Manning, QB
• Colin Simmons, DE
• Trevor Denton, OL

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Episode Overview

This episode covers Texas Longhorns’ prominent players—Arch Manning, Colin Simmons, and Trevor Denton—representing the team at SEC Media Days 2026. Through a series of rapid-fire media interviews, they discuss team mindset, personal development, key rivalries, standout teammates, and the meaning of wearing burnt orange in the SEC. The tone is humble but optimistic, with players emphasizing growth, accountability, legacy, and keeping Texas at the forefront of college football's evolving landscape.

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Key Sections and Highlights

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1. Arch Manning: Leadership and Mindset

On Facing Ohio State and Staying Present

• Manning reflects on the pressure of a high-profile schedule (notably Ohio State):
  • “Obviously week two is a big game, but ... we're just going to take it one day at a time.” (02:22)
• Asked about handling expectations and last season's “rough game,” he emphasizes mental growth:
  • “My goal this offseason was just to stay present, take it one day at a time. I'm not really worried about the outside world...” (03:24)

Relationships and Chemistry

• Highlights Cam Coleman’s work ethic and personality:
  • “He always wants to throw, he always wants to meet extra… he’s also a good guy.” (04:07)
• Describes a close-knit relationship with Coach Sarkisian:
  • “He gets us to play hard for him, and I'm excited for year two with him.” (04:40)

Playing ‘On Time’ as a QB

• On Coach Sark's philosophy:
  • “Going through your reads and getting the ball to the right people… trying to get better at that this year.” (04:59)

Rivalries & Legacy

• LSU: Growing up watching games, excited to play in Baton Rouge (05:28)
• Texas A&M: Praises the atmosphere and importance of the rivalry (06:09)
• Tennessee: Anticipating his first game at Neyland, referencing Manning family ties (06:27)
• Oklahoma: Facing roommate-turned-rival Parker Livingston; reflects on the transfer era in college football (07:12)
• On his family’s Ole Miss legacy:
  • “Eli and my grandfather built legacies at Ole Miss, and we're just trying to take it day by day…” (07:30)

On Personal Growth

• “I’ve become more present… going through those rough times, learned a lot about myself and I've become a better man because of it and hopefully a better player.” (08:00)

Notable Quotes

• On entering Memorial Stadium:
  • “Anytime you run out the tunnel, you get goosebumps. And it's a dream come true...” (09:31)
• On enjoying football again:
  • Q: At what point last season did it become fun?
  • A: “I think when we started winning.” (09:45)

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2. Colin Simmons: Defense, Culture & Leadership

Team and Individual Goals

• “Honestly, my individual goals are the team goals. It's the team success. You know, winning a national championship, you know, making the playoffs..." (10:09)

Coach Muschamp’s Impact

• Discusses the coordinator's attacking philosophy and player relationships:
  • “He’s just telling me just to be myself. Be myself, be you. Go out there, have fun, don't press yourself. ... I feel like Muschamp is a player's coach.” (12:37)

Rivalries & SEC Transition

• “It's a good rivalry. It's very big for our culture and our fans.” (about Texas A&M, 13:15)
• On playing at DKR:
  • “In DKR? No, it's his home. It's home. Our fans are welcoming. They love us. It ain't no reason to get nervous in DKR...” (15:49)

Off-Field Impact & Leadership

• On supporting teammate Trevor’s heart surgery journey:
  • "It made me... look at things even differently, you know what I mean? In another aspect." (13:45)
• On his advocacy for autism and leadership:
  • “Just being myself. Showing my teammates that they could just be their selves, you know, they don't have to change. ... As long as you stay true to yourself, cannot move you.” (14:44)

NIL and Personal Moments

• On college sports memorabilia:
  • "When I went to the card signing... the whole hotel building was packed out from the inside and the outside. ... That's some money." (16:36)
• On representing Texas:
  • “Representing the Longhorns is like representing the name on your back... that's your family.” (17:18)
• On the EA Sports College Football video game:
  • "Huge shoutout to EA Sports for allowing me to be on the cover... my player is OD code on that game." (17:50)

Notable Quote

• “Every game we come with the same mindset, the same mentality... no matter if it's Ohio State or Texas State...” (18:55)

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3. Trevor Denton: Offensive Line, Resilience & Advocacy

Why Texas and Program Loyalty

• “The coaching. ... I went on my official to Texas and just kind of hearing what Coach Flood had to say and how he broke down my film, that's what got me to Texas...” (19:37)

Offensive Line Development

• Increasing physicality and unity:
  • “Sometimes I'll bring the guys in and we'll watch... plays where, you know, it didn't work because of us... pushing that narrative to the guys has been the biggest thing...” (20:11)
• On last year’s issues:
  • “We were just kind of playing as five individuals rather than five as one. ... We've... we're such a tight group this year that I feel like it'll show on the field.” (25:23)

Adapting to Staff Changes

• Coach Muschamp and Coach Jaluke bring energy and elevate intensity in practice (23:00)

Facing Colin Simmons in Practice

• “It's like in basketball, like playing defense in basketball. ... He's super fast, has great twitch and great bend. ... It helps me prepare for SEC games.” (23:33)

Advocacy and Off-field Life

• Every 15 Minutes (Congenital Heart Defects Awareness)
  • “Every 15 minutes, a child is born with a congenital heart defect. ... When I was 16 years old, I had heart surgery ... I just want to bring awareness ... just knowing that they're not alone in this journey.” (21:18)
• On Twitch streaming:
  • “I feel like I have a great personality… as a family… felt like we can really do, like create something out of it.” (26:36)

Notable Quote

• “Team success brings individual accolades. So hopefully, if we accomplish what we say we want to accomplish, then I'll be able to win those individual goals.” (20:52)
• “I don't take any of these moments for granted... sometimes you want to die for it.” (26:10)

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4. Position Groups, Standout Teammates & The Future

Cam Coleman (WR)

• Manning: “Freak athlete, but he's also a really good person and a very hard worker. So we're excited to have him.” (02:53)
• Details on their extra work and growing relationship (04:07)

Tight End Room

• Manning: “We got a lot of depth in the tight end room.... it's going to come down to camp to see who kind of takes that role.” (06:51)
• Denton: “Just kind of a development for not only the pass game, but also the run game and just getting more physical.” (27:12)

Freshman Jermaine Bishop

• Manning praises his versatility and competitiveness:
  • “Great athlete. Great player. ... Also really smart and very competitive.” (08:40)

Transfers & Depth

• Denton describes how transfers such as Melvin Siani and Lawrence Seymour added cohesion and athleticism (22:07)

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5. Legacy, Culture, and What It Means to Be a Longhorn

Emphasis on Legacy

• Manning on family history and not focusing too much on ‘legacy’:
  • “We're just trying to take it day by day and win some games this year. I'm not really worried about my legacy.” (07:30)
• Denton, a third-generation Longhorn, feels deep pride in continuing the tradition (28:01)

On Scavenger Hunts and Team Unity

• “Still up for debate... but I think it means a lot to us because of just how much the University of Texas means to us... we’re the foundation of this program." (28:01)

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Notable Quotes (With Timestamps)

• Arch Manning: “I’ve become more present... learned a lot about myself and I've become a better man because of it and hopefully a better player.” (08:00)
• Colin Simmons: “Honestly, my individual goals are the team goals. It’s the team success. ... Everything that comes with it.” (10:09)
• Trevor Denton: “Team success brings individual accolades... if we accomplish what we... want to accomplish, then I'll be able to… win those individual goals.” (20:52)
• Colin Simmons: “Every game we come with the same mindset… not taking any game lightly, no matter if it’s Ohio State or Texas State.” (18:55)
• Trevor Denton: "Every 15 minutes, a child is born with a congenital heart defect... I just want to bring awareness to this." (21:18)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 02:22: Manning on prepping for Ohio State and mental approach
• 03:24: Handling pressure and outside expectations
• 04:07: Building chemistry with Cam Coleman
• 05:28: Playing at LSU, thoughts on returning to Louisiana
• 06:09: The Texas A&M rivalry
• 07:30: Manning on family legacy at Ole Miss
• 08:00: Personal maturity and lessons from adversity
• 10:09: Simmons’ team-first mentality
• 12:37: Relationship with Coach Muschamp
• 14:44: Leadership and being true to oneself (Simmons)
• 17:50: Simmons on the EA Sports video game
• 19:37: Denton on his recruitment and loyalty to Texas
• 21:18: Denton on heart defect advocacy
• 23:33: Difficulties of blocking Simmons in practice
• 25:23: Denton on offensive line improvement
• 26:36: Denton's Twitch streaming venture
• 27:12: Depth and promise in the tight end room
• 28:01: Team foundation and multi-generational pride

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Memorable Moments

• The friendly banter about “who’s got the best outfit” at media days (15:10).
• Players teasing each other about being “bodyguards” for Arch (15:10)
• Simmons playfully describing Keelan Russell: “Tall as hell. Great quarterback. Knows how to read defenses...” (10:31)
• Simmons’ comic take on his EA Sports player, boasting a 90+ speed after a pick-six (17:50)
• Honest admissions from all three about nerves, goosebumps, and the electric energy of running out at Memorial Stadium (09:31, 15:49, 26:09)

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Conclusion

This SEC Media Days episode paints a portrait of a Texas team hungry for success, accountable for each other, and ready to meet the moment on college football’s biggest stage. Manning, Simmons, and Denton each reflect modern college athlete sensibilities—balancing tradition and legacy with humility, character, and relentless drive. The biggest themes are unity, growth, and embracing the pressure and privilege of being a Texas Longhorn in the SEC.

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[Abby Miller]

with the Reflector at Mississippi State Week 2 is a big week for you guys. Hosting Ohio State with a night game. How are you feeling going into that game?

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, we're excited. Obviously week two is a big game, but you know we got a bunch of big games and so we're just going to take it One day at a time.

[Moderator]

Front row, left.

[Tyler Adams]

Jerry.

[Reporter]

Third AO.com arch, being a third generation

[Colin Simmons]

SEC quarterback, what does playing in this conference mean to you personally?

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, it's, it's very special to me. I grew up going to SEC games or it's lsu, Ole Miss and so now playing it is a dream come true.

[Moderator]

Front row and then pass it to your left.

[Reporter]

Trevor Denton with Way 31.

[Trevor Denton]

Just what stood out about throwing a

[Arch Manning]

Cam Coleman so far?

[Trevor Denton]

What makes him special?

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, obviously he's a really good athlete, a freak athlete, but he's also a really good person and a very hard worker. So we're excited to have him.

[Moderator]

Second row and pass it to your right.

[Arch Manning]

Hey Art, it's Rob Gregson, A to Z Sports. What did you take from that Ohio State game, the first GO round that you can bring into your second matchup with them? Yeah, I learned a lot. Obviously gaining those game experiences was really good for me. Obviously that was a rough game, so learned from it and moving on and motivating it for me for this year.

[Moderator]

Front row and pass it right behind you.

[Arch Manning]

Hey Arch. Xavier McKnight with WWSB out of Sarasota. So last season you were coming in as a first year starter for the full time and there were expectations coming in, lofty expectations. There are big expectations on you this year as well. How are you handling that this season after the aftermath of last season? Are you letting it impact you or are you just focusing on going out and playing your game and running your race? Yeah, my goal this offseason was just to stay present, take it one day at a time. I'm not really worried about the outside world and that's what I'm going to continue to try to do.

[Moderator]

Right side, second rule.

[Trevor Denton]

Peter Ratterkus from mayo.com I guess adding to what you said about Cam, how have you kind of built relationship with him this offense this offseason? How would you describe him as a teammate?

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, he's a great teammate. He works really hard. The good thing about Cam is and how we built our relationship is he always wants to throw, he always wants to meet extra. And I think anytime you get a guy like that, it's easier for me to become close with. And he's also a good guy. He can joke and we can go eat. And I'm excited to have him on my team, that's for sure.

[Moderator]

Second row in the aisle.

[Reporter]

Hey Arch. Cameron Lejeune, wak, Montgomery, Alabama. This will be your second season as the starter at Texas. Can you just talk a Little bit about your relationship with Steve Sarkeesian and kind of how that's grown in the last two years.

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, we have a great relationship. I think he has a good relationship with our whole team, and we all trust him and we're excited to play for him. He gets us to play hard for him, and I'm excited for year two with him.

[Moderator]

Third row on the right.

[Reporter]

Hey, Arch.

[Arch Manning]

Jig Wordland Care UI Sports Coach Sark

[Reporter]

has talked about his quarterbacks playing on time.

[Arch Manning]

What exactly does that look like when you're under center? Yeah, I think going through your reads and getting the ball to the right people, and I think I didn't do that sometimes last year, but trying to get better at that this year.

[Moderator]

We'll go in the back row. Standing up, please. Standing up. There you go. Hey, Arch.

[Arch Manning]

What's going on?

[Moderator]

Doing well.

[Colin Simmons]

Doing well.

[Moderator]

Good to see you again. A.P.

[Arch Manning]

steadman, BP as we see it, Arch, Louisiana native, you'll be playing in Baton Rouge in November.

[Moderator]

You must think about that once in a while.

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, yeah, of course. I definitely heard about that when I went back to Manning Pass Academy in Louisiana. But we're excited. I grew up going to Baton Rouge for football games, and we're excited to go. It's gonna be a good game. They're a great program with a bunch of good players, so we're excited.

[Moderator]

Fourth row on the aisle, then pass it to your right.

[Arch Manning]

Tyler Shaw with KBTX and Bryant College Station. With your time at Texas so far, what have you learned about the rivalry in the Lone Star Showdown, and then, you know, two years ago was your first taste of it in College Station. What do you remember about that? Yeah, A and M, they got a bunch of good players, a great coach. That atmosphere is the real deal. So we're excited, always excited for that rivalry game. And we're.

[Moderator]

We're pumped up on the end to pass it forward.

[Trevor Denton]

Hey, arch. Vince Ferraro, 99.1, the sports animal in Knoxville. You guys played Tennessee and SEC play early on. Peyton said he was rooting for you. Not his alma mater in Tennessee. Would have been your experiences in Neyland and maybe talking about his time at Tennessee.

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, I've never been, so I'm excited to go for the first time. We're all pumped up. First SEC game. That's a great program. I spent some time with George McIntyre this offseason. He's a really good dude. So we're all excited.

[Moderator]

On the aisle in the back, CJ

[Arch Manning]

Vogel with on Texas football. Arch, Lots been made about the additions

[Trevor Denton]

at running back as well as your wide receivers. How's kind of that tight end group coming along?

[Arch Manning]

Where's room for improvement and what are

[Trevor Denton]

some of the strengths right there?

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, we got a lot of depth in the tight end room. All bunch of good guys and we're excited. I think it's going to come down to camp to see who kind of takes that role, but it's been a good off season for those guys.

[Moderator]

Left side, third row hey, Arch.

[Arch Manning]

Evan Kameko, Oklahoma Zone News 9. Parker Livingston, transferring sides from Texas to OU. What's it going to be like to

[Reporter]

face him this year?

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, it's going to be different. I mean, he was my roommate, so now playing against him is definitely a little bit of a change. I think that's just kind of how college football is now we go on

[Moderator]

the fourth row in the middle.

[Arch Manning]

Thanks. David Edelstein, sports director at WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi. Yesterday I was covering Ole Miss and

[Reporter]

of course you got family connections there.

[Arch Manning]

They were talking a lot about legacy this year and what that means. And I'm just wondering, in your experience with with your family and connections to Ole Miss and everything, what you've learned in your life, does legacy mean to you and just from what you've witnessed? Yeah, I grew up going Ole Miss games. Obviously, Eli and my grandfather built legacies at Ole Miss, and we're just trying to take it day by day and win some games this year. I'm not really worried about my legacy.

[Moderator]

Front row, please. Arch.

[Arch Manning]

Evan Veith, inside Texas.

[Reporter]

Last year, the archman that walked into

[Arch Manning]

Ohio State, now the one that we're talking to here at SEC media days. What's the biggest difference mentally and physically between those two people? Yeah, I think I've become more present. I've obviously matured. I think going through those rough times, learned a lot about myself and I've become a better man because of it and hopefully a better player. I don't want to repeat that game.

[Moderator]

Stay on the front row.

[Reporter]

Hey, Arch, Cord Samuels of Inside Texas. I want to talk a little bit about freshman Jermaine Bishop. What have you seen from him? You know, Sark talked that he is going to play with street receiver, going to be on the offensive side of the ball. Spent a little bit of time in DB meetings. Of course, we all know this. What have you seen for him that he can help, you know, this football team in 2026, not just down the line as he progresses.

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, Jermaine's a great athlete. Great player. His high school highlight tape is unreal, but he's also really smart and very competitive, so we're glad to have him on our team.

[Trevor Denton]

Archie and Boyd, inside Texas, how would you.

[Reporter]

On a scale of 1 to 10,

[Trevor Denton]

how would you rate where the offense

[Arch Manning]

was going into fall camp of 2025 and where the offense is going into fall camp of 2026? Yeah, I think it's. It's a totally different group. We're definitely all probably a year better, but I don't know, it's not really for me to rate it. I think that's Yalls job. So I'll let y' all decide that once we start playing.

[Moderator]

Final two questions here and then here.

[Leo Hagerty]

Let's fast forward to a September Saturday in Austin. You're at Memorial Stadium. You're seeing all these people in burnt orange. They're screaming hook em horns. It's not your first rodeo in the tunnel, but do you still get goosebumps?

[Arch Manning]

Yeah, of course. I think anytime you run out the tunnel, you get goosebumps. And it's a dream come true to be in that position. So, you know, I'm fired up for those. For those moments.

[Moderator]

Final question right here, front row.

[Reporter]

At what point in last season did

[Trevor Denton]

it become fun for you?

[Arch Manning]

I think when we started winning.

[Moderator]

Arch, thank you very much.

[Arch Manning]

Thank you.

[Leo Hagerty]

Leo Hagerty, AM Club Sports draft nation here in Tampa. Welcome to Florida.

[Colin Simmons]

Yes, sir, it's nice to be here.

[Leo Hagerty]

Obviously, team goals are at the top of your list, but what individual goals do you feel you have to meet so those team goals are successful?

[Colin Simmons]

Honestly, my individual goals are the team goals. It's the team success. You know, winning, winning a national championship, you know, making the playoffs, everything that comes with it.

[Moderator]

Left side, standing up.

[Arch Manning]

Hey, Colin, right here.

[Moderator]

To your left. Standing right here. Ap.

[Arch Manning]

Steady AP as we see it. Colin, would you give us a scouting report on Keelan Russell?

[Colin Simmons]

On Keelan Russell. Oh, that's my dog, Keelan. Scatter report. Tall as hell. Great quarterback, Knows how to read defenses. Got good feet. Got an arm on him. Smart, intelligent, great person. Great person to connect with. He probably got a great connection with his teammates and his wide receivers. Man, just keep the pressure on him. Keep the pressure on him. Yeah.

[Moderator]

Third row on the end.

[Abby Miller]

Abby Miller with the reflector from Mississippi State. Texas's defense was ranked sixth in the SEC last year. How can you personally help keep this competitiveness?

[Colin Simmons]

Truthfully, it's not just me. It's got to be the whole team. And I feel like Coach Muschamp is a great asset to this, to this defense. And, you know, I hope. Well, I know that he'll help us in the long run.

[Moderator]

Third row and then pass it to your right, please.

[Reporter]

Jeff Howe on Texas football. Colin Sark was in here a little bit ago, and when he's talked about bringing in Coach Must Champ, he's talked about aggressiveness and attacking style of defense. After you went through the whole spring and what you've done this summer for you specifically, do you feel like Coach Must Champ with the scheme and the mindset that he's brought to the table, that there's another level your game can get to that maybe we haven't seen yet or maybe that you. You maybe haven't thought you could get to?

[Colin Simmons]

Yes, sir. Much time definitely brought in all of our mindset, you know, when it comes to defense, when it comes to the playstyle that we play, the aggressiveness, how he. How he carry himself and how he come about the game of football, man, I ain't going. I'm happy to be a part of this defense, and I'm happy to be coached under him.

[Moderator]

Front row, please.

[Reporter]

Colin Court Samuels of Inside Texas. There's a lot of talk about Coach Muschamp and developing relationships off the field with his players, and that's why he's able to ask so much of you guys on the field. Can you speak a little bit about the early relationship that you built with Coach Muschamp?

[Colin Simmons]

I came in his. I came in his office. I came in his office, probably first, second week, sat there, we talked, chopped it up. You know, obviously I asked him, is there anything, you know, more that I can do to, you know, better myself or better the defense? And, you know, he's just telling me just to be myself. Be myself, be you. Go out there, have fun, don't press yourself. And I just. I feel like mush. Champ is a. Is a. Is a player's coach.

[Moderator]

Third rule in the end.

[Abby Miller]

Kane, Egli, Texas. Can you speak a little bit to the rivalry with Texas A and M, then?

[Arch Manning]

If you have any personal relationship with any Aggie players,

[Colin Simmons]

it's a good rivalry. It's very big for our culture and our fans. Texas A and M have a great team. Every year. Every year I played them, they don't have a great team. And so it's a big. It's a huge rivalry.

[Moderator]

And, yeah, front row in the pass to your right.

[Reporter]

Colin, you see Trevor here rocking his every 15 minutes. Pin supporting heart health. What does it mean just to see your teammates advocating for Something that he cares about and experience himself with his own open heart surgery.

[Colin Simmons]

Honestly, it means a lot because Trevor just told me his story not too long ago and it kind of opened my. My eyes up, you know, because I really didn't know that. I did not know that. And so when he told me, when he told the. When he told us in coaching Wednesdays, it just, it made me. Kind of made me look at things even differently, you know what I mean? In another aspect,

[Reporter]

roll Trevor.

[Moderator]

Excuse me.

[Reporter]

Trevor. Colin. Congratulations on being the Longhorn candidate for their good, good works. They all say good works award. That's pretty awesome. We were talking with Sam Ocho this morning on the show, and I know you have your autism cause, which is great. Talk about your leadership, though, with that, your own, your own foundation. But then the leadership on the field and off the field because Sam was talking about that and coach has talked about that. You, we saw you in the Citrus bowl, really rallying the team on the sidelines. Tell me your. Everybody knows you're talented coming in. Where is your leadership grown on that side of the ball and within the

[Trevor Denton]

entire locker room, just being myself.

[Colin Simmons]

Being myself. Showing my teammates that they could just be their selves, you know, they don't have to change. They don't have to impress nobody. You know, people are going to have opinions regardless of what it is, good or bad. But at the end of the day, as long as you stay true to yourself, cannot move you.

[Moderator]

Right side, third row.

[Abby Miller]

Out of you, Trevor and Arch, who do you think is the has the best outfit today at media days?

[Colin Simmons]

I'm not gonna lie. I done had a plethora of compliments on my fit, so I'm gonna take that award home with me. But nah, me and Trevor showed up in gray. We're obviously archers, bodyguards. So

[Leo Hagerty]

second row, let's fast forward September, Austin, it's hot. You're Memorial Stadium. Bevo's ready to run. On the field, everybody's yelling, hook em horns, you're in the tunnel. You still get goosebumps.

[Colin Simmons]

In dkr? No, it's his home. It's home. Our fans are welcoming. They love us. It ain't no, it ain't no reason to get nervous in dkr. You know, It's not, it's. It's not, it's not reason. Because if we make a mistake, move on to the next play, our fans still gonna love us. Until they don't. But. But they still gonna love us. And I just feel like we got a great fan base, a great alumni and yeah.

[Moderator]

Third row.

[Reporter]

Yeah. Colin, I know, I know you've signed some trading cards for Panini and Tops over the last year. I think you did an autograph show this summer too. What's it been like for you to get connected to kind of that hobby collecting memorabilia world? And do you know the highest sales price for one of your cards?

[Colin Simmons]

I don't know the highest sales price for one of my cars, but I do know how them cars get. And my. When we went to. When I went to car signing and I think it's like the Dallas show show card, something like that showcase or something like that, it was packed out, like gym was packed out. The whole hotel building was packed out from the inside and the outside. I know it get that crazy, but that day I learned so 700. That's some money.

[Moderator]

Fourth row.

[Abby Miller]

Ellie Mallica, SEC. Being from Texas, how does it feel to represent the Longhorns at media day? And especially as you grow as an emerging leader,

[Colin Simmons]

representing the Long Corns is like representing the name on your back. You know, you got to represent with pride because at the end of the day, that's your family and you represent your family. Just like I represent my mom, I got to represent the Long Corns.

[Moderator]

Final questions here on the front row and then we'll go here on the front row.

[Reporter]

Yeah, I know you were part of the NCAA video game shoot. What was that like for you? And have you played with your crate with your player? I guess. And do you think it's up to the standard that you would like to be on the game?

[Colin Simmons]

Huge shout out to EA Sports for allowing me to be on the COVID of the game, allowing me to be a part of that. It was a very fun experience. A great, great experience. I played Cam Coleman my first game on the game. He caught a pick six for my player, ran it back for a touchdown. I didn't know my dude was that fast. He got like a 90 plus speed on there and so I didn't know he was that, that quick and that fast. And he's sitting here dropping my player in the coverage and I'm like, what you doing? Whole time I threw him a pick and he ran it back. So that's, that was, that was a fun moment. My players OD code on that on that game. So I'm very blessed and grateful.

[Moderator]

Final question here in the front, Colin.

[Reporter]

The schedule is difficult this year. There's a lot of fun competition on it, man. Ohio State, obviously, they've got Texas twice, you know, since you've been around Oklahoma is Oklahoma. That game is very special. I know that you see that A and M rivalry. You have trips to Nayland Stadium in Tennessee and go to Death Valley. Is there one particular game that you kind of just makes you feel a little different way when you're looking at that schedule?

[Colin Simmons]

Obviously. Obviously, I, in my recruiting, I love LSU and Death Valley. That's one team that I want. That's one school that I did want to go to. But truthfully, every game we come with the same mindset, the same mentality. You know, we ain't taking no game lightly, no matter if it's Ohio State or Texas State or no matter if it's LSU or, you know, whoever we play. So I feel like every game we're going in with this, with the same preparation, the same mindset, you know.

[Arch Manning]

Colin, great job.

[Moderator]

Thank you very much.

[Arch Manning]

Thank you.

[Abby Miller]

Hey, Abby Miller with a reflector at Mississippi State. This is your fourth year with the Longhorns. Why did you choose Texas and what's made you stay with the Portal being so popular recently?

[Trevor Denton]

I think just the coaching. When I first got here, I was originally committed to tcu, and then I went on my official to Texas and just kind of hearing what Coach Flood had to say and how he broke down my film, that's kind of what got me to Texas, and that's what has had me to stay at Texas, you know, despite the transfer.

[Moderator]

Portal front row.

[Reporter]

Hey, Trevor, Cord Samuels of Inside Texas, what things have you done in this off season as an offensive line unit to kind of, you know, just increase the physicality at the line of scrimmage? You know, a lot of talk last year about just not being strong enough at the point of attack, and I know it's not a strength issue. So what things maybe technique wise or just drill wise, have you all encouraged?

[Trevor Denton]

I think just, you know, I think it's more of a mental thing, like, mentality thing rather than a technique thing. Obviously, we're going to do our technique drills and do our individual and stuff, but, you know, for me personally, you know, sometimes I'll bring the guys in and we'll watch, you know, plays where, you know, it didn't work because of us and, you know, plays. We needed to be more physical and just kind of, you know, pushing that narrative to the guys. That is kind of the biggest thing that we've done this off season.

[Moderator]

Second rule.

[Leo Hagerty]

Leo Haggerty, amped up sports Draft nation here in Tampa. Welcome to Florida.

[Trevor Denton]

Thank you.

[Leo Hagerty]

When you look at your goals, obviously team is at the top what individual goals do you want to meet so you get to those team goals?

[Trevor Denton]

I think for me, I think it starts with the team goals and, you know, just the aspirations that we have as a team. And Coach Clark says all the time, time, you know, you know, team success brings individual accolades. So hopefully, if we accomplish what we, you know, say we want to accomplish, then I'll be able to, you know, win those individual goals.

[Reporter]

So third row again, it's kind of hard to ignore.

[Abby Miller]

I can see the pin on your left shoulder says every 15 minutes. Can you just explain what that is and what that means?

[Colin Simmons]

Yeah.

[Trevor Denton]

So every 15 minutes, a child is born with a congenital heart defect. And so I was, you know, one of those kids. And so When I was 16 years old, I had heart surgery for an ASD. And it was. It was a tough time for me. And just kind of getting back from that, I understood it took a toll on me mentally, and it was. It was hard. And, you know, now that I have this platform, I just want to be able to, you know, bring awareness to this, because I feel like it's something that's not talked about often and just be a pillar for these kids that are, you know, going through it and be a pillar for, you know, the confidence of these kids and just knowing that they're not alone in this journey.

[Moderator]

Front row again.

[Reporter]

Hey, Trevor, what things have you seen out of, you know, transfers? Lawrence, Seymour, Melvin, Siani, obviously, and then you've got Dylan, Sikorsky, others. What have you seen from them in the offseason? You know, encouraged that you are going to be a more stronger, more deep unit in 2026?

[Trevor Denton]

I think to start off, they, you know, they've brought us closer. I feel like, you know, despite them being transfers, they brought us all closer as an offensive line. Like, you know, Melvin and Lawrence are, you know, one of my best friends on the team in such a short amount of time, that's. They just brought the cohesiveness of the whole line together, and then you know, just that athleticism. You know, Melvin is really quick on his feet. Really, really athletic tackle. You know, Lawrence is a really, you know, tenacious, athletic run blocker, pass blocker, obviously, from Western Kentucky, you know, all American for a reason.

[Moderator]

So on the aisle here. Yeah.

[Reporter]

Jeff Howe on Texas football. Trevor Sark was talking about some of the new additions to the staff from going back to spring ball, the addition of Coach Muschamp and Coach Jalute coming in. In terms of the physicality, the intensity of practice, how have those two guys Specifically changed things. Whether you guys are doing team, period, or inside run, whatever it is, how much have they helped improve or I guess amplify the physicality of.

[Colin Simmons]

On both sides of the ball.

[Trevor Denton]

I think they just bring that energy every day. You know, the, The.

[Leo Hagerty]

The.

[Trevor Denton]

The coach must champ that you. That you guys have seen the last couple years, like, last couple decades.

[Colin Simmons]

That's still.

[Trevor Denton]

He's still that guy. You know, he's just a little bit older now and then. Coach Jalook is always bringing that energy with the running backs and. And, you know, I can really feel it from the running back group. You know, they're always bringing that energy as well. And so, you know, all that energy brought to, you know, inside run and team, it just, you know, makes us play with more energy and play more physical. So.

[Moderator]

Fifth row, standing up.

[Arch Manning]

Hey, Trevor.

[Moderator]

A.P.

[Arch Manning]

stead from A.P.

[Moderator]

as we see it, what are the

[Arch Manning]

difficulties of blocking Colin Simmons?

[Trevor Denton]

Yeah, he's a. He's a slippery guy. You know, for me, like, it's like guarding somebody. It's like in basketball, like playing defense in basketball. You know, he's super fast, has great, you know, twitch and great bend. And ultimately, he's just an elite pass rusher. And he gets me better every day. And so it's such a blessing going against him every day because it helps me prepare for, you know, SEC games and schedules and in the future. So.

[Moderator]

Fourth row on the aisle.

[Arch Manning]

Yeah.

[Moderator]

Hey, Trevor.

[Reporter]

Evan Cameco News 9 Oklahoma City.

[Arch Manning]

Parker Livingston, transferring from Texas to OU. What's it going to be like to

[Reporter]

face your former teammate in October?

[Trevor Denton]

You know, it'll be good to see him, but, you know, that was kind of his decision, you know, going from Texas to ou and, you know, that's kind of with him, you know, that's. That's kind of a him thing.

[Moderator]

So row.

[Reporter]

Yeah. On that note, Trevor, actually, coach had that same question, and he said he wants to kick Parker's ass. Excuse my language. But then he also mentioned after the A M game, the Mike Elko video that played. He wasn't a fan of that either. And just mentioning how he feels like the emotions in a robbery game is very important. And you feel like that's why y' all been so successful during those rivalry games. So when it comes to this team, why has the emotions been checked so well going against OU, Texas A& M, Arkansas of the world?

[Trevor Denton]

I think just understanding the caliber of school that we're at, you know, and Texas is a powerhouse, and everybody knows, you know, about Texas, and we have to be able to control our emotions because, you know, we're going to get everybody's best shot. And so ultimately we have to put our best foot forward every single week. So that's kind of how we've checked our emotions and our, you know, regulated it.

[Moderator]

So start growing the aisle.

[Arch Manning]

Yeah.

[Reporter]

Trevor, when you went back and looked at the run game specifically last year, just from your individual perspective and an online perspective, what did you feel like either didn't click or needed to change? And do you feel like the work you guys have done from, you know, January up until now, do you feel you guys have taken the steps you need to have the kind of run game you want?

[Trevor Denton]

Yeah, I feel like sometimes we just. We, you know, first and foremost, we weren't physical enough. Obviously we weren't, you know, moving bodies away that we should have. And then sometimes I always felt like, you know, we were just kind of playing as five individuals rather than five is one, you know, and everybody was kind of. It was just kind of five onto offensive linemen out there rather than one offensive line unit. And that's kind of how I felt about last year. And, you know, like I said, with the cohesion of the O line off the field, you know, we've. We're such a tight group this year that, you know, I feel like it'll

[Moderator]

show all on the field, second row in the end.

[Leo Hagerty]

Let's fast forward to a September at Austin. It's hot. You're there at Memorial Stadium. Everybody's yelling, hook em. Horns.

[Colin Simmons]

They're in burnt orange.

[Leo Hagerty]

Bevo's at the front. You're in the tunnel. You haven't. It's not your first rodeo, but do you still get goosebumps?

[Colin Simmons]

Oh, absolutely.

[Trevor Denton]

Most definitely. You know, I don't take any of these moments for granted. You know, the fans are awesome. They're always rowdy at dkr and, you know, I'm so grateful for them. And just kind of the environment is electric. You know, that's one of those. One of those moments that you just. Sometimes you want to die for it.

[Reporter]

So front row, you're a twitch streamer. Now, where did that come about? What made you want to start doing that? And is that just something you enjoy doing?

[Trevor Denton]

Yeah, I love doing it. I feel like I have a great personality, you know, whether that's playing video games or doing reactions and just kind of watching other streamers do it, you know, other big streamers. It's like, man, I feel like, you know, as a family, like my older brother and I, we love to do it, you know, we just felt like we can really do, like create something out of it, you know.

[Moderator]

So two final ones, both on the front row here and then here.

[Reporter]

Can you talk a little bit about the tight end room? You know, and a lot of guys fighting for. For rotation there, you know, still kind of figuring out the pecking order. What have you seen, if you want to mention maybe a thing about a couple of them, if you don't mind.

[Trevor Denton]

Yeah. With our tight end room, you know, obviously we got a bunch of talented guys. You know, Spencer, Shannon, you got Michael Mason, Soonish, you got, you know, Nick Townsend, Mari Winston. Those guys really just kind of a development for, you know, not only the past game, but also the run game and just getting more physical and, you know, we're getting a lot more out of those guys for sure. So, you know, Coach Banks and Coach Kazula have done a great job of, you know, really bringing those guys along

[Moderator]

on the end front row.

[Reporter]

Trevor, Coach just mentioned in his big press conference there that brought you and Arch and Colin, all three guys out of high school coming to Texas. No portal guy there. And came when you and Arch specifically came when, you know, the alpha 8 and 5 season. And here you are now, the upperclassmen coming to SEC media days. You also mentioned a lot of scavenger hunt yesterday. So who won the scavenger hunt and how important is it to you guys? You guys are the foundation of this

[Trevor Denton]

program that's still up for debate. We still got guys that are going to court with Judge Becton. So, you know, guys are still trying to fight for their, you know, winning cause, but I think it means a lot to us because of just how much the University of Texas means to us, you know, Arch, Colin and I. And just kind of for me personally, I'm a third generation Longhorn. My grandparents went here, my parents went here, and, you know, obviously now I'm here. So, you know, Texas has always had, you know, a place in my heart. So now I'm just glad that I'm able to represent this football team here at SEC media day.

[Moderator]

Barbara, thank you very much. Good job.

[Trevor Denton]

Thank you guys so much. You never forget your first fan.

[Tyler Adams]

So how was practice, kiddo?

[Trevor Denton]

My mom inspired me to dream big

[Colin Simmons]

and ask myself, what would you like

[Trevor Denton]

the power to do? My answers helped me become the soccer player I am today, trusting my instincts

[Colin Simmons]

and stepping onto the pitch without fear.

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