The Panini Senior Bowl announced today that Texas redshirt senior safety Michael Taaffe has earned an invite to this season’s game in Mobile, Alabama, early next year. “The guy has been incredibly productive his whole career,” Drew Fabianich, the Senior Bowl’s executive director, told 247Sports. “There are some NFL teams that want to see him at nickel, because his size probably lends itself more to him playing nickel than playing safety.”Taaffe is currently the only Texas player to receive a Senior Bowl invite. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS Austin American-Statesman: Why Texas Longhorns must be an ‘everybody’ defensive team, even after UNC blowout247Sports: Four developing players Texas needs to keep out of the transfer portalInside Texas: Texas Longhorns 2025 Class Update: Freshman development, portal risks, and key insightsInside Texas: Texas volleyball’s quest for a sixth national championship begins tonightInside Texas: Steve Sarkisian takes an NFL Draft approach to his recruiting philosophyICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION Texas GM Brandon Harris teases recruiting surprisesTexas is in pursuit of five-star Ohio State WR commit Chris Henry Jr.RECRUITING ROUNDUP Austin American-Statesman: Texas finalizes Class of 2026, but where are the five-star recruits?247Sports: Longhorn signee Dia Bell’s ‘competitive spirit’ drew Texas staff to 5-star QB247Sports: Where Texas football commits are playing this weekInside Texas: A 105-man scholarship limit creates room for more portal aggression for Texas footballInside Texas: Two potential RB portal candidates are playing tonight, more on Florida’s Jadan BaughInside Texas: Jermaine Bishop will blaze his own trail just like other two-way players for Steve SarkisianInside Texas: Texas Longhorns 2026 Class: Early contributors, redshirts, and position projectionsInside Texas: Recruiting Humidor: Last details of 2026, Texas looking solid in 2027SEC SHOWDOWN Associated Press: Texas men’s basketball beaten by Virginia at home in ACC/SEC challengeAssociated Press: Former SEC commissioner Roy Kramer, whose vision paved the way for the CFP, dies at 96Inside Texas: What to make of the SEC increasing the number of maximum football scholarships from 85 to 105Good Bull Hunting: Four-star RB Carsyn Baker flips from Florida to Texas A&MRock M Nation: Mizzou baseball releases 2026 scheduleAnd The Valley Shook: Lamar Brown, Deuce Geralds, Trenton Henderson all sign with LSURocky Top Talk: Tennessee finishes with seventh ranked class in 2026 cycleRoll ‘Bama Roll: 2025 SEC Championship Preview: The Georgia defenseDawg Sports: 3 ways Georgia can learn from early season loss vs. Alabama in preparation for SEC ChampionshipA Sea Of Blue: Four-star WR Kenny Darby commits to Kentucky after decommitting from LSUWHAT WE’RE READING SB Nation: How USMNT avoided a tough group draw at the 2026 World CupSB Nation: Breaking: Penn State set to hire Iowa State’s Matt CampbellSB Nation: Lane Kiffin’s speedrun beef with the entire SECNEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND This is fairly accurate. #texas#longhorns SEC refs still not calling interference. pic.twitter.com/IWn0mIJu6O— Duke Ritchie (@dritch) November 29, 2025