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The Texas Longhorns will officially welcome 15 new players as part of their 2013 recruiting class in just a few weeks, although several from the group enrolled early and have already been through a semester on campus.

In a 4-2-5 defense, one of the most important positions is the nickel back. In 2013, Texas will once again have their best defensive back at the position.

Former Leander Lion and Texas Longhorn Blake Gideon is hanging it up. After his UT career, the safety was signed as a free agent by Arizona last year.

It's never too early to look ahead to the 2013 college football season, especially for a University of Colorado program that has a new coach, Mike MacIntyre, anxious to begin the rebuilding process after the program went just 4-21 under Jon Embree, including a disastrous 1-11 last fall.

Recruiting busts always snag the headlines and infuriate the fanbase. Though it is the unexpected booms that should get the attention, and the Texas Longhorns will have their fair share of them from their 2013 class.

Last season, the Texas Longhorns suffered quite a bit on the defensive side of the football, as did most of the Big 12.

New Orleans Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro is measured by NFL scouts during his pro timing day at Texas in late March.

The Texas Longhorns return the most experienced quarterback in the Big Twelve and have 19 returning starters from last season.

The spring evaluation period has produced plenty of new targets for the Texas Longhorns and a handful of new offers, including one that went out on Friday evening to Dallas Skyline defensive end Victor Evans.

The Texas Longhorns installed a spread offense that could see them take off for a potential Big 12 title run, but several pieces will have to fall into place.

John Gold III built his inventory of steel plates - which his business, Plate Guy, rents to construction sites - with help from his father.

Though Kenny Vaccaro's departure has left questions at safety, the Texas Longhorns' most crucial defensive position in 2013 will be at linebacker.

APRIL 25: Kenny Vaccaro of the Texas Longhorns, stands with 13-year-old Markell Gregoire and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as they hold up a jersey on stage after he was picked #15 overall by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 25, 2013 in New York City.

Two Texas Longhorns defensive players - Jackson Jeffcoat and Quandre Diggs - appear in ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.'s earliest 2014 big board.

Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins stood within an earshot of the Jazz and Heritage Festival's soulful entrance on Saturday afternoon, eager to experience his latest taste of Southern culture.

"People say leadership is a lot of different things, but when it comes down to it, it is a really abstract term that has a different meaning to everyone.

The first of a five-day series of stories on the 2013 New Orleans Saints draft class.

For the majority of his tenure, Mack Brown has been able to produce both wins and NFL careers for his Texas Longhorns.

Malcolm Jenkins said he embraced the Saints' first-round selection of Kenny Vaccaro - despite the threat to his job security at free safety - after recalling Mark Ingram's less-than-cordial welcome to the franchise by former teammate Reggie Bush.

The New Orleans Saints have long been Mississippi's NFL team and not only because they are the closest in proximity.