Johntay Cook DISMISSED From Texas | Sign of GOOD Depth? | Longhorns Football | WR Room | SEC | 2024

[@ScottieDrippen]

No need for any fan of Texas to rag on Johntay. He helped recruit many of the stars at Texas and he was by all accounts a good kid who didn’t cause trouble. Good luck kid to wherever you land. I hope he ends up somewhere like SMU or Miami where he can ball out

[@lingerinlead80421]

Agree. Kind of disgusting comments calling him a quitter. A lot of judgemental comments (not by OTF) on a situation they know nothing about. He did not see a clear path to the field and he wants to play. Not that complicated.

[@michaelfordham4786]

@@lingerinlead80421 I’d agree if this happened after the regular season. But when you leave(or are asked to leave) in the middle of the season then ppl can rightfully make their judgements.

[@lingerinlead80421]

@michaelfordham4786 it was announced as a dismissal so, not the player's choice

[@patpage007]

Exactly

[@michaelfordham4786]

@@lingerinlead80421 I don’t really see how that supports your original comment. Oh well. Beat Florida🤘🏻

[@eptxprotector]

Deandre Moore busted his butt and Johntay didn't. Hard work will always pay off.

[@BurntOrangeHorn78]

And it did not bother DeAndre a bit that he had no targets the first couple of games. He just kept blocking and running his routes.

[@jessc_013]

actions say everything, cook played more than moore their freshman year and yet who put in the work in the off-season? 1st one in last one out, blocking, the work has shown

[@williebates3398]

💯 Percent.

[@fredbowie1674]

STRAIGHT FACTS

[@BigOobie23]

17 missed calls from UT Boy

[@Convon92]

I’m pretty sure he blocked me several months ago for simply calling him out. Dudes a creep.

[@TransformedbyYah]

@@Convon92 Same lol

[@eptxprotector]

Does UT Boy have a connection to Johntay or his family? I always found his Johntay obsession to be really odd.

[@pharmdmsphd]

😂

[@jamese9434]

😂😂😂😂

[@jonathansayen6548]

#1 quote I’ve always lived my life by. "Don’t talk about it, be about it”

[@LivinRentFreeinUT]

Sark just needs to continue recruiting players with an edge. Deandre Moore’s entire family moved from California to Texas and brought a food truck to support them. There was no room for Deandre to fail. Glad to see him excelling and next year will be his break out with Arch 🤘

[@elconquistador5095]

Good luck to him.

[@treygoose1979]

Looks like that restraining order against UT Boy didn’t have the desired effect for Johntay

[@stevemartinez4007]

Wingo is amazing…unreal…Will be WR 1 …..HookEm

[@ClayG_3]

Culturally not fitting. Obviously speculation, but had heard he started skipping meetings and began isolating himself from the team. People are overfeeding into the drop against Miss St as the biggest factor in his reduced snaps. This is way more to do with off the field behavior. And his reaction from On3's instagram post says all that needs to be said about the situation.

[@bradleynorrs110]

What was his reaction to the Instagram post? I missed it.

[@BurntOrangeHorn78]

Yeah, Johntay caught every pass to him after that drop. He just wanted to run before he caught that ball.

[@ClayG_3]

@@bradleynorrs110 “😂😂😂😂💯 bounce back gon be crazy” also is currently reposting stuff mocking the situation. His ego is just too big and not in line with a team mentality

[@jimbearden2152]

I wish him well. Hope he gets to a place that turns out to be a great fit. Folks live, learn, and grow as they get experience. Nothing but the best to you, Mr. Cook. Hookem!

[@clintlandrum9498]

Yep, its part of growing up and part of the college experience. Its frustrating to be sure.

[@williebates3398]

Sometimes its hard for a young stud out of high school to realize when you sign at a blue blood program like Texas you are now considered a freshman exactly like in high school. Those glory days of your senior year are over and you have to reset your mind to go earn it again. He couldn't make the transition mentally and will have a hard time anywhere he goes. Hopefully im wrong but he seemed to act entitled without putting the work in.

[@fredbowie1674]

@@williebates3398 FACTS

[@taxsaversteve]

I was really wrong about Cook. I thought he'd be really good. But he quit. Probably allowed his "circle" to influence him. Winners never quit and quitters never win. I wish him well, but to DO well, he'll have to rid himself of his "circle."

[@DennisCoffman-dd8ok]

maybe, maybe not. I would have to look at this way. 2 years in a row that Sark brought in WRs. That's kind of a slap in the face to any recruit that's put in a few years and the fact Sark keeps saying "we need to get Cook going", etc, is just more of a disservice. So I wouldn't blame any WR for leaving if he's not being developed. I mean next year, Sark will probably bring in more people from the portal, so what's the incentive for recruits to come if all their going to get is replaced by someone out of the program? I mean if I was any kind of recruit, I'd just go play somewhere else and then xfer to a better school down the road.

[@fredbowie1674]

​@@DennisCoffman-dd8okCook got beat out PERIOD! Playing time is EARNED NOT GIVEN! Moore and Wingo passed him up. Sark job is to build the best team and bring on people who can do that. Don't let because a player was good in HS make you think it will translate to college. Wish him in the future.

[@waymoreblues]

Best of luck to the young man. 🤘🏼

[@Just_Some_Dude_Geez]

Not a receiver, but Wisner turned out to be an amazing running back and receiver out of the backfield.

[@OUstillSUCKS]

I hope golden /bolden come back next yr with a wingo and Moore

[@TitoEnrique-w6b]

Top talented players get surpassed often because they don’t put in the work like less talented players. Not saying this is the case for Johntay but look at his classmate DeAndre Moore who put in the work and is starting.

[@lilricc1949]

@@TitoEnrique-w6b cook put in work he had 2 TDS in one game while Moore was hurt after that game cook should’ve started obviously sark has his pics because everyone on the WRs roster is good

[@wishanikkawould]

@@lilricc1949 yeah I dont feel like its a skill issue, most likely something behind the scenes and a lot of coaches has favorites so I can see this being the case

[@SportsTalk-J]

I mean, when he would get his chance most of the time he didn’t make any sort of impact or just flat dropped the ball. Cream rises to the top. Good luck sir.

[@UTEXTRACK]

The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.

[@Waterskibug]

You don't get dismissed for dropping balls. Gotta be grades or discipline issues.

[@jamese9434]

If you told me during the spring Johntay Cook would transfer in the middle of the year and Texas would laugh it off likes its nothing I wouldn't believe you in a million years

[@lanza5]

You act like Cook is Jeremiah Smith. He was beat out, its that simple.

[@marioortiz7373]

Bro Bought The Whole Team Beats , 😫😪, but either way wish him the best, and hope he pairs up with Murphy At Duke !!

[@BurntOrangeHorn78]

He would be an every offensive down player there with his buddy Maalik.

[@chanmanv]

Just didn’t work out. Every time he had a big opportunity, he dropped the ball. He catches a few of them, this could have looked very different. We’ll be just fine and hopefully he’ll be happy somewhere else.

[@KeepYourSillyPronouns]

Hi UT BOI Dude blocked me for simply disagreeing during a live broadcast. So hello. I hope you are well. Hugs and kisses. I still love you

[@isaacdarden26]

All off season long, while hearing that Moore was showing up early to practices, we were reminded that Whitt and Worthy were putting their commitment on display setting the example. Moore took note and took his role seriously. By fall, the fact that I hadn’t heard that Cook was side by side Moore in getting extra work worried me seeing as though Bond and Golden were getting more acknowledgment. I’m saddened that Cook wasn’t who we he thought he was or who we hoped he could be, but that’s life and that’s college football. I wish him the best. And one more thing… it’s Moores 🌍 😎 🤘🏽

[@Longhorn242]

UT boy just fell to his knees listening to this

[@drm2364]

He should go to SMU

[@p4ul1123]

I can see that or tech.

[@brandonfennell9983]

The portal has really changed the dynamics of positional depth year to year. Wishing Cook the best, but having this much talent and depth is a great problem to have. As the saying goes, iron sharpens iron. 🤘

[@dupreeaddison3395]

Come to Boulder young fella, JuJu will get you the ball

[@Blankx1987]

Did he actually get dismissed though 👀? If not, that’s a click-bait thumbnail.

[@toddlacey8557]

Just has not developed at the speed of others. Doesn’t mean he won’t. If his attitude is good moving forward, he will be successful elsewhere. He never had top end speed. That was the only concern I ever had about him. Wish him well.

[@edwardkojdecki6287]

Maybe hes been giving away our plays to our opponents

[@mgar61]

How did he leave? Did he quit or was he asked to leave?

[@coastdot1522]

That’s what I’m wondering. I don’t wanna speculate too much but is there something we aren’t being told?

[@gregallen9011]

My only question is - could he end up at OU ?

[@carolcook9125]

Don't drag his name.That's what you cannot do

[@ut10rocks2005]

No one’s dragging anyone’s name

[@antonioperez5742]

That can be EFFORT

[@B00MERS00NERTX]

Yall gotta do better. This headline is false. He did not get dismissed. Stop tryna bash the kids character with false headlines. Wouldn’t expect anything less from Texas sources tho

[@jeffhamill4173]

Wow Too entitled?

[@Cbcw76]

Propped up by baseless publicity.

[@ErikDeLosRios]

I wonder if that speed WR is 5'8 from Trojan house ✌️ Or the KENTUCKY WILDCAT 😮

[@eptxprotector]

Barion Brown would be an outstanding portal addition. Sucks to see him wasting away on that anemic Kentucky offense.

[@ErikDeLosRios]

@eptxprotector would be a good fit... but I think he'll declare, test well and be a 2nd round pick

[@jasonpolk8698]

Hope we don't have any injuries. That's all im going to say.

[@anthonyu3300]

Dismissed or quit?

[@BurntOrangeHorn78]

Or mutually agreed as Sark so graciously characterized it.

[@alohatraveler]

Cook doesn't have any elite traits. He had his opportunities and never did anything

[@crescentprincekronos2518]

just responding to the title: dismissing someone is not a sign of good depth on it's own. that is an asinine statement

[@richardkelly897]

Ok but why was he dismissed? Did he request it or did he act a fool? Terrible reporting.

[@BurntOrangeHorn78]

Sark said it was a mutual decision. He might have been polite.

[@toddlacey8557]

That information is usually never released. I’m speculating that he has already checked out mentally, and if your mind isn’t right your body follows. Probably had bad body language in practice and they had a come to Jesus meeting.

[@robl7483]

Was he dismissed or did he opt to leave? You guys shouldn't post that he was dismissed from the program unless he was sent packing. I get that you can click bait a little, but it's kind of wrong to make a kid look bad by saying he was kicked off the team.

[@mr.smittyizm4897]

@@robl7483 was told from orangebloods he was dismissed

[@RasPutin-t3o]

I hope Sark knows what he's doing. I can't imagine Ewers can develop any chemistry with the WR corps when Sark is playing mercenary musical chairs with the position. It's showing this year, IMO. Quinn doesn't have a go-to guy other than Helm...the ONLY starter he's thrown to in consecutive years. Unfair to Quinn.

[@BurntOrangeHorn78]

Isiah Bond and DeAndre Moore say Hello. Some guys named Wingo and Golden too.

[@RasPutin-t3o]

@BurntOrangeHorn78 Read again. Bond was at Bama last year. Moore was not a starter (FR last year). Wingo was in HS. Golden was at Houston. 👋

[@jasonpolk8698]

You all want to single out some more depth and see what happens with your stupid snap counts and such from last week?

[@daddytrillbedf2068]

in Gerry is wrong as usual

[@daddytrillbedf2068]

letting cook go is just dumb. Sark you gotta do better

[@lanza5]

He was getting beat out by every WR on the roster. Sark's doing great. 2 more 5 star WR incoming

[@stevearmstrong9174]

He is really good. Mistake by texas.

[@lanza5]

Yeah man, so good. He kept getting passed up in the WR rotation.

[@BurntOrangeHorn78]

A lot of skill at Texas in that room.

[@clintlandrum9498]

Cook is skilled, but he's not good right now. His dismissal/departure is not about talent.