Parker Livingstone's Connection to Daylan McCutcheon Goes Beyond Texas

The Texas Longhorns possess a wide receiver room marked by youthfulness and depth, which has led fans and analysts to wonder how they will utilize each pass catcher throughout the season.

Wide receivers Parker Livingstone and Ryan Wingo led this group in terms of receiving yards against the Buckeyes, but they aren’t the only two with the potential to make an impact this season.

Livingstone actually shouted out former high school teammate and freshman wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon as a talented option for Texas as the year progresses.

Aug 30, 2025; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Texas Longhorns wide receiver Parker Livingstone (13) makes a catch against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the second half at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images | Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images

Parker Livingstone Praises Daylan McCutcheon

Livingstone and McCutcheon played high school football together at Lovejoy High School in Lucas, Texas, so the two of them have been familiar with one another since before their days on the Forty Acres.

With a one-year age gap standing between them, they are each at different points in their journeys, but Livingstone noted that McCutcheon’s football intelligence has already allowed him to improve at the collegiate level.

“He’s very smart,” Livingstone said. “He picked up Sark’s offense like that. I mean, I’ve never seen anyone pick it up faster.”

Being a fast learner could be crucial to McCutcheon’s success this season, especially given how many receivers are fighting for playtime and hoping to become one of quarterback Arch Manning’s primary targets.

Outside of Wingo and Livingstone, wide receivers DeAndre Moore Jr., Emmett Mosley V, Kaliq Lockett, Michael Terry III, and Jaime Ffrench Jr. are all serious contenders for minutes this season.

McCutcheon logged just one reception for two yards on Saturday, but he was still one of only four wide receivers to get his hands on the ball throughout the game. Livingstone, Wingo and Moore were the other three.

Given that each of the other three receivers who made an impact have at least one more year of experience than McCutcheon, it seems like his talent and intelligence have helped him reach a pretty solid spot.

“He’s great in the slot and outside,” Livingstone said of the true freshman. “I mean, he knows the entire offense, so [he is] just a very smart kid, very high football IQ.”

Texas’ ability to generate a strong offense was limited in Week 1, so more will likely be revealed about each of the receivers on this roster in the weeks to come.

The Longhorns will next take the field against the San Jose State Spartans at home on Sept. 6, which will give them the chance to even out their record and put the loss against Ohio State behind them.