More on Sandland...he said he originally asked one of his coaches if they had any contacts with Texas. Nobody on the staff did so things kind of stopped at that point until Bruce Chambers showed up on Monday. Sandland said he wants to use his official visits but only to schools that have offered which is understandable. Needless to say he'd be even higher on UT if they offered and he supposedly had a nice conversation with Bryan Harsin last night. More quotes:
"Yesterday (Monday) was the first contact I had from Texas. Coach Chambers was here and got to watch me lift and do some conditioning. We don't practice on Monday. I wish we would have to give him a better show, but he checked everything out. Things are still in the really, really early stages."
"Texas is a school that I'd be really interested in. Who wouldn't be with a school like Texas being in Big 12 and the kind of offense that they run? So I was pleasantly surprised," Sandland said.
"I think first and foremost, they reached out because of their immediate need at tight end from talking a little bit to coach Chambers. He made it clear that was a position they needed help in," Sandland said. "After this season, they're graduating two tight ends and they have two others who are converted defensive ends that haven't even played tight end. I think the fact that they have a need at tight end led them to look at junior college tight ends. Then they came across my film and liked it enough to send coach Chambers to come see me face to face."
"Right now, it's too early. I don't have a top list of favorites or anything like that," Sandland said. "I'll probably start to narrow things down in a couple months. I don't really want to rush into anything. By time the season starts, I'll probably have a top five but I don't want to rush. I'd like to keep my options open."
"I plan on taking all five officials and I'll take a couple unofficial visits probably coming up in June. I don't have anything set in stone, but probably I'll probably head up to Cal, probably go down to Tempe to check out Arizona State and then possibly Texas Tech and Nebraska."
"When I was growing up, I was always a professional football fan. I didn't follow college too much until the last couple years when it looked like I would have a chance to be playing college ball. When you ask anybody, ask a random person on the street who is in the upper echelon, the big time college programs, Notre Dame, USC, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida - schools like that always come up," Sandland said. "So Texas is obviously a team I'm interested in, for a lot of reasons. Mack Brown, his players love playing for him and would run through a brick wall for him. His tenure there, how long he's been there. Also, being in big 12, I consider that the best offensive conference in college football.
"Being a school like Texas that runs that kind of offense, it's pretty exciting for any position, especially wide receivers and tight ends. There are only a handful of schools that utilize the tight end to its full potential, and Texas is definitely one of those schools. If you're a high school or college tight end, you'd be dumb not to consider Texas."
Funny how things go around in my head!Thought you guys would like this picture of Raekwon.
A couple of days ago I saw that exact same picture of him, and was wondering if he had any connection to the state of Texas or he just liked the Spurs. I actually made a post in here, where I asked about it. But I deleted it a few minutes after, because I thought I put too much into that cap. But apparently I didn't! And thank god for that!
I wouldn't my mind have him replacing Edmond!
24/7 also reporting that someone on the UT staff stopped by powerhouse Las Vegas Bishop Gorman to see 2014 RB Nathan Starks. He's ranked #25 overall.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Starks-120666
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvn7b40Orv0
The national search continues. Bo Davis was at St. Augustine HS in New Orleans, LA to see 2014 RB Leonard Fournette who is ranked #4 overall by 24/7.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...urnette-118474
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b8dCQ4c9rg
LB Brett Wade has committed to A&M.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/texas/footba...tt-Wade-121801
That's a nice get.
Some new film on RB Kyle Hicks:
http://www.youtube.com/v/gn7HmO_gXNU
Interview with consensus #1 recruit in country Robert Nkemdiche who lists top 6 of LSU, Bama, Ole Miss, Georgia, Miss State and Texas. At about 2:10 he talks about his relationship with Searels. Smart money is he is listing Texas out of respect to Searels but we're not really in it at all.
http://espn.go.com/blog/colleges/texas/post?id=3830
I hope he somehow ends up at Ole Miss.
If I were you I'd hope he ends up at Georgia to get in the other division.
All the insiders think huge Bama lean with clear 2nd being Ole Miss.
ESPNwilkerson William Wilkerson 2h
Dontre wilson sporting #oregon socks at #underarmour 7s. Yes I took a pic of a recruits socks. somethings wrong with me pic.twitter.com/6Ivpbwzh
welp, stick a fork in this one
I'd rather him be at Ole Miss than Bama
Update on Longhorn commitments headed to certain events this summer:
The Opening
QB, Tyrone Swoopes, Whitewright
WR, Jake Oliver, Dallas Jesuit
WR, Jacorey Warrick, Cypress Falls
OL/DL, Jake Raulerson, Celina
OL/DL, A'Shawn Robinson, Fort Worth Arlington Heights
Gridiron Kings 7-on-7
WR, Jake Oliver, Dallas Jesuit
WR, Jacorey Warrick, Cypress Falls
TE, Durham Smythe, Belton
Oscar Giles stopped by Spring Westfield this week and invited DT Hardreck Walker to the June 3rd summer camp. He plans to attend.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Walker-135466
Good news from Inside Texas. They were able to speak with the head coach of 2014 OL Braden Smith from Olathe, KS yesterday and they discerned that the kid basically has a UT offer at this point. The only hang-up is Smith's coach isn't letting any colleges come by to evaluate him because they don't want any distractions. Stacy Searels is one of several coaches that weren't allowed on campus. He also said Smith won't be taking any unofficial or official visits from August to December and will not have any contact with coaches during that time. He even turned down an invitation to the Rivals Five-Star Challenge this summer. Sounds like one-of-a-kind recruitment that should be fun to follow. He's ranked #11 overall by 24/7.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...n-Smith-130866
Also from Inside Texas, the coach of CB Cole Luke mentioned that Texas has been by the school since offering him and the Longhorns will be in the race until the end. He said that Luke has never been unhappy or shown disdain for UT because they offered later than other schools. Another kid to keep in mind from Luke's school is 2014 OT Casey Tucker.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Tucker-131376
Article on QB Tyrone Swoopes from the Austin American Statesman:
http://www.statesman.com/sports/long...t-2372367.html
This is pretty good. It's different GIFs for the reactions of fanbases across the country if Clemson decides to leave the ACC:
http://tuxedoyoda.blogspot.com/2012/...onight-if.html
Video interview with the AD at Clemson on conference realignment:
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=188199
The Q&A I was looking forward to, Torshiro Davis.
http://espn.go.com/colleges/texas/fo...torshiro-davis
My favorite thing I've read about Davis is he had an opportunity to attend a bigger, better high school than Woodlawn at one point, but he decided to stay because he didn't want to leave those that have always been loyal to him. I think Texas got a good one.
RB Dontre Wlson will make his commitment at some point between now and the DeSoto spring game tomorrow evening. Ohio State, Oregon and Texas are the finalists.
Bo Davis made another stop in New Orleans, LA yesterday to see DB Noel Ellis of Edna Karr HS. He was invited to the June 3rd summer camp and he said he will be attending. A quote from his father:
“Texas is an excellent program on a big stage,” his father, Noel Ellis Sr. said. “We’ve got our sights set on being on the big stage. Texas is definitely a school we’ll consider, especially if they show mutual interest. If Texas was to offer, that would definitely propel them into the top three.”
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...l-Ellis-121339
For those thinking it would be hard to pull a Louisiana kid from LSU, another interesting quote to add:
"It’ll be a cold day in and the devil will go ice skating before I allow my son to go to LSU."
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