OL Denzel Okafor of Lewisville told 24/7 he will not be attending "Under the Lights" this weekend.
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OL Denzel Okafor of Lewisville told 24/7 he will not be attending "Under the Lights" this weekend.
smh. Your proudest moment as a longhorn in the last 3 years :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Clipper Nation
DT Jordan Elliott (Houston Westside)
Malik XMas! Come on!Quote:
Originally Posted by DesignatedT
He also told 24/7 that he plans to commit prior to his senior season, "probably next month". TCU and Texas in front, with A&M a distant third.Quote:
Originally Posted by TFloss32
LOL, 3 years.
I guess time began 3 years ago. The aggsy calendar is divided into two time periods, BJ (Before Johnny) and AJ (After Johnny). Anything BJ is ancient and doesn't mean a thing, AJ is current and all that matters.
The kid is all TCU, Texas is there for show when he makes his decision. I'm very worried about our Oline recruiting, we need to get a few people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloeddyr10
Yeah. With Greg Little de-committing from A&M, I would expect them to come after Jean Delance hard. Texas is running out of OT options. I'm not as worried with the interior OL, but the tackle spots are running out of options. Zach Shackelford of Belton is an OG I would think Texas could get "late".Quote:
Originally Posted by Vito Corleone
Are there any OOS tackle prospects that we are looking at?
Greg Eiland from Mississippi. I can't think of any one else.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMex
http://247sports.com/Player/Greg-Eiland-75415
Keep in mind these are just rumors, but here are some things 24/7 heard while attending "The Opening" last week...
-two sources revealed that WR Devin Duvernay of Sachse has called the UT staff to commit this offseason, but the staff told him to hold off until he changes his mind about playing with his twin brother, Donovan. UT is not interested in a package deal.
-LB Dontavious Jackson from Alief Elsik has told the UT coaches he wants to commit, but he plans on taking a handful of official visits before shutting it down in January.
-WR Tren'Davian Dickson (Navasota) and ATH Christian Wallace (Sealy) are expected to end up at JUCOs. Dickson should be making his decision in a few weeks and A&M is thought to be his leader.
-LSU and Ole Miss are leading for S Deontay Anderson of Manvel.
-TE Kaden Smith of Flower Mound Marcus is considering visiting UT before his senior season and his father has developed a really good relationship with Coach Traylor.
-2017 CB DeAngelo Gibbs of Suwanee, GA makes an annual trip to Texas to workout with well-known DB coach, Clay Mack. He's also trained S Jason Hall and CB Bryson Echols. Look for him to visit UT during that trip.
WR Reggie Hemphill isn't backing off of his statement from a few weeks ago (24/7):
“We have two commits coming up,” Hemphill said. “OK, maybe two, but one for sure. I don’t know the timeline, but one told me he's going to for sure and the other is really thinking about it. One of the guys played little league with me. The other dude, I’m just telling him that we’re building a great 2016 class.”
“(He plays) offense,” he said.
Former UT QB and Austin Westlake coach, Todd Dodge, discusses the new program under Strong and 2017 QB Sam Ehlinger (24/7):
“I have a bit of an insight to what those coaches are doing at Texas because my son Riley was on that staff last year as quality control,” Dodge said. “I absolutely, as a former player there, just love Charlie Strong and I’ve known Shawn Watson since probably 1996, and I’ve always respected the heck out of him both as a coach and a recruiter."
“I truly think that they’re going to do great things there and the one thing I love about Charlie Strong is that he comes in and talks about his five core values… and he means it. It’s a unique thing to our society these days to see that, but he means it. That staff is very smart, they aren’t just jumping out there and offering every quarterback, or whatever position, out there. They do it with due diligence.”
“The first thing about Sam (Ehlinger) is that he’s already got a foundation of success under his belt, and he’s got some of that adversity under his belt and he’s just a sophomore,” Dodge said. “You know, now we got a guy for another two years who’s already every bit of a season veteran as anyone else.”
“Sam is a guy who is very physically gifted," Dodge said. "He’s a dual-threat quarterback and the running part of his game is more of a physical type. “He’s a lot like Chase Daniel, when I had him at Southlake Carroll. Sam’s a physical kid.”
“From a throwing the ball standpoint, Sam can throw the deep ball as well as anybody I’ve ever had,” Dodge said.
“The most fun thing about Sam though, is he hasn’t even scratched the surface as to how good he can be,” Dodge said.
WR Tren'Davian Dickson is a Longhorn.
Wow!
I knew he and his family liked Strong, but damn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bloeddyr10
Really hope he can qualify.
FWIW, Scout saying Dickson is not the guy who they were talking about previously.
That particular prospect has yet to go public with his UT commitment and may tell everyone at "Under the Lights" this weekend.
I guess we can call Norvell an ace-recruiter now? AJ Brown has legitimate interest, Dickson just committed and Devin Duvernay, allegedly, wanted to commit earlier if Texas offered his brother.Quote:
Originally Posted by TFloss32
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Originally Posted by TFloss32
Long time reader here. First time poster.
Legit question here -- how are we taking so many WRs? I feel like we are trying to make up for a lack of talent at the position from the previous regime.
Let's review the past few years:
2016 WR commits:
1.) Tren'Davian Dickson
2.) Collin Johnson
3.) Reggie Hemphill-Mapps
(4.) Devin Duvernay??)
2015 WR commits:
1.) John Burt
2.) Ryan Newsome
3.) DeAndre McNeal (I feel like he's too big to play WR -- seems built more like a LB -- but Strong did promise him the ball AT ND this year!)
4.) Gilbert Johnson (not qualifying?)
2014 WR commits:
1.) Armanti Foreman (turning out well)
2.) Lorenzo Joe (seems in line for playing time)
3.) Roderick Bernard (return specialist/can't catch/injured)
4.) Dorian Leonard (high praise this spring)
5.) Garrett Gray (a Mack Brown recruit, probably switching to TE)
2013 WR commits:
1.) Jake Oliver (probably not going to ever get significant playing time?)
2.) Jacorey Warrick (coaches like him, he's getting chance at playing time)
3.) Montrel Meander (He went to France. To see the Eiffel tower. :nope)
2012 WR commits:
1.) Cayleb Jones (Star at Arizona)
2.) Kendall Sanders (Eiffel Tower :nope)
3.) Daje Johnson (???????????)
4.) Marcus Johnson (tools to be a star but..... inconsistent. At least he's got ton of experience by now)
So basically, it seems like the staff is refilling the WR position at a rapid rate. And I'm not against it, it's just wow just seems like a lot of names all of the sudden. Norvell is a monster. Good hire so far.
So, are we going to stop the WRs at 4? Who else are we targeting?
Welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Righaya
I was actually wondering the same thing as the Dickson news came down. My opinion has always been four WRs for the 2016 class because I don't think Strong is in love with his older skill players.
I believe they'll chase Dee until the bitter end using the Malik and McNeal connection, and I think you have to take Duvernay if he's willing to split up with his brother. Plus, if Dickson is a grade risk, you may need to take that extra guy anyway if the opportunity presents itself.
Then there's the smaller chances with the OOS guys like Salomon (Florida) and Brown (Mississippi), but they need to visit.
All in all, I'm sticking with four until further notice.
DT Jordan Elliott
:lolAggies
S DeMarkus Acy next?