2011 Texas Longhorn Recruiting

[Whisky Dog]

I'd still be surprised if we land both Brown and Ramonce II, err... Green. Hopefully Nebraska leaving has dropped him into our laps and the coaches showing him the Ramonce 2005 sans weed and es (ok just weed) role will get him on board. I didn't know that about Johnson, that suck and means that getting Russell was mandatory and Dorsey or Bible is going to have to be ready for legit backup minutes this fall. I don't like having true rooks in there unless they're just so bad ass they have to play, but hopefully one of them can run with the 15 snaps a game backup role.

[TFloss32]

Here's the latest update on Texas' five remaining targets. The optimism on RB Aaron Green has seemingly gone out the window in a period of a week. He was quoted saying this week, "Texas isn't recruiting me." Now, on the surface that's a horrible thing to hear. But the interview he gave was to Rivals' Nebraska site (Husker Illustrated) and it seemed as if he's just sick of the recruiting process and popped off at the reporter when asked about Texas. I would assume Texas is just giving him space at the moment, but you never know. In my opinion, Texas is still very much in it and things aren't as they seem. The longer his recruitment goes on, the better for Texas. I'm keeping the faith that Malcolm Brown and Aaron Green's friendship on top of Nebraska's move to the Big 10 will lead Green to the 40 Acres.

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2010...s-for-closers/

I found out this morning that DT Derek Johnson is preparing to transfer closer to home. Turns out his grades weren't cutting it and he wants to be closer to his wife and family in Arkansas. Arkansas State seems to be the likely destination.

[TFloss32]

Just wanted to mention that RB Malcolm Brown of Cibolo Steele is on the UT campus today for an unofficial visit. It is supposedly a visit that's more geared towards looking at the campus and getting a better feel for Austin. I've heard he's touring with Major Applewhite (potential position coach at UT)...but that's just a rumor as of right now. However, I do know that he did not come to Austin by himself. Hopefully his parents have accompanied him.

His high school coach mentioned in a San Antonio Express News article today that he doesn't see Brown's recruitment going past the first or second week of the season. You never know, he may announce at the game against San Antonio Madison when he's playing on ESPN.

[TFloss32]

Here's another weekly update for everyone to read. The article covers RB Malcolm Brown, DE Jermauria Rasco, RB Aaron Green, TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, LB Anthony Wallace and CB David Jenkins. Everything is gravy with Brown and ASJ, but it looks like it's still a coin flip with Rasco, Green and Wallace. I would say Green is still the longest shot, but I can see Rasco and Wallace coming around in the end. Defensive recruits always seem to come back to Muschamp and Texas when comparing schools on their list.

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2010...-few-good-men/

They also break down some of the 2012 studs that most of y'all might not be too familiar with yet.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

either i didn't realize or forgot ben wells transferred

[TFloss32]

I updated the original recruiting board on the first page. There were a lot of updates to the rankings that needed to be made. It should be a more accurate reflection of where kids stand since spring training ended.

[Whisky Dog]

Got damn I didn't realize we were owning the top 20 that much.

[TFloss32]

Here's a video of Malcolm Brown and Aaron Green interviewing each other at the Top Gun Football Camp in Virginia. Not sure if most of you can access this, but it'll make you feel good if you're a Texas fan. I'll post a summary later for those who can't view it.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recrui...k-teams-649816

[ThePop]

yeah we can't watch that (well i cant)

[TFloss32]

Here are some good reads on Texas' remaining targets and a snippet about Malcolm Brown and Aaron Green's interview at the Top Gun Camp. I still plan on posting a summary for those who can't watch the video.

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2010...king-top-guns/

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2010...th-each-other/

[Whisky Dog]

Here's a video of Malcolm Brown and Aaron Green interviewing each other at the Top Gun Football Camp in Virginia. Not sure if most of you can access this, but it'll make you feel good if you're a Texas fan. I'll post a summary later for those who can't view it.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/video/recrui...k-teams-649816

yeah, I didn't pay my $9.99 this month

[Whisky Dog]

Here's the next recruitocosm, guy seems really optimistic and claims Brown has informed Coach Brown he'll be a Horn and will announce it early next month. The top gun video has him feeling Green is still a possibility to follow suit if it is cool with Malcolm. ASJ sounds like a lock when/if he hits campus.

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2010...king-top-guns/

[TFloss32]

Malcolm Brown and Aaron Green Interview

Here's how the conversation went for those that can't view the video. They interviewed each other about different things and were basically laughing the entire time. You could tell they have a genuine friendship and hopefully they'll end up at Texas together. Know that Brown and Green will be playing against each other on ESPN for their season opener on August 28th. I have a little fantasy that they'll both wait to commit on ESPN and put on the Texas caps together. Wouldn't that be awesome?

Aaron Green starts out with the mic:

AG: Hi, this is Aaron Green from Williamsburg, Virginia and I'm about to interview the nation's #1.... {both laughing} running back, Malcolm Eugene Brown. Malcolm, how do you feel about the recruiting process?

MB: Well, you know Aaron, it's tough. Things get hard and it's stressful at times, but all you can do is {Brown looks intensely at Green}...take it one step at a time! {inside joke...both laughing}

AG: How do you feel about your upcoming senior season and playing your first game against some kid named Aaron Green?

MB: Well, you know, Aaron Green...he's pretty good. He's a little guy, though. He's nice...it's going to be a tough game. Still, we got a young team so we're going to have to work a little harder. Madison's gonna be a tough fight, you know.

AG: Nice...nice...nice. So, who do you have your college decisions down to?

MB: I have it down to two: Alabama and Texas.

AG: Now, Malcolm Brown...can you explain to me, Aaron Green, what you like about those two schools?

MB: First off, Alabama. They have a lot of tradition...you know. I'm cool with their coaches and people around there seem very genuine about Alabama football. That's a plus for them. And Texas, you know...same thing pretty much. Very comfortable with their coaches and I've met a couple of their guys (current players) and they're very down-to-Earth guys just like I am.

AG: Nice...nice...nice. Now, how do you feel about your roommate that you're rooming with here? (Brown and Green are roomates at the event)

MB: I don't like him. I don't like him, I don't know him and I don't want to know him {both laughing}. He's all right, but...I don't even wanna talk about him, man.


Malcolm Brown takes the mic:

MB: So, Aaron...I'm stealing the mic from you now. I'm gonna drill you now...know what I'm sayin'? What's the schools you've got it narrowed down to?

AG: You know...I'm looking at Florida State, Cal, Nebraska and The University of Texas.

MB: So, just briefly, tell me what you like about each and every one of those schools?

AG: Well, Florida State down in Tallahassee {Green laughs} is showin' me a lot of love and that they really want me...so I like that. Cal, I like the offense that they run and the way they feature their running backs. Their running backs are always successful in college and at the next level. UT, I love the tradition that they got there. It's in the state of Texas and they're always winning. It's just a great school to go to for your education. And Nebraska...you know, there's just a lot of people there with a sound mind, they're an up and coming program, I like their offense and their coaching staff.

MB: So, Aaron. We have a school in common, you know {Green smiles in agreement}. The University of Texas. Would there be any interest there in you and me playing together someday...maybe down the road for four years?

AG: Well, yeah. No running back carries the load themselves nowadays. If you're going to carry the load with somebody, why not make it the best? That's how I view things.

MB: ESPN...first game. How you feel buddy? How you feel?

AG: I feel real good, you know. ESPN...Madison Mavericks. First time in history...in San Antonio history that a game is going to be nationally televised. Playing against the Steele Knights. I don't really like them...or their running back!

MB: What's his name? What's his name again?!?

AG: Malcolm Eugene Kenneth Brown...that's his name! {both laughing}.

MB: That's what's up. That's a good name right there! {both laughing} That's a nice name. This is Malcolm Brown in Williamsburg, Virginia {smiles and points at Green}...with Aaron Green. Out!

[TFloss32]

ESPN held an event this week called Gridiron Kings. It's basically a 7-on-7 event that features 64 of the best high school players from the 2011 class. Teams were put together based on what part of the country prospects are from. There were a lot of UT commits on one of the teams and some uncommitted prospects that Texas is still looking at were in attendance as well.

TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins of Gig Harbor, Washington was one of those uncommitted prospects that participated in the event. For those of you who are wondering if Texas will eventually get a commitment from ASJ...a picture is worth a thousand words.



Left to right: LB Chet Moss (Cedar Park), ATH Quandre Diggs (Angleton), LB Kendall Thompson (Carthage), CB Josh Turner (Oklahoma City Millwood), TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins (Gig Harbor, Washington), WR Jaxon Shipley (Brownwood) and WR Miles Onyegbule (Arlington).

I think it's safe to say ASJ is a Longhorn when he visits Austin in two weeks (August 6th-7th). Along with taking this photo...it was reported that he showed up to the event sporting Texas gear and that he really hit it off with the current commits.

The guys treated me well,” Seferian-Jenkins said. “I didn't know anybody. I came in late, they grabbed me, took me to their table. It’s good to have people like that out there that you can get along with.”

Here's what LB Chet Moss had to say about TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins:

“Assuming Texas offers him, I'm like 99.9 percent sure he's going to commit. Of course, that's a decision he'll have to make,” Moss said. “But he’s definitely one of us. He fits in with us really well.”

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Another big-time uncommitted prospect that was in attendance was LB Anthony Wallace of Dallas Skyline. He had the opportunity to play alongside LBs Chet Moss and Kendall Thompson throughout the event. He supposedly received a lot of pro-UT love, but he didn't make it known what his intentions were (publicly...at least). Chet Moss has been the most active recruiter for the 2011 group and you can bet that he was in Wallace's ear all weekend. ATH Quandre Diggs did a little recruiting of his own as well;

“Oh yeah, we were doing a little recruiting, but at the same time we’re just all trying to get to know each other,” Diggs said. “Both Austin (Seferian-Jenkins) and Anthony (Wallace) are great players and we would love to have those guys on board.”

[TFloss32]

Some good news from the 2012 class and a couple of out-of-state studs to get familiar with:

QB, Connor Brewer, Chaparral (Scottsdale, AZ) (6-2, 185)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...r-Brewer-93534

His sister, Ashley Brewer, has just committed to swim for Texas. That's a great advantage for Texas if they decide to pursue Brewer in the upcoming year. He said he's been proactive lately in sending out tapes and attending camps. He said he's reached out to Texas offensive coordinator, Greg Davis, and they've spoken a couple of times. He even had the opportunity to talk to current UT commit, OT Christian Westerman recently about the Longhorns:

“I was actually at a recruiting thing where all the top guys came out, and we got our picture taken and they did a story on us,” Brewer said. “Out there I saw Christian and I talked to him a little bit. He said he went up there and loved Texas and he couldn’t really think of going anywhere else for college. I haven’t really talked to him a lot but when I did he definitely talked highly of Texas.”

The three QB targets for the 2012 class right now appear to be Matt Davis (Klein Forest), Trevor Knight (San Antonio Reagan) and Connor Brewer.

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A dynamic duo from Oxford, Alabama is in Austin this week for an unofficial visit (look at those offer sheets!):

LB, Kwon Alexander, Oxford (Oxford, Alabama) (6-2, 212)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...exander-105511

S, Trae Elston, Oxford (Oxford, Alabama) (6-0, 176)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Elston-105512

Alexander and Elston landed this evening and will be in town until Tuesday. Both have said great things about Texas and how they are anxious to see the campus and meet the coaches. It will be extremely difficult to pull these two highly sought-after recruits out of Nick Saban's backyard, but it says a lot that they flew to Austin on their own dime to check out the Longhorns. The recruiting machine that Mack Brown and Will Muschamp have built over the past couple of years is just incredible and continues to pick up steam...so I'm hardly surprised anymore when a big-time recruit commits to Texas. Seems like anything is possible with those two if they make someone a priority. Hopefully the Alabama boys will be back for Junior Days in February. I'll post a follow-up when I get more info.

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2012 RB Barry Sanders, Jr. gave Texas a shout out during his interview at the recent Top Gun camp earlier last week. He mentioned that UT is one of the schools he'd like to get a scholarship offer from and is excited to visit Austin in the future. There's a split opinion on what he'll do...some say he's an Oklahoma State lock and others say he doesn't want to play in his father's shadow and would like to attend college elsewhere. I expect he'll get a Junior Day invite.

RB, Barry Sanders, Jr., Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) (5-11, 190)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Sanders-91034

[mookie2001]

Rofl Barry sanders JR


He sounds good.

[TFloss32]

Rofl Barry sanders JR


He sounds good.

He's legit. I'd still take these two guys over him, though:

RB, Johnathan Gray, Aledo (5-11, 190)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...an-Gray-103880

RB, Trey Williams, Spring Dekaney (5-9, 185)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...illiams-104073

[DMX7]

Barry Sanders is loaded, why does he even need a scholarship? He should just go to the school he wants to go to even if he doesn't get a scholarship from there.

[Whisky Dog]

Barry Sanders is loaded, why does he even need a scholarship? He should just go to the school he wants to go to even if he doesn't get a scholarship from there.

Why pay for something you can get for free? He's a legit peospect with offers.

[TFloss32]

Oklahoma State got a nice addition to their class today.

ATH, Desmond Roland, Richardson Lake Highlands (6-2, 199)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...d-Roland-84859

[TFloss32]

Another weekly recruiting update for everyone to read. Interesting little nugget on RB Brandon Williams of Brookshire Royal.

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2010...-like-a-clown/

[TFloss32]

A follow-up on the 2012 stud duo from Oxford, Alabama. I've read that both of these guys will be Rivals 100 prospects when all is said and done. Look at their offer sheets. Seems like every SEC team is recruiting them already.

LB Kwon Alexander and S Trae Elston were in Austin from Sunday afternoon until Tuesday night for an unofficial visit. They spent most of their trip with Will Muschamp and he explained to them how they'd fit into the defensive scheme if they were to play for Texas. Muschamp told both guys that they would most likely be offered in February at Junior Days and wanted them to return to Austin then (Texas doesn't give out offers for the next class until after National Signing Day). It will be difficult to pull these prospects out of SEC country but the guys came away from their trip very impressed with everything Texas and have plans to return. It's interesting to note that while Alexander grew up in Alabama, Elston did not. He is a native of Georgia and is in no way an Alabama lock at this point in time (notice his quote below). Keep in mind that these are 16 year-old kids that are very impressionable and things change daily. It is encouraging, however, that these prospects flew to Austin on their own dime so early in the recruiting process AND have plans for a return trip in February so that they can receive their offers.

You really don't see this scenario when it comes to Texas recruiting and it's evident that the staff is starting to reach beyond Texas' borders to look for talent. Will Muschamp has a lot to do with this philosophy, IMO. 2012 will be a different recruiting year than most and I think we will see the staff offer more out-of-state guys than they ever have before. The quotes from Alexander and Elston are below:


LB Kwon Alexander

"I liked the coaches a lot, coach Muschamp," Alexander said. "I liked the facilities and everything. Everybody's cool around there."

"They just told me that Mack Brown would probably offer me. They want me to come to their junior day (next February) and I might get one then. So I'm going back."

“I'm completely open. I just want to explore the world. I’ve lived out here for the longest, I want to see what else is out there."


S Trae Elston

“Me and Kwon talked about both of us coming back (for a junior day in February) to see if it’s really the school that we want to go to."

“At Texas, they know they have to have athletes to help their team out. They don't recruit a lot of people outside of Texas so it’s great to even talk to them. If they give us an offer, we're coming."

“I loved it. I love Texas. They really impressed me."

“(Muschamp) told us they would love to offer, but Mack Brown was at the ESPN deal and he said, only Mack Brown can give offers,” Elston said. “If we come back down, Mack Brown will be there and we'll probably get an offer then."

[TFloss32]

CB David Jenkins of Lewisville Hebron committed to LSU today. Not much of a surprise since he's a native of Louisiana and Texas came late to this party.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...Jenkins-112677

If Texas is going to take another DB, look for Charles Jackson to be their man unless they can sway someone else. Speaking of Jackson, rumor is he tried to commit to Florida earlier this week but it looks like Urban Meyer and Co. told him they were waiting for the higher ranked DBs on their board to make a decision first (Nick Waisome and Marcus Roberson).

[TFloss32]

Just a reminder that TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins of Gig Harbor, Washington will be visiting Texas this weekend with his mother and sister. Hopefully Mack Brown and Co. will sit him down and he'll finally get that coveted offer.

He has decided to announce his college decision at a local yacht club in Gig Harbor on Monday, August 16th in front of his family, friends, coaches and teammates. If he ends up committing while in Austin, I'll let y'all know.

[Whisky Dog]

Unless the absolute shocking happens and he pulls an Albert Hollis I expect the "unofficial" commitment to happen in Mack's office with the word coming out of WaWa St a week later.