Thomas Johnson is nice. He is considered the best slot receiver in the state.
I heard that UT and Trey Williams are going separate ways. If true, this solidifies my belief that Gray is already a silent commit to UT.
Commitment #7 in and it is big.
Thomas Johnson, Skyline
Thomas Johnson is nice. He is considered the best slot receiver in the state.
I heard that UT and Trey Williams are going separate ways. If true, this solidifies my belief that Gray is already a silent commit to UT.
Awesome. Dude is a stud. Mike Davis already proved what Skyline has to offer. Huge Commitment for Texas.
It does look like Gray is leaning longhorns, but I think the separate way has more to do with the whole street agent rumors.
RB Trey Williams will not be in Austin this weekend for UT's second Junior Day.
I'll provide a list of attendees for UT's second Junior Day later this week because there are simply too many changes to keep adding and subtracting names. Here are two guys that have been given invitations for this weekend by Stacy Searels:
OL, John Michael McGee, Texarkana Texas (6-4, 255)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...l-McGee-104801
OL, Camrhon Hughes, Harker Heights (6-6, 269)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Hughes-118772
*McGee is being recruited by Texas most likely as a guard or center prospect. He says he's unsure about making the long drive from Texarkana this weekend because of his busy basketball schedule. His high school is right in the middle of playoffs, so his team would have to lose in order to free up time for him to make the trip. Oklahoma is currently leading in his recruitment, but UT could get in the mix if they were to extend an offer.
*Two prospects that will not be making it to Austin this weekend is the duo from Carthage. OL Greg Brantley and S Edward Pope will be attending other Junior Days. Pope was once considered a big-time saftey prospect for the Horns, but the interest from UT has dwindled since he had a knee injury earlier in the fall. In addition to that, he's always favored TCU because he has a brother currently playing for the Horned Frogs. He will be in Fort Worth over the weekend.
Add another visitor for this weekend's Junior Day:
DE, Caleb Bluiett, Beaumont West Brook (6-3, 236)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...Bluiett-118580
*Per Gerry Hamilton and his conversations with the West Brook staff this morning, they expect Bluiett to be offered by Texas. Bluiett has stated he will commit to the Longhorns this weekend when/if he's offered. Be on the lookout for this one to go down. Makes you wonder where the staff is at with DE Mario Edwards of Denton Ryan.
Last edited by TFloss32; 02-22-2011 at 12:09 PM.
Hey TFloss, have you considered creating your own blog? Your dedication to following recruiting is impressive.
lulz, I almost know more about UT recruiting than I do AU's.
Furthermore, you've created a place where Whisky Dog doesn't show his ass and brings solid takes. No small feat. (sorry WD, I had to)
This is one of the best, most informative ongoing threads anywhere on here, imo
Another report on Malcolm Brown and Tim Cole for whoever is interested. Both are rumored to be in attendance at the A&M basketball game tomorrow night vs Oklahoma. Glad to see they are still attending maroon and white events. Hope they make a decision soon.
Also, I've heard Texas is no longer after Wheeler.. Is this true? If so, I guess TCU has him all but wrapped up.
Last edited by DesignatedT; 02-22-2011 at 11:58 PM.
*The craziest news of the recruiting year so far has to do with WR Dominique Wheeler of Crockett. As of last night, Texas is no longer recruiting him. Apparently there has been zero contact between the two parties since the first Junior Day two weeks ago. Normally you wouldn't see UT drop a gifted prospect at such an early stage in the recruiting process, so it's probably safe to chalk this one up to factors that have nothing to do with football. Not only are there questions about his grades and the ability to qualify for college, but the rumors are he hasn't come across as being the most favorable personality at the Junior Days he's attended. For example, at the Texas A&M Junior Day, he supposedly showed up late with a handful of relatives and friends who were wearing those ghetto fabulous spray painted t-shirts with Wheeler's picture and name on them. Sounds like something out of a Juvenile or Cash Money music video. In addition to that, Wheeler's mother is rumored to have gotten into an altercation with some members of the A&M staff and the crew ended up leaving early because of it. I guess this is where the words "uncomfortable" and "awkward" came into play. Hopefully our resident Aggies can speak on this as well. He's currently listing TCU, Auburn and LSU as his favorites.
*ATH Kendall Sanders of Athens is changing his tune a bit. As of right now, he's planning on attending the second UT Junior Day this weekend despite being committed to Oklahoma State. The word is he decided to commit early because he knew that UT would be offering him as a DB and not a WR (the position he truly wants to play). That's all good and well, but it makes no sense to commit before at least visiting your "dream school" and listening to their recruiting pitch. Hopefully he follows through with his visit to Austin this weekend and the picture will be a bit more clear. It's obvious that he's having second thoughts or isn't fully committed if he still wants to visit other schools.
*OL John Michael McGee of Texarkana is still undecided about visiting Austin this weekend. Turns out his high school did end up losing their playoff basketball game last night, so he is free from that obligation. He stated that a decision will be made at some point this week after discussing things over with his folks.
*OL Camhron Hughes of Harker Heights has confirmed that he will be in Austin this weekend. With scholarship offers currently out to OL Kennedy Estelle of Pearland Dawson and OL Michael Starts of Waco La Vega, it's difficult to discern whether or not Hughes will be receiving one himself. I do know that his mother was quoted as saying that she'd be very surprised if he didn't commit on the spot if given the opportunity to do so.
*Like Designated T mentioned above, the Brenham duo of DT Malcom Brown and LB Tim Cole will be in College Station on Thursday night for the Texas A&M basketball game. I wouldn't read too much into this as Brenham is only a stone's throw away from College Station and this trip was planned previously based on whether or not they would have a playoff game for basketball. Brenham HS lost in the first round, so they've decided to follow through with the trip. Nothing has changed when it comes to visiting Austin this weekend.
*LB Peter Jinkens of Dallas Skyline still has plans to visit Austin this weekend after not being able to make it to the first UT Junior Day. Texas has had some ground to make up in his recruitment, but Jinkens mentioned that that UT staff (especially Bruce Chambers) has done a great job of keeping in touch as of late and the commitment of his teammate, WR Thomas Johnson, has put Texas in a more positive position. He currently lists his potential schools in the order of Texas A&M, Florida and Texas. However, he said, "if Texas offers me they'll probably be in front." Johnson has apparently been working Jinkens hard and he mentioned that he thought there was a shot that Jinkens could commit to Texas this weekend. Talk about a huge momentum swing in favor of UT if that were to happen.
Symple-
I appreciate the kinds words. I have thought about doing something like that, but it would simply come down to the time and means to keep up with it. In addition to that, I'm not sure if there would be questionable legality as I'm not an insider and don't provide my own information. I do throw my opinions out there occasionally, but I mostly just combine information from various sources and put it into my own words. My dream job would be something simliar to what a recruiting service provides. I'd love to travel, evaluate prospects and share news with fans.
I started doing this about a year and half ago simply because I know there are several UT fans on here and I thought it would be a cool thing to share information with those who don't have the time or means to follow college recruiting religously, but do have an interest in it (I have no intentions of coming across as a know-it-all or someone of importance as I'm not). Plus, there are a lot of guys out there who do this for a living and are really good at what they do, but they aren't necessarily as detailed as some would like them to be. This thread allows me to do just that as people want to know all about the players, and future players, on their favorite team. I didn't really care if anyone followed the thread or not simply because it gave me an opportunity to write (I have a PR degree from UT) and share my views on something I'm passionate about. I'm just happy it's turned into a place where we can all share solid information about our favorite schools, but are able to remain objective at the same time. I appreciate input or suggestions from anyone who has an idea of how to make this an even better thread.
Texas A&M has bumped their commitment list up to 13 with these two guys:
WR, Trent Momon, Hempstead (6-5, 190)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...t-Momon-122550
DE, Alonzo Williams, Abbeville (Abbeville, LA) (6-4, 230)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...illiams-111806
Last edited by TFloss32; 02-23-2011 at 06:03 PM.
*Rumors swirling that WR Cayleb Jones of Austin High could end his recruitment in favor of the Longhorns in the coming days. He and WR Thomas Johnson of Dallas Skyline supposedly formed a friendship at the first UT Junior Day so I imagine that could factor into his decision. I think it's safe to say Jones was UT bound either way, though.
*The West Orange-Stark duo of CB Justin Thomas and S DaCarlos Renfro will not be coming to Austin this weekend. They will be attending a track meet instead. I've read that Thomas is great CB prospect (and he's the cousin of former Texas DB Earl Thomas), but I don't see him or Renfro factoring into Texas' future plans.
Hearing that Texas A&M has #14. I like this addition a lot:
OL, Mike Matthews, Fort Bend Elkins (6-3, 260)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...Matthews-80517
Last edited by TFloss32; 02-23-2011 at 06:02 PM.
ATH Orlando Thomas of Copperas Cove had a mini press conference this morning at his high school. It didn't last very long and Thomas took the opportunity to further explain his decision to attend UT. A cool story behind his commitment...turns out his father is a native of Baton Rouge, LA and remembers watching Major Applewhite play QB while he was in high school. Mr. Thomas said he's followed Applewhite ever since and his presence at UT was a big reason behind his son's decision. He mentioned he looks forward to watching his son grow under the tutelage of Applewhite. Another thing is Thomas goes by "Duke" and not his given name of "Orlando." His parents have apparently called him that since he was little. I'll refer to him as that from now on.
Looks like OL John Michael McGee of Texarkana has chosen to participate in his high school's track meet this weekend instead of making the trip to Austin. I'll post if anything changes.
It's actually #14 fyi. Not sure who you missed though.
Matthews clearly has ties to A&M with his brothers Jake and past center Kevin all being apart of the Aggies O-Line.
Also, TFloss have you heard anything on Peter Jinkens? I've heard that many horns think he's leaning the Aggie way but now I'm hearing that he is just waiting for a UT offer to commit. Not sure though.
Other than Cole and Brown, Ladarral Mcneil and Peter Jinkens are way up there for me. Another thing that concerns me is Sherman seems unable to land a top stud RB recruit and a pro-style offense QB, two things that are pivotal to his offensive success.
Last edited by DesignatedT; 02-23-2011 at 04:33 PM.
Damn, my bad. I guess I just miscounted as there isn't anyone on the list that I'm unfamiliar with. Matthews was an A&M lock and nobody disputed that. I wish that family would stop having kids already.
Scroll up and see my first post of the day concerning Jinkens. It's the last tidbit at the bottom of the post. I think UT is coming on strong and might lock him up this weekend. WR Thomas Johnson committing this week has helped the Longhorns' chances big time.
DT Paul Boyette, Jr. of Humble is another prospect that has confirmed he will be in attendance this weekend for UT's second Junior Day. He hasn't been shy about his affection for UT and has even said this week that he'll most likely commit when/if he's offered. I really hope Texas locks him up this weekend as they need defensive linemen in a bad way.
Not sure how accurate the reports are but I'm hearing that Malcolm Brown will now not be making the trip to Austin for its Junior Day lol? Maybe you have something on this, i'm not sure.
If that's true it pretty much means the duo are ready to commit to A&M.
Where did you learn this from?
To me it just looks like Brown favors A&M while Cole favors UT. I know the plan for all these kids is to go to college together but it doesn't always work out that way. I am not totally sold that they are a "package" deal. I could see a scenario where we ultimately get Brown while you guys end up with Cole.
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