Practice report with senior LB Keenan Robinson:
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=238344
Here's an update from Recruitocosm on LB Tim Cole of Brenham:
http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2011...nd-prediction/
Practice report with senior LB Keenan Robinson:
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=238344
LB Jeremiah Tshimanga of North Richland Hills has committed to Oklahoma State:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...himanga-116424
Trips Right, yo. Anyways, that dude.
DB Corey Thompson, Missouri City TX. has committed to the Aggies. #17
Also Bralon Addison who's currently committed to Oklahoma State will be taking a visit to College Station. Not sure if anything will come from this but it's certainly interesting. Addison,Matt Davis and Trey Williams are all very close to each other.
Last edited by DesignatedT; 03-23-2011 at 03:37 PM.
http://www.statesman.com/sports/recr...e-1223187.html
still, can't say it's not without some intrigue following those regarded as "five stars" while in high school.
Thanks, DesignatedT.
This one was bound to happen sooner or later with Thompson's father being a former Aggie. Good pick-up.
Some updates from spring practice...
*RB Chris Whaley has been moved to DE for the remainder of spring. Hopefully this will be the start of a successful transition like the one DE Henry Melton had a few years back.
*RB Traylon Shead has pulled his hamstring and RB Jeremy Hills pulled his groin. RB Fozzy Whittaker is taking the majority of the snaps right now but I expect everything to change once RB Malcolm Brown gets on campus in the summer.
Recruiting is getting boring. We haven't had a commitment in a while.
It's definitely one of the slower times of year because of spring practice and the fact that the coaches aren't on the road recruiting. Once April rolls around, the fun will start back up again. Coaches will enter the spring evaluation period and we'll even start to hear about the hot 2013 prospects. It's simply a waiting game at this point.
Some more pictures from Wednesday's practice. Good to see WR Malcolm Williams back in the mix.
http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/view.gal?id=90358
I was glad to see Malcolm back in practice. For a minute I was wondering if his odd exclusion from practice wasn't due to a medical condition that would end his career.
Looking forward to the spring game mainly to see how the coaching changes are already effecting the team.
Some updates on the out-of-state guys UT is after:
*WR Dorial Green-Beckham (Springfield, MO)...there hasn't been much going on with him since his younger brother was diagnosed with leukemia earlier in the year. He hasn't taken any visits and has rarely discussed recruiting. However, I read a rumor that his brother will be receiving treatment at St. Jude in Memphis for the next few months and Green-Beckham is expected to be by his side whenever he's able to do so. It sounds like he was in Memphis this week because he decided to take some visits to nearby schools. Green-Beckham spent time on the Ole Miss campus on Monday and he visited Alabama yesterday. Still no word on when/if Texas will be on the agenda, but the UT staff is still pushing for him to get to Austin before the end of the summer. The Longhorns feel like they have a legit shot because of the previous coaching relationship between Darrell Wyatt and Green-Beckham's coach, John Beckham (also Dorial's adopted father). I wouldn't want anyone else in charge of his recruitment. This one could last all the way into 2012.
*OT Andrus Peat (Tempe, AZ)...he's the out-of-state prospect that Texas has the best shot with. Peat and QB Connor Brewer becoming friends will only help the cause. He maintains that Texas is a school he would like to visit before making a decision. Peat recently visited USC but he's yet to name any favorites.
*OT Zach Banner (Lakewood, WA)...the monster tackle recently stated that Texas, USC and Washington are three programs he's always paid attention to and been a fan of. Banner's future is most definitely football, but he is known for his success as a two-sport star (football and basketball). In fact, I read an article earlier last summer that spoke of Texas contacting him at one point about a basketball scholarship. According to Banner's coach, the UT staff has already planned to make a trip to his high school in May. Texas has yet to offer. Banner loves Los Angeles (Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles to be specific) and has talked before about wanting to be in a place with a signifcant Polynesian culture (he has heritage in the south Pacific). I expect him to stay on the West Coast.
*DT Eddie Goldman (Washington, D.C.)...Goldman's high school coach recently said that Texas is very much in the mix. If you don't remember me mentioning this previously, Azaar Abdul-Rahim (Goldman's coach) played his college ball at San Diego State with UT Grad Assistant, Adam Hall. The UT staff is hoping this relationship will be enough to get Goldman to Austin at some point in the future. I read a while back that the staff does have plans to make it to Washington D.C. for spring evaluations. We'll know soon enough if that plan goes through.
Last edited by TFloss32; 03-24-2011 at 05:35 PM.
Quick recap on RB Jonathan Gray's plans...he will be attending a TCU practice this Saturday and then he'll head to College Station next weekend to watch the Aggies practice. He still has no plans to visit Austin for UT's annual spring game. It looks like a decision could come soon after his trip to Aggie Land (likely before the end of the school year). See the quote from Gray's father below:
"Pretty much after that, we'll kind of know. We'll sit down and really go over it and hopefully by then have a decision and let everyone know so we can stop all the speculation."
Practice report with WR Malcolm Williams...
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=238893
Just read that LB Tim Cole and DT Malcom Brown will not follow through with their plans to visit College Station this weekend. They are actually going to be on the Oklahoma campus instead. On the surface this seems like a harmless trip because I don't see either one of them ending up in Norman and they've talked about making the trip previously (it's not a huge surprise). It is interesting, though, seeing as how Oklahoma was Brown's favorite school growing up. No word when the duo will be back in College Station.
Sounds like Darius White could get playing time this season because apparently he's a good run blocker.
Malcolm Williams is fat, overweight, and has grade troubles. What a big waste of talent.
I still think UT is soft as a white dallas mavericks fan on the defensive line and secondary.
I'll never understand the UT staff basically wasting away White's freshman year when he could've easily been redshirted. He didn't receive any meaningful reps last year. The only knock on him last year is that he wasn't a very technical WR (he simply relies on talent). I trust that Darrell Wyatt will do a great job with him and Bryan Harsin will find ways to get him the ball. It's not hard to see that he's one of the best athletes on the team.
Williams is definitely carrying bad weight right now. That's part of the reason why Harsin has had him at the H-back and TE positions since he came back to spring practice. We'll see if he ends up staying there because Williams has always been known as a hard worker. I wouldn't expect him to be at the size come fall. Poor Malcolm just has bricks for hands.
Some pictures from Friday's practice and a video interview of Manny Diaz. Notice Chris Whaley working at DE.
http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/view.gal?id=90507
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=239120
*The Brenham boys have already come back home from their visit to Oklahoma. I'll try to find some relevant information on how that trip went. I don't think that visit will have significant influence on their ultimate decision, but I'm still interested in what they had to say about Norman (especially since DT Malcom Brown grew up a fan of OU).
*UT had their final spring scrimmage before next weekend's annual spring game. I haven't read any groundbreaking info from today, but I'll pass along what I read about the offensive side of the ball:
-QBs Garrett Gilbert and Connor Wood are still neck and neck and Case McCoy is a clear third. Nobody on the staff has declared a leader, but Bryan Harsin has said before that they'll know who to go with when the time comes. Not a lot of public talk about David Ash and that has me curious. It's almost like they want to keep him under wraps because he's been performing so well. I expect him to redshirt so he can get some separation from the older guys. The staff knows what they have in him and will want him to have as much eligibility as possible for the future.
-Fozzy Whittaker continues to take the most reps with the RBs and apparently had the best day out of everyone at that position. D.J. Monroe also made some great plays, but is still adjusting to the new offense after missing parts of spring practice due to his commitment to the track team. Lots will change at this position once Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron get to campus.
-Mike Davis continues to be the MVP of the offense and the leader of the WRs. I'm anxious to see how Marquis Goodwin will fit into the scheme since he will have missed all of spring practice because of track. Darrell Wyatt supposedly motivates his guys by constantly reminding them that Jaxon Shipley will be showing up in the fall. John Harris is the sleeper pick at the position right now and Darius White shows flashes of big play-making ability.
-Blaine Irby and Darius Terrell are getting the majority of the reps at the TE and H-back position.
-A quote from a source that watched practice said, "Damn, the Texas fans are going to go crazy over this offense." Even UT's defensive players have said they "love" what they see.
Last edited by TFloss32; 03-28-2011 at 09:46 AM.
I wanted to add something that was just reported. LB Tim Cole and DT Malcom Brown apparently stopped at the TCU campus on their way home to Brenham. They were able to watch practice alongside RB Johnathan Gray.
LB Tim Cole and DT Malcom Brown are NOT in College Station today for A&M's practice.
Here's the first glimpse at some out-of-state 2013 prospects that Texas will be pursuing. I doubt they get either one, but it's pretty cool that UT is making an effort and getting in on these guys early. Texas has verbally offered 2013 LB Reuben Foster of LaGrange, Georgia. He's expected to be a Top 5 or Top 10 prospect in the entire country. They're also expected to pursue DT Robert Nkemdiche (also of Georgia) who could end being the #1 overall prospect for the 2013 class.
LB, Reuben Foster, Troup (LaGrange, GA) (6-2, 205)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Foster-108287
DT, Robert Nkemdiche, Grayson (Loganville, GA) (6-5, 260)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...emdiche-113275
Video from the scrimmage yesterday:
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=239336
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