2012 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread (+ related news)

[TFloss32]

Week 4 schedules for the 2012 and 2013 classes:

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2011...k-4-schedules/

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2011...k-4-schedules/

[TFloss32]

Some recruiting notes courtesy of Hook 'Em 24/7:

**DT Quincy Russell of San Antonio Sam Houston from the 2011 class, who did not qualify for enrollment at UT this past summer, could be available for spring training in 2012. He's currently attending Trinity Valley CC trying to earn enough credits to get another shot with the Longhorns. He successfully completed several credits during the summer and will have enough for an associates degree should he have a great fall semester as well. Having to go the JUCO route temporarily has apparently given Russell a necessary wake-up call as he became a bit lazy towards the end of high school. UT says his scholarship remains on the table and Bo Davis has made it clear that he needs DT reinforcements. If Russell does somehow make it back, chances are high that DT Taylor Bible and/or DT De'Aires Cotton would transfer out of the program.

**Good news on the ATH Corey Coleman front. Darrell Wyatt was in Richardson this weekend to watch him in action. I still think he has the highest chance of being UT's next offer and things continue to move in that direction.

**It's not much, but some quotes from 2013 QB Tyrone Swoopes of Whitewright after his visit to Austin for the BYU game on Saturday:

“I like what they (Texas) do on offense. It’s kind of like what we do (at Whitewright),” he said.

“After the game, we got to go to the locker room and talk with the coaches," he said. "I talked with Coach (Bruce) Chambers, Coach (Bryan) Harsin and Coach (Major) Applewhite a little. Coach Harsin was asking me how I was doing, how our team was doing and stuff like that.”

**Read that 2013 ATH Desmond Mapps of Garland is actually the brother of current UT WR Marquise Goodwin. Unclear at this time if UT will go after Mapps, but it's not a secret that he loves the Longhorns.

**Texas tried to get 2013 stud RB Keith Ford of Cy-Ranch on campus this past weekend for the BYU game, but his schedule didn't allow him to make the trip. He has a tentative trip to Dallas planned for the Texas/OU game in October. I wasn't previously aware of this, but Ford has only lived in Texas for a few years after moving in from Jacksonville, FL. He may go back home if the big programs like Florida and FSU throw out offers.

[TFloss32]

Some depth chart news...

**QB Garrett Gilbert has been demoted to third string with QBs Case McCoy and David Ash named co-starters for the time being. Mack Brown mentioned in his press conference this morning the better performer in this week's practices out of McCoy and Ash would get the start against UCLA.

**WR Marquise Goodwin is already listed as a starter after being with the team for less than two weeks.

**RB Malcolm Brown is now listed as the co-starter with RB Fozzy Whittaker. I'll be surprised if Brown doesn't take the job by the OU game.

[ThePop]

Some depth chart news...

**QB Garrett Gilbert has been demoted to third string with QBs Case McCoy and David Ash named co-starters for the time being. Mack Brown mentioned in his press conference this morning the better performer in this week's practices out of McCoy and Ash would get the start against UCLA.

**WR Marquise Goodwin is already listed as a starter after being with the team for less than two weeks.

**RB Malcolm Brown is now listed as the co-starter with RB Fozzy Whittaker. I'll be surprised if Brown doesn't take the job by the OU game.

Everything about this post is awesome

[TFloss32]

More depth chart moves:

**DT Ashton Dorsey has been named a starter alongside DT Kheeston Randall. Dorsey was named the team's defensive MVP for the week after being suspended for the first game against Rice.

**DB Quandre Diggs has been named co-starter at right CB along with DB Adrian Philips. That basically tells me that Diggs will start at that spot and Phillips will continue to rotate at different positions throughout the secondary. I wish Phillips would return to safety (where he was last year) as there is a serious lack of playmakers/good pass coverage back there with Gideon/Brewster/Vaccaro. Interested to see if Manny Diaz and/or Duane Akina will ever address this.

[DesignatedT]

DE Eric Davis has switched him commitment from A&M to Oklahoma State.

[TFloss32]

DE Eric Davis has switched him commitment from A&M to Oklahoma State.

Weird considering OSU has lost a handful of commitments this year. What was the reason behind it?

[ThePop]

Weird considering OSU has lost a handful of commitments this year. What was the reason behind it?

Sherm didn't offer

[DesignatedT]

Weird considering OSU has lost a handful of commitments this year. What was the reason behind it?

Not really sure.

I have never been that impressed with Davis, just sucks that A&M had kind of stopped recruiting the position because of his commitment.

There are a couple JUCO Dlineman from MS that are still on A&Ms radar. Also highly recruited Aziz tu from CA has an official visit with A&M on the 24th (Oklahoma State) weekend. I also think Lufkin DT Tomme Mark will eventually end up receiving an offer and commit to the maroon and white.

[DesignatedT]

In other news, A&M finally gave an offer to Tech commit WR Marcus Johnson. I'm not sure how solid he is to Tech but the guy is going to be a stud, along with Reginald Davis.

[stretch]

lol A&M

[TFloss32]

Some quotes from 2013 OL/DL A'Shawn Robinson after his visit to Austin. Stacy Searels and UT are currently recruiting him as an OT, but that may change if the Longhorns manage to wrap up the 2012 class with one more stud OT allowing Robinson to stay on defense:

"Everything there stood out," Robinson said. "It was really good. They had a really slow start, but they kept trying to get connected with each other and got it done."

"I watch specific positions. I was watching the defensive tackles," Robinson said. "I liked it. I feel like it's something I can fit in with."

"They're high on my list," Robinson said. "They're in the top five for sure. I'm not sure who else would be in there yet, but I know Texas would be up there."

"I prefer defense. I like blocking, but I feel I can take more anger out when I'm hitting them and not just blocking," Robinson said.

[TFloss32]

A new name has surfaced for the class of 2013. In a year where it seems like LBs are are scarce, LB Brett Wade of Kennendale could have something to say about that. I don't see any of the guys Texas took in 2012 as being a true MLB threat (maybe Tim Cole) so Wade could fill that role eventually. UT has apparently been recruiting him since the spring and Bruce Chambers has visited his high school. He was another 2013 recruit in attendance for the BYU game. Here's some film on Wade...dude brings the wood:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...tt-Wade-121801

http://www.youtube.com/v/kanjeOHoOCc

[TFloss32]

Some quotes from OL Kennedy Estelle after he attended the BYU game:

“It was a good game,” Estelle said. “I was kind of nervous at half time, but we came back and won. I talked to Mack Brown and stuff, met all the players and had a good time with my family and my girlfriend and all that stuff.”

“We just have to get the quarterback thing settled. The running back, Malcolm (Brown), he did well and I like how the offense is moving faster this year. The defense is doing well too, but there are still some things that they can do better. Every team is like that right now, though.”

“We were really talking about the game most of the time. He asked about our (Dawson) season and how we were doing and we talked about me coming up there and playing. He asked if I was still working hard so I could come in and actually have the chance to play right away. I told him I’m keeping in shape,” he said.

"We didn’t talk about that (the possibility of Estelle taking visits to other schools). I haven’t talked about it with Coach Brown or Coach Applewhite,” he said.

[billfromlaketravis]

A new name has surfaced for the class of 2013. In a year where it seems like LBs are are scarce, LB Brett Wade of Kennendale could have something to say about that. I don't see any of the guys Texas took in 2012 as being a true MLB threat (maybe Tim Cole) so Wade could fill that role eventually. UT has apparently been recruiting him since the spring and Bruce Chambers has visited his high school. He was another 2013 recruit in attendance for the BYU game. Here's some film on Wade...dude brings the wood:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...tt-Wade-121801

http://www.youtube.com/v/kanjeOHoOCc

I really like Wade. I wrote a piece on Wade over at Burnt Orange Nation recently. He's a true MLB prospect. Texas only has one true MLB on the current roster in Steve Edmond.

[the chronic]

Some quotes from OL Kennedy Estelle after he attended the BYU game:

"We didn’t talk about that (the possibility of Estelle taking visits to other schools). I haven’t talked about it with Coach Brown or Coach Applewhite,” he said.

any news if it still on the table he is interested in other visits?

i liked the first part of the interview and referring to texas team as 'we', but still concerned about talk of other visits obviously. OT is priority #1 for this class at this point.

[rjv]

trey williams having a sick season so far. almost 300 yards rushing last week alone and over 110 yards in punt returns including a 40 yard one for a TD

[DesignatedT]

I noticed you mentioned Brett Wade. Guy is going to be great. He was in Austin this passed weekend, he will be in Stillwater this upcoming weekend to watch Ok State take on Tulsa and then he will be in College Station on the 24th to watch the Aggies and the Cowboys battle it out. Everyone is going to be trying to land this kid.

[TFloss32]

I noticed you mentioned Brett Wade. Guy is going to be great. He was in Austin this passed weekend, he will be in Stillwater this upcoming weekend to watch Ok State take on Tulsa and then he will be in College Station on the 24th to watch the Aggies and the Cowboys battle it out. Everyone is going to be trying to land this kid.

Good info there. Thanks.

Supposedly A&M is on him the most right now.

[TFloss32]

any news if it still on the table he is interested in other visits?

i liked the first part of the interview and referring to texas team as 'we', but still concerned about talk of other visits obviously. OT is priority #1 for this class at this point.

There's still talk that he's interested, but the coaches usually do a good job of preventing that from happening. Every year there's rumors of a couple of commitments wanting to take additional official visits, but it never happens. Hopefully that will be the case with Estelle as his family wants him close to home and attending UT.

[TFloss32]

OU announced this morning that RB Jermie Calhoun will be transferring out of the program at the end of the semester. The former five-star RB out of Van, TX wasn't recruited by UT during the 2008 cycle because of grade issues.

[TFloss32]

Good video of the players heading into the locker room after the BYU game. Nice to see some excitment from the guys after last year's troubles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOPYh...eature=related

[TFloss32]

Per Hook 'Em 24/7, a name to keep an eye on during the fall evaluation period is ATH Daje Johnson of Pflugerville Hendrickson. He committed to TCU back in March and was kind of a no-name at the time, but his stock rose a lot after he attended The Opening in Oregon during the summer. He was a combine monster as he recorded a 4.34 at that time.

Good news on Johnson is he's not at all closed off to the idea of playing DB (even though he currently plays RB) because he realizes that could be his ticket to the NFL (his father played DB in the pros). We can expect Duane Akina to attend one or two of his games in the upcoming weeks. He's currently in the process of scheduling official visits and it sounds like he'll be in Lubbock the weekend of October 8th-9th and will make a trip to Cal the weekend of December 2nd-4th. His visit to TCU is still up in the air. He's made it clear that he wants to hear from Texas and it sounded like he'd have a hard time saying "no" if he were offered.

“I’m hoping to hear from the University of Texas, but I haven’t yet. I would really consider Texas like the others.”

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...Johnson-123363

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMDIh2uL-5s

[TFloss32]

Another cool video. The Longhorn Band playing "All I Do is Win." Nice to see the players displaying some camaraderie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tls8E...eature=related

[TFloss32]

Rumor out there that A&M RB Mister Jones is set to transfer because of disciplinary reasons.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...er-Jones-88820