2012 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread (+ related news)

[TheMex]

Good. Twitter can sometimes lie.

[TheMex]

Something that I came by on twitter about Agholor.

"Agholor, who was under the weather, showed flashes in his team's victory of what makes him a five-star prospect. He should definitely be on the offensive side of the ball in college with the ball in his hands, in space, where he is outstanding at making plays. The best play from Agholor was a 51-yard touchdown run where he shot a hole on his right on a counter play and quickly separated himself from the defense. He finished with three touchdowns. Agholor is both quick and fast, but what makes him special is his ability to quickly change direction and accelerate separating from defenders. He will be a special wide receiver for whichever team he opts for. "

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...sp?CID=1269632

[TFloss32]

Thanks, Mex. Welcome to the thread.

Yeah, even though UT has told Agholor he can have his pick of position, I think he may start leaning towards schools that are recruiting him specifically at WR. He does enjoy playing that position more. Hopefully UT can get him back on campus to ease any concerns he has about not getting a shot to play WR. I don't feel good about this recruitment currently, but things can change in a hurry.

[ThePop]

Floss, Rivals has a pic of Nick Jordan now if you want to add it to your awesome sig picture. (i'm guessing you made that pic yourself)

[the chronic]

Turning out to be a "must win" situation for the Aggies this upcoming Saturday against Oklahoma State as far as their recruiting is concerned. They're also hoping to be officially accepted into the SEC by the end of the week. Here's a list of recruits that will be in College Station this weekend:

QB, Matt Davis, Klein Forest
RB, Trey Williams, Spring DeKaney
WR, Bralon Addison, Fort Bend Hightower
WR, Trent Momon, Hempstead
OL, Adrian Bellard, Brenham
DT, Damien Jacobs, East Mississippi CC <------ committed to Tennessee
DT, Aziz tu, Buhach (A er, CA)
DE/LB, Denzel Devall, Bastrop (Bastrop, LA)
LB, Jordan Richmond, Denton Ryan
DB, Otis Jacobs, Gulf Coast CC
DB, Kenneth Marshall, South Houston
ATH, Troy Green, Brenham
ATH, Kendall Sanders, Athens
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QB, Cole Hunt, El Campo
WR, Jake Oliver, Dallas Jesuit
TE, Derrick Griffin, Rosenberg Terry
TE, Christian Morgan, Plano Prestonwood Christian
DT, Isaiah Golden, Elysian Fields
LB, Brett Wade, Kennedale
ATH, Chevoski Collins, Livingston

**The Ags' coaching staff has asked their current 2012 commitments to take unofficial visits this weekend rather than official visits because there will be a lot of other recruits making their first trip to College Station and the main focus will be on those guys instead (especially five-star DT Aziz tu out of California). Many other 2013 recruits are expected to attend but have no solidified plans.

the good recruiting news for A&M is they had amazing turnout of recruits for the biggest game at kyle field in 36 years. the bad news is they had an amazing turnout of recruits to watch the biggest game at kyle field in 36 years.

[ThePop]

Oh wow, I forgot about all the recruits being there. Still doesn't beat Westerman's entire family coming here for the UCLA game.

[TFloss32]

Floss, Rivals has a pic of Nick Jordan now if you want to add it to your awesome sig picture. (i'm guessing you made that pic yourself)

Thanks. I will have to add him.

Oh wow, I forgot about all the recruits being there. Still doesn't beat Westerman's entire family coming here for the UCLA game.

I forgot the Westermans were there. How awful.

[TFloss32]

Some info on coaches' visits this weekend...

**Oscar Giles was in Sealy to watch 2013 TE Ricky Seals-Jones.

**Manny Diaz was in Kennedale to watch 2013 LB Brett Wade.

**Bruce Chambers was in Plano to watch 2013 TE Christian Morgan.

**Major Applewhite was in DeSoto to watch 2013 RB Dontre Wilson.

**Stacy Searels was in Tempe, AZ to watch OL Andrus Peat (repeat info).

[billfromlaketravis]

Some info on coaches' visits this weekend...

**Oscar Giles was in Sealy to watch 2013 TE Ricky Seals-Jones.

**Manny Diaz was in Kennedale to watch 2013 LB Brett Wade.

**Bruce Chambers was in Plano to watch 2013 TE Christian Morgan.

**Major Applewhite was in DeSoto to watch 2013 RB Dontre Wilson.

**Stacy Searels was in Tempe, AZ to watch OL Andrus Peat (repeat info).

Was Coach Harsin also in Arizona? I could have sworn I read that somewhere.

[the chronic]

Oh wow, I forgot about all the recruits being there. Still doesn't beat Westerman's entire family coming here for the UCLA game.

and that's the bad news for a&m, a choke like that turns a lot of recruits off just like that UCLA did for us. it really exposed them as a pretender.

[shyne]

Good news that peat watched USC get the kicked out of them last night.

[TFloss32]

Good news that peat watched USC get the kicked out of them last night.

I was thinking the same thing. I don't see how anyone would want to play for Kiffin or thinks that he's going to be there long-term. Peat and Agholor both like USC and Florida State. Glad the 'Noles have lost two in a row.

[DMX7]

I was thinking the same thing. I don't see how anyone would want to play for Kiffin or thinks that he's going to be there long-term. Peat and Agholor both like USC and Florida State. Glad the 'Noles have lost two in a row.

Has Peat given any indication as to when he may make a decision?

[TFloss32]

Was Coach Harsin also in Arizona? I could have sworn I read that somewhere.

I haven't seen that, but he may have been. I do know that Bryan Harsin and Bruce Chambers were in Forth Worth last night to watch 2013 QB Tyrone Swoopes. He had 350+ yards of total offense last night. Oh, the possibilities.

[TFloss32]

Has Peat given any indication as to when he may make a decision?

No, not yet. He's taking an official visit to Lincoln in two weeks to see Nebraska/Ohio State and plans to take the rest of his officials once his senior season ends. My guess is he'll make his decision in Orlando at the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game in January or just wait until National Signing Day.

[TFloss32]

Here's the early list of recruits that will be in Dallas for Texas/OU:

RB, Johnathan Gray, Aledo
WR, Thomas Johnson, Dallas Skyline
DE, Caleb Bluiett, Beaumont West Brook
DE, Torshiro Davis, Woodlawn (Shreveport, LA) <------ committed to LSU
DE, Mario Edwards, Denton Ryan <------ committed to Florida State
LB, Alex De La Torre, Denton Ryan
ATH, Daniel Brooks, Port Lavaca Calhoun <------ committed to Oklahoma
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QB, Tyrone Swoopes, Whitewright
RB, Dontre Wilson, DeSoto
OL/DL, Jake Raulerson, Celina
LB, Brett Wade, Kennedale
ATH, Chevoski Collins, Livingston

Add 2013 TE Christian Morgan of Plano Prestonwood Christian to the list of recruits for Texas/OU in Dallas.

[TFloss32]

**ATH Daniel Brooks of Port Lavaca Calhoun will be in Norman this weekend on an unofficial visit for the OU/Ball State game. He's scheduled his official visit to OU when the Aggies come to town on November 5th. Brooks has said this could be the only official he takes. He's still expected to be in Dallas on October 8th for Texas/OU.

**Stacy Searels saw half of QB Connor Brewer's game on Friday night after his stop in Tempe to see OL Andrus Peat.

[TFloss32]

Per Hook 'Em 24/7, looks like the Longhorns will have an out-of-state visitor on October 15th against Oklahoma State. 2013 OL Shawn Curtis of Olympia HS in Orlando, FL will be in Austin. He's already racked up a handful of offers from East Coast schools, but I have no idea how interested the staff is at this point with so many stud OLs in Texas for the 2013 class.

[TFloss32]

S Nolan Brewster has been forced to give up football.

http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.c...092611aad.html

[billfromlaketravis]

S Nolan Brewster has been forced to give up football.

http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.c...092611aad.html

Floss I think we were in agreement that Texas already needed to take a safety before Nolan Brewster went down. It seems imperative now.

Any idea of where Akina might have been this past weekend? All of the coaches seem to have made some visits this weekend, with Akina being the notable exception.

[ThePop]

Good thing Christian Scott is back. I agree bill that we need to pick it up in DB recruiting. WTF are we doing right now? Passing on Blake, no chance with Collins, no realistic chance with Agholor.

[billfromlaketravis]

Good thing Christian Scott is back. I agree bill that we need to pick it up in DB recruiting. WTF are we doing right now? Passing on Blake, no chance with Collins, no realistic chance with Agholor.

I honestly wonder if Colin Blake would have been treated differently if the Texas coaches knew that Brewster had concussion issues. It's not too late to flip him.

At the very least, I think 2013 Mansfield S George Baltimore will get a very long look from Texas. Texas is likely in 2013 Florida S Marcell Harris' top 2-3.

Mack said in the presser today that Texas will look at some safeties because they could lose 3 more safeties after the season. Scott and Gideon are seniors, and Vaccaro is a draft prospect.

[TFloss32]

Week 5 stats and scores for the classes of 2012 and 2013:

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2011...ts-and-scores/

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/2011...ts-and-scores/

[the chronic]

Good thing Christian Scott is back. I agree bill that we need to pick it up in DB recruiting. WTF are we doing right now? Passing on Blake, no chance with Collins, no realistic chance with Agholor.

chance of immediate PT is always big with recruits and that may get collins to look harder, but still 20-1 longshot.

i disagree on agholor, he is very realistic target. but with his stock going up at WR and all the schools recruiting as WR seems like it will take us offering position there with his expressed interest to play offense. sad because would love to see what akina could do with this kid at safety.

seems obvious from how this is playing out the staff just isn't that high on blake. curious to see who gets next offer.

[TFloss32]

Monday morning's press conference previewing Iowa State with Coach Brown, Harsin and Diaz:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAgcsdOmIxM