Update on scholarship numbers. I was going through the roster this morning out of curiosity and Texas currently sits at 69 scholarship players (if I'm counting correctly). Both WR Cade McCrary and DS (deep snapper) Nate Boyer were awarded scholarships for last season, but I don't know if they'll count towards the numbers for 2013 so I'll leave them out for now.
Graduation
RB Jeremy Hills
RB DJ Monroe
FB Ryan Roberson
WR Marquise Goodwin
TE Barrett Matthews
TE DJ Grant
OL Luke Poehlmann
DE Alex Okafor
S Kenny Vaccaro
P Alex King (Master's degree)
Attrition
TE Trey Graham (forgoing fifth year of eligibility, graduated)
OL Thomas Ashcraft (forgoing fifth year of eligibility, graduated)
DT Kyle Kriegel (forgoing fifth year of eligibility, graduated)
DT Brandon Moore (NFL Draft)
Factor in the the 13 commitments from the 2013 class and you're sitting at 82 scholarship players for fall camp as of this morning. At least 15 of those guys are entering their last year of eligibility so it looks like Texas is preparing to take a large 2014 class of 20+. LB Jordan Hicks may have two more years to play if he's awarded a medical redshirt for this past season.
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JUCO LB De'Vondre Campbell took an official visit to K-State this past weekend. That was his fourth and he has one to go. I didn't catch on when it happened before Christmas, but Sal Sunseri (former Tennessee defensive coordinator) is now the DEs coach at Florida State. Since Campbell was originally committed to Tennessee and he's from Florida, this could be something to look out for.
JUCO QB Nick Marshall has committed to Auburn.
Per 24/7, WR Sebastian LaRue has been offered by Darrell Wyatt. He's still looking into an official visit to Austin the first weekend of February assuming his schedule stays the same (A&M on the 18th and Notre Dame on the 25th).
Just random information.
'14 commitments Daniel Gresham, Demetrius Knox, Jerrod Heard and Lorenzo Joe are all planning on being at Junior Day Feb. 10. Hebron S Jamal Adams needs to check with his father. Anybody else been mentioned or said that they would attend?
24/7 saying that Texas offered 2014 OG/C Terrell Cuney of Japer this morning. He can't make the February 10th Junior Day but he'll be at the second one on the 23rd. That's the fourth offensive line offer for 2014 with OL Demetrius Knox (committed), OL Cameron Robinson of West Monroe, LA and OL Braden Smith of Olathe, KS.
Cuney is a beast. Saw his highlights back in November, and I really like his meanstreak! I'm glad that the coaches, as of right now, are only offering elite players, and a darn good Cuney at the offensive line. Wasn't there some talk about that mammoth of a man Orlando Brown of Peachtree Ridge, GA.?
Yes, he has said he will visit either Florida State or Texas soon depending on his family's schedule. Hard to tell if he has an official offer from Texas but he's definitely a target and he speaks with Knox quite a bit.
Check out UNLV's plans for a new stadium. Surprising considering they're just not a good program:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jan/11/unlv/
TCU LB A.J. Hilliard has transferred to A&M.
OrangeBloods reporting that RB Peyton Barber of Alpharetta, GA will be visiting UT this weekend. He was a recruit of Larry Porter when he was at Arizona State. He's currently committed to Ole Miss. Profile and film below:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Barber-135543
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/310949/#peyton-barber
Bad news on JUCO LB De'Vondre Campbell. That K-State defensive depth chart is looking really good to him with the loss of 10 starters. See the quote below from his junior college coach:
"He told me that he really enjoyed himself on the visit. He said that right now, he was leaning toward Kansas State, but he wants to take one more visit."
Quotes from the high school coach of RB Peyton Barber (OrangeBloods):
"He's a big back and he runs well. He's an 11-flat 100 meter guy. He's about 6-foot, 215 or 220," DeCristofaro said. "He's very thick, very strong. He power cleans 340, benches 375, squats 575. He's just a big, strong back."
"When coach Porter left and went to Texas, he talked to Mack Brown and they talked about any running backs he had been recruiting. (Barber) is committed to Ole Miss, but he's always been intrigued by Texas. He's always liked Texas."
"I think he wants to play in the SEC which is huge. The SEC has done so well last seven or eight years. And he has family in the Oxford area. But apparently has some kin in the Austin area, so that's intriguing for him."
"All our kids are great kids. All the kids come lift, do what they're asked. But especially those two. As good as they are, they're here every single day," DeCristofaro said. "(Barber) is a quiet kid. He's a good character kid, a very spiritual kid. Those two don't cuss, don't drink. They're just gym rat kids."
Doh! Someone told you wrong.
Per 24/7, Mack Brown is on the road recruiting today and he'll check on a bunch of 2014s: OL Demetrius Knox, RB/FB Daniel Gresham, QB Jerrod Heard, S Jamal Adams and DE Solomon Thomas. Wyatt and Davis already saw Thomas this morning and it sounds like he's the prospect being recruited the hardest right now. Some of them will probably be pulled out of class briefly but the coaches can't sit down and have a conversation with them about future plans. Pretty much everything goes through the high school coaches in these situations. Mack has never done this for juniors so it's another sign that Texas is trying to get some recruiting momentum back and hold on to the guys they already have.
Y'all have a sick staff up there! Kingsbury knows so many people!
24/7 reporting that Texas offered WR Dannon Cavil (family member of Kwame Cavil) of San Antonio Madison this morning, but were told it was too late. He switched from Cal to Oklahoma yesterday and was committed to Ole Miss at one time. He's leaving for Norman tomorrow since he's an early grad.
TE Durham Smythe will be visiting Oregon this week, according to Rivals.
Is that sarcasm?
Daeshon Hall is visiting A&M this weekend. His recruitment has been so strange - didn't his family move to Washington then move back?
JUCO LB De'Vondre Campbell has committed to K-State.
FYI that OL Rami Hammad was not offered yesterday by Stacy Searels. He was invited to Austin for a visit but Hammad said he's not willing to cancel any of his other school visits and make a trip to Austin without an offer in place. Word is UT would be the favorite if that were to happen, so this could be a smart move on Hammad's part and it will force Texas to speed up the process if they want him badly enough. He is scheduled to see OU and TCU in the near future.
I'm not sure where the report originated, but Texas supposedly offered WR Austin Bennett of Manvel on Tuesday. Much like WR Dannon Cavil, he's committed to Oklahoma and said he wasn't interested.
Anybody have any news on WR Devin Lauderdale since he decommitted from tech? Seems like Texas should have at least reached out to him. He has the speed that they are looking for and his film suggest that he has a similar skill set to Dontre Wilson.
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