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Thought id share this here.
UTSA's new gloves for next season: Pretty sweet
Think it's Texas or Arkansas?
Thought id share this here.
UTSA's new gloves for next season: Pretty sweet
Gonzales? lol
Goliad by far had the best flag imo
I don't want to copy and paste this, but it's a difficult situation that's hard to explain. Here's an update on OL Desmond Harrison from 24/7:
I've learned a little more about the Desmond Harrison situation.
As Jeff mentioned earlier today, the issue - as of right now - is between Contra Costa and BYU.
But there's more to it than that I am told.
Contra Costa accepted and posted the initial grade provided by BYU. Importantly, BYU rescinded the grade AFTER the grade was already posted by Contra Costa.
The word is that there is a California state law that says that a school in the state can not rescind a grade or credit at a later date unless academic dishonesty or fraud is proven. No one anywhere is saying that fraud or academic dishonesty occurred with Harrison.
So even though BYU wants to rescind the credit, California state law supposedly will not allow Contra Costa to do so if they even agreed with the folks from BYU, which I am told they do not.
Going even further, Texas has already accepted the grade and the credit that was passed through by Contra Costa.
So here's the deal.
BYU can choose to rescind its ruling on principal or on technicality (that Harrison was not taking it to gain eligibility as much as he was to graduate from Contra Costa).
On principal, BYU may also choose to re-award the coursework because a) there was no fraud or academic dishonsety, the student took the course and did the work, and b) the idea that only "BYU" student athletes or potential student athletes can take their courses brings into question whether any BYU online courses taken by any BYU student athletes should be accepted by the NCAA or even by BYU itself.
However, there are still other possibilities.
For example, if BYU does not choose to rescind its ruling, then the NCAA may decide whether or not to accept the credits without BYU. After all, BYU's rule is not an NCAA rule and vice versa. BYU can't tell the NCAA what to accept.
Long story short, this is a complex issue.
If BYU doesn't re-award the credit, then the NCAA must make a ruling.
Then if the NCAA were to say no and makes a ruling that is not in accordance with state law in California, well then that's a whole other mess.
IMO, somebody here needs to do what is right. Accept the grade he earned and received and let young man move forward.
That's how it's still being reported.
Update on 2016 RB Kameron Martin of Port Arthur Memorial (24/7):
“I want to hear more from Texas,” Martin told Horns247. “Off the field, it’s a great school to attend and I really like the city of Austin. On the field, they always have a great program every season."
“They also have some of the best running backs every year,” he added, “and they send a lot of those guys who go to school there to the NFL. Texas just seems like a great program to be a part of. A lot of great players have played there.”
“Jamaal Charles is from my home town and that’s my favorite NFL running back,” said Martin. “He’s like family to me. He’s basically a cousin. We’ve talked a lot about football and I try to pattern my running style after him.”
“It definitely influences how much I like them (Texas),” Martin said. “It’s a big reason why I like them so much. To see him do what he did, coming from the same town as me and being where he is now is big. I would love to have those same opportunities.”
“I’m interested in both Baylor and Texas Tech, but, Texas is my favorite,” Martin said. “Coach (Carlton) Buckels and coach (Kliff) Kinsgbury are both great coaches but there is something about Texas. If they offered, I would maybe have to think about shutting it down and committing.”
Wednesday's practice video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu9Ee...4gMWK-UFqNwZvA
More on CB John Plattenburg of Houston Lamar (OrangeBloods):
"It was a little bit of a surprise," Plattenburg said about the Longhorns making contact. "I know coming down here it opens up more opportunities in the south. Kind of a surprise but kind of expected. I was glad to hear about it."
"I've known about the tradition for a while," he said. "Of course growing up here, there are mostly Texas fans in Houston. I've known a lot about it. Tracking football all the way back to Cedric Benson. I've watched them over the years through the ups and downs."
"They were just asking me how things were going how it was getting the feel of being back at Lamar. And that they reviewed my tape and had an interest," stated Plattenburg about the conversation with UT. "They wanted me to come up this week but I couldn't. I might do an unofficial to a game sometime this season. It was more about a good interest than [a scholarship] offer, just building a relationship."
"I know sometime today or even tomorrow I was supposed to get on the phone with them again and maybe talk to coach (Mack) Brown. That was the feel I got."
"It's a good possibility that I might make the decision before the first game. It's about two weeks away," Plattenburg said. "I'd like to… but if things happen, some things don't … regardless of if I do, I'm going to take all five visits - some during and some after the season."
"Washington, Oregon, Baylor, TCU and Wisconsin (are recruiting him the hardest)," responded Plattenburg.
"I've never really been up north so I want to see … see if I need to get a [heated] coat or not," he said with a laugh.
"Maybe not right away (making a decision if Texas offered) … the way I do it and the way I've been doing it… I've got to look into things like majors and depth chart and the little details and stuff like that. Do my research," Plattenburg stated about his reaction to a potential Texas offer. "They said that they saw my film and that I would be a good fit because I am able to play both positions, even in the nickel I can play. They said it would be a good fit- guys like (Michael) Huff and Earl Thomas did that. To me that's a good thing."
Good video clip of QB Connor Wood at Colorado:
http://vimeo.com/72041518
looks like he is losing his hair already
Inside Texas saying UT is looking into DE Dimarya Mixon of West Mesquite (class of 2013) who ended up not qualifying for Nebraska. He's currently at Trinity Valley CC in Athens, TX and wants to find his next Division I school as soon as possible. Bruce Chambers has already contacted the West Mesquite coaching staff. Sounds like he would enroll in January.
http://247sports.com/Player/Dimarya-Mixon-17652
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/441882/#highlights/15262379
If he is a non-qualifier how can he enroll in January? Didn't he fail his TAKS exams so really had nothing to do with Nebraska, so if he does qualify why would he change programs?
The smartest kid I ever saw was Aaron Ross. Out of high school he didn't qualify so he stayed in high school one extra summer term and an extra semester got all his grades up and came in in January and blew up. He ended up never having a problem in college and was a 4 year starter.
I would probably advise all high school kids this is the smartest route they can take, it preserves all their eligibility and they come into college more prepared.
Or, they could like, go to class in high school, pay attention and not have to.
What, East Texas Kids? your kidding right.
4 new crystal ball predictions tonight on Kevin Shorter to Texas FWIW. One of these 4 is from Bobby Burton.
failing your TAKS exam? lmao how dumb can you be?
Hopefully you can see this. One of the 24/7 guys was at Shorter's scrimmage last night and several changed their predictions afterwards.
Texas may pull the upset on this one. Decision time in an hour.
http://247sports.com/Player/Kevin-Sh...ionPredictions
Shorter to Texas
Awesome news. I like his versatility in that he could end up at DB.
I hope you're kidding.
I know what you're thinking. A lot of people think his build translates better to DB and he plays both ways successfully in high school.
It's not at all the same as Mack offering a QB to play safety whose never been on the defensive side.
After reading some of the Nebraska boards, the way I understand it is his grades and SAT/ACT are fine but he failed at least a portion of the TAKS test. Because of that, I don't know that he falls under the category "non-qualifier" because the TAKS test is specific to the state of Texas. It's different than poor GPA or failing to make an adequate score on a college entrance exam. He technically qualified for college but the state test is holding him back, so he shouldn't have to do two years of JUCO. Apparently he's not even playing football this season but is going to Trinity Valley CC to get a semester of college under his belt. He'll then transfer to his next Division I school assuming everything checks out and he passes the TAKS the second time around (he should've already taken it again). He's kind of like a grayshirt prospect at this point. I will post anything relevant on Mixon going forward.
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