2014 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread

[the chronic]

while i agree with your first sentence, i'm not sure i agree with the three to four years portion of your statement. there are several from this class who will start or have a chance to start this year, including allen who will have tremendous pressure on him to live up to his billing but at least he will have some solid receivers to get the ball to.

You may have true freshman start, but that doesn't mean they will make meaningful contributions. Only a handful of true frosh across the country each year make an impact their first year. Allen is unlikely to start as a true frosh and if he did I'd be pretty worried if I were an Ag fan. No knock on the player but he's a drop back passer in a simplistic offense in HS. That's a damn big jump to expect production when even guys like Winston and Manziel redshirted.

[TFloss32]

24/7 saying Strong and/or an assistant will see the following recruits tomorrow:

QB, Jerrod Heard, Denton Guyer
WR, Dorian Leonard, Longview
DE, Derick Roberson, San Antonio Brennan
DE, Solomon Thomas, Coppell
LB, Cameron Hampton, Dallas Carter
LB/S, Edwin Freeman, Arlington Bowie

**Not sure at this time if the in-home visit with OL Demetrius Knox is still on because OL Alex Anderson moved up his official visit to tomorrow. Wickline will need to be in Austin for that.

[TFloss32]

Travonte Valentine will no longer visit Texas and is now down to LSU/Miami, per 24/7.

Apparently he's a grade risk.

That blows because I think he'd be a difference-maker right away.

Need to get Sawyers out of Nashville scheduled for an official.

[Hook Em 88]

@ESPNTexas: Charlie Strong: “Joe Wickline will call plays on offense."

[rkell87]

@ESPNTexas: Charlie Strong: “Joe Wickline will call plays on offense."

So osu offense?

[TFloss32]

Crazy...

Ryan Cox ‏@RMCx2
S. Anchorage (AK.) coach John Lewis on playing Stephenville in 2014: "We're excited to be the first Alaska team to play in Texas." #txhsfb

[Hook Em 88]

@ESPNTexas: Charlie Strong: “I’d like to run the spread. Run game has to be involved."

[Hook Em 88]

@SBN_Wescott: Expect the spread, up-tempo experience of Joe Wickline at Oklahoma State to heavily influence the direction of the Texas offense.

[Hook Em 88]

@ESPNTexas: Strong: "You should go to a school because of the university. It’s not the University of Charlie Strong, it’s the University of Texas."

Strong speaking on the decommits UT has had since his hiring. Also mentioned he was not upset because of their decisions.

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

@SBN_Wescott: Expect the spread, up-tempo experience of Joe Wickline at Oklahoma State to heavily influence the direction of the Texas offense.

I don't mind that. Especially considering the way OSU moved the ball and ran it down our throats this year.

[ThePop]

Re: DT position

With little time left I don't think we're going to do any better than Ford+Nelson. Take these two and go all in for 2015.

[benefactor]

Them running the OSU offense was my first thought when I heard Wickline was going to be the OC. I'm all for it tbh.

[The Reckoning]

I actually really wanted Strong before A&M got Sumlin; I'm happy with Sumlin, but I didn't want Texas to get Strong. I think he'll be a good coach for y'all; those rules should improve the team mentality and avert some future 'extra-curricular' issues.

[Hook Em 88]

@hornsfootball: Here's video of today's Charlie Strong Press Conference | http://t.co/oNkp6IWz9R #Hookem

[3rdCoastTexasBoy]

Transcript from Coach Strong's Press conference:

http://www.texassports.com/news/2014...?path=football

[Thompson]

I certainly wouldn't trade Sumlin for Strong now, but I was hoping A&M would get him back then. There was a fairly large contingent of Aggies who preferred a defensive-minded head coach.

[Vito Corleone]

I'm officially on board with this staff.

We didn't get the big bang hire as an OC, but Wickline running the OSU offense really is exciting. I'm looking forward to seeing the Texas offense next season.

[Sisk]

I'm officially on board with this staff.

We didn't get the big bang hire as an OC, but Wickline running the OSU offense really is exciting. I'm looking forward to seeing the Texas offense next season.

Didn't you say Strong would be gone in 3 years a few days ago?

[yavozerb]

I'm officially on board with this staff.

We didn't get the big bang hire as an OC, but Wickline running the OSU offense really is exciting. I'm looking forward to seeing the Texas offense next season.

The offense will definatly be everyone's focus in the coming season to see what changes have been implemented. Not sure if you guys feel the same way but I already feel like the UT defense is going one the top defenses in the B12 just with the addition of strong and his mentality. Should be fun..

[Vito Corleone]

Didn't you say Strong would be gone in 3 years a few days ago?

No I didn't.

What I said is if Watson was the OC Strong would be gone in 4 years. Watson is not the OC it is Wickline and though he is an unknown as a OC, he will be running the same offense as OSU, so I have hope.

Watson is a failure as a OC, but he seems pretty good as a QB coach.

Time will tell if this was a good move, but I like it on the surface.

[ThePop]

I would be very surprised if the following doesn't happen after next season: Watson is gone, Wickline stays at OL, a new OC is hired. I think what we have right now is temporary since we missed out on our two top guys.

[TFloss32]

Per OrangeBloods, DE Sione Teuhema and 2015 OL Maea Teuhema will be in Austin on Friday to meet the new staff.

[TFloss32]

DT Michael Sawyers of Nashville, TN has de-committed from Vanderbilt.

[TFloss32]

According to 24/7, Strong and staff will see S Jason Hall of South Grand Prairie today as well.

[TFloss32]

Also from 24/7...

-multiple coaches will be in Houston today to see LB Otaro Alaka and S John Bonney.

-Chris Vaughn (new DBs coach) will head to Marble Falls to see WR Garrett Gray.

-WR Lorenzo Joe is currently on a field trip, so the visits in Abilene have been pushed back to next week.