2015 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread

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Coach Patterson of TCU said today that WR Brandon Carter should not be expected to play this year due to academics.

He was arrested in April on marijuana charges.

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Quotes from QB Kai Locksley of Baltimore, MD after the "Under the Lights" camp (OrangeBloods):

"It was awesome to be able to get out and work in front of the coaches, get to see how they work on the field," Locksley said. "There was a bunch of compe ion here so it was fun to just get out and throw."

"You can definitely see as to why Teddy Bridgewater is the quarterback he is," Locksley said. "(Watson) is a real hands-on coach, he knows his stuff and he gets the best out of you."

"They were just telling me what kind of offense they run, their schemes, how I could help them not only as a passer but also with my feet. He really thinks he could expand me and my knowledge of the game as a quarterback."

"Me and Zach (Gentry), we go way back. We've always had a great relationship," Locksley said. "He's a great friend of mine, so there was definitely some positive, friendly compe ion."

"He just understands that this recruiting process is tough. He's just wishing me the best of luck in hopefully making the right decision."

"With Texas, it's just the timing. They're in need of a quarterback. They stressed to me and that's something I've always dreamed of, to come in as a freshman and be able to compete," Locksley said. "I feel they're in a new era with the new coaches so I feel I can kind of help spark that."

"Florida State, they have a guru of a coach and he's produced tons of first-rounders. Not only that but they just won the national championship so they're going to have a great team behind you."

"Maryland, that's the home town. I'd have a bunch of family and friends there rooting me on. I'd have a great coach there and a coach who would know me better than any other coach in the country."

"I'm going to go back home and kind of digest this visit and hopefully try to make a decision sometime soon," Locksley said after the UT camp. "Publicly I'm going to announce it during my first game. Any time from now until then, I'll tell the coaches where I want to go."

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Update on DT Darrion Daniels of Dallas Bishop Dunne after last Friday's camp (24/7):

“It was more than what I was expecting,” Daniels said intially.

“Everything was pumped. It was like game-like. Most practices you go to everything is chill and everything is fun and stuff, but when I was at that camp, it was a game-like feel. They had music playing and the compe ion with the players and the coaches were pushing the players for more compe ion. I just felt it was like a game-like atmosphere. Everyone was pumped up,” Daniels said.

“I got a chance to watch Coach Rumph in action; coaching in action. It was a big key. He was calm and he was teaching everybody and then had a firm hand when people started messing up.”

“He’s a really good teacher. When he was teaching the players technique and stuff and then enforced it during one-on-one drills it looked like they were practicing it for months. He’s a great teacher,” he said.

“This fall, recruiting wise, I’m not really looking forward to it. During two-a-days it is going to be mostly about my team and trying to get my mean together and ready for the season,” Daniels said.

“I hope to have my top 10 or top five before the beginning of the season and hopefully I will have my choice by the end of the season. By December is when I want to have my choice.”

“I keep [my top schools] under wraps right now because you start to see true colors and you notice new things coaches do. You start to see where recruits go and stuff like that,” he said.

“My impression of Texas improved (following the camp). A defensive lineman up there, he had a lot to say about the coaches. He said with the new coaching change that the football department has had change in a good way.”

“Texas Tech, they are really high on my list. I think I have been there twice and both times I went down there I loved it.”

“Oklahoma State’s facilities and campus, everything about OSU is beautiful. Me and Coach (Tim) Duffie have a really good relationship and I feel that if I go to OSU Coach Duffie will look after me a lot.”

“I talk to Baylor’s Coach (Jim) Gush, we talk regularly. I think Baylor is on the rise and if I were to go to Baylor I feel like I would have a big role and part of a bigger picture of them building for the future.”

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The latest with 2016 WR Courtney Lark of Bellaire (24/7):

“It was a great time,” said Lark. “It was a lot of fun getting to see how everything there works and how the coaches are. I had a blast.”

“I think what I loved hearing the most was that the new coaching staff isn’t going to play favorites like a lot of coaches do,” Lark explained. “It’s going to be wide open there and anyone can take anyone’s job if they are performing better. That, along with how nice everything is here and the quality of coaching they have here, makes Texas stand out a lot.”

“They said they’re going to be busy with the Big 12 Media Days stuff right now,” Lark told Horns247. “On Wednesday they are supposed to regroup and talk about everything. I’m expecting to have one (an offer) shortly after that.”

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Quotes from giant 2017 DT Marvin Wilson of Bellaire Episcopal (24/7):

“Oh man, it helped them a lot,” said Wilson. “I’m saying A LOT. The coaching staff showed me a lot of love and really separated themselves from the others. Texas is much further ahead than anyone else right now. They put themselves in a great position with me.”

“They’re at the top for me now,” he added. “That visit just did me in. I loved it.”

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Update on 2016 DT Michael Williams of Fort Worth All Saints (24/7):

“It felt good to go against people who have a high level of talent,” Williams said. “Some of the state’s top prospects were out there and knowing I could play with them was a big deal. It felt good to show the coaches what I could do.”

“The coaches want effort and they’re going to get it out of you one way or another,” Williams told Horns247. “They got loud out there and they made us work. I loved that. They showed out.”

“If no one was excited, the coaches were still excited,” he added. “They got you excited even to do a drill. That intensity was just amazing. I loved it. Even when it got quiet they were screaming and motivating you. The players all took notice and started getting pumped up with them. We would all feed off their energy and that was great.”

“They told me they loved my film and they’re going to keep evaluating me. He said they liked me a lot and want me to come down for a game this season, which I’m going to do. I’ll try to make a few,” said Williams.

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FYI Coach Strong is speaking at the Big XII Media Days today and made it sound like RB Joe Bergeron will be back on the team.

Mentioned he's responded well to the coaches' challenges for him in the classroom and weight room.

[the chronic]

[Hook Em 88]

Never know what to think with Daylon but for what it's worth a couple of his last follows on twitter we're made to Coach Strong and Coach Wickline. Small detail but as I mentioned take it for what it's worth. Not basing off of his twitter follows but some part of me believes his recruitment is far from over.

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Per his Twitter, DT Du'Vonta Lampkin will make his commitment next Monday.

Sounds like he's made up his mind before visiting LSU.

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Never know what to think with Daylon but for what it's worth a couple of his last follows on twitter we're made to Coach Strong and Coach Wickline. Small detail but as I mentioned take it for what it's worth. Not basing off of his twitter follows but some part of me believes his recruitment is far from over.

If Texas intends on recruiting Mack hard until the end, I really hope a guy like Malcom has a huge year or Poona shows a lot of promise as a freshman.

[Bloeddyr10]

This seems to happen every year. It is a damn shame.

[TFloss32]

This seems to happen every year. It is a damn shame.

For those wondering, he tore his ACL at the "Under the Lights" camp on Friday night.

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DE Charles Omenihu saying on Twitter that commitment #13 is on the way, but he didn't give any hints.

I'm guessing he's referring to DT Du'Vonta Lampkin, but hopefully it's WR John Burt who is in Austin this week.

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Fellas...help a social media re out because I'm not a member of Twitter.

I want to embed these tweets for y'all. Every time I copy/paste the code of a tweet and post, it just shows up as text.

What obvious step am I missing? Do I need to sign up for Twitter?

[Bloeddyr10]

Fellas...help a social media re out because I'm not a member of Twitter.

I want to embed these tweets for y'all. Every time I copy/paste the code of a tweet and post, it just shows up as text.

What obvious step am I missing? Do I need to sign up for Twitter?

(You have to write these manually, I think. I haven't found a shortcut yet)

https://twitter.com/max_olson/status/491676600971165697

Take the numbers after the last backslash, in this case: 491676600971165697

EDIT: For some reason the "tags" that I use to embed doesn't show unless I actually embed something. He are some screenshots of how they look when I type them.

[ColinB]

TFloss -

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...=1#post6125579

[TFloss32]

TFloss -

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...=1#post6125579

Many thanks. You too, Bloeddyr.

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LSU has just hired the brother of 2016 QB Shea Patterson away from Arizona.

F'in Lester...

http://coachingsearch.247sports.com/...er-25353/Bolts

[Bloeddyr10]

Big 12 coaches discuss Charlie Strong.

http://vimeo.com/101352227

[Bloeddyr10]

Three videos from Orangebloods.com from The Opening.

Malik Jeffersons interceptions
http://vimeo.com/100368418

Highlights from The Opening
http://vimeo.com/100266426

7-on-7 Highlights from Texas recruits at The Opening
http://vimeo.com/100550780

[the chronic]

Lampkin responds to Omenihu's tweet and subsequent tweets...

[the chronic]

Apparently LSU is hiring elite 2016 QB Shea Patterson's brother as an Offensive Quality Control Asst according to Pete Roussell. Apparently he is trying to break through the coaching ranks and good ole' Les wants to offer a helping hand.

[the chronic]

[Vito Corleone]

If Texas intends on recruiting Mack hard until the end, I really hope a guy like Malcom has a huge year or Poona shows a lot of promise as a freshman.

I have a feeling you are going to see Brown blow up this season.