2013 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread

[billfromlaketravis]

Free article on 247 re Hoza Scott

“My top three are Texas A&M, Texas and LSU,” Scott said. “I also like Alabama and Florida."

http://texas.247sports.com/Article/S...medium=twitter

"Scott recorded 60 tackles, 20 sacks, picked off four passes and scored four touchdowns on defense during his sop re campaign."

Wow. Scott put up those numbers as a sop re in a good 5A district. Baller. Orakpo, Kindle type baller.

Texas needs to land this kid. I know there are academic concerns. I hope Scott can get it straight in the classroom, but if he doesn't I think he's good enough for a sign and place deal. Just get him to the 40 Acres.

[KTA]

From Dallas Morning News on Longhorn Network.

Texas AD can't get Longhorn Network at home

08:47 AM ET 08.25

University of Texas president Bill Powers and athletic director DeLoss Dodds were supposed to report to their board of regents this week on the status of the Longhorn Network. Instead they reversed fields and decided to skip it. Powers told reporters in Austin the timing wasn't right to publicly discuss the ESPN-owned network because of on-going negotiations that have the potential to elevate LHN from a rumor to a bona fide option in more than six million wired homes across the state of Texas. Let's assume then there isn't much coming down the pipeline anytime in the next couple of weeks. That means cable carrying heavyweight providers like Time Warner and Comcast and Charter will continue to ignore LHN. Ditto satellite's DirecTV and Dish Network. AT&T U-verse is on the board of dissenters as well. In other words, the overwhelming majority of cable subscribers in the state won???t get the network whose two marquee events of the year are scheduled for the next two Saturday nights. The Texas-Wyoming football season opener and the Texas-New Mexico follow-up belong to LHN. On a personal note, Dodds reported he cannot get LHN at his Austin area home. As for the upcoming Wyoming and New Mexico games, Dodds said they likely would not have made the cut when big-time network partners ABC, ESPN and Fox Sports Net divvied up the schedule. Most likely, he said, under existing contracts they would have been pay-per-view affairs.

More people would have been able to watch it via PPV then LHN

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Mack Brown ‏@UT_MackBrown
Just announced to team that walk-on snapper Nate Boyer & holder Cade McCrary were awarded scholarships for season. Great kids, well deserved

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Per 24/7, WR Devon Allen has announced a top five of Stanford, Texas, Arkansas, Ohio State and UCLA (in that order).

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Sorry if already posted. Video of Major Applewhite and the RBs:

http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=330122

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OL Caleb Benenoch will be in Waco this weekend for the Baylor/SMU game and he will be staying through Monday to tour the facilities with the staff, according to 24/7. Did not know this until today, but he has an older brother on the Baylor roster:

http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-...ch_josh00.html

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A new name to remember for the 2014 class is OL Ty Barrett of Dallas Skyline. He had a great performance at the Rivals Underclassmen Challenge in DeSoto this summer and UT has a nice "in" with his mother. Quotes from Barrett (24/7):

“I actually just heard from Coach (Bruce) Chambers not too long ago,” Barrett told Hookem.com. “He wanted me to come down to one of their practices a few weeks ago, when they had two-a-days. I really wanted to go, but the only problem was that we had two-a-days as well, so obviously I couldn’t make it.”

“My mom really likes Texas a lot just like I do,” said Barrett. “She and Coach Chambers actually go way back from when they were both at Carter High School. So they’re always joking back and forth about me going there and her doing her best to persuade me to go there. Obviously with them two being really good friends, she wants me to head down there and would love for me to go there. We’ll see what happens though.”

“I’m going to hurry up and try to get back down there for sure,” he said. “I’m trying to set that up. I speak to Coach Chambers often so I’m sure we’ll get it figured out. I always call and talk to him just to see how he’s doing and everything, so it won’t be a problem.”

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Update on WR Devon Allen (24/7):

“They (ESPN) got it wrong,” said Allen. “They didn’t get my whole list. Stanford is my number one, Texas is my number two, then probably Arkansas three, Ohio State four and UCLA at five. After that, there’s not really an order for the remaining schools. Nothing is really solidified yet though.”

“I’ll be visiting Texas on an official, most likely during the West Virginia game weekend,” the four-star receiver told Hookem.com. “I’ll also most likely see Notre Dame, UCLA, Arkansas and a few others, with some of those being either official or unofficial visits.”

“I want to see the facilities (at Texas),” Allen said. “I also want to check out the coaching staff on both the football and track teams. That’s obviously a big thing and important. After that, we’ll go from there.”

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Quote from DE Daeshon Hall (24/7):

“I haven't talked to Texas since July,” Hall said. “If they called me, I'd be willing to listen to what they have to say.”

[The Reckoning]

tucker's the man. i wish him well.

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Looks like VY has been cut by Buffalo:

@VinceYoung
"I want to thank the Bills organization for the opportunity and wish the organization and my teammates good luck this season".

[BevoBoom]

Quote from DE Daeshon Hall (24/7):

“I haven't talked to Texas since July,” Hall said. “If they called me, I'd be willing to listen to what they have to say.”

Snooze & Lose ---Ship has sailed.

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ESPN's pre-season bowl projections for 2012:

http://espn.go.com/college-football/...on=2012&week=0

[benefactor]

This week is going to be loooooong. C'mon Friday.

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Initial list of recruits that will be in Austin this weekend:

2013
QB, Tyrone Swoopes, Whitewright
OL, Caleb Benenoch, Katy Seven Lakes **maybe, will visit Baylor on Sunday**
CB, Antwuan Davis, Bastrop
S, Marcell Harris, Dr. Phillips (Orlando, FL) **official visit**

2014
WR, KD Cannon, Mount Pleasant

**2014 OL Demetrius Knox, 2014 CB Nick Watkins and 2014 CB/S Tony Brown will be in Dallas on Saturday night for Alabama/Michigan.

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Mack's Monday morning press conference:

http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=330304

[Vito Corleone]

Snooze & Lose ---Ship has sailed.

Heck no, if he wants back then I would love to have him back, he is a DE with NFL written all over him. you can't teach 6'5 240 and with our needs a DE he would be a must have.

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OL Darius James says he will be in Austin this weekend, per 24/7. He has a Thursday game this week and the next.

[ThePop]

Finally moved back to Austin and have internet set up, ready for Saturday.

Not sure if he's joking or not but I'm thinking it's legit
Caleb Benenoch ‏@CalebBenenoch79
High ankle sprain before my first game of senior season.... Fml

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Video interview with Diaz and several defensive players:

http://vimeo.com/48343206

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Per 24/7, Texas could be looking at bringing WR Torii Hunter, Jr. (son of the MLB star) in for a game this fall. He didn't really arrive on the recruiting scene until his solid performance at The Opening in Oregon, but he's quietly collected several offers and seen his ranking increase significantly:

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...r%20Jr.-120608

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA66jMrW0-k

“Texas recently got in touch with my coach actually,” explained Hunter. “They told my head coach they were interested in me and would like to get in touch with me. It was (wide receivers coach) Darrell Wyatt that contacted them. So I got his info and called him back. Since then we have been talking.”

“I’m trying to figure out when I’ll get down there to see Texas,” Hunter said. “It most likely won’t be an official visit, as I have those planned out. But I’m hoping to come down for an unofficial visit sometime, but I don’t know when yet. It really all depends on when I can get a ride down there from my friend and everything like that. I know we’ll get down there though, I’m just not sure when it will happen.”

“They were a team I watched since being a little kid,” Hunter told Hookem.com. “I remember seeing guys like Vince Young and Colt McCoy quarterback. Since I’m a receiver, that type of thing stands out to me for sure. I like everything I’ve seen from them on TV as well. They also have good players and good coaches. I’m definitely interested in them, but obviously I want to check out everything for myself once I get down on campus.”

“Coach Wyatt didn’t really talk about an offer or anything,” said Hunter. “I’m not really sure what they’ll do when it comes to that. I guess they’ll continue to evaluate me and take it from there once I get on campus. We’ll see what happens.”

[BevoBoom]

Heck no, if he wants back then I would love to have him back, he is a DE with NFL written all over him. you can't teach 6'5 240 and with our needs a DE he would be a must have.

Mack intimated that sometimes Texas moves on from a player/s...Hall & Prevot are examples of such players.

Hall was visting aggy & Baylor on the downlow.

They will not be Horns...period

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Some of you may have seen this trailer already, but another video to preview the 2012 season:

http://www.youtube.com/v/fQEunEFHmXA

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Updated visitors list for Wyoming:

2013
QB, Tyrone Swoopes, Whitewright
OL, Caleb Benenoch, Katy Seven Lakes **maybe, will visit Baylor on Sunday**
OL, Darius James, Killeen Harker Heights
LB, Naashon Hughes, Killeen Harker Heights
CB, Antwuan Davis, Bastrop
S, Marcell Harris, Dr. Phillips (Orlando, FL) **official visit**

2014
WR, KD Cannon, Mount Pleasant

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Texas A&M/Louisiana Tech officially postponed until October 13th:

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/artic...sey=nav%7Chead