Latest practice video:
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=240005
Looks like OL Kennedy Estelle and DT Malcom Brown both accepted invites to play in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game earlier in the week.
Latest practice video:
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=240005
The annual Orange/White Spring Game will be televised by ESPN at 2:00 p.m. this Sunday, April 3rd. The following is a list of attendees for this weekend:
2011 Commitments
RB, Malcolm Brown, Cibolo Steele
WR, Jaxon Shipley, Brownwood
OL, Josh Cochran, Hallsville
OL, Garrett Greenlea, Klein Collins
DT, Quincy Russell, San Antonio Sam Houston
DE, Cedric Reed, Cleveland
LB, Steve Edmond, Daingerfield
LB, Kendall Thompson, Carthage
CB, Josh Turner, Millwood (Oklahoma City, OK)
ATH, Mykkele Thompson, San Antonio Stevens
2012 Commitments
WR, Cayleb Jones, Austin High
WR, Thomas Johnson, Dallas Skyline
OL, Camrhon Hughes, Killeen Harker Heights
DT, Paul Boyette, Jr., Humble
DE, Caleb Bluiett, Beaumont West Brook
DE, Hassan Ridgeway, Mansfield
LB, Alex De La Torre, Denton Ryan
LB, Peter Jinkens, Dallas Skyline
CB, Bryson Echols, DeSoto
ATH, Orlando "Duke" Thomas, Copperas Cove
2012 Prospects (Uncommitted)
RB, Johnathan Gray, Aledo
OL, Kennedy Estelle, Pearland Dawson
OL, John Michael McGee, Texarkana Texas
DT, Malcom Brown, Brenham
LB, Tim Cole, Brenham
DB, Nick Coleman, San Antonio East Central
ATH, Kendall Sanders, Athens
2013 Prospects
RB, Chris Armstrong, San Antonio East Central
RB, Dontre Wilson, DeSoto
WR, Kyle Collins, DeSoto
OL/DT, Darius James, Killeen Harker Heights
OL, Jeremy Nixon, Dallas Skyline
LB, Naashon Hughes, Killeen Harker Heights
LB, Sergio Phillips, DeSoto
LB, Isaiah Williams, Dallas Skyline
LB, Taylor Young, DeSoto
DB, Matt Coleman, San Antonio East Central
DB, Austin Jupe, San Antonio East Central
2014 Prospects
DB, Cedric Collins, Dallas Skyline
*The only big name, uncommitted prospects that won't be in attendance are DT Javonte Magee of San Antonio Sam Houston, ATH Kendall Sanders of Athens and OL Michael Starts of Waco La Vega. Magee and Starts will be visiting Baylor this weekend (even though Starts said he's now a "maybe" to attend) and Sanders was not invited despite his desire to make the trip. I believe the coaches are attempting to get him to show some initiative to get back to Austin after he turned down their invitation to the second Junior Day. He's made no secret about his affection for the Longhorns in the past, yet he's still playing hard to get over his desire to play WR instead of DB. Also, a reminder that QB Connor Brewer will not be in attendance because he'll be at a Nike football camp in California. It's pretty much a guarantee that certain guys will show up that we didn't previously know about.
UPDATE: ATH Kendall Sanders will be in attendance.
Last edited by TFloss32; 04-03-2011 at 12:36 PM.
I wanted to add one more thing. Look for OL John Michael McGee of Texarkana to get an offer this weekend. There are varying opinions on what the significance of that scenario would be. First of all, one side believes an offer to McGee is an indication that UT is a bit unsure on OL Michael Starts. Some think he's favoring other schools and there's a rumor that either he or his father has some sort of strong connection to TCU. Starts is supposedly dragging his feet a bit more than UT would like at this point in the process and they don't want to risk losing out on McGee if he ultimately decides to go elsewhere. The other viewpoint is that offering McGee has absolutely nothing to do with Starts because UT wants them to play different positions. McGee's natural position looks to be tackle, but UT definitely wants a center prospect in this class. They think McGee can be that guy. Texas has some ground to make up on Oklahoma (his current favorite) because McGee hasn't been on campus since he attended a football camp in Austin last summer. It will be a big plus to have him around all of the stud prospects in Texas this weekend.
I know I said one more thing above (lots of info today), but...I read earlier in the week that there will be 150+ UT lettermen at the spring game this weekend. The report wasn't clear if it was strictly former football players or just athletes in general, but there's supposedly a vibe of newness and excitement going through the football program right now that hasn't been seen since Mack Brown was hired. Not only do former players want to see the new look Longhorns, but word is Coach Brown had them come down for recruiting purposes. He's trying to convey to these young recruits that Texas is the place to be despite the awful season they just had. I don't have a full list of who will be in town, but names like LB Derrick Johnson, DE Brian Orakpo and DT Lamarr Houston will be in attendance. I wonder which recruits Coach Brown will have them talk to?! Hmmm....Reports of RBs Cedric Benson and Ricky Williams being there are floating around as well.
Last edited by TFloss32; 04-02-2011 at 01:26 PM.
Add QB Colt McCoy and WR Jordan Shipley to that list of former players who will be in attendance this weekend. A lot of other NFL Longhorn players are already in town because they're using the facilites to train while the NFL is still in negotiations to end the lockout.
I got an email from s Sporting goods saying Jordan Shipley and Jamal Charles were gonna be at a local store here in SA.
*Big news of the day so far is ATH Kendall Sanders of Athens has been invited to the spring game tomorrow. A call was put in to the UT staff by Sanders' coach yesterday asking if Sanders was welcome at the game and Bruce Chambers extended an invitation. I wonder who nudged the Athens coach to make that call?! It's pretty clear where Sanders wants to be, so hopefully he doesn't mess around this time and shows up with his family in Austin tomorrow. He would be a really nice addition to this class at either WR or DB. We'll see how things work out.
*OL Michael Starts of Waco La Vega has decided not to attend UT's spring game, but he also mentioned that won't be going to the Baylor campus either. There's no telling what his plans are at this point. There is a rumor that either Michael himself or his father has some sort of strong connection to TCU, so we'll see if he visits Forth Worth any time soon. The rumor of Texas getting impatient with him may very well be true.
This is shaping up to be a pretty nice weekend for UT. I wonder if we will get any commitments (I can see Estelle committing but who else).
BTW, I've noticed that someone on the OB free message board is posting all of your information on there. They're not claiming the info as their own and have repeated that it's not theirs. Just letting you know.
Last edited by ThePop; 04-02-2011 at 02:13 PM.
RB Johnathan Gray is already in Austin. He arrived with his family around 5:30 this afternoon after attending A&M's practice earlier today. Pretty cool that he made it to town so quickly. Here's his quote on the visit to College Station:
"Coach Sherman and his staff are very intense and they will correct you in a hurry. I learned a lot by attending the practice. I will be at the Texas spring game tomorrow. Thanks."
Short and sweet. There is a rumor out there that he's decided not to wait until his birthday to commit and he may end his recruitment tomorrow in favor of Texas. Either way, I don't see this thing going past April 22nd (Gray's birthday).
There's definitely potential for this to be a pretty nasty recruiting weekend for Texas. You never know what could happen with all of these studs under one roof. It could end up being very similar to the 2005 spring game when guys like DB Deon Beasley and DE Eddie Jones committed and then LB Sergio Kindle and K Hunter Lawrence pulled the trigger a couple of days later. The opportunity is there for Texas to solidify their position with a lot of these recruits.
I appreciate the heads up and looking out for me, Pop. Believe it or not, I've actually seen some of my posts word for word on different sites. It makes you wonder how many people read this thread. I even saw one guy use my exact screename on some random sports site last year and he was telling everyone that RB Malcolm Brown was going to end up signing with Alabama. It's all good because people will do what they do. No need to worry about it since it's not my information anyway. I hope I've made it perfectly clear that I'm not an insider of any kind.
Some more pictures and a video of Friday's practice:
http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/view.gal?id=90976
http://www.texassports.com/allaccess/?media=240284
15,360 views is no joke. Must be a lot of non-spurstalk viewers on here.
Maybe, the UTSA football thread has 125,000 views.
*ATH Kendall Sanders of Athens confirmed around 9:30 this morning that he was headed to Austin with his family. I'll add him to the guest list above.
*CB Quentin Jammer will be in town today to watch his brother, ATH Quandre Diggs. RB Jamaal Charles has also made it back.
OL John Michael McGee of Texarkana and ATH Kendall Sanders of Athens have both made it to campus and it sounds like everyone else that was supposed to be in attendance has made it in. The 2011 commitments and all of the 2012 prospects are having lunch together at the moment. This has turned out to be like a third Junior Day for Texas with all of the talent in the house.
LB Tim Cole and DT Malcom Brown are definitely in Austin (for those that are wondering).
All of the recruits/prospects are now at the stadium watching warm-ups.
LB Tim Cole and DT Malcom Brown have committed to TEXAS!!!! Wow, just wow. I guess those crazy rumors were right.
Massive news:
GH spoke with Brenham's HC and was told Brown and Cole both committed to Texas just now.
Boom!
Oops, Tfloss beat me to it. Great start to the day bro!
Unreal, Whisky. Hopefully Estelle follows their lead.
Couple of updates as of 2:30...
*Here is a quote from another recruit after talking with OL Kennedy Estelle about UT:
"UT is in EXTREMELY good shape. If it doesn't happen today, I think it will happen soon."
It appears he's as good as Longhorn, but it may take a little while longer.
*ATH Kendall Sanders of Athens has not yet been offered by the staff.
More on ATH Kendall Sanders...per OrangeBloods, they asked him if Texas had a chance in his recruitment and he responded, "Oh yeah!" He followed that up by saying he wished he was out there playing in the spring game and plans to have more talks with the coaches later this evening. IMO, he's just waiting on that offer.
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