2012 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread (+ related news)

[TFloss32]

Speaking of out-of-state prospects, DE Channing Ward of Aberdeen, MS is another guy who has talked about making a visit to Austin during the summer.

“I haven’t been over [to Texas] yet,” he said. “I’m going to try to get over there this summer and try to check it out. I had a good relationship with Coach (Manny) Diaz when he was at Mississippi State and I had a good relationship with Coach (Bo) Davis when he was at Alabama.”

Potentially some big names walking around the 40 in the upcoming months.

[TFloss32]

DMX7 asked me a question about Texas' uniforms for the upcoming season, so I'll share my response with everyone. Washington State and Arizona State (schools that have accounts with Nike like Texas does) have both received uniform makeovers by Nike during the offseason. See the links below:

Washington State
http://www.cougcenter.com/2011/4/11/...gray-alternate

Arizona State (more links inside)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...rn=ncaaf-wp725

I think Washington State's are ugly and Arizona State's are pretty tight. Anyway, during the unveiling ceremony for Washington State, their AD made a comment about Nike re-designing uniforms for multiple schools including Texas. The idea Nike is presenting is creating new uniforms for all sports with a consistent theme (font, colors, etc.) that will help solidify each school's brand. It could be something Texas is realistically looking at because of the new Longhorn Network, but there's such tradition there that I highly doubt any major changes are made (if anything at all). We might see something like the Pro Combat uniforms Texas wore against A&M two years ago with numbers on their helmets (above the Longhorn) and a DKR Texas patch on their pants.

[DMX7]

Oh Texas' uniforms already seem to be pretty consistently "branded" across sports. I can't imagine what different uniforms would look like. I doubt they change, and they really don't need to.

[Kermit]

I'm 100% certain that the Texas uniform will not change.

[TFloss32]

Oh Texas' uniforms already seem to be pretty consistently "branded" across sports. I can't imagine what different uniforms would look like. I doubt they change, and they really don't need to.

They definitely don't need to change. The "Storm Trooper" all-white look is one of the cleanest in all of college football. They look even better since they went from the printed jerseys to the s ched jerseys.

[TFloss32]

Looks like the ThunderDome creator crossed the wrong person in Mrs. Gray. pauley01's official apology to the Gray family. My favorite line:

"Going a bit further, every claim made by The Thunderdome was something that had already been posted on other websites…we merely were trying to serve as a conduit to bring those rumors and allegations into the light and demonstrates their absurdity."

Wow. For a little more background, the only reason this information happened to be on other websites is because he stopped by as many recruiting websites as he could dropping the link to his own blog. He even had the stones to post it on OrangeBloods (the one website that would help the Grays pursue legal action). I hope it was worth it.

http://thethunderdomeblog.blogspot.com/

[TFloss32]

Some updates on the out-of-state targets...

*Read some pretty cool news about DE Torshiro Davis of Shreveport, LA. Turns out he's been invited by the staff to the annual UT summer camp during the first week of June and he has confirmed he'll be in attendance. He also mentioned that staff told him there's a "pretty good chance" he'll receive an offer while in Austin. Now, most of you wouldn't give this one a second look because he's an LSU commitment currently and it's damn near impossible to rob them of their recruits. However, Bo Davis is the lead recruiter on this one and has been recruiting Torshiro for Alabama since his freshman year. It also works in Texas' favor that Torshiro's coach and (Bo) Davis are very good friends. Torshiro's coach even came out this week and mentioned that Torshiro likes Davis so much that he'd probably be an Alabama commitment right now had he not left for Texas. It'll be extremely tough to pull Torshiro from LSU's death grip (he's the #2 ranked player in Louisana), but it is encouraging that he's making a trip to Austin soon despite his commitment. Torshiro will most likely receive a visit from (Bo) Davis and other staff members during spring evaluations. DE Channing Ward of Aberdeen, MS is another one to keep an eye on because of his previous relationship with Manny Diaz. (Bo) Davis also recruited Ward while at Alabama.


*Add Dorial Green-Beckham to the list of targets that the staff will be visiting during spring evaluations. Darrell Wyatt is supposed to be in Missouri at some point in May. Hopefully he can convince Green-Beckham to make Austin one of his stops during his summer tour.

[TFloss32]

One more thing...despite the lack of contact between the UT staff and ATH Kendall Sanders since the UT spring game, the staff has plans to be by Athens HS next week or early May. I hope we see an offer extended soon so all of the unncessary back-and-forth with him and UT can come to an end.

[TFloss32]

Many of the coaches have already hit the road this morning. Here's a brief summary of the scheduled visits so far:

-DT Malcom Brown and LB Tim Cole were visited at Brenham HS this morning (no word which staff members). Most likely Bo Davis and Oscar Giles.

-Stacy Searels is scheduled to be at Killeen Harker Heights on Monday morning to see OL Camrhon Hughes and he'll likely stop by Waco La Vega to see OL Michael Starts.

-Searels is also scheduled to be in Jacksonville, FL on Thursday afternoon to see OL John Theus after his visit with OL Andrus Peat in Tempe, AZ earlier that day. I tend not to give this one a second look because I think Theus ends up at Georgia, but it's interesting because of Searels' previous relationship with the Theus family. Searels recruited and signed John's older brother for Georgia last year, so he knows the family well. That could be enough to get Theus to Austin for an official visit in the fall. With that said, Theus remains a heavy Georgia lean.

[TFloss32]

Word is RB Trey Williams of Spring DeKaney has committed to Texas A&M. of a get for them. Easily the Aggies' best recruit so far.

[TFloss32]

There is a rumor circulating that the Brenham boys were in College Station today for the Aggie spring game. That rumor is NOT true, per their coach Glen West. Just wanted to clear that up for anyone who is wondering.

[shyne]

They got Matt Davis too.

[shyne]

Maybe Gray will hurry up and announce already.

[TFloss32]

They got Matt Davis too.

Thanks, shyne. Looks like they'll probably get ATH Bralon Addison at some point as well. Williams, Davis and Addison are very good friends. I wonder if QB Trevor Knight will remain committed to the Aggies with Davis now in the mix.

Maybe Gray will hurry up and announce already.

Good Friday.

[shyne]

We'll see how Davis does next season coming off that torn ACL.

[shyne]

Addison commited also.

http://www.ihigh.com/ourfieldhouse/article_62583.html

[TFloss32]

Just a quick recap from yesterday on who committed:

-The Houston trio of RB Trey Williams (Spring DeKaney), QB Matt Davis (Klein Forest) and ATH Bralon Addison (Fort Bend Hightower) committed to Texas A&M yesterday at the Aggie spring game. Really good day for the Ags.

-RB Jonathan Williams of Allen committed to Missouri. Williams was considered to be the back-up plan for Texas if RB Johnathan Gray goes anywhere other than UT.

Here's a more in-depth look on the new Aggie commitments from Recruitocosm:

http://recruitocosm.fantake.com/

[Stump]

Trey Williams and Matt Davis were both targets for Auburn. Oh well. Good luck to them at A&M.

[TFloss32]

*I just posted about ATH Bralon Addison committing to Texas A&M yesterday, but I found a conflicting report that says he's "staying true" to Oklahoma State for the time being. QB Matt Davis' father even came out yesterday and said Addison committed to the Aggies so I'm not sure what's going on there. We'll have to wait and see if this situation becomes more clear over the next couple of days. Consider him an Oklahoma State commitment for now as Rivals has not changed him to Texas A&M.

*DB Kenneth Marshall of South Houston committed to Oklahoma State yesterday.

[TFloss32]

*Darrell Wyatt was in Fort Worth on Friday to see 2013 DT A'Shawn Robinson of Arlington Heights. Robinson is currently at 6'4"/318 and still growing, so he could be an OT prospect by the end of his senior year. Either way, he'll be a Top 10 kind of guy in the state rankings for next year's class. He's definitely a guy Texas will go after hard as of right now.

*Just a reminder that Stacy Searels will be in Pearland this morning to see OL Kennedy Estelle. He'll follow that up with a trip to Killeen to check on OL Camrhon Hughes and 2013 OL/DT Darius James. James is a lot like Robinson in that he could be an OT prospect by the time he gets to college. He currently sits at 6'5"/319. The thought is Searels will also swing by Waco to see OL Michael Starts at some point this week (maybe today).

*Also a reminder that Darrell Wyatt and Oscar Giles will be in Weimar today to see 2013 OL Ja'Braylin Thomas. He's an absolute monster. An all-state OL as a sop re, Thomas checks in at 6'7"/310.

[rjv]

Word is RB Trey Williams of Spring DeKaney has committed to Texas A&M. of a get for them. Easily the Aggies' best recruit so far.

if true, that is very nice because, even though the aggies may have the best 1-2 RB tandem in the big XII this coming season with cyrus gray and michael (and michael looked great in the spring game), they are not all that deep at RB. mister jones and molina are okay but not solid at all. williams will get PT as a frosh for sure and i am sure he was told as much. if michael returns for his senior year then they will have another nice tandem to work with, as well as manziel, who i believe will earn the QB spot with no problem (he may even be the backup QB by fall as he was very impressive in the spring game).

[rjv]

of course, manziel will get plenty of compe ion from davis as well. whoever is in that backfield will definitely have one of an offensive line to work with.

[TFloss32]

Just wanted to add that Major Applewhite is also in Pearland along with Stacy Searels to check out OL Kennedy Estelle.

[TFloss32]

*Bo Davis was in Humble today to visit with DT Paul Boyette, Jr.

*Per 24/7 Hook 'Em, DE Danielle Hunter (pronounced Dan-eel) of Katy Morton Ranch is a potential later bloomer prospect that could be evaluated by the staff in the upcoming month. Make a mental note of him as the staff is still looking for a weakside DE in this class. OU has already offered along with a handful of others.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...-Hunter-119658

[Thompson]

Danielle Hunter (pronounced Dan-eel)[/URL]

Some parents are flat-out stupid. I still can't believe our running back is named 'Christine' because his mother liked the name and was expecting a girl. I don't think I'd have a good relationship with my parents if they did that to me.