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Any word on '16 QB Tristen Wallace? I saw he had edited Ohio State into his Twitter picture?
Inside Texas reported earlier this week that DT Courtney Garnett and JUCO TE John Thomas are not expected to qualify at this time.
Any word on '16 QB Tristen Wallace? I saw he had edited Ohio State into his Twitter picture?
What is the latest word on Myles Garrett? I thought he was a lock for a$m?
What does this do for our depth at those positions?
They may not qualify but I don't trust IT at all.
More practice footage from OrangeBloods:
http://vimeo.com/72087027
OrangeBloods reporting the issue with OL Desmond Harrison is related to one or more online courses he took while still in JUCO. He won't be able to practice with the team until that issue is resolved. This may be taken care of soon but the vibe isn't great right now considering UT's academic support staff doesn't have the best reputation.
Rivals saying five-star RB Dalvin Cook of Miami, FL will return to UT for an official visit this season.
Mack Brown and Deloss Dodds are lazy
There are so many areas they fall short, my two biggest pet peeves with them are the lack of support they get from the academic staff and the lack of control they take over nutrition. When I see schools like Nebraska and Alabama having full die ians on staff teaching their athletes how to eat like a true athlete I wonder what is going on at Texas. Why is the richest school in the country not leading the way in this area.
When I hear of athletes having clearing house issues I really lose it. Who monitors these things? Either he is in or out, he qualifies or not. This is a kid Texas was really counting on, how the can the athletic department not have someone on top of this?
As a business man Deloss Dodds has few peers, as an athletic director, he has been past by many many people. The same can be said for Mack as a coach, thank heavens we won't have to deal with either for much longer.
Vito,
I can't speak about the academic side of things but I do agree it seems to always be a problem with something falling through the cracks.
As for nutrition, I knew we had someone on staff and did some digging...here is a profile on Amy Culp, our sports dietician.
http://www.naturalhealthadvisory.com...lp-rd-cssd-ld/
That's inexcusable
CB John Plattenburg of Houston Lamar is a new name to get familar with. He spent his freshman year at Lamar before moving to California, but he's recently moved back to Houston. He's mentioned he'd have interest in Texas if they were to contact him, but he hasn't heard anything yet.
http://247sports.com/Player/John-Plattenburg-Jr-30360
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1920388/...ights/23254405
Update on LB/S Edwin Freeman of Arlington Bowie and his desire to take official visits (24/7):
"Texas is still my number one, no matter what people think or say," he said. "They're my favorite school. They have been since I was a kid and that hasn't changed. It's them then Texas A&M and TCU as my top three, but they're far behind Texas."
"I want to use some official visits," said Freeman. "I don't really know where yet. I know Texas will get one and Texas A&M. Probably LSU too. I'm not for sure if I'll use all of them or what."
"It will be tough (to beat Texas)," he said. "I just want to be absolutely sure that Texas is the best place for me. I feel like it is, but I don't want to be left wondering. I have a great relationship with the coaches there, especially Akina. He's always been honest and real with me. They're the team I always rooted for. I don't think anyone will be able to do it, but I have to be sure."
Update on 2015 S Larry Pryor after he was unable to visit Texas this weekend (24/7):
“I really wanted to go,” said Pryor. “I couldn’t though because I got a new job just a couple of days ago and they want a ten days notice if I’m going to want off on a certain day. I decided earlier in the week to go to Austin, but since I got the job on Thursday I couldn’t give him an early notice.”
“I’m trying to make it down there very soon,” he said. “I’ve now missed out twice on trips to Austin because something came up, so I want to get down there as soon as possible.”
“I call them on my own and also my coach will tell me they want me to call them once in a while,” Pryor said. “I talk to Coach [Duane] Akina and Coach [Stacy] Searels the most. I was actually supposed to talk to them on Friday, but we didn’t get to, so I’m going to call them the first of this week and see about when I can get back down there.”
“Texas is my favorite school,” said Pryor. “They're my number one. After that I would say it would be TCU, Arkansas and maybe Texas Tech in that order.”
FYI that CB Tony Brown, 2015 CB Kendall Sheffield and 2015 RB Jay Bradford all attended Texas A&M's practice on Saturday. Reports have varied on what truly went down, but Bradford was about as close as you can get to committing. He either wasn't quite ready to pull the trigger or the A&M staff told him they needed him to wait. If you're a Longhorn fan, you're hoping for the latter scenario.
2015 WR DaMarkus Lodge reviews his unofficial visit to OU (24/7):
“The visit went great,” said Lodge. “I loved the facilities there. Everything was great down there, actually. I really like what I saw, especially since they've offered me already.”
“Man I would say everything there was just as nice,” Lodge told Horns247. “I love them both (OU and Texas). They're both very comparable.”
“They’re equal to Texas now as far as me liking them,” he said. “I don’t have any favorites or a favorite, but they're equal to me.”
A handful of those employees should have had their desks cleaned out during the 2010 turnover.
Have not seen much on him other than camp reports. He's so young and I've seen some say he may project to WR instead of QB.
As far as I know, still a big A&M lean and it helps that his sister goes to school there. Not considering Texas.
I'd be lying if I said I knew for sure. Even if Garnett's grades were excellent, I still think Texas needs to, and will, look at JUCO prospects for a guy that can contribue immediately. It's a plus that McMillon is someone that will probably be moved up and down the line and can hold down different positions, but we don't know when he'll be ready. As far as TE goes, it's difficult to get too worked up about about the position because it seems like it hasn't even existed at Texas for several years now. TE Anthony Jones of New Orleans is a guy I would have offered already and he committed to Louisiana-Lafayette yesterday.
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Inside Texas reporting WR Marcus Johnson strained his MCL in the team scrimmage this morning and could be out six to eight weeks. That's tough news considering he was competing for a starting position in the new system.
The Houston Chronicle had a report on LB Hoza Scott recently saying he may not be in the line-up for La Porte's first game of the year. 24/7 went on to say that the team is pretty much preparing as if he won't be playing at all this year because he's so far behind with his academics and won't be eligible.
Deadspin with an article on the Manziel family:
http://deadspin.com/the-long-con-how...ium=socialflow
Last edited by TFloss32; 08-12-2013 at 04:39 PM.
Jason Suchomel @jsuchomel2m
#UT WR Marcus Johnson's injury is a sprained MCL. UT is hopeful he's back by end of fall camp or shortly after.
Photos from Monday's practices:
http://texassports.com/galleries/
http://texassports.com/galleries/
Update on OL Desmond Harrison from OrangeBloods...the issue is online classes that he took through BYU that would help him maintain eligibility and ultimately transfer to Texas. Turns out the NCAA banned student-athletes from taking these particular classes THREE years ago in 2010, but this rule slipped by the UT academic support staff. So, essentially, those classes are no good and he's ineligible as things stand. These credits are going to have to be re-certified somehow before Harrison can get back on the field. It's looking like a giant, season-changing mistake on Texas' part if we assume Harrison was going to be the starting left tackle.
WR Cayleb Jones has decided to join QB Connor Brewer at Arizona.
http://www.azdesertswarm.com/2013/8/...fer-to-arizona
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