Mack said there would be changes. Sophomore Day is a good start.
With the notable increase in high school football prospects committing by their Junior campaigns and earlier in some cases, the Texas Longhorns are making a point to get to them sooner than that.
It’s called Sophomore Day, not to be confused with, but most certainly similiar to Junior Day. The best prospects in the class of 2015 will head to Austin on March 23rd for the Longhorns first ever day dedicated solely to kids’ 15 to 16 years old.
With LSU, Alabama, and now Texas A&M handing out full-ride offers to kids just a year removed from their freshman seasons, high school juniors and seniors are no longer the only targets of a college’s desire. Talk about overexposure.
Mack Brown and his staff came up with the plan to help thwart an excess of UT’s targets deciding to play elsewhere, a change from UT thriving in the state recruiting for more than a decade.
Here’s the roster (confirmed guests):Â
DaMarkus Lodge   WR   Cedar Hill   (Blew up at Rivals Camp in Dallas last weekend, top ’15 WR in TX)
Larry Pryor        DB    Sulphur Springs (did not attend – Baseball, will be in Austin next weekend)
Zach Rogers       OL    Lewisville Hebron
Blake Lynch      QB     Troup (Invited to regional Elite 11, will attend Spring game)
Jalen Goss         DT    South Oak Cliff
Jamile Johnson     DB    South Oak Cliff
Prentice McKinney DB Â Â South Oak Cliff
Alex Simmons      LB    South Oak Cliff
Bryce English       DT    Desoto
Darrell Miller      Ath   Cedar Hill
Justin Dunning     Ath   Whitehouse
Kendall Sheffield    DB    Missouri City (Offered)
Chason Virgil       QB    West Mesquite
Akilian Butler      WR   West Mesquite
Nathan Elliott      QB    Celina
Jordan Davis       TE    Clear Lake    (Florida State commit) (Offered )
Chris Warren III   RB    Rockwall     (son of former NFL RB, Chris Warren, was offered)
Malik Jefferson    LB    Mesquite Poteet  ( Offered today)
Sione Teuhema    DE    Keller (’14 prospect offered )
Tristan Teuhema   OL    Keller (Offered )
OJ Smith           DT    Airline HS – Bossier, LA
Arrion Springs     DB    San Antonio Roosevelt (’14 Cornerback offered )
Jalen Campbell    DB    Corpus Christi Flour Bluff (Offered )
Cameron Townsend  LB  Fort Bend Ridge Point (offered)
Koda Martin      TE, DE  Manvel (offered)
Connor Lanfear  OL  Hays Consolidated
We are adding to the list daily. If you read of any newcomers, just tweet us:
@HornSports  or  @JustinWells2424
