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We will start with a wrap up of the weekend following an insane 72 hour period of twists and turns. Going into Friday night, most of us thought we had a good idea of how things would go down. We thought we’d paint you a timeline and pull back the curtain including things we were hearing as the weekend progressed into signing day part 2.
Friday Afternoon – Releases were official for the Baylor signees that requested them, and everything swung into high gear. Texas A&M tried furiously to get Patrick Hudson in a car to College Station, but the big man made it pretty obvious he had no interest in the Aggies. Rumors started circulating that Hudson would visit Austin on Saturday and could seal the deal at that time. Kam Martin took off for Auburn in a surprise move to most people in Austin. We were told that Kam was about to become victim to the numbers.
Saturday Morning – JP Urquidez comes into town and later signs papers with Texas. No muss, no fuss. Sources near Hudson indicated to the Texas staff they planned to visit Austin. We confirmed with sources near Hudson that he would be heading to Austin that day.
Saturday Afternoon – Reports surface that Patrick Hudson is in Norman for an official visit. This one bit of information throws everything into a frenzy. The Texas coaches were not aware of this, and they were expecting Hudson to be in Austin at some time this weekend. Parrish Cobb advised the staff he was coming to Austin to meet with them.
Saturday Evening – Hudson is indeed in Norman, and sources tell us that the Sooners are a big threat in his recruitment. Parrish Cobb does not make it in time to meet with the coaches, but he is going to hang out for the night with some of the players and circle back with the coaches in the morning.
Saturday Night – Kam Martin is down to Auburn or TCU, Patrick Hudson is having a killer time in Norman, and Parrish Cobb is telling players he will be coming to Texas. Donovan Duvernay makes things official and commits late on Saturday night.
Sunday Morning – Parrish Cobb heads back to Waco and plans to return to meet with the staff later. When he returns the coaches are no longer there. All signs point to Oklahoma for Cobb. Hudson stays out the full extent of his official visit and does not have time to visit Austin.
Sunday/Monday – Kam Martin makes it official and commits to Auburn. The world waits for word from Patrick Hudson.
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So now that we’ve established the timeline, let’s see where we are in the quest to finally wrap up the class of 2016
Who’s in?
Devin Duvernay – One of the most dynamic athletes in the state with game changing speed and ability.
JP Urquidez – An offensive lineman with strong work ethic and great size. He should be able to compete immediately for PT, and give Texas great depth.
Donovan Duvernay – Super utility player that could star at several positions or special teams.
Who’s out?
Kameron Martin – It appears Kam was a numbers casualty. He will have a great opportunity in an Auburn offense tailored for his skills.
Parrish Cobb – It’s not official, but all signs at this time point to Oklahoma after Cobb missed multiple meetings with the Texas coaching staff.
Who’s left?
Patrick Hudson – While it’s clear that the Longhorns are playing with house money right now, landing Hudson would make this whole deal an incredibly successful surge at the end of the recruiting season. Hudson says he will announce on Thursday, and while the Oklahoma visit gave us a lot of pause in regards to our prediction, We think Texas wins out in the end. It’s worth noting that nothing would surprise us (even Hudson deciding to enroll at Baylor) with the way this has played out.
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While everyone was wrapped up in the signee saga going on this weekend, Texas commit Kobe Boyce took a trip up to Iowa with three other DFW prospects. Eno Benjamin (already committed to Iowa), Gavin Holmes (committed to Iowa this morning), and Matt Hankins (leaning to Iowa) were along with Boyce and the visit went extremely well. We communicated with Boyce and sources close to him over the weekend, and the visit did give him some things to think about. Boyce has a close friend already on the Iowa team, and he is tight with the three prospects he visited with. The Texas coaches knew of Kobe’s visit, and they spoke with him on Sunday. Nothing is going down with Boyce right now, but he is certainly evaluating other schools and will be visiting some over the summer. The Texas staff loves Boyce, and they are after him hard to re-affirm his commitment. While it is something to watch out for, don’t expect anything on the Boyce front for the time being.
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Arlington Kicker Chris Naggar has been working hard this summer in preparation for walk-on tryouts once he enrolls in Austin. Naggar recently confirmed that he spoke with the coaches and he will be given a chance to make it as a walk on kicker this fall. While his situation was in a bit of limbo, it now appears it’s been resolved and Naggar plans to cut off contact with the media. We will respect his wishes because he’s been incredibly open and honest with us. Naggar has a big leg and nice accuracy, and he should figure into the Texas place kicking battle this year.
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Speaking of kickers, we’ve heard Texas might be investigating a transfer at that position. We can’t get into names at this point, but this particular player comes from a big-time University and would be a fifth year senior. He is currently the backup, and he could be a shot in the arm for a big position of need. More on this when we can delve into it.
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Finally, with the coaches starting their vacation and the dead period in effect, don’t expect much in the way of recruiting news over the next few weeks. Once the Opening and Under the Lights happens we should start getting into the swing of things as we speed towards the beginning of the season. The dog days are about to set in, though they were made a bit more eventful by second signing day. Stick with us, and we’ll get you through to the start of the season.