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2015 Recruiting Season is in full swing

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lol. am i off a day?

need more coffee i guess

not a closer today

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Miami just signed the #1 ranked JC TE. They were our main competition for Clarington. Has to believe this increases our odds of taking him.

*Just saw he actually committed last month - so this isn't news necessarily.

 
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2016 TE/DE Prince Tega Junior (6'8,250, runs 4.6s)

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HUDL http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4315759/highlights/216529375#
 

Interesting story --
 
It’s a long way from Nigeria to Elmore, but Edgewood’s new defensive end and tight end is making himself at home.
 
Prince Tega Wanogho Junior was one of Edgewood’s annual transfer’s from abroad in August and hadn’t played a down of football in his life. But in his first game with the reigning four-time state-champion Wildcats, he quickly made an impact by returning a fumble for a touchdown.
 
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“He’s like a dry sponge, he didn’t know anything about the game of football. He didn’t know a football field was 100 yards, he didn’t know it took 10 yards to get a first down, you name it. So he’s still learning,†Carr said. “He actually kicks off for us as well. And the first ball game, the official blew the whistle and our special teams coach said, ‘Dang, I forgot to tell him to kick it when they blow the whistle.’ So it’s just funny that you expect these guys to learn this, and he didn’t know anything. But I tell you, he’s gotten better and better. He’s a specimen and the sky’s the limit. You can’t teach 6-8, 245 pounds and running a 4.6 40 (yard dash).â€

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/high-school/2014/10/08/edgewoods-nigerian-transfer-starting-scratch/16921335/

 
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Just FYI. Today is the first day in which Devonaire Clarington did not have !00% Crystal Balls for Miami. It's now 92% Miami and 8% Texas.

 
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Good article from IT about recruiting to fit our current offense

http://insidetexas.com/ian-gameplan/

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A summary of the 2015 class thus far…
 
QB: Zach Gentry and Matthew Merrick both match the physical specs for this spot although neither are necessarily guys that could make big plays in the run game but both would force the defense to account for the QB. Merrick is probably closer to ideal in terms of accuracy and ability to see the field while Gentry is a raw ball of clay waiting to be formed.
 
 
Center: Garrett Thomas makes sense at center thanks to his obvious love for the game and his good feet, he’s the type you could see the coaches trusting to make the line calls. Vahe is a phenomenal prospect here due to his great quickness and ability to get low and go to war despite his shorter height. What’s the best solution to powerful BYU Islanders getting low and blowing up our OL? How about grabbing one our own?
 
Guards: Thomas could fit here as well as I doubt he’s quite athletic enough to stick outside. Weathersby was likely to be a featured guard of the future but that ship has now sailed. Vahe could figure in here as well but he’s more of a center in this scheme and you probably don’t want him grappling with long, quick defensive tackles who are good at getting upfield.
 
Tackles: Tristan Nickelson, Buck Major, Connor Williams, and Brandon Hodges all project initially as tackles. Looking to the future you’d guess that Hodges provides competition and depth at left tackle and perhaps moving inside if numbers allow it. Nickelson is a longer-term project that should fit in as a mauling right tackle but is a bit too tall to play inside. Williams and Major are big-time athletes that will battle to be the left tackle of the future.
 
Running back: I don’t think Kirk Johnson ends up on offense but if he did it’d probably be here or at the H. His HS offense was wildly different from what he’d be doing at Texas as more of an I-back so it’s not clear if he has the vision to thrive in Wickline’s schemes and would have to learn all the reads. Tristian Houston obviously fits here but he also isn’t an obvious stud in terms of vision although he has solid acceleration through the hole.
 
X/Z: John Burt fits here, if he stays. He’s a strong enough route runner and receiver to be a very good option on the outside, perhaps not a truly terrifying deep threat.
 
H: None.
 
TE: None…maybe Zach Gentry, I’m just sayin’! If he doesn’t pan out at QB, his big frame and solid athleticism obviously projects here. He’s not a TE recruit though and wouldn’t be moved here until later in his career ala Blake Bell if at all.
 
H-back: None.
 
FB: None.
 
Obviously Texas has a great deal of work to do here filling out the skill position slots with players that could be featured but the infrastructure is well stocked with two QB takes and an abundance of big movers on the OL.
 
Texas’ biggest need is for a feature back which makes Chris Warren perhaps the biggest priority on the board. Ideally Texas would be able to field lots of double TE sets, which makes TE the next priority.
 
Ryan Newsome is a really appealing player who could be a featured weapon at H or maybe even outside like fellow miniature WRs Brandin Cooks, Quan Cosby, and Mario Alford. Overall numbers at WR are the priority after these takes.
 
Overall, Texas has laid the groundwork for a very solid class provided that Charlie finishes with some playmakers. The good news is that the foundation and basic concept of this offense is one that should make it easy to adapt to feature different types of playmakers depending on who the Longhorns can get to campus.
 
 -- LOTS MORE AT THE LINK ^^ --
 
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He ia a top 30 player, but he's an OOS that Texas was never really in on.  Good pickup for the Aggies though - moves them back into a top 5 recruiting ranking.
I guess we can say with relative confidence that not having a quarterback is more of a detriment to recruiting receivers than not having a receivers coach on your staff. 

 
Not going to lie.  Its very hard to stay positive when a program without a coach can land 5 star recruits - and the program I follow is having trouble hanging on to 4 star commitments.  I have to wonder how many seasons its going to take for this coaching staff and recruiting staff to get up to speed in a state where they didn't really have any ties to. 

Its conceivable that the other Texas school could land two top 30 players, both 5 stars, without having a DC or a WR coach.  Thats fantastic work by their coaching/recruiting staff.

 
I guess we can say with relative confidence that not having a quarterback is more of a detriment to recruiting receivers than not having a receivers coach on your staff. 
Absolutely.  Apparently Kirk is very good friends with Kyle Allen and has become friends with Kyler Murray.  They currently have an embarassment of QB recruiting riches over there right now.

Some people might wonder why McNeal would want to go there with all of the receiver talent they currently have - but there isn't a doubt in my mind about the confidence that kid has.  I'm sure he thinks he can beat all of them out.

Think about it - all of the best high school players basically know all of the other best high school players - especially in their own state/area.  This is like the Lebron / Miami Heat effect.  Once you get the main guy in there, everyone else wants to follow.  It worked to Texas advantage for years, now the pendulum has swung a little the other way.  Hopefully its only a short swing.

 
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