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Texas Recruiting Notes 2020


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10 hours ago, Etexhorn13 said:

Shocked Fillingers team has looked so bad. Physically, they look much more impressive than the Orem team. It is quite obvious is that these team couldn’t hang with lots of  lower division teams in Texas, though. 

The difference between the quality and quantity of coaching in Texas and other states is massive.  These two teams look like they had barely practiced.  

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1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said:

So just to reset the day:

alford is scheduled to announce at noon central. 

Johnston is not scheduled to announce, but @closetojumping said yesterday that it would be today. 

Is this all correct?  Normally I’d think they would want their own day, but QJ doesn’t seem like he cares. 

Appreciate the reset.  What's the consensus on the timing of Eaton's announcement? 

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STATE OF RECRUITING 

With only two weeks to go before the opener, the Horns’ 2020 class is catching its breath at 15 commitments. This class projects to be no more than 23 so the staff will slow things down, right? No, not at all. As we mentioned in the Q&A the likely number of commitments before the season is 19, with 20 being more likely than 18.

Look for the onslaught of commitments -- 15 from 2020 & 2021 since June 21st -- to continue.

The ‘20 bunch is ranked 6th overall, while the ‘21 squad is 2nd in the nation (Milroe effect, imo).

We spoke to several players and sources about what UT’s ‘20 and ‘21 classes might look like by August 31st. You may like the results. We feel pretty confident in these guys signing with Texas, some more than others.

Next Five for 2020: 

DB Xavion Alford, Shadow Creek (Alvin): A top 25 player in-state for 2020, Alford adds instincts, high football IQ, and fills a need at field safety in this class. His announcement date is today and it’ll come down to Texas and A&M. A&M played their hearts out here and made a furious push on Thursday. Barring a major last second change of heart this one is looking good for Craig Naivar and the staff.

WR Quentin Johnston, Temple - At 6-foot-4, and a 6’10” high jump, he’s got athleticism in spades. His size, speed, and potential are as obvious as his fit at Z receiver. When Johnston insisted he wanted to stay in-state and was down to UT and TCU we breathed a little easier knowing OU was out. Like Kennedy Lewis in the 2019 class, this looks like another win over TCU for an athletic outside receiver. Johnston is a top-15 player in-state and his .9680 rating would make him the fourth highest rated player in the class.

RB Ty Jordan, West Mesquite - His 10.5 speed is hard to ignore, and at 5-foot-7, 190-pounds, that speed comes with an element of surprising power and durability. He'd add immediate depth as well as versatility at RB, slot, KR/PR. This’ll be a Texas-USC battle. Trojans aren’t built for this war.

DB Josh Eaton, Aldine MacArthur - The 6-foot-2, 175 pound Eaton has the size and athletic traits of a quality DB prospect, to go with 30+ offers including Alabama, Georgia, and UF. He might not be as far along as Texas-bound corners Kitan Crawford or Ethan Pouncey, but he’s got some tools to refine. This turned into another Texas and A&M head-to-head. At the end of the day, if it’s Texas, fine.

DL Alfred Collins, Cedar Creek (Bastrop) - The most important uncommitted prospect on UT’s Big Board, the 6-foot-5, 282-pound defensive giant is a must-get for the Horns. The fact Vernon Broughton (Cy-Ridge), Princely Umanmielen (Manor), and Van Fillinger (Corner Canyon - UT) are already on board makes UT’s sell that much easier. It’s Texas vs the field here and we think that ol dog Oscar Giles is going to pull the in-state trifecta. Hopefully you guys didn't tear up your tickets when the race appeared bleak at defensive end. His timeline/decision might be sped up if the right buttons are pressed. We're not saying he's going to announce before the season, however.

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8 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said:

We need an update and where this Gif is showing up on Twitter, and more responses from the aTm sites. Texafornia needs to cut off his motherfucking truffle hunting expedition or whatever the fuck he's doing this morning and start being a team player, the dark piss having motherfucker. 

It seems to have gone pretty far in the longhorn twittersphere - 25 retweets, but none from the huge UT twitter accounts yet - the biggest one is probably reddit longhornation 

TomTheHerman should RT it, maybe I'll DM him. lol

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