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Texas A&M has 24 commitments in the class of 2019 at the moment. The Aggies can technically sign a max of 28 under NCAA rules as three can count back toward last year’s limit. However, A&M must see a ton of attrition this offseason to get to the point where it can take that many.

The Aggies will definitely have attrition – it happens every year with every school, but A&M will likely have more than usual. However, taking 28 is not a 100-percent guarantee. A&M could take 26 or 27 as well.

So where do things stand?

CURRENT COMMITS

Texas A&M has 24 commits and almost all are solid in their pledges. Nine of them are graduating early and set to enroll in January as well.

There are two main guys to keep an eye on, though. The biggest is national top-100 cornerback Jeffery Carter of Mansfield Legacy. The nation’s No. 89 overall prospect has been committed to the Aggies since the summer, but had come close to committing to a few other schools before that.

One of those was Alabama as the Tide almost got a pledge from him after an offseason unofficial visit. Nick Saban and Co. have not given up and had him in Tuscaloosa for an unofficial a couple weekends back. He is also set to officially visit Alabama the weekend of Dec. 7.

The good news for A&M, though, is that Carter made his way to Aggieland the past two weekends. He hung out with a number of other commits and current players. The best case scenario would obviously be him canceling his Alabama official – he already pushed it back from this past weekend – but even if he doesn’t, A&M has done all it could. Jimbo Fisherwill get an in-home before the Early Signing Period and Carter will enroll early at whatever school he chooses.

The other current commit to potentially watch also involves Alabama. Four-star linebacker Christian Harris out of Baton Rouge (La.) U-High officially visited Tuscaloosa over the weekend. However, he plans to sign in December and A&M is not incredibly worried about him flipping. Remember, Harris committed to the Aggies only a couple days after visiting Alabama over the summer. He has built a very strong rapport with defensive coordinator Mike Elkoand linebacker coach Bradley Dale Peveto and his family is very high on A&M.

A SECOND TIGHT END

Texas A&M has the No. 1-ranked tight end in the country per 247Sports committed in Baylor Cupp of Brock. However, with a dearth of players at that position on the roster, the Aggies want another in the class as well.

The only target is Dickinson’s Jalen Wydermyer and it is a pretty much a two-team battle. Though he also lists Alabama in his top three, this one will come down to A&M and Miami.

Wydermyer and his family officially visited Miami earlier this month and he and his parents all liked it more than they expected to. However, A&M has long felt good about landing him and for good reason.

The 6-foot-5, 235-pound senior has his official visit set to College Station in December and plans to sign early, announcing his commitment on Dec. 19, the first day of the Early Signing Period. It would be a surprise if he chose anywhere but A&M.

WHAT HAPPENS WITH UGWOEGBU?

Texas A&M’s other major in-state target is David Ugwoegbu of Katy Seven Lakes. The 6-foot-4.5, 225-pound defender has played both defensive end and linebacker in high school and is being recruited for a hybrid role at A&M.

Ugwoegbu was long considered a very heavy Aggie lean. However, after officially visiting Oklahoma the weekend before last, the Sooners felt a lot more confident, again for good reason. Oklahoma made up a ton of ground and, though Ugwoegbu had been basically assumed to be a near Aggie lock beforehand, the Big 12 program has emerged as a very real threat.

The good news for Texas A&M is that the Aggies will get him on campus for an official visit the weekend of Dec. 14. It would be a surprise if A&M were not able to retake the momentum then. Ugwoegbu has a strong relationship with Terry Price and also experienced the Kyle Field environment over the weekend.

At the moment, Ugwoegbu says he plans to wait until February to sign because he has always had that date in mind. However, you can bet that A&M encourages him to sign in December. The Aggies really want him in the class and would love to have him locked up as they try to close on only a few remaining prospects between the December and February signing periods.

WHO ELSE ON THE DEFENSIVE LINE?

The other big target along the defensive line is four-star Derick Hunter of Fort Myers (Fla.) Dunbar. Currently a Florida State commit, the 6-foot-5, 285-pound defensive end officially visited Texas A&M in early October.

Talking to some people in the Sunshine State, nobody is really 100-percent sure on what Hunter will do. However, not many people expect him to stick with his pledge to the Seminoles, despite him being in Tallahassee for an official visit earlier this month.

Right now, the consensus is that the most likely landing spot is Florida, where he officially visited this month as well. Hunter has previously been committed to Miami, so it would make it a big three trifecta of the Sunshine State for him.

Hunter is set to graduate early, so will be signing in December. Fisher will definitely be making a trip to see him sometime in the next month.

The other player still in the mix at least somewhat is Katy Mayde Creek defensive end Marcus Stripling. Once on the verge of an Aggie commitment, Stripling could have possibly waited a little too long. At the moment, there does not really appear to be room, but things could change. He was at Kyle Field on Saturday.

Most assume Stripling will end up at Oklahoma, where he recently officially visited, but he also really likes Alabama and LSU. However, the two SEC West programs don’t appear to have room at the moment.

Stripling will likely decide to wait and not ink a letter-of-intent in December, so A&M could get back in the race should the Aggies choose to.

JUCO HELP?

A week ago, Texas A&M hosted four-star LSU cornerback commit Dreshun Miller of Eastern Arizona C.C. After the visit, there were a number of Crystal Ball predictions come in for the Aggies.

However, we are not ready to make that call.

Most of the Crystal Ball predictions were from LSU media. Basically, he is not expected to sign with the Tigers. With Miller having just visited A&M, it made sense to switch the picks to the Aggies. With the numbers scarce, though, A&M would prefer a pure cornerback and there is some concern that Miller will have to be a safety at the next level.

Should A&M decide it can take Miller, expect him to end up on the commit list. However, no decision has been made at this point.

ANOTHER CORNERBACK?

After the recent parting of ways with Bobby Wolfe, it left Texas A&M with a spot to fill at cornerback. The main candidate for that spot is a familiar name that was close to becoming an Aggie commit back in the spring.

Spring Dekaney four-star Marcus Banks was leaning heavily to A&M before an LSU official visit swayed him and he committed back in June. However, he reopened his recruitment in mid-October.

Banks has already used his official visit to A&M but has been in College Station twice recently on unofficials. Though he has official visits upcoming to both Florida and Florida State, this one appears to be yet another A&M-Alabama battle.

Barring he and his mom being being blown away either the Gators or Seminoles, A&M seems the likely destination. The Aggies are pushing harder than Alabama and, again, he was close to an A&M commitment previously. However, he was at Alabama for an unofficial this past weekend.

Banks plans to announce at the All-American Bowl on Jan. 5. That would seemingly mean he does not plan to sign in the Early Signing Period, which lasts from Dec. 19-21. However, it would not be a shock to see him sign with a school and have that program sit on it until he announces on national TV.

QUICK NOTES

-Houston North Forest four-star offensive tackle and Texas commit Javonne Shepherd did not make it to A&M this past weekend. That likely closes the door with him and the Aggies.

-Fort Bend Dulles athlete Ainias Smith, who could play cornerback or wide receiver, plans to wait until February to sign and A&M is still actively recruiting him. There’s a good chance he officially visits this coming weekend but him wait will allow the Aggies to see where they stand as far as scholarship numbers.

-Five-star linebacker Nakobe Dean out of Mississippi had a good official visit to A&M for the UAB game but the Aggies are still fighting an uphill battle against Georgia and Alabama. The Aggies are really selling the engineering angle, though. Dean is an early enrollee

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The other current commit to potentially watch also involves Alabama. Four-star linebacker Christian Harris out of Baton Rouge (La.) U-High officially visited Tuscaloosa over the weekend. However, he plans to sign in December and A&M is not incredibly worried about him flipping. Remember, Harris committed to the Aggies only a couple days after visiting Alabama over the summer. He has built a very strong rapport with defensive coordinator Mike Elkoand linebacker coach Bradley Dale Peveto and his family is very high on A&M.

For what it's worth, supposedly, Bama pushed for Harris to commit in the spring and he passed on it, and then he later tried to commit to Bama and they wouldn't let him because better prospects materialized. LSU never offered because he's a project as a linebacker prospect; he plays corner and wr at U-Lab. If pride doesn't get in the way, it's plausible that Bama picks him off late if they miss on someone like Nakobe Dean. 

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2020 WR commit Demond Demas (Photo: Brian Perroni, 247Sports)

Saturday had a ton of out-of-state visitors at Kyle Field watching the seven-overtime instant classic between Texas A&M and LSU. Fort Myers (Florida) Dunbar defensive end and Florida State commit Derick Hunter didn't make the trip, but he was tuned in -- like a large part of the country -- and defined what he saw in three simple words.

 

"It was crazy," he said.

 

Hunter told GigEm247 late Sunday that his interest in Texas A&M is still very high, and he will decide among the Aggies, Florida State, Miami and Florida on Dec. 19. He will be an early enrollee and plans on signing that day, the first day of the early period.

 

Hunter took an official visit to Texas A&M the weekend of Oct. 5 and was blown away by what he saw in College Station. The 6-foot-5, 285-pound, 4-star defender was a part of nearly 100,000 fans then to watch the Aggies beat Kentucky in overtime.

 

With the 2020 early signing period still roughly 13 months away, it's vital for the Aggies to keep their five commitments engaged and committed. A game like Saturday definitely helps -- and 5-star wide receiver commit Demond Demas was there to enjoy every second.

 

 

Demas was one of the biggest fans throughout the seven-overtime show, and he spoke about the feeling of watching the Aggies close the deal against an LSU team they've never beaten as an SEC representative and an LSU program they beat for the first time in 23 years.

 

"Texas A&M vs. LSU was the best game I have ever been to," Demas said. "For my school to play how they played last night, [I'm] happy to be an Aggie."

 

Demas is the nation's No. 3 wide receiver and No. 20 overall player in the 2020 class, according to the industry-generated 247Sports Composite.

 

Texas A&M's 2019 class is sitting at 24 commits and is nationally ranked No. 2 overall behind Alabama. The class features a bunch of talented players on both sides of the ball, and while the Aggies are hoping to flip Hunter from Florida State, one question involves another athlete to potentially flip.

 

Junior college cornerback Dreshun Miller has been committed to LSU since June 23, but there has been talk of Miller and LSU mutually parting ways. Texas A&M has been identified as potential destination, and since last week, Miller has had four Crystal Ball predictions switched from the Tigers to the Aggies.

 

There is mutual interest with both sides, but the big question involves whether or not there will be enough spots for the Aggies to add Miller to the class. Texas A&M has four spots remaining in its 2019 class, and there are a few athletes who can fill those voids.

 

What may help Miller is that he's a cornerback who, at 6-foot-2 and 175 pounds, can also play safety. The Aggies are in need of cover cornerbacks, and if Miller is a fit, he will have three years to play two seasons.

 

Ask most of the recruits in attendance, and get the same answer about Saturday's game. Four quarters and seven overtimes, all encapsulated in a five-hour window, made for historic memories left and right.

 

2020 offensive tackle Jaylen Garth -- who has five Crystal Ball predictions, all of them favoring recruiting rival Texas -- was at a loss for words after the game finally ended. Saturday wasn't the 3-star prospect's first time in College Station, but you can bet he'll have stories for life regarding a game like the one the Aggies and Tigers played.

 

And that's a good thing for Texas A&M.

"That was a crazy game," Garth said. "I think A&M has the best fans and game-day atmosphere."

 

Texas A&M could use a tackle like Garth in the 2020 class, as the class is loaded with offensive linemen projected to play guard in Akinola Ogunbiyi, Jordan Jefferson and Josh Bankhead. Smart Chibuzo is the only lineman committed who is projected to play tackle

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This won't come as a shock, but the bagman-iest of aggy's bagman coaches is also a huge trashbag:

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“Dameyune Craig started the whole thing,” Kragthorpe said. “Just trash talking and yelling and screaming a bunch of crap.”

Craig was hired by Miles to be LSU wide receivers coach in 2016. Orgeron, who replaced Miles on an interim basis after four games in 2016, fired Craig shortly after being promoted to head coach after the regular season.

“I went up to Dameyune and said, ‘Hey, Dameyune get out of here. You won. You don’t need to be doing that. Move along,’” Kragthorpe said. “And that’s when I got hit. I mean, I got nailed. He was a young guy. I’m 53. I’m not going to fight him. I have Parkinson’s, but even if I didn’t, I haven’t gotten in a fight since high school. That would be a poor reflection on Coach O and Joe (athletic director Joe Alleva).”

Kragthorpe said he didn’t get to talk to the person who hit him.

“He kind of peeled off, and so did I,” he said. “It was a melee. Everything happened so fast. I’m sure he didn’t know I have a pacemaker. Maybe he tried to hit me in the head and missed, I don’t know.”

 

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Brewster got the fuck out of there as soon as he could.  This last year must have been pure misery for him.  He really wanted on Herman's staff...  Mack is probably the next best thing for him.  

Brewster was a primary person in the Leal recruitment... however, I think Leal drank the koolaid. 

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I posted this on the coaching carousel thread on the FB board, but here you guys go as well. Sorry, but I had to be mum.

Since the news is out now, I'll go and add some color.

Brewster fucking hates Fisher. He didn't like him before College Station and he didn't want to go to College Station. He attempted to get on staff at UT twice and at OU with Riley. Neither happened, but there was legit interest. So he settled on the offer at ATM. This year has sucked for them internally and the staff isn't "aligned" across the program. Rampant cheating wasn't part of the pitch to everyone coming in, nor was getting browbeaten to work 20+ hour days in order to catch Saban. 

Brewster and Mack parted on bad terms, but Mack isn't some dumbass. He's going to let Brewster do his thing from the tidewaters of Virginia down through Florida, and he's going to pay him to do it. 

I doubt this is the only turnover from the ATM staff. Fisher burned through relationships with staff, admins, boosters, players, and the AD when at FSU. It tumbled quickly after the Winston era. Dude does not handle losing well, and he doesn't handle insolence on a level even close to the magnanimity of Dr. Evil or Urban Meyer. This could be both a meteoric rise and collapse at ATM, over the course of the next 5 years.

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