Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out

[Radical Larry 28456]

16 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Shea Dixon word vomiting and saying Texas is money whipping Jonah Williams

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It’s been all hands on deck for LSU in terms of recruiting the two-sport standout, which even included an in-home visit from head baseball coach Jay Johnson. With Williams hoping to play both football and baseball in college, the Tigers have been in the lead group from the start.

I had long felt this would come down to Texas A&M vs. LSU for the Galveston standout given proximity to home combined with both programs offering the combination of football and baseball at the highest level. When Texas A&M’s baseball staff left for Texas, the buzz around the Longhorns heated up – so much so that the lone campus visit Williams made during the seven days between the summer and August NCAA dead periods was to Austin.

LSU’s communication with Jonah and his family, notably his father, Billy, has not dropped off as decision day nears. That’s good news, but it only means the Tigers are still in the mix. It seems the buzz around schools like Oregon, Oklahoma and Southern Cal has cooled, leaving LSU, Texas and Texas A&M as the trio of teams talked up the most this week. That’s no surprise given all three offer up the chance to play in the SEC and are closer to home.

When speaking with sources on the LSU side and elsewhere, I’ve not been told Williams has committed to the Tigers. In short, LSU isn’t sitting on a silent commit and having to hold on tight until Saturday night. Instead, it’s been a continued pitch of need, development, fit and – notably – NIL discussions.

With Williams eyeing two sports in college, and the 5-star set to be in the prospect pool for the Major League Baseball Draft next summer – multiple sources tell The Bengal Tiger and On3 that the NIL number is much higher than other safeties around the country, and has reached the same range as top prospects at positions like quarterback and cornerback.

To get a sense for how quickly things can shift, multiple sources say LSU’s NIL package was the biggest just two weeks ago. Then, the Longhorns – and potentially others – moved beyond that number.

Many feel this has been a battle between LSU and Texas, but as Wiltfong noted, there’s no reason to sleep on Texas A&M at this stage given the Aggies are still in talks with Williams and were the program circled by many as the team to beat at one point in his recruitment.

From speaking with sources on a number of sides, I feel this could be a situation where the Longhorns go all-out for Williams in a “backs against the wall” moment for the program to battle through. Why? The misses the Longhorns have had in the 2025 cycle have led to a situation where if Texas misses on Williams, the Longhorns won’t have commitments from any prospect ranked inside the Top 6 players in the state. The On3 Industry Rankings have 5-star+ wide receiver Dakorien Moore, a one-time LSU commit, at No. 1 in the state, and he’s committed to Oregon. 5-star cornerback Devin Sanchez, the No. 2 player in Texas, is committed to Ohio State. Alabama has commitments from the No. 4 and No. 6 prospects in the Lone Star State in offensive tackle Ty Haywood and quarterback Keelon Russell. The Longhorns also recently missed out on offensive lineman Michael Fasusi, the No. 5 player in Texas, when he picked Oklahoma on Wednesday.

As of August 22, the highest-ranked player in Texas committed to the Longhorns is wide receiver Kaliq Lockett, who checks in at No. 7 in the state rankings.

LSU also flipped a Top 100 prospect away from Texas when cornerback Kade Phillips joined the No. 3 class in Baton Rouge within the past week, which followed up the Tigers going into Texas and beating out the Longhorns and others for another Top 100 prospect in defensive lineman Zion Williams. Toss in the Tigers flipping an On300 4-star defensive lineman away from Texas in Brandon Brown, and the Longhorns are very much in need of a big win on the recruiting trail. LSU is also trending ahead of Texas to land Louisiana cornerback Aidan Anding, a one-time Longhorns lean who is also set to announce his college choice on Saturday.

With 48 hours until a decision from Williams is revealed, the 5-star remains the lone Top 5 prospect in Texas who remains uncommitted. For me, the intel I’ve gathered points to Texas doing anything and everything they can to not miss out on Williams, which would give the Longhorns at least one Top 5 in-state recruit this cycle. It feels a bit like when Texas made a similar push for 5-star Colin Simmons a year ago, and the Longhorns buckled in at the end and reeled in his commitment.

I have not made any On3 RPM picks on Williams, in large part because with so many teams involved, I felt this would come down to NIL discussions across the final weeks and days ahead of his announcement. And that feels like what’s unfolded after the No. 1 safety in the class revealed his would make his college choice ahead of his senior season.

LSU could win out here, as could the Aggies. I’m not ruling out either of the two programs at this stage. But, my intel combined with my read on the recruitment tells me there’s a reason Texas went from outside the top teams to the On3 RPM leader in a short span. The Longhorns have to get a big recruiting win in the program’s home state, and Williams is one of the last chances to pull that off. As we enter the final 48 hours, expect all the teams involved to continue to make their pitch to Williams, but for full transparency, I feel – as do other sources I trust – that Texas has the most the lose at this stage, which in turn makes them the team ready to do whatever it takes to win out. If this were a Top 5 Louisiana prospect who remained uncommitted as the other four top recruits were leaving the Bayou State, I would expect the exact same “all out” approach from the Tigers.

As more intel comes in between now and Saturday evening, The Bengal Tiger and On3 will bring LSU fans the latest as the Tigers look to add a third safety to a class that already includes a pair of 4-stars in Louisiana’s Jhase Thomas and Tennessee’s CJ Jimcoily.

 

[JesusSweatDuck 17779]

40 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Not Embody but this is a great one from one of their supposed board “insiders”

Tuesday vs Today 

[Herbie Hancock 7275]

 
      
 
Gaby Urrutia (Staff, Miami 247), today.
Lately, some have considered Miami to be the main competition for Ffrench.

 
 

If Miami is our competition then it’s not because he wants to win or be paid handsomely for his services

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/40884354/substantial-doubt-company-miami-booster-john-ruiz

[BornAndRaised 12201]

 

 

[texifornia 56015]

3 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

If Miami is our competition then it’s not because he wants to win or be paid handsomely for his services

https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/40884354/substantial-doubt-company-miami-booster-john-ruiz

They've moved beyond him being the only NIL booster. Big city, private school, lots of local corporations, they're doing fine.

[BERT 4307]

5 hours ago, Fondren & Main said:

He’s a disgusting fatbody who will never amount to shit.  Hope that helps.

Oh, and, I would not bang Sydney Sweeney.  She has sharp knees.

You get used to it 

[HenryJames 65525]

16 minutes ago, Radical Larry said:

With Williams eyeing two sports in college, and the 5-star set to be in the prospect pool for the Major League Baseball Draft next summer

He can't be drafted if he enrolls early.

[BornAndRaised 12201]

https://www.on3.com/db/nick-brooks-150033/

[BurntOrange&White 38877]

6 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

https://www.on3.com/db/nick-brooks-150033/

EST?

[Bolero88 249]

I really hope we end up with Ed Small as our 3rd WR. Seems like it would just be wrong for him not to be a Longhorn. 

[PsychMike 1530]

36 minutes ago, BornAndRaised said:

https://www.on3.com/db/nick-brooks-150033/

It may not be a commitment edit, but it is one of his best ever edits.

[texifornia 56015]

1 minute ago, Bolero88 said:

I really hope we end up with Ed Small as our 3rd WR. Seems like it would just be wrong for him not to be a Longhorn. 

He was committed to us for baseball before he flipped for a TCU football scholarship, but he's just not at the level we're recruiting for WRs.

https://www.on3.com/db/ed-small-180954/

[Teryor 4389]

7 minutes ago, texifornia said:

He was committed to us for baseball before he flipped for a TCU football scholarship, but he's just not at the level we're recruiting for WRs.

https://www.on3.com/db/ed-small-180954/

Given the baseball+football rules with scholarships I wonder if that's the type that we'd pursue more heavily with the limit going up to 105

[TommyGufano 6021]

46 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

EST?

Nah. It's currently daylight saving time

[Hookem2147 20836]

[BornAndRaised 12201]

6 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

What a weird post by Shea. 

[Bevo14 8196]

4 hours ago, closetojumping said:

The interior DL they wanted most went to Oregon. Regarding Williams, OU paid a price above rubies and Texas saw replacement value as much less expensive. I guess we'll see which program was right in that regard when comparing Lole and Norton's numbers to DW's. But if you're going to whine about shit, get the facts around the whines correct. The UH DT was the number 1 target. 

Your OL silliness isn't worth the keystrokes.

That meth money is not to be trifled with

[TXRed 3143]

2 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

Shea Dixon word vomiting and saying Texas is money whipping Jonah Williams

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It’s been all hands on deck for LSU in terms of recruiting the two-sport standout, which even included an in-home visit from head baseball coach Jay Johnson. With Williams hoping to play both football and baseball in college, the Tigers have been in the lead group from the start.

I had long felt this would come down to Texas A&M vs. LSU for the Galveston standout given proximity to home combined with both programs offering the combination of football and baseball at the highest level. When Texas A&M’s baseball staff left for Texas, the buzz around the Longhorns heated up – so much so that the lone campus visit Williams made during the seven days between the summer and August NCAA dead periods was to Austin.

LSU’s communication with Jonah and his family, notably his father, Billy, has not dropped off as decision day nears. That’s good news, but it only means the Tigers are still in the mix. It seems the buzz around schools like Oregon, Oklahoma and Southern Cal has cooled, leaving LSU, Texas and Texas A&M as the trio of teams talked up the most this week. That’s no surprise given all three offer up the chance to play in the SEC and are closer to home.

When speaking with sources on the LSU side and elsewhere, I’ve not been told Williams has committed to the Tigers. In short, LSU isn’t sitting on a silent commit and having to hold on tight until Saturday night. Instead, it’s been a continued pitch of need, development, fit and – notably – NIL discussions.

With Williams eyeing two sports in college, and the 5-star set to be in the prospect pool for the Major League Baseball Draft next summer – multiple sources tell The Bengal Tiger and On3 that the NIL number is much higher than other safeties around the country, and has reached the same range as top prospects at positions like quarterback and cornerback.

To get a sense for how quickly things can shift, multiple sources say LSU’s NIL package was the biggest just two weeks ago. Then, the Longhorns – and potentially others – moved beyond that number.

Many feel this has been a battle between LSU and Texas, but as Wiltfong noted, there’s no reason to sleep on Texas A&M at this stage given the Aggies are still in talks with Williams and were the program circled by many as the team to beat at one point in his recruitment.

From speaking with sources on a number of sides, I feel this could be a situation where the Longhorns go all-out for Williams in a “backs against the wall” moment for the program to battle through. Why? The misses the Longhorns have had in the 2025 cycle have led to a situation where if Texas misses on Williams, the Longhorns won’t have commitments from any prospect ranked inside the Top 6 players in the state. The On3 Industry Rankings have 5-star+ wide receiver Dakorien Moore, a one-time LSU commit, at No. 1 in the state, and he’s committed to Oregon. 5-star cornerback Devin Sanchez, the No. 2 player in Texas, is committed to Ohio State. Alabama has commitments from the No. 4 and No. 6 prospects in the Lone Star State in offensive tackle Ty Haywood and quarterback Keelon Russell. The Longhorns also recently missed out on offensive lineman Michael Fasusi, the No. 5 player in Texas, when he picked Oklahoma on Wednesday.

As of August 22, the highest-ranked player in Texas committed to the Longhorns is wide receiver Kaliq Lockett, who checks in at No. 7 in the state rankings.

LSU also flipped a Top 100 prospect away from Texas when cornerback Kade Phillips joined the No. 3 class in Baton Rouge within the past week, which followed up the Tigers going into Texas and beating out the Longhorns and others for another Top 100 prospect in defensive lineman Zion Williams. Toss in the Tigers flipping an On300 4-star defensive lineman away from Texas in Brandon Brown, and the Longhorns are very much in need of a big win on the recruiting trail. LSU is also trending ahead of Texas to land Louisiana cornerback Aidan Anding, a one-time Longhorns lean who is also set to announce his college choice on Saturday.

With 48 hours until a decision from Williams is revealed, the 5-star remains the lone Top 5 prospect in Texas who remains uncommitted. For me, the intel I’ve gathered points to Texas doing anything and everything they can to not miss out on Williams, which would give the Longhorns at least one Top 5 in-state recruit this cycle. It feels a bit like when Texas made a similar push for 5-star Colin Simmons a year ago, and the Longhorns buckled in at the end and reeled in his commitment.

I have not made any On3 RPM picks on Williams, in large part because with so many teams involved, I felt this would come down to NIL discussions across the final weeks and days ahead of his announcement. And that feels like what’s unfolded after the No. 1 safety in the class revealed his would make his college choice ahead of his senior season.

LSU could win out here, as could the Aggies. I’m not ruling out either of the two programs at this stage. But, my intel combined with my read on the recruitment tells me there’s a reason Texas went from outside the top teams to the On3 RPM leader in a short span. The Longhorns have to get a big recruiting win in the program’s home state, and Williams is one of the last chances to pull that off. As we enter the final 48 hours, expect all the teams involved to continue to make their pitch to Williams, but for full transparency, I feel – as do other sources I trust – that Texas has the most the lose at this stage, which in turn makes them the team ready to do whatever it takes to win out. If this were a Top 5 Louisiana prospect who remained uncommitted as the other four top recruits were leaving the Bayou State, I would expect the exact same “all out” approach from the Tigers.

As more intel comes in between now and Saturday evening, The Bengal Tiger and On3 will bring LSU fans the latest as the Tigers look to add a third safety to a class that already includes a pair of 4-stars in Louisiana’s Jhase Thomas and Tennessee’s CJ Jimcoily.

 

He claimed the same thing while whining like a little bitch when we won out for Simmons too. Dude is a giant pussy, reminds me of Brauninger from texags. 

[Elmer_Fudd 22021]

Brooks tomorrow, Jonah Saturday, and Ffrench next week?

 

[Fondren & Main 6589]

The more the corndogs get bitch slapped back to reality the happier I'll be.

[HtownHorn 14337]

Of the high profile guys remaining, it seems we are getting Williams, Brooks, Ffrench, and Terry. You add those 4, and we jump into the Top 5 with room to add more, especially at DT, CB, and maybe 1 more RB.

[futureman 22352]

2 hours ago, BornAndRaised said:

https://www.on3.com/db/nick-brooks-150033/

he looks overweight. 

[Leanderman 2230]

"he looks overweight. "

Unlike your mom last night.

[Scholz 11896]

I wouldn’t want to get bounced by him in a bar. 

[futureman 22352]

13 minutes ago, Leanderman said:

"he looks overweight. "

Unlike your mom last night.

she’s worm food.  I bet she’s pretty thin. 

[Vertigo 20204]

1 minute ago, futureman said:

she’s worm food.  I bet she’s pretty thin. 

I bet those worms are thiiiic.

Edited August 22 by Vertigo

[Wishbone 4723]

4 hours ago, texifornia said:

They've moved beyond him being the only NIL booster. Big city, private school, lots of local corporations, they're doing fine.

Yep. Miami has always been a big NIL school. Only now they can openly use the players’ name, image and likeness.

[Professor Chesney 478]

Maybe Miami can use some of that NIL to pay more fans to attend their games.

[billfromlaketravis 11290]

3 hours ago, BornAndRaised said:

What a weird post by Shea. 

I’m just here for the IT vs Bengal Tiger fist fight at the annual On3 company golf tournament. 

[Hank Scorpio 17691]

Jesus fuck Brooks is giantic. God bless you Flood you chubby chasing son of a bitch. 

Edited August 22 by Hank Scorpio

[texifornia 56015]

Brooks is playing on ESPN2 right now

[Bevo 13439]

7 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Brooks is playing on ESPN2 right now

Grayson's entire line looks large.

[chad.ihrig 569]

He just jumped offsides. That’s a big fella.

[hookemATL 11509]

8 minutes ago, chad.ihrig said:

He just jumped offsides

Pull his offer. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 11705]

6 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

Ah, so salty. Gotta love it. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 11705]

2 hours ago, Professor Chesney said:

Maybe Miami can use some of that NIL to pay more fans to attend their games.

Or to not be shitty at football 

[Coelenterate Fuccboi 12945]

16 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

This board would be much better if everyone would just put the troll futureman on ignore. Trolling really shouldn’t be allowed in this thread imo. 

Who?

[Coach pop a bitch 5458]

1 hour ago, Coelenterate Fuccboi said:

Who?

@futureman. You know.... the best poster on here.

[futureman 22352]

[Getafix 28364]

 

Rise and shine, you lazy mofos!  

It's Nick Brooks commitment day!!

 

Both of these guys write for Georgia 247

 

 

From an article on Dawgs 247

 

And some lulz ... 

 

 

 

 

[Bigbend1812 12870]

13 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Brooks tomorrow, Jonah Saturday, and Ffrench next week?

 

[Not a Sock 2308]

2 hours ago, Getafix said:

 

Rise and shine, you lazy mofos!  

It's Nick Brooks commitment day!!

 

Both of these guys write for Georgia 247

 

 

From an article on Dawgs 247

 

And some lulz ... 

 

 

 

 

No dipshits, Kirby is speed running an Urban Meyer Florida.

[Hookem2147 20836]

[lilMAC25 3773]

21 hours ago, Hookem2147 said:

Not Embody but this is a great one from one of their supposed board “insiders”

Tuesday vs Today 

That dude is a cunt. LSU has bought players under the table for decades and now that it’s legal and Texas is waving the wallet, LSU should “walk away”? Step back and fuck your own face.

[Getafix 28364]

 

 

 

 

 

[Mason Ramsey 3370]

OTF this morning said they'd be live at Jonah Williams' recruitment and Bobby asked "why would we be live?" with a huge smile on his face, Gerry could barely hide it too. Seems pretty obvious to me.

[Park Gothic 4892]

I'm going to stick my dick in the mash potatoes real quick. 

Getting Ffrench is great. But loading up on WR doesn't tickle my pickle anymore. It's too easy to get good WR from the portal and I'd rather win battles for talent that can really only be sourced from high school. Herman had highly ranked classes full of DBs and WRs, and that turned out to be a less than optimal strategy. 

Getting Brooks is great. The other OL commits in 2025 seem like bread and Brooks is a step up. But he's the exception that raises a question - why is there so much bread? Are we just suffering from our success, where good prospects see a crowded room and look elsewhere for quick playing time? 

Getting Jonah Williams is great. Hard to complain about pulling in a 5-star safety, especially when it upsets the Aggies so much. But I can't wipe from my memory all the times I read that he was more interested in baseball and that he wouldn't drop down to LB, even if that was a better fit. I'm not saying the kid will bust, just that there are a disconcerting number of caveats attached to this recruitment. If he went to the Aggies, what would we be saying?

And we still have one fucking DL in the class. One. Some of y'all ripped on me for pissing my pants when we missed on guys like Brown and Zion Williams and I'm sure you'll rip on me again. Fuck you in advance. But at what point do we get concerned? Because that room is going to get really empty after this season and recruiting more 5-star WR isn't going to change that uncomfortable fact. 

I look forward to all the comments comparing me to genitals and/or the mentally handicapped. Cheers. 

[Tree Fidy 1196]

1 minute ago, Park Gothic said:

I'm going to stick my dick in the mash potatoes real quick. 

Getting Ffrench is great. But loading up on WR doesn't tickle my pickle anymore. It's too easy to get good WR from the portal and I'd rather win battles for talent that can really only be sourced from high school. Herman had highly ranked classes full of DBs and WRs, and that turned out to be a less than optimal strategy. 

Getting Brooks is great. The other OL commits in 2025 seem like bread and Brooks is a step up. But he's the exception that raises a question - why is there so much bread? Are we just suffering from our success, where good prospects see a crowded room and look elsewhere for quick playing time? 

Getting Jonah Williams is great. Hard to complain about pulling in a 5-star safety, especially when it upsets the Aggies so much. But I can't wipe from my memory all the times I read that he was more interested in baseball and that he wouldn't drop down to LB, even if that was a better fit. I'm not saying the kid will bust, just that there are a disconcerting number of caveats attached to this recruitment. If he went to the Aggies, what would we be saying?

And we still have one fucking DL in the class. One. Some of y'all ripped on me for pissing my pants when we missed on guys like Brown and Zion Williams and I'm sure you'll rip on me again. Fuck you in advance. But at what point do we get concerned? Because that room is going to get really empty after this season and recruiting more 5-star WR isn't going to change that uncomfortable fact. 

I look forward to all the comments comparing me to genitals and/or the mentally handicapped. Cheers. 

Maybe talk the dog for a walk or some breathing exercises.  My man, it’s August FFS, chill.  

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20304]

4 minutes ago, Park Gothic said:

 

Getting Brooks is great. The other OL commits in 2025 seem like bread and Brooks is a step up. But he's the exception that raises a question - why is there so much bread?

Mills is going to be a beast. 

[Park Gothic 4892]

1 minute ago, Tree Fidy said:

Maybe talk the dog for a walk or some breathing exercises.  My man, it’s August FFS, chill.  

Thank you for telling me what month it is. Last month, someone was helpful enough to tell me that it was July. Before that it was June. And DJ Sanders and Myron Charles were still on the board. They aren't anymore.