Texas recruiting notes 2019

[Gene Parmesan 4005]

I doubt he's transferring because he can't hack it.  I thought the coaches no longer got a say in where they transfer?  Although I still think the conferences can still uphold their eligibility rules for in conference transfers so I imagine he's leaving the conference if he is leaving at all.

[Lhorn 4913]

He’s an ‘18 right?  RS this year so has 4 years left?  

[Machinator 32099]

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/02/20/ohio-state-texas-among-potential-landing-spots-for-all-acc-transfer/

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Not long after leaving Georgia Tech, Parker Braun is quickly whittling down his transfer to-do list.

The standout offensive lineman has already taken an unofficial visit to Florida, while he has an official visit scheduled for March 1 to Texas.  He also confirmed to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he’s “still trying to work out something with Ohio State” as far as a visit to the Columbus campus.

Additionally, Braun’s father has confirmed to 247Sports.com that his son has been in communication with Auburn line coach B.J. Grimes and could visit The Plains at some point in the not-too-distant future.  Mike Braun did allow that the Tigers are “kind of a longshot” while the Gators, Longhorns and Buckeyes are the current front-runners.

A Freshman All-American in 2016, Braun has earned first-team All-ACC honors each of the past two seasons.  Braun had spent the vast majority of his time at Tech as the Yellow Jackets’ starting left guard.

The 6-3, 280-pound Braun is scheduled to receive his degree from Tech this coming May.  As a graduate transfer, Braun will be eligible to use his final season of eligibility at whichever Power Five school he ultimately chooses.

 

[hookem48 4687]

On 2/19/2019 at 1:37 PM, sushihorn said:

That begs the question.  Did the coaches really want to replace Vahe?  Or perhaps go in a different direction?

Vahe was so frustrating to watch, just did the bare minumum every play

[sushihorn 3233]

16 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

Vahe was so frustrating to watch, just did the bare minumum every play

[Spawn of Cthulhu 2241]

43 minutes ago, hookem48 said:

Vahe was so frustrating to watch

He's no Jordan Hicks.

[MrPhlegm 3413]

I gotcha flare right here

[LTtxfan 49170]

Former UH/Baylor OL Coach going to FL State to help his buddy K.Briles.  Will be going after grad transfers aggressively..... "The Seminoles are also still looking into a few other grad transfers like Virginia's R.J. Proctor and Georgia Tech's Parker Braun."

 

Edited February 21, 2019 by LTtxfan

[satyanash 14481]

Not too many P5 teams are left running the veer-and-shoot, are there? Maybe we'll see it go the way of June Jones' run-and-shoot in a few years.

[Leanderman 2275]

Clements with Briles at Free Shoes University? Cheating scandal in three, two, one.

[Katfid54 8626]

10 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Not too many P5 teams are left running the veer-and-shoot, are there? Maybe we'll see it go the way of June Jones' run-and-shoot in a few years.

FSU and Syracuse.  Tulsa in non-P5, and McNeese State in FCS.

[Katfid54 8626]

1 minute ago, Katfid54 said:

FSU and Syracuse.  Tulsa in non-P5, and McNeese State in FCS.

Forgot to include Kent State.

[Machinator 32099]

From an SBNation article last year (hence Gilbert and Briles being listed at their old stops).

Edited February 21, 2019 by Machinator

[Katfid54 8626]

Damn.  Good job, me.

[futureman 22453]

1 minute ago, Katfid54 said:

Damn.  Good job, me.

so fetch. 

[maninblack 7974]

Wasn't Clements a very vocal rape apologist?

[texifornia 56912]

20 minutes ago, maninblack said:

Wasn't Clements a very vocal rape apologist?

Big part of the #CAB black shirt day if I remember right.

[JFKFC 4878]

3 hours ago, futureman said:

so fetch. 

It's not going to happen. 

[Spawn of Cthulhu 2241]

3 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Former UH/Baylor OL Coach going to FL State to help his buddy K.Briles.  Will be going after grad transfers aggressively..... "The Seminoles are also still looking into a few other grad transfers like Virginia's R.J. Proctor and Georgia Tech's Parker Braun."

 

There are quite a few white women in Tallahassee.

[Sgt. Slaughter 2841]

11 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Former UH/Baylor OL Coach going to FL State to help his buddy K.Briles.  Will be going after grad transfers aggressively..... "The Seminoles are also still looking into a few other grad transfers like Virginia's R.J. Proctor and Georgia Tech's Parker Braun."

 

Not a popular take, but I grew up with Clements kids in Stephenville. Never could have imagined he’d make it all the way to FSU.

[texifornia 56912]

1 hour ago, Sgt. Slaughter said:

Not a popular take, but I grew up with Clements kids in Stephenville. Never could have imagined he’d make it all the way to FSU.

Not much of a take there to be unpopular - more of a statement of fact.

[closetojumping 62604]

11 hours ago, maninblack said:

Wasn't Clements a very vocal rape apologist?

Yes, he’s a piece of human shit. He’s finally landed in the biggest shithole around, so it’s a fit. 

[Reynolds Woodcock 4739]

Not a popular take, but I grew up with Clements kids in Stephenville. Never could have imagined he’d make it all the way to FSU.

Scorching hot take...

[futureman 22453]

42 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Scorching hot take...

 

[Burntcowboy 1845]

 

[Not a Sock 2313]

2 minutes ago, Burntcowboy said:

 

So half of our coaches should be worried about losing their jobs?

[Mr. Drummond 2198]

6 minutes ago, Burntcowboy said:

 

Isn't that every job?    Sources lol

[Valmy77 13226]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Drummond said:

Isn't that every job?    Sources lol

Maybe but even more so in football coaching. There are two kinds of coaches: ones that are being fired and ones that are about to be fired. 

[Tex Pete 20342]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Drummond said:

Isn't that every job?    Sources lol

How long have you followed Texas Athletics? Do you remember a guy named Mack Brown? Jeff Madden? Chris Plonsky? Steve Patterson? Nick Voinis? Bev Kearney? Rick Barnes? Connie Clark? Shaka Smart? I can go on. 

[maninblack 7974]

How long have you followed Texas Athletics? Do you remember a guy named Mack Brown? Jeff Madden? Chris Plonsky? Steve Patterson? Nick Voinis? Bev Kearney? Rick Barnes? Connie Clark? Shaka Smart? I can go on. 

Brian Davis

[Machinator 32099]

IT on Tyler / grad transfers:

Georgia Tech offensive guard Parker Braun is The One. He’ll be on campus next weekend for his official visit. 

Rutgers’ Jonah Jackson will visit Austin in March and they would likely take him if they can get him but Jackson is high on OU and Ohio State. 

Virginia's RJ Proctor is awaiting an offer. 

Texas needs has to land one of Braun or Jackson. Landing both would be two of the seven deadly sins with neither being sloth.

JUCO Willie Tyler is more of a project rather than immediate help. View him for the 2019 take he'd be. We'd call an offer unlikely.

[Machinator 32099]

TFB Open Post: https://texas.thefootballbrainiacs.com/2019/02/open-post-weekend-february-22nd-24th/

 

Quick Hitters | JUCO Willie Tyler & Grad Transfer RJ Proctor
– CJ Vogel

Joining some of the most coveted high school prospects in the state were two targets at a position of need with college experience already under their belt

Willie Tyler III

The 6-foot, 7-inch JUCO left tackle from Iowa Western Community College was on campus this weekend.

Tyler said the “visit went great” and cited the atmosphere around campus and the city as something that really stood out to him.

Like many recruits, Tyler spent his afternoon receiving tours of the facilities, as well as meetings with the coaches and academic advisors. He had quite a busy day on campus and did almost everything there is to do that is football related.

Coach Herb Hand is playing an instrumental role in Tyler’s recruitment: “We have a good relationship, and it gets better every time we converse and I feel like this visit really boosted our relationship a lot with how much we talked and bonded.”

I get the sense that if the staff envisions Tyler has a sure-fire take, there is no doubt he will be a Longhorn come fall practice.

He will alert a team of his decision by the end of the month and make a decision on March 17.

RJ Proctor

We’ve mentioned RJ Proctor several times in the past as a guy to watch as a grad-transfer addition. The former Virginia Cavalier would be a solid plug-and-play piece for an offensive line that saw departures at both guard spots.

Proctor said he spent most of his eating, golfing and “coolin’ it with the boys” during his official visit.

When on campus, he spent a lot of his time with Herb Hand and Tim Beck. Though he did add several current players , including Denzel Okafor, Christian Jones and Junior Angilau, were with him for majority of his time.

Proctor is still set for a March decision, though he may pull a trigger early “whenever [he] falls in love fully with a school.”

Following the visit, Texas still stands as a top school for Proctor.

***(Super K) Also, to add to CJ’s note about JUCO OT and recent visitor, Willie Tyler, he let me know that the staff plans on giving him an answer as to whether he has an offer or not in the next couple weeks.

I surmise they are waiting to see what happens with some of these graduate transfers before making a decision on Willie.

I am told that the staff did like the way Tyler looked. So, I would assume he past the Yancy exam.

Edited February 22, 2019 by Machinator

[6th Street 6392]

Go ahead and offer RJ before he signs somewhere else. Immediate help at guard.

[futureman 22453]

make sure nobody in the athletic dept offers 6th street a job. 

[Bodacious Bevo 3584]

18 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Go ahead and offer RJ before he signs somewhere else. Immediate help at guard.

He's taking his time with other visits lined up (that he'll take regardless of an offer) and isn't upset about the lack of an offer. We have time and we'll know more after Braun's visit next weekend. 

[Neonmoon 38129]

When is Braun deciding?

and do we want him at guard or center?

Edited February 22, 2019 by Neonmoon

[Machinator 32099]

17 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

When is Braun deciding?

and do we want him at guard or center?

Shack is the starting center. We want Braun at guard, but I like the fact that he probably has the disposition and football IQ to learn center. Backup center is a glaring need this season.

[Neonmoon 38129]

Just read Braun is from Hallsville Texas. Hopefully he wants to play for his home state for one year. 

[Goodman 3273]

21 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

When is Braun deciding?

and do we want him at guard or center?

Guard while being cross-trained at Center, Shack has not been consistent with his performance and had injuries that keep him out of games every year.

[Goodman 3273]

2 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Just read Braun is from Hallsville Texas. Hopefully he wants to play for his home state for one year. 

But he also has an ag tatoo on his ass.

[IDIOTsavant 8483]

3 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Just read Braun is from Hallsville Texas. Hopefully he wants to play for his home state for one year. 

I think he's from Texas like Jeff Okudah was from Texas. I believe his family is from SEC country (Florida maybe?) with a short detour through Hallsville.

[Katfid54 8626]

7 minutes ago, IDIOTsavant said:

I think he's from Texas like Jeff Okudah was from Texas. I believe his family is from SEC country (Florida maybe?) with a short detour through Hallsville.

This is my understanding, too.

[Burt Macklin 19020]

20 minutes ago, Neonmoon said:

Just read Braun is from Hallsville Texas. Hopefully he wants to play for his home state for one year. 

They obliged there for one year. His family is from and currently lives in Florida. We’re the OOS option and UF is the home team. Granted he’s a GT, so that won’t matter nearly as much, thankfully.

[texifornia 56912]

1 hour ago, 6th Street said:

Go ahead and offer RJ before he signs somewhere else. Immediate help at guard.

We don't want him getting in the way of picking up Braun and/or Jackson, who are better.

[Burt Macklin 19020]

4 minutes ago, texifornia said:

We don't want him getting in the way of picking up Braun and/or Jackson, who are better.

Well 6th street doesn’t want reality or intellect to get in the way of his bitching, so you can suck it.

[Machinator 32099]

Jake Smith

 

[futureman 22453]

dont post that you fucking weirdo.  update your software

[maninblack 7974]

11 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Jake Smith

 

I'm glad to see a school using that. Much safer than a barbell back squat.

[Focht Up 631]

15 minutes ago, Machinator said:

Jake Smith

 

That's a great way to train.  His quads might be a tad sore for a couple of days.

[satyanash 14481]

Bobby Burton: Friday

Some quick notes on the newcomers that I picked up...

- Bru McCoy has been "tremendous". Of all newcomers, he is the one who came in most prepared for the college grind.

- I'm told juco transfer Jacoby Jones has already put on 15 pounds since getting on campus.

- I'm told offensive lineman Tyler Johnson "tested well". No specifics were mentioned, unfortunately.

- Jordan Whittington's quickness has surprised coaches and players alike. "What's the word? He's subtle, that's it. He doesn't make these big moves or anything, it's just zoom and he's gone," I was told. I was also told watching him do the cone drill is "silly" and that was meant in a good way.

- De'Gabriel Floyd and Roschon Johnson are two others who are said to have taken well to college ball both physically and mentally thus far.

- Marcus Tillman is just getting started in the weight room. "You can just tell he hasn't been in the weight room like some (of the others) yet," I was told. Before people take that as a bad thing, remember that that actually means there may be even more upside to Tillman than initially thought if he takes to conditioning as hoped.

**

Something that is perhaps one of the two or three most impressive aspects of the entire Texas program right now is Yancy McKnight's strength and conditioning program. McKnight is building up some very good prospects and making them even better. Charles Omenihu is a great example. So are Sam Cosmi and even Ta'Quon Graham. McKnight's work even improved the lower-body strength of LJ Humphrey last year, helping LJ shirk more open-field tackles than ever.

But what makes McKnight different? After all, isn't that what every strength and conditioning coach is supposed to do? For me, it's the accountability he demands, and this goes well beyond the yelling and screaming typical of most S&C coaches. It reminds me of what LSU S&C coach Tommy Moffitt has done so successfully for so long. Not only does McKnight get along with players, but he also demands things of his players in a way where they want to get better. He also dilligently tracks their improvement over time so they can see how their bodies have changed over time.

**

Look, I'm a big fan of what Texas has done in recruiting the last couple of years. But I'm just as big a fan, if not more, of what they are doing in the S&C program right now. It is a difference maker. Texas isn't producing a bunch of sloppy offensive and defensive linemen these days.