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TYLER OWENS 

We knew UT's 2019 safety signee was a keeper during his senior campaign.

Despite lackluster junior tape, Owens became more of a ball player his final year at Plano East. And according to A&M conspiracists, his five-star ranking was a figment of recruiting bias. Ohh, Billy. 

"I compete in the 100, 4x1 and 4x2," said Owens, after his last track meet. "My personal record in the 100 is 10.29. I also long jump and triple jump, but I’m waiting until later this season so I don’t get hurt. Think 22-something is my best long jump, and 45’5 for triple."

10.29? At 6-foot-2, 207 pounds? Lord, Jesus.

So why the Longhorns?

“The coaches and their relationship with the players," said Owens. "And how cool they were with me when I got on campus.”

Two coaches in particular, stood out; Craig Naivar and Jason Washington.

“Those two coaches are good people, for real,” Owens said. “And they said I’d be good in all those positions in the secondary. I can see myself getting corner action too.”

Cornerback? At that size? Lord, help me. I also suggested the Joker spot.

"I like being in the middle of the field," Owens said. "I can watch and dissect."

Owens' demeanor might be the most pleasant to deal with in the 2019 class as well.

“I make sure to stay humble through all of it." Owens said. "Because someone can humble me at any time.”

This is a guy a lot of people can't wait to see on the 40 Acres this June. I'm one.

EHLINGER: First Blood; Part II

There’s another one.

As if having another Ehlinger at the University of Texas wasn't enough, Austin Westlake senior Jake Ehlinger will follow in his family's tradition of attending the school and his brother's footsteps of playing on the gridiron.

Ehlinger had suitors. When you boast an 4.0 GPA and high SAT score, the Ivy Leagues come calling. Tulsa, SMU, and Rice did too. But for Jake, it was more than that.

“Attending the McCombs School of Business, staying in Austin with family, the Texas football team and legacy, and thirst to prove myself and earn myself a scholarship," Jake explained, on why he passed up scholarships to stay close to home. It was always on the back of his mind.

“I thought I could after my junior year because I was getting rewards such as all state and things like that, said Jake. "And being recruited from schools made me feel good. From that point on, I thought I could but what convinced me to instill confidence that I really could was after our Brandeis playoff game this year, round 4 of the playoffs. Sam had been at the game and told me after that he knows I can do big things because he saw me play then and there and how much I had grown.”

That reassurance from big brother was key to this going down.

The 6-foot, 212-pound linebacker had a stellar senior campaign tallying 106 tackles, two sacks, nine TFL, and three TDs to go with a District MVP award.

But it hasn't been decided where Jake fits best yet. That won't become clear until August.

“I honestly think that it’ll be up to the coaches wherever they see me best at," said Jake. "I played FB/H-back this year as well and had a lot of fun and was successful doing so.”

For Jake's mother, Jena, this is becoming more surreal by the day. The opportunity for both of her sons to play at Texas is more than faith, it's divine intervention.

“She is unbelievably happy," said Jake. "But she wouldn’t admit that to me because she wouldn’t want me to feel pressured into going to UT and would want me to be happy with where I go. She really is the most caring and giving person and wants the best for everything and everyone around her.”

Jena explains why having both Sam and Jake at Texas is such a big deal to the family.

“Both (Sam and Jake) have dreamed of playing football at UT since they were little boys playing football in back yard," Jena said. "Now, they get to do it together. Just amazing. And they are both in the business school together."

The same school where their dad, Ross, graduated in 1988.

"I knew when Sam was older, and naturally stronger, that all the wrestling was going to pay off for Jake," Jena said with laughter. "And I remember the day Jake took him down with a Gatorade bottle to the face. That was the day the QB respected the LB and realized he was just as Strong."

Losing his father at the age of 11, it was a stunning tragedy the family still feels.

"Ross never went easy on them and they have never gone easy on each other," said Jena. "I love that they get to push each other and support each other on the 40 acres. On the football field and in the same classrooms."

With both Ehlinger boys set to play in their family's dream backyard, DKR, Jena attributes most of it to their faith. 

“Angels are real and that hard work truly does pay off,” said Jena. “This is all too good to be true without a grand plan from the man above and our angel.”

Amen.

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8. Bru McCoy, Texas Wide Receiver

The hype surrounding Texas wide receiver Bru McCoy is immense, especially considering how his first few months of college football played out.

The 5-star athlete committed to the USC Trojans at the All-America Bowl, enrolling in school a short time later. It didn't take long for him to change his mind.

After offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury left for the Arizona Cardinals in January, McCoy transferred to Texas, a school that finished runner-up for his services the first time. 

Now, there's optimism McCoy will get an NCAA hardship waiver to play immediately, much like what happened with Ohio State's Justin Fields and Miami's Tate Martell. If that happens, Texas will get an instant-impact stud.

The Longhorns are integrating McCoy into the offense this spring with hopes he'll be ready. If so, there's a good chance he'll be in the rotation if not a starting weapon for quarterback Sam Ehlinger. With Lil'Jordan Humphrey gone, there are receptions to go around.

Coach Tom Herman can't stop gushing about McCoy.

"You should see the kid in the weight room," Herman told 247Sports' Jeff Howe. "He's grunting and groaning and screaming. He's not afraid to work," also mentioning McCoy is "just a great kid that happens to be a 5-star athlete."

It's not just lip service. McCoy is a physically gifted talent and is ready to be a star. If the NCAA ruling is favorable, he will be.

Well this cannot be true. We are going to really regress as a team next year now that we lost all those powerful Charlie Strong recruits.

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On 3/20/2019 at 9:03 AM, Vertigo said:

The one thing I don't like about this scenario is that any kid who gets butt hurt over a coach leaving is going to knee jerk react and put their name in the transfer portal. If Herman is smart, he will have some of his analyst staff working as internal recruiters. They can't recruit unsigned players, but the rules say nothing about ones already on your team. On the positive side, it could lead to a little more transparency from coaches during the recruiting process to help lessen the blow of a coaching change. 

this new free agency benefits texas. embrace it.

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EJ interviews Watson: https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/QA-with-Texas-Longhorns-football-recruiting-signee-Kenyatta-Watson-II--130623065/

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EJ: I walked by the weight room and saw you ran a 4.29. Is that true?

KW: Supposedly, yes. I was running on the track with track cleats. But yes, it’s true. Supposedly (laughs). 

EJ: So how fast are you?

KW: Probably like a 4.25, to be honest (laughs). Nah, I’m just joking. But it is a sub-4.3 on a good day when I’m stretched out and everything. Everything has to be on my side.

EJ: And I’m sure the wind is at your back (laughs). But on a serious note, you are spending your entire spring break at Texas. Why did you decide to go down to Austin instead of Cabo or somewhere like that?

KW: I mean, I never really went anywhere like that for my spring breaks, and with Texas being so far away, I don’t really get the opportunity to go out there as much as people that live in Texas. I just wanted to be able to go out there and see what I’m in for. I just want to watch them train and work out and everything like that. I just want to be a part of the team like I will be in the summer.

EJ: You got your playbook and workout plans after you signed. How much have you been studying and working on that over the last couple of months?

KW: I’ve read through the entire playbook like three or four times. I look at it consistently, especially with the secondary stuff. But for the most part, it’s not too tasking. It doesn’t ask you too much from a corner standpoint, and it doesn’t ask you too little when playing man or off man or switching a coverage. It looks pretty good to me.

EJ: I was actually talking to the 247 Georgia writer the other day and told him that Texas was the perfect fit for you because of your length and athleticism and how you’ll be used in a pass happy Big 12. How excited are you to play in a league where you’ll get a ton of action?

KW: Really excited. With the Big 12, you get the ball thrown so much, especially against teams like Oklahoma and Baylor. You’re going to get a lot of chances to get the ball thrown at you. They aren’t afraid to try to lull you to sleep then throw at you three or four times in a row. I’m really excited considering my junior and senior years, I didn’t get too many passes thrown my way. I went something like nine games without a pass coming my way.

EJ: I was bored when I watched you play this year.

KW: I know, man (laughs). 

EJ: When you’ve talked to Texas cornerbacks coach Jason Washington, what has he told you about his expectations for you?

KW: He thinks that I should have a chance to come in and play. He likes the ceiling that I have. He knows that I know the system. He just wants me to show them everything I put on film, which led them to offer me in the first place. He thinks I have a good chance to contribute to our defense this season.

EJ: The depth chart doesn’t appear too daunting due to some key departures. How much are you expecting to play this season?

KW: At this point, it’s raw talent against raw talent. I don’t have to worry about a senior that’s ahead of me that’s been there for three years. I don’t have to settle with waiting my turn. Along with everybody that’s there already, I’m going to compete with everyone on the same level for that starting job.

EJ: Let’s go back to the recruiting process for a bit. How close did it really get at the end?

KW: Ever since my visit, Texas was always in the back of my mind. Every time I thought about other teams, I would say ‘dang, what about Texas, though?’ Texas was always the team I played with when I played the NCAA video game. When I would go on Netflix, I would watch things on Ricky Williams and guys like that. I always thought I wanted to go to Texas. Going there and seeing how nice everything was, it just solidified everything.

EJ: Texas had a huge win over Georgia. Obviously, you’re from Georgia, so what kind of impact do you think it had on recruits in the Southeast?

KW: I think it boosted Texas’ ability to get players from our side of the country. A lot of players from out here don’t end up at Georgia. You have a lot of kids that go to Alabama, Clemson or Florida, so the opportunity is there. But beating Georgia definitely gives Texas a one up. People might think the Big 12 is soft after seeing Georgia beat Oklahoma. The win gave us a one up for sure.

EJ: By the time you’re a junior or senior, where do you expect the Texas program to be?

KW: By then, I expect people to be committing right away. When they hear Alabama or Clemson, they think national championships. I think by the time I’m a senior, people are going to be thinking the exact same thing about Texas.

EJ: Last thing, is there anything you’re looking forward to about going to Texas away from football?

KW: I can’t lie. I’m just looking forward to playing. The school life and getting an education is great. But I committed there for football. I’m 10 times more excited to be a part of that than anything else.

 

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On 3/28/2019 at 4:26 PM, Machinator said:

EJ interviews Watson: https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/QA-with-Texas-Longhorns-football-recruiting-signee-Kenyatta-Watson-II--130623065/

 

I give the 9.95ers as much disdain as anybody, and that "EJ" seems like a bit of a choad.. but I enjoyed the hell out of reading that. Good job EJ and thank you for posting that... have some rep.

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7 hours ago, TtomTerrific said:

I give the 9.95ers as much disdain as anybody, and that "EJ" seems like a bit of a choad.. but I enjoyed the hell out of reading that. Good job EJ and thank you for posting that... have some rep.

But if it’s an interview in person rather than written responses to written questions, then you can fucking write “taxing” instead of “tasking” if you know that the interviewee meant to say that. 

EJ is fucking douche flush. 

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IT on Tyler Owens

TYLER OWENS

2019 Plano East safety and Texas signee Tyler Owens was part of Texas Relays’ biggest storylines heading into the event. He and Strake Jesuit’s Matthew Boling, who is signed to run track at Georgia, posted two of the fastest times in the nation for the 100 meters this spring with Owens running a 10.29.

The two met in the final with Boling running a 10.20 and Owens a 10.53 with a +2.2 m/s wind.

“I feel like it’s nothing but friendly competition,” Owens said Friday with a smile.

Owens made a significant step up on the football field between his junior and senior years. So much so that he went from a diamond in the rough-type prospect to a bona fide five-star.

“I knew I could play,” Owens said. “I knew I was a good player, but I didn’t go to a lot of the football camps so a lot of the coaches didn’t get to see me. I just felt like I had to prove myself during the season.”

As a signee, Owens is excited to get to Texas and start “getting bigger and eating a lot,” in reference to beginning a true weight training and nutrition program.

He acknowledges with his lofty ranking comes lofty expectations and that he has to arrive on campus ready to work. “Got to earn everything,” Owens said.

Owens fits multiple safety spots, and could see time at each of them while at UT. One position unique to UT caught his attention most.

“They talk about rotating me through all the positions,” Owens said. “Joker, I like a lot because of how I play.”

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IT on Tyler Owens

 

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TYLER OWENS

2019 Plano East safety and Texas signee Tyler Owens was part of Texas Relays’ biggest storylines heading into the event. He and Strake Jesuit’s Matthew Boling, who is signed to run track at Georgia, posted two of the fastest times in the nation for the 100 meters this spring with Owens running a 10.29.

The two met in the final with Boling running a 10.20 and Owens a 10.53 with a +2.2 m/s wind.

“I feel like it’s nothing but friendly competition,” Owens said Friday with a smile.

Owens made a significant step up on the football field between his junior and senior years. So much so that he went from a diamond in the rough-type prospect to a bona fide five-star.

“I knew I could play,” Owens said. “I knew I was a good player, but I didn’t go to a lot of the football camps so a lot of the coaches didn’t get to see me. I just felt like I had to prove myself during the season.”

As a signee, Owens is excited to get to Texas and start “getting bigger and eating a lot,” in reference to beginning a true weight training and nutrition program.

He acknowledges with his lofty ranking comes lofty expectations and that he has to arrive on campus ready to work. “Got to earn everything,” Owens said.

Owens fits multiple safety spots, and could see time at each of them while at UT. One position unique to UT caught his attention most.

“They talk about rotating me through all the positions,” Owens said. “Joker, I like a lot because of how I play.”

 

https://www.milesplit.com/videos/357245

Owens looking stacked.  His size combined with that speed, and he’s liable to murder someone on the field.  

Also, cool shot of the Boling kid going up to Marquise after the race.  

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This sucks...... Thx to Machinator for all this info

TFB:  Freshman LB De’Gabriel Floyd has gotten his results back on his neck, and they are not favorable. He will definitely be missing the rest of the Spring. He will need to have additional tests on the disc in his neck and more therapy for recovery. The time table is up in the air, but it could take a bit.

Baizer:  The story is that he got an injury during his Senior year of high school. They thought it was a one off stinger, so he played through. During the training staff evaluations they found he had a herniated disc. They went and had tests done to figure out how bad it was and if there are any other problems it caused. Apparently, it seems like that could be the case and he’ll need therapy to get through it.   I don’t think this is career ending.

 

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This sucks...... Thx to Machinator for all this info

TFB:  Freshman LB De’Gabriel Floyd has gotten his results back on his neck, and they are not favorable. He will definitely be missing the rest of the Spring. He will need to have additional tests on the disc in his neck and more therapy for recovery. The time table is up in the air, but it could take a bit.

Baizer:  The story is that he got an injury during his Senior year of high school. They thought it was a one off stinger, so he played through. During the training staff evaluations they found he had a herniated disc. They went and had tests done to figure out how bad it was and if there are any other problems it caused. Apparently, it seems like that could be the case and he’ll need therapy to get through it.   I don’t think this is career ending.

 

A herniated disc is better than the other potential diagnosis, spinal stenosis.

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1 hour ago, Schulz2.0 said:

A herniated disc is better than the other potential diagnosis, spinal stenosis.

Maybe I misunderstood all the doctor talk on here last week, but isn't the problem that there's no real agreement where the one diagnosis ends and the other one begins?

Granted, I was only half paying attention, since there was porn playing on my other monitor at the time.

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23 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Maybe I misunderstood all the doctor talk on here last week, but isn't the problem that there's no real agreement where the one diagnosis ends and the other one begins?

Granted, I was only half paying attention, since there was porn playing on my other monitor at the time.

My understanding was that spinal stenosis is often diagnosed after a herniated disc, as the former predisposes you to the latter. Usually even if the 9.95ers know it's a more serious diagnosis, they won't say so until it's official. They seem to be hinting at it though, especially with Baizer's comment:

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They went and had tests done to figure out how bad it was and if there are any other problems it caused. Apparently, it seems like that could be the case and he’ll need therapy to get through it.   I don’t think this is career ending.

(though I don't think the herniated disc caused the spinal stenosis).

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What’s the hypothetical class ranking if you take away Brown and Floyd?

Who knows why these candy-asses are so sensitive...

Hypothetically, it would drop us to 5th. You can still use the class calculator on 247 to remove Floyd and Brown and see us drop about 8 points. It is still good enough to finish just above OU.

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Who knows why these candy-asses are so sensitive...

Hypothetically, it would drop us to 5th. You can still use the class calculator on 247 to remove Floyd and Brown and see us drop about 8 points. It is still good enough to finish just above OU.

It's not about sensitivity, it's just kind of useless. Every class gets hit by injuries and other circumstances, whether early or late in the game - they don't go back and rerate the classes because of that.

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1 minute ago, texifornia said:

It's not about sensitivity, it's just kind of useless. Every class gets hit by injuries and other circumstances, whether early or late in the game - they don't go back and rerate the classes because of that.

dude, calm down.  

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Clemson Spring Game Today. While it sounds like the coaches are happy with the RB room, I am guessing we still chase Feaster should he decide to portal, right? Not sure Orlando had penciled Floyd in for major playing time, but any background on what LB grad transfers generally look like? Is it all JAGs or is there value? 

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Here's the ever-useful link to the grad transfer tracker: https://gradtransfertracker.com/

Thanks. There have already been a few P5-to-P5 LB transfers, so perhaps there is some value there. The potential transfer list has several P5 guys listed, but I don't know who is actually decent. The only name I recognized was USC's Betiku, but I don't really follow teams outside of Texas and the Big 12.

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It's not about sensitivity, it's just kind of useless. Every class gets hit by injuries and other circumstances, whether early or late in the game - they don't go back and rerate the classes because of that.

That’s the point tho. Everyone in here was so adamant about adding Bru when he transferred. The ranking doesn’t inherently mean much really. I wasn’t even being realistic in what I said. But many have reacted like I was

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15 hours ago, rickyspub said:

Thanks. There have already been a few P5-to-P5 LB transfers, so perhaps there is some value there. The potential transfer list has several P5 guys listed, but I don't know who is actually decent. The only name I recognized was USC's Betiku, but I don't really follow teams outside of Texas and the Big 12.

Betiku looks like a B-backer to me.USC will probably have more LBs transfer, though. Gabe Sewell is pretty good. That is about all I noticed.

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I think before @TrojanPrincess got Bru'd, she said Betiku was a gigantic diva. How much of that was sour grapes, I do not know.

For a 5 star recruit, he was very raw. He has the build and the athleticism, but he has never been productive in football. In fact, he has barely played football.

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