Texas recruiting notes 2019

[NorLa Horns 1458]

1 hour ago, Longhorn94 said:

he was Lake Travis's LT the past two seasons. He is 6'3 ish and 270+. he projects to guard or center. good feet. nice technique. smart, hard worker. good strength but really needs to get a lot stronger moving forward. he is a big tough kid. he should be able to get to 300 pretty easily. his dad is a big dude too. i expected him to go to Rice or SMU or Houston and contribute after a few seasons in the SC program. i have coached him in baseball and football since he was in 1st grade. great kid. loves the Longhorns. accepted the PWO over smaller school scholarship offers. i expect him to offer depth at center or guard. he is also a long snapper. 

And hes the guy who bodyslammed Garret Wilson  when hentalked smack about the Horns!! 

Right?

[NorLa Horns 1458]

We got anyword on when we might see any staff changes? Beaty additions?  

After NSD2?  Or sooner?

[Tired of Lurking 637]

Calzada, Roschon, Cain, and Wright are participating in the skills challenge on ESPN2 right now.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

1 hour ago, Longhorn94 said:

he was Lake Travis's LT the past two seasons. He is 6'3 ish and 270+. he projects to guard or center. good feet. nice technique. smart, hard worker. good strength but really needs to get a lot stronger moving forward. he is a big tough kid. he should be able to get to 300 pretty easily. his dad is a big dude too. i expected him to go to Rice or SMU or Houston and contribute after a few seasons in the SC program. i have coached him in baseball and football since he was in 1st grade. great kid. loves the Longhorns. accepted the PWO over smaller school scholarship offers. i expect him to offer depth at center or guard. he is also a long snapper. 

My friends’ son made varsity as a sophomore at LT.  play OL. Named Judge Niland.  Any chance he’s a D1 talent?  

[Tired of Lurking 637]

6 minutes ago, Tired of Lurking said:

Calzada, Roschon, Cain, and Wright are participating in the skills challenge on ESPN2 right now.

Roschon did horrible.

[hornyhorn 109]

3 minutes ago, Tired of Lurking said:

Roschon did horrible.

thats an understatement

[cdain3 3454]

Eric Nahlin

Information seems to be mixed on whether or not Mater Dei (Santa Ana, CA) five-star wide receiver Bru McCoy signed during the December window. It's either been hinted or reported elsewhere that he did sign, but from the UT point of view that doesn't seem to be the case. If Texas is right -- and I assume they're simply going by what the McCoy'shave told them -- then that's a positive because they needed the Georgia win to make one final push for him before he announces on Saturday at the All American game in San Antonio. I'm pretty confident he did not sign.

[Tired of Lurking 637]

3 minutes ago, hornyhorn said:

thats an understatement

At least Calzada's an idiot who doesn't follow instructions.

[Machinator 32099]

 

[Longhorn94 2448]

4 minutes ago, Johnny Sack said:

My friends’ son made varsity as a sophomore at LT.  play OL. Named Judge Niland.  Any chance he’s a D1 talent?  

yeah i do. i think he will start at RT next year and then LT the following. He has a good frame and is expected to get  bigger. his brother is 6'8 330 lbs and was at IMG for a while but went back to El Paso this past season. i dont think Judge will be that big. he is 6'2+  215 ish now but i wouldnt be surprised if he wound up 6'5 260 ish. Good feet and feel for the position. he did well for a soph on varsity this past season. that was a tough assignment but he worked hard and by season's end was doing a really nice job. needs to get a lot stronger. i think his college prospects will be governed by his size. if he gets 6'5 250ish then i think he is looking at P5/Texas type offers.  

[HenryJames 66052]

He sucks.

[Funk Doctor Spock 12199]

2 minutes ago, Longhorn94 said:

yeah i do. i think he will start at RT next year and then LT the following. He has a good frame and is expected to get  bigger. his brother is 6'8 330 lbs and was at IMG for a while but went back to El Paso this past season. i dont think Judge will be that big. he is 6'2+  215 ish now but i wouldnt be surprised if he wound up 6'5 260 ish. Good feet and feel for the position. he did well for a soph on varsity this past season. that was a tough assignment but he worked hard and by season's end was doing a really nice job. needs to get a lot stronger. i think his college prospects will be governed by his size. if he gets 6'5 250ish then i think he is looking at P5/Texas type offers.  

Holy shit. 6'8??

[Tired of Lurking 637]

Pappoe is really fast.
Thibodeaux is really skinny.

[Johnny Sack 8397]

15 minutes ago, Spider2YBanana said:

Holy shit. 6'8??

Yeah.  He’s huge.  PWO at Miami.  

[Funk Doctor Spock 12199]

Just now, Johnny Sack said:

Yeah.  He’s huge.  PWO at Miami.  

That kid is absolutely massive. What position does he play?

[Gut Wagon 8069]

6 minutes ago, Spider2YBanana said:

That kid is absolutely massive. What position does he play?

LT, LG, C, RG, RT...at the same time.

[Funk Doctor Spock 12199]

2 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

LT, LG, C, RG, RT...at the same time.

Man, that's no shit. Dude is absolutely massive.

[NorLa Horns 1458]

40 minutes ago, Tired of Lurking said:

Roschon did horrible.

So Sam for 2 years. Rising /thompson 1/ 2 years ,then Card?

[texifornia 56959]

8 minutes ago, NorLa Horns said:

So Sam for 2 years. Rising /thompson 1/ 2 years ,then Card?

Please tell me this is sarcasm

[texasstrong12 4668]

It would be surly to cut Roschon out of the future based on a skills competition at a meaningless camp. 

[ClubWhatever 12144]

1 minute ago, texasstrong12 said:

It would be surly to cut Roschon out of the future based on a skills competition at a meaningless camp. 

True but it means we can’t fire beck yet

[Revolution512 1487]

7 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said:

It would be surly to cut Roschon out of the future based on a skills competition at a meaningless camp. 

Hilarious. He’s a perfect fit in the offense.

[satyanash 14485]

(E.J. Holland) AA Bowl Buzz: Intel on Bru McCoy, new DB target

— The Bru McCoy situation is just strange. The five-star athlete out of Mater Dei (Calif.) told reporters yesterday that he signed with the school of his choice — he did not specify if it was an NLI (binding) or AFA (non-binding) — and all the buzz I heard today was in favor of USC. However, this one isn’t completely dead just yet. Texas did converse with the McCoy family last night, and I’m told they did not give any indication that McCoy had signed an NLI. I’ve heard that there is some uneasiness with the McCoys and rumors of Kliff Kingsbury heading to the NFL. I also have reason to believe that McCoy himself exchanged messages with Texas as recent as yesterday.

— McCoy was not available for interviews this afternoon. He did not take part in the joint practice and was not in the Alamodome. Despite all the weirdness going on, I would definitely give USC the nod. I want to make that clear as I’m not trying to drum up suspense or get your hopes up, but there is still something here with Texas. And for that reason, I’m not changing my Crystal Ball… for now.

— Texas is taking a look at three-star Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (Calif.) athlete McKel Broussard as a potential nickel candidate. Texas is obviously still prioritizing Jalen Catalon, but with not much movement there as of late, Broussard could emerge as a more real target during the late period. Broussard is a cousin of Texas linebacker signee De’Gabriel Floyd and was at Stars at Night in the summer.

— There has been some chatter about Texas signee Jordan Whittington getting some time at running back after his state title game performance, and it’s definitely a possibility. Whittington was more open to the idea today and actually spoke with head coach Tom Herman about it a couple of days ago. Whittington still believes he’ll be primarily used as a slot receiver, but he also anticipates getting some carries. He likened himself to former Ohio State player Curtis Samuel, who played a similar role for the Buckeyes when Herman was the offensive coordinator there.

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1 minute ago, satyanash said:

(E.J. Holland) AA Bowl Buzz: Intel on Bru McCoy, new DB target

 

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— The Bru McCoy situation is just strange. The five-star athlete out of Mater Dei (Calif.) told reporters yesterday that he signed with the school of his choice — he did not specify if it was an NLI (binding) or AFA (non-binding) — and all the buzz I heard today was in favor of USC. However, this one isn’t completely dead just yet. Texas did converse with the McCoy family last night, and I’m told they did not give any indication that McCoy had signed an NLI. I’ve heard that there is some uneasiness with the McCoys and rumors of Kliff Kingsbury heading to the NFL. I also have reason to believe that McCoy himself exchanged messages with Texas as recent as yesterday.

— McCoy was not available for interviews this afternoon. He did not take part in the joint practice and was not in the Alamodome. Despite all the weirdness going on, I would definitely give USC the nod. I want to make that clear as I’m not trying to drum up suspense or get your hopes up, but there is still something here with Texas. And for that reason, I’m not changing my Crystal Ball… for now.

— Texas is taking a look at three-star Sherman Oaks Notre Dame (Calif.) athlete McKel Broussard as a potential nickel candidate. Texas is obviously still prioritizing Jalen Catalon, but with not much movement there as of late, Broussard could emerge as a more real target during the late period. Broussard is a cousin of Texas linebacker signee De’Gabriel Floyd and was at Stars at Night in the summer.

 — There has been some chatter about Texas signee Jordan Whittington getting some time at running back after his state title game performance, and it’s definitely a possibility. Whittington was more open to the idea today and actually spoke with head coach Tom Herman about it a couple of days ago. Whittington still believes he’ll be primarily used as a slot receiver, but he also anticipates getting some carries. He likened himself to former Ohio State player Curtis Samuel, who played a similar role for the Buckeyes when Herman was the offensive coordinator there.

 

He too, reads the Surl.

[Atticus 3973]

4 hours ago, Napoleon said:

There is such a VY vibe in this video that I can't help but grin like the Cheshire Cat.

From the #10, to the insane natural talent, to the love of dancing and feeling the vibe, to the all business when it's go time (not saying that VY was a practice warrior, because I only saw him in games).

After USC went up by 12 on the TD pass that also resulted in Tarell Brown's broken arm, I was deflated, because for the first time all game, we were down TWO scores. Then, from my south/southwest End Zone seat, I looked up the Texas sideline and saw VY dancing, having fun, just waiting for the kickoff to go in and put on a show, and I got goosebumps all over my body and I softly said- 

"Oh... We're gonna win."

And then I had a huge grin and warm feeling spread over me, because I knew that VY was going to take over like he had the year before against Michigan.

That feeling is the same feeling I get watching De'Gabriel do his thang before and after he does his drill. Texas will have a VY on DEFENSE for the next 3 years.

YES!!!!!

Also, I could definitely see Whittington doing Jalin Marshall-type things for us next year.

[satyanash 14485]

Mike Roach: Observations from AA Bowl practice

—It was a pretty light workout today for the All-American Bowl teams. The East and West met for a joint practice, and mostly spent their time working in 7v7 and one-on-one in the trenches. Texas signees Jordan Whittington, De’Gabriel Floyd and Tyler Owens all took part in the 7v7 portion.

—Whittington was the lone offensive player representing the Longhorns. He did all of his work from the slot position, but he was tough to shut down on underneath routes where he could get the ball quickly and gain huge yardage after the catch. Whittington showed elusiveness, quickness and great hands on the day as he accounted for several catches and a touchdown.

—The thing that jumps out with Whittington when seeing him up close is his explosion and acceleration. Whittington could go from standing still to top speed in a matter of steps, and that change of pace was giving the defense fits. Whittington showed off a delayed route where he would lull his defender to sleep and then burst past him for a big play.

—There has been some talk about Whittington playing at running back, but I think his best usage on offense is in the slot. Texas could still give him some carries from there, and he opens up the field more for the backs and quarterbacks in the run game.

—De'Gabriel Floyd showed up in great shape, and he didn’t disappoint once he hit the field for practice. Floyd’s strength is his physicality and ability to move in coverage at his size. He was constantly involved during the 7v7 portion breaking up passes and chasing down players headed to the boundary.

—Floyd is going to excel playing for Todd Orlando, and he should turn into someone that Big 12 offensive coordinators will need to gameplan for. Floyd’s athleticism and speed won’t relegate him to a two-down role, but he will also provide a presence plugging and scraping from the middle and rocketing through the interior line on blitzes.

—Another thing that stood out is the respect that Floyd garners from other players. We had the chance to see him at The Opening, and it was the same way. Players are drawn to him because they know he can walk the walk. He carries the confidence needed to progress as a leader on the field and in the locker room.

—Tyler Owens was also slimmed down since the last time I saw him. He showed great movement ability and flipped his hips very well when transitioning to deeper routes. Owens is an elite athlete who is still learning the finer points of the game, but he’s grown quite a bit over the year.

—One area where Owens still struggles is getting lost in coverage. There were several times he ran with an underneath receiver while letting another player get behind the defense for a big gain. Owens didn’t spend much time in deep coverage in high school, so he will need time with Craig Naivar to sharpen the mental side.

—When Owens does make the right read, he usually changes the play. Owens broke up several passes today with his burst and length, and he came away with an interception during the 7v7 portion. Combine that with his size, speed and hitting ability, and you have the potential to grow an elite playmaker on the back end.
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—File the name McKel Broussard away. The three-star defensive back from Sherman Oaks (Ca.) Notre Dame visited Austin during the summer, and he is cousins with Floyd. Broussard played on both sides of the ball during practice, but he looked his best at safety. Broussard is quick and instinctive, and he came away with a few pass break ups and an interception in 7v7.

—Five-star wide receiver Bru McCoy did not participate in today’s practice and was not present.

[Neonmoon 38129]

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— The Bru McCoy situation is just strange. The five-star athlete out of Mater Dei (Calif.) told reporters yesterday that he signed with the school of his choice — he did not specify if it was an NLI (binding) or AFA (non-binding) — and all the buzz I heard today was in favor of USC. However, this one isn’t completely dead just yet. Texas did converse with the McCoy family last night, and I’m told they did not give any indication that McCoy had signed an NLI. I’ve heard that there is some uneasiness with the McCoys and rumors of Kliff Kingsbury heading to the NFL. I also have reason to believe that McCoy himself exchanged messages with Texas as recent as yesterday.

Let me translate these three sentences. 

1. He signed his LOI

2. It is USC

3. But I’m going to drag this shit out because I have to write something down on these articles 

[Bevo14 8311]

2 minutes ago, satyanash said:

Mike Roach: Observations from AA Bowl practice

 

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—It was a pretty light workout today for the All-American Bowl teams. The East and West met for a joint practice, and mostly spent their time working in 7v7 and one-on-one in the trenches. Texas signees Jordan Whittington, De’Gabriel Floyd and Tyler Owens all took part in the 7v7 portion.

—Whittington was the lone offensive player representing the Longhorns. He did all of his work from the slot position, but he was tough to shut down on underneath routes where he could get the ball quickly and gain huge yardage after the catch. Whittington showed elusiveness, quickness and great hands on the day as he accounted for several catches and a touchdown.

—The thing that jumps out with Whittington when seeing him up close is his explosion and acceleration. Whittington could go from standing still to top speed in a matter of steps, and that change of pace was giving the defense fits. Whittington showed off a delayed route where he would lull his defender to sleep and then burst past him for a big play.

—There has been some talk about Whittington playing at running back, but I think his best usage on offense is in the slot. Texas could still give him some carries from there, and he opens up the field more for the backs and quarterbacks in the run game.

—De'Gabriel Floyd showed up in great shape, and he didn’t disappoint once he hit the field for practice. Floyd’s strength is his physicality and ability to move in coverage at his size. He was constantly involved during the 7v7 portion breaking up passes and chasing down players headed to the boundary.

—Floyd is going to excel playing for Todd Orlando, and he should turn into someone that Big 12 offensive coordinators will need to gameplan for. Floyd’s athleticism and speed won’t relegate him to a two-down role, but he will also provide a presence plugging and scraping from the middle and rocketing through the interior line on blitzes.

—Another thing that stood out is the respect that Floyd garners from other players. We had the chance to see him at The Opening, and it was the same way. Players are drawn to him because they know he can walk the walk. He carries the confidence needed to progress as a leader on the field and in the locker room.

—Tyler Owens was also slimmed down since the last time I saw him. He showed great movement ability and flipped his hips very well when transitioning to deeper routes. Owens is an elite athlete who is still learning the finer points of the game, but he’s grown quite a bit over the year.

—One area where Owens still struggles is getting lost in coverage. There were several times he ran with an underneath receiver while letting another player get behind the defense for a big gain. Owens didn’t spend much time in deep coverage in high school, so he will need time with Craig Naivar to sharpen the mental side.

—When Owens does make the right read, he usually changes the play. Owens broke up several passes today with his burst and length, and he came away with an interception during the 7v7 portion. Combine that with his size, speed and hitting ability, and you have the potential to grow an elite playmaker on the back end.
3COMMENTS

—File the name McKel Broussard away. The three-star defensive back from Sherman Oaks (Ca.) Notre Dame visited Austin during the summer, and he is cousins with Floyd. Broussard played on both sides of the ball during practice, but he looked his best at safety. Broussard is quick and instinctive, and he came away with a few pass break ups and an interception in 7v7.

—Five-star wide receiver Bru McCoy did not participate in today’s practice and was not present.

 

Bru had to go clear out his SC dorm and drive all his shit to Austin. Duh.

[NorLa Horns 1458]

44 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Please tell me this is sarcasm

Sorry. Thought we were in doom and gloom mode

[tittiesandbeer 85]

I was under the impression that once a student athlete sends their LOI/NLI to the school of their choosing, that communication with other schools wasnt allowed. Does that rule not extend to immediate family?

Edited January 3, 2019 by tittiesandbeer

[Sgt. Slaughter 2841]

EJ in 3 years: “Bru McCoy told me that he is contemplating leaving USC to enter into the NFL draft, but I’m reading something else is happening by the way he said ‘leaving’. Still not changing my CB pick until I’m for sure the good guys are out of this race.”

[ousux 5597]

His troll game is always on point. It’s like having a surlster actually on the team for quotes. 

Better than Hagers "what time is it?" In front of cameras? Lulz,

[GotThatFire 166]

2 minutes ago, ousux said:

19 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

 

Better than Hagers "what time is it?" In front of cameras? Lulz,

 I blame that shit for our big 12 championship loss. 

[Bevo 13577]

6 minutes ago, GotThatFire said:

 I blame that shit for our big 12 championship loss. 

So you are the one that believes bulletin board material actually makes a difference.  

[Atticus 3973]

2 minutes ago, Bevo said:

So you are the one that believes bulletin board material actually makes a difference.  

It definitely gives players something else to get motivated by. LJ Humphrey said as much about the nonstop disrespect we got leading into our game against UGA.

[GotThatFire 166]

3 minutes ago, Bevo said:

So you are the one that believes bulletin board material actually makes a difference.  

Yep that’s me the one and only

[Gut Wagon 8069]

20 minutes ago, ousux said:

19 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

His troll game is always on point. It’s like having a surlster actually on the team for quotes. 

Better than Hagers "what time is it?" In front of cameras? Lulz,

That was a solid take by the golden one. Not sure why it even got him in hot water. Last I check, the truth was still an absolute defense. 

If Mgapi can keep from labeling himself a “destructive back,” he’ll be OK. 

[irishtexan 11519]

So Sam for 2 years. Rising /thompson 1/ 2 years ,then Card?

Did anyone notice whether or not roschon was standing by the other QBs when the TV camera panned to him? I hear that’s the only definitive way to project a QBs long-term potential.

[billfromlaketravis 11478]

TFloss bringing straight fire on SpursFans right now: 

- Evans, Lindberg and Card watched the Sugar Bowl together last night at UA Future50 Event. Lindberg and Card are rooming together. 

- Horns247 is convinced the Texas staff and Bru have talked within the last 24 hours. 

[Huckleberry 32859]

Can someone please explain why people credit TFloss every time they post his regurgitated info over here? Nobody gives a shit that TFloss posted it, everyone knows that he just stole it from somewhere else. Here, like this:

Some 247 info -

EJ is convinced that Texas and Bru have been in communication, so he's thinking Bru has not sent in an NLI to USC.

Also reporting that Card and Lindberg have been rooming together at the UA Future50 event and invited Zach Evans to watch the Sugar Bowl last night. 

Edited January 3, 2019 by Huckleberry

[lemonandaturd 4285]

Because TFloss is not a frappe drinking pussy?

[Pato del Muerto 52498]

4 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Can someone please explain why people credit TFloss every time they post his regurgitated info over here? Nobody gives a shit that TFloss posted it, everyone knows that he just stole it from somewhere else. Here, like this:

Some 247 info -

EJ is convinced that Texas and Bru have been in communication, so he's thinking Bru has not sent in an NLI to USC.

Also reporting that Card and Lindberg have been rooming together at the UA Future50 event and invited Zach Evans to watch the Sugar Bowl last night. 

Since you’re into doing things the right way, half of that info doesn’t belong on this thread. 

[Machinator 32099]

4 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Can someone please explain why people credit TFloss every time they post his regurgitated info over here? Nobody gives a shit that TFloss posted it, everyone knows that he just stole it from somewhere else. Here, like this:

Some 247 info -

EJ is convinced that Texas and Bru have been in communication, so he's thinking Bru has not sent in an NLI to USC.

Also reporting that Card and Lindberg have been rooming together at the UA Future50 event and invited Zach Evans to watch the Sugar Bowl last night. 

I think it's useful in knowing that it's paraphrased and summarized information as opposed to copied verbatim from the source. Meaning gets lost in translation.

[Huckleberry 32859]

Well yeah, but you're just hoping there's a forum somewhere where half the recruiting info posts start with "Per Machinator on Surlyhorns..."

[lemonandaturd 4285]

Just now, Huckleberry said:

Well yeah, but you're just hoping there's a forum somewhere where half the recruiting info posts start with "Per Machinator on Surlyhorns..."

It would be cooler if there was.  

[UDontKnow 10445]

31 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Well yeah, but you're just hoping there's a forum somewhere where half the recruiting info posts start with "Per Machinator on Surlyhorns..."

I think Machinator has earned that right.

[Machinator 32099]

31 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

Well yeah, but you're just hoping there's a forum somewhere where half the recruiting info posts start with "Per Machinator on Surlyhorns..."

Damn, I'm out of rep.

[Radical Larry 28609]

I once saw Machinator post the same tweet in a thread twice. I refer to that moment as a "glitch in the matrix". 

[RockyMountainHighHorn 890]

Per Machinator, Texas commit Tyler Owens balled out today and will be in line for a ratings bump with s too 10 day. The same can be said about J. Whittington. Also per mach, D. Floyd fielded punts and would be used as a TE in a Greg Davis offense. 

You’re welcome. 

[Teryor 4473]

Couldn't McCoy have just signed the financial aid stuff for USC?  That would mean he's not fully committed there and the Texas staff could still talk to him in theory right?