Texas Adds Quarterback

by Peter Bean on Dec 28, 2006 6:56 PM CST in Texas Longhorns Football

Quick hitter here before I head into the stadium to watch the Holiday Bowl. Texas has added a quarterback to the 2007 class. Rivals reports that Gilmer senior GJ Kinne, Texas' 3A Player of the Year, has switched his commitment from Baylor to Texas.

--PB--

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Make Up

Does this make up for the de-commitment of John Brantley?

by Gibbs on Dec 28, 2006 7:14 PM CST reply actions

GJ Kinne from Gilmer*

he is better than the 3 star rating that he got on rivals

Da' Horns

by number1hornsfan on Dec 28, 2006 7:31 PM CST reply actions

I believe he is an Elite 11

with offers from USC, Tenn and Okie among others.

The only thing holding him back is the character issue. He apparently has transfered schools several times and his dad was just hired by Baylor to coach the LBs.
He could be bringing baggage or he could be a good kid. Only time will tell.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Dec 28, 2006 7:49 PM CST up reply actions

USC may have scouted him

but I don't think they ever made Kinne an offer.

by Defender90 on Dec 28, 2006 8:43 PM CST up reply actions

Transfer

I think his parents had to do with the transfer

Da' Horns

by number1hornsfan on Dec 29, 2006 12:48 PM CST up reply actions

Sweet sassy molassy!

boo-ya Baylor!

I'd imagine Curtis Brown wearing that burnt orange MNC t-shirt to practice probably had an effect.

Cats and dogs sleeping together.

by EYESofBEVO on Dec 28, 2006 7:40 PM CST reply actions

hmmmm....

I did some reading, this kid doesnt look too bad. Of course you never quite know till he gets on the field.

Did anyone else read that his dad got shot when he was coaching at Canton High School by a disgruntled fan. The article hinted that the shooter was upset by G.J. Sr playing his son (big suprise) instead of another QB that led the team from 3-7 one year to 8-2 the next.

But more satisfying than anything else is that the sooner fans were salivating over this kid. Good luck beating out Colt and Sherrod though. Wouldnt want to be fresh meat at UT next year.

by lalonghorn on Dec 29, 2006 3:04 AM CST reply actions

Yah

but GJ led his team the furthest in the playoffs in their schoolm history so id say it was a good move

Da' Horns

by number1hornsfan on Dec 29, 2006 12:49 PM CST up reply actions

Ruh-Roh

Something about this kid just hits a nerve with me. Maybe it's my hangover from John Brantley being such a good kid, and this kid being considered by many as a prick. Dunno. Haven't seen much tape on him, so I don't know if he can play.

My initial thought is that this is a mistake. We have three QB's next year that can play. I don't think they'll RS Chiles because he's a threat on every play. We need him on the field. Then there's Harris who would be a more than capable back up if he doesn't win the role outright. Then Colt. Why not just try to stack up on some serious in state talent next year. Everything I'm hearing is that next years class has some top national talent at the position.

If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable.

by GoHorns on Dec 29, 2006 7:19 AM CST reply actions

I'm with John on this one

I think it's a knee-jerk reaction by the staff to Brantley's defection. There were other, better options at QB that had shown some interest in the Horns - Mansion, Foles, heck even Jarret Lee was interested at one point - and I think Kinne was at the bottom of the list back when we first started obsessing about the 2007 class.

I hope the guy turns out to be a surprise, but I'm not convinced. But hell, he may turn out to be the Nordgren to Chiles' VY, so it may not matter in the long run that he seems to be a bit of a prima donna.

Starting in January 2007, just another Limey Longhorn

by patienthornsfan on Dec 29, 2006 8:17 AM CST up reply actions