Texas High School Football, Under the Lights: Week 4 Preview

It’s very cool that they webcast their games. I’m looking forward to watching Julius Randle webcasts when basketball season starts.

Any Houstonians have any idea as to why Sports Radio 610 doesn’t carry UT football games anymore? Who does in Houston now?

Might have rescued their season tonight.

Not much from Cayleb Jones, who had to leave for a while with a cut on his arm and got into some jawing matches with the Steele secondary, which pretty much locked him down — not too hard when a defense can devote essentially half of its resources to stop the only offensive threat on a team.

Bit disappointed not to get a look at 2012 McNeil LB Tyler Taute, who is a big kid with some solid film who was out with an injury.

Did get a look at 2012 Round Rock DT and UTEP commit Glen Antoine, who is on the small side for a DT and has some pretty skinny legs for the position, making me wonder about his lower-body strength. He also apparently doesn’t have the stamina to play multiple possessions in a row, as he had to come off the field quite frequently — bit disappointing there. He did, however, use his hands well in his pass-rushing moves and shed blocks at his legs pretty well. Solid, not great, quickness off the ball, with a decent motor. Worry about his thin lower body and how that might effect his ability to hold his ground against the running game in college. Definitely a three tech. Cold see how he performed well at the Texas camp, but not a guy I’m clamoring for Texas to take another look at.

Didn’t see much from 2013 CB Dakari Antoine, Glen’s little bro, as McNeil runs an option attack and rarely throws the football. Not sure that McNeil targeted him in coverage until the a late fourth down, when Antoine closed quickly on what looked like an open pass into the flat and deflected the pass, with spun in the air and was nearly caught for a big first down that would have given McNeil a late chance to tie or take the lead. Nice awareness and closing speed. A guy to evaluate, but again, not sure that Texas is going to take a seriously look at him.

Its hard to get a read up here in DC with no game footage; seems like its been years since they’ve fielded a more-than-just-decent team.

I’ll have more on Monday, but if Plano is the second best team in 8 – 5A , Allen should roll unscathed into the playoffs