Mack's up to his usual tricks, and is in the process of sealing up the top talent in the state of Texas, with twelve top athletes already pledging allegiance to the Burnt Orange. It looks like he's going to pass on Russell Shepard, but by all appearances the Horns will land 4-5 of the top 10 in the state... all of whom are also on the Rivals Top 100!
Update [2008-3-3 14:10:1 by patienthornsfan]: Add Tight End Barrett Matthews
Commits to date:
Thomas Ashcraft OL
Eryon Barnett DB
Marcus Davis DB
Garrett Gilbert QB
Dominique Jones DE
Paden Kelley OL
Kyle Kriegel DE
Patrick Nkwopara LB
Garrett Porter OL
Greg Timmons WR
Kenny Vaccaro DB
Chris Whaley RB
Barrett Matthews TE
Top Prospects:
Jamarkus McFarland DT
Kevin Brent DB
Mason Walters OL
Dexter Pratt ATH
Emory Blake WR
Russell Shepard QB/ATH/WR/RB/S/DB/???
Alex Okafor DE
If we land Walters, this OL class will rival the major haul we scored in 2007 (Hix, Huey, Allen, McGaskey). The DB class is already solid (and sorely needed), so adding Brent would be the icing on the cake. We have a top RB to replace Charles, and one of the top QB's in the country. We still need a couple of DT's and at least one more at DE and WR but there are plenty of prospects at those positions so we'll trust Mack to nail down the best.