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Thirteen in the Fold

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.

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