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2010 GoBR Texas 25 Debut
First, a note about this list -- most recruiting rankings do a poor job of explaining how they go about ranking prospects and the great majority don't even seem to provide any explanations at all. Is it based on upside, on projections about how good a player could end up being or is it based on...
By the Numbers: 2010 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class
25 The number of commits in the class: Connor Wood, QB Houston Second Baptist Case McCoy, QB Graham Traylon Shead, RB Cayuga Mike Davis, WR Dallas Skyline John Harris, WR Garland Naaman Forest Chris Jones, WR Daingerfield Darius White, WR Fort Worth Dunbar Darius Terrell, WR DeSoto Dominic...
Texas Longhorns 2010 Class Overview: The Chosen 25
First three commitments First Junior Day commitments link Second Junior Day commitments link Final LSR QB Connor Wood, Houston Second Baptist* Height: 6-4 Weight: 209 Rating (Rivals): Four out of five (5.9) LSR ranking: no. 15 Instant Analysis: Before various sources started telling Texas...
Texas Longhorns Signing Day Headquarters/Open Thread (Update: All 25 Sign)
For national Signing Day news throughout the day, keep up at SBNation.com. 11:08 am CST: Cobbs now official. The Texas Longhorns 2010 football class is now complete -- the Chosen 25. 10:40 am CST: Still waiting on Cobbs, but it's apparently official that Mr. A&M is now Mr. Sooner. 10:15 am...
With Us Or Against Us: Texas Recruiting Momentum Continues
Somehow, the euphoria from the February Junior Days just didn't last long. Perhaps it was the fact that top-end prospects in the state like Jackson Jeffcoat, Jake Matthews, Corey Nelson, and Darius White had not yet made commitments by late spring/early summer. Perhaps it was the fact that Darius...
High School Playoffs Update: Week 3
Apologies for failing to post the Friday Night Lights Weekly Wrap for the last several weeks. In lieu of that, here's a breakdown of commits and targets still in action across the state as the playoffs heat up. Abilene High 41 Cedar Hill 17 Not only did Aaron Benson's high school career at Cedar...
Morning Coffee Is All About the Lists
Bigs on 2010 wish list. Daniel Bejarano and Tristan Thompson by themselves make quite a pair for the 2010 Longhorn basketball class, but Rick Barnes and company aren't finished, looking for a back-to-the-basket big to compliment the two players already committed. The two foremost names are Josh...
Anatomy of a Spread Linebacker
There's a reason the Longhorns took Garland linebacker Tevin Jackson early in the 2010 recruiting process - he was the linebacker in the state of Texas with the best combination of size, speed, and striking ability in a deep linebacker class. In football, there will always be a need for linebackers...
Morning Coffee Gets List-y
Top five commitments so far. With 10 players having already verbally pledged to attend Texas, but little news in the last two days, it's time to start making lists. Everybody likes lists! Here's my list for the top five commitments already. Feel free to chime in with your own. Taylor Bible,...
Morning Coffee Looks At the Newest 2010 Commits
Early analysis of the first three commitments (Bible, Hopkins, and Harris) is here. Darius Terrell makes his pledge Instant analysis - Terrell's commitment certainly ranks as one of the most unsurprising of the 10 current Longhorn commitments for 2010. He's been a Texas lean for a long time and...
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