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2010 Texas Recruiting Class -- The Misses
Note: Mack Brown mentioned during his press conference that the Longhorns only offered 30 scholarships, but the unofficial numbers indicate 34 scholarship offers. Since it's impossible to know which four of these players did not receive a scholarship offer, this post will operate under the...
Evening Brewsky is Short and Sweet
Sooners lead slightly for Franklin. Expected to announce his decision some time in the next two weeks, Marshall linebacker Aaron Franklin hasn't revealed much about his current thoughts, but does say that he feels more comfortable with the Oklahoma Sooners at present, the result of a longer length...
Afternoon Brewsky Isn't Shocked At Losing Nelson
Nelson picks the Aggies. Two days ago, Skyline linebacker Corey Nelson confirmed what many had anticipated for some time -- that the Longhorns had little chance with the rangy linebacker, as Nelson chose to become an Aggie ($). Rated as the no. 3 outside linebacker by Rivals, Nelson has a...
Afternoon Brewsky Finally Finds Some Material
It's Friday and it's over 100 degrees again in Austin. So before you head out to the pool to have a couple cold ones, indulge in some actual news during the horrible, terrible, very bad offseason. Texas 7-on-7 news is a crack-like substance. Scipio Tex has some second-hand information about a...
Morning Coffee Tries To Help You Through the Off-season
Pleasant-ly surprising. Power forwards who are 6-5 and can throw down thunderous dunks in traffic aren't exactly a dime a dozen, but that one skill alone isn't enough to draw the attention of major-college programs around the country, especially being undersized for the position. Football players...
Morning Coffee Finally Reviews Sunday's Camp (Updated)
But first, the obligatory Lache Seastrunk section. After Seastrunk failed to make it down to Austin for the first summer camp, the speculation here and on other sites was that Mack Brown would choose to move on, as the Texas head coach often remarks that he doesn't want to recruit players unless...
June 7 Summer Camp News and Notes
In an amazing turn of events, the Longhorns managed to retain all 19 commitments over the weekend. A little bit of sarcasm there, but given the two recent defections, right now it's more about keeping everyone than gaining new commitments, especially considering the fact that most of the remaining...
Ahmad Dixon Now A Baylor Bear
Smoke and fire You know the cliche. On Friday, Texas commit Ahmad Dixon, the 2010 safety from Waco Midway, officially confirmed what had been believed for several days -- he was set to become Baylor commit Ahmad Dixon ($). After planning to call the Texas coaches and inform them of his decision on...
Morning Coffee: It's Wacky Up In Waco
Drama in Waco. No surprise there, but the message boards have been blowing up the last several days about a possible de-commit -- Waco Midway safety Ahmad Dixon is seriously considering a switch to Baylor. As of Wednesday afternoon, no switch had been made yet, but Dixon was not willing to go on...
Morning Coffee Has Linebackers On the Mind
Corey Nelson: the only news is no news. Recent updates on Corey Nelson have only served to confirm the long-standing notion that there will be little in the way of news from Nelson or anyone around him. Nelson reiterated that fact on Monday ($), saying that when he makes a decision, it will be a...
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