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247Sports reports that former TCU Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson, who was relived of his duties midseason after 21 years with the program, will meet as early as today with Texas Longhorns defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski about potential involvement with Texas’ defensive staff. Here’s what Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian had to say about Patterson yesterday, per 247Sports: “He’s done a fantastic job,” Sarkisian noted during a press conference. “Really built that program into what it is and to make it one of the more desirable jobs in the country, I give him a lot of credit for that. I know that he’s trying to figure out in what capacity does he want to continue this profession. We have not made any determination on if we would want him here or if he would want to be here, but the reality of it is there’s definitely a level of respect for the job that he’s done at TCU.”
WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
247Sports: Five candidates to replace Stan Drayton as running back coach
247Sports: Signing Day Winners and Losers: Travis Hunter sends shockwaves through the rankings
Inside Texas: Thursday: Gary Patterson, Recruiting, etc.
Inside Texas: Inside the gameplan: Did Texas sign enough space athletes?
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Texas RBs coach Stan Drayton accepts Temple HC job
4-star WR Armani Winfield commits to Baylor over Michigan State, Texas
4-star QB Maalik Murphy signs with Texas
4-star CB Terrance Brooks flips from Ohio State, signs with Texas
4-star OT Malik Agbo signs with Texas over Auburn, others
3-star ATH Xavion Brice flips from OU, signs with Texas
3-star edge Ethan Burke flips from Michigan to Texas
3-star WR Savion Red signs with Texas
5-star CB Denver Harris to announce on Saturday
5-star OG Devon Campbell reveals his finalists
Longhorn Republic Podcast: Early Signing Day reaction
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
Austin American-Statesman: Sark, administrators, boosters unite to deliver Texas recruiting win
Dallas Morning News: Navigating many obstacles, Texas A&M achieves No. 1 class to kick off early signing period
Dallas Morning News: Texas football 2022 recruiting hub: Longhorns to sign top-rated class in the Big 12
247Sports: The Insider: 2022 recruiting class gives Texas chance to move program forward and more
247Sports: Mike at Night: The job isn’t done
Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns recruiting: What’s left on the board
BIG 12 BREAKDOWN
Our Daily Bears: Baylor Football: Early Signing Day 2021
Our Daily Bears: 2023 Dripping Springs QB Austin Novosad commits to Baylor
Viva the Matadors: Coach McGuire puts the Big 12 on notice
The Smoking Musket: Zach Frazier named All-American
The Smoking Musket: West Virginia Football Recruiting: Early Signing period real time updates and open thread
Wide Right & Natty Lite: Iowa State football 2022 Early Signing Day tracker
Bring On The Cats: 2022 Early Signing Day Evaluation: OL
Bring On The Cats: 2022 Early Signing Day Evaluation: TE
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: Casting an Adam Sandler movie for every NFL coach
SB Nation: Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer fired
SB Nation: Breanna Stewart thinks this will be the biggest WNBA free agency yet
NEWS ACROSS THE FORTY ACRES AND BEYOND
- If you haven’t heard, Deion Sanders sent shockwaves across college football yesterday.
Deion Sanders flipping Travis Hunter, the nation's No. 1 recruit (and a CB no less) from his alma mater, FSU to join him at an HBCU, Jackson State would unquestionably become the biggest signing day stunner in my 20-plus years of covering this stuff.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 15, 2021