2020 Recruiting - Football

I am very hopeful. Recruiting is looking promising. Personally, I would rather have Bijan over Jase due to better speed but a 5 star is a 5 star and we'll take either of course. Vernon would be an important get also. Go horns

 

Top 5 for 4-star CB Joshua Eaton (6'2,175) from Aldine MacArthur
He seems pointed at aggy (we like Crawford/Rogers @ CB (and Ringo, of course))

 

Didnt make it

 

2021 ATH/ILB Reid Carrico (6'3,218) from Ironton, OH

 

247 thinks S Chris Thompson, Jr. of Duncanville will shut down recruiting after his OV to USC this weekend. They also think Texas is in good shape.


Anyone want to argue with Bucknutz?

 

Some equal time for dad
Interview at link

 

FYI - its 54 min

 

Partial list for the big weekend

2020
DE Alfred Collins, Bastrop Cedar Creek
ATH/CB Kitan Crawford, Tyler John Tyler
RB Bijan Robinson, Tucson Salpointe Catholic
ATH/CB Jahari Rogers, Arlington
CB Kelee Ringo, Tucson Saguaro
S Bryson Washington, Houston CE King
WR Johnny Wilson, Calabasas, CA
maybe LB Justin Flowe, Upland, CA
maybe LB Kalel Mullings, Milton Academy, Mass
maybe LB Len'Neth Whitehead, Athens Academy, GA

2021
ATH Reid Carrico, Ironton, Ohio
CB Tony Grimes, Princess Anne, Virginia Beach, VA
LB Clayton Smith, Texarkana Texas High
maybe QB Jalen Milroe, Katy Tompkins

2022
LB Jordan Crook, Dallas Bishop Dunne
CB Denver Harris, Galena Park North Shore
RB Landon Hullaby, Dallas Bishop Dunne

 

APB/slot Ty Jordan of West Mesquite on campus Tuesday. Jordan wanted to get back to campus before the next dead period (and before he OVs to USC). He has saved his OV to Texas for sometime during the season.
We sort of lost out in the 2018 version of 5-star RB musical chairs. We seem determined to not let same thing happen again this class.

 

Mookie seems like a drama queen we could live without.

 

Hey JF,
Can underclassmen take OV’s? Kids coming in from Ohio, and Virginia must be flying in, or taking the windshield tour. Will it all be on their dime?

 

This rule applies to everyone except mens/womens BBall recruits. Still only one OV to any one school in any sport, any level. And same cap of 5 OVs max.

Due to a rule update by the NCAA, effective May 1, 2019, official visits for all other DI sports can begin August 1 before the athlete's junior year of high school. For almost all sports, this bumps up the official visit date.
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Within these official rules, each school will have a slightly different way in which they conduct visits. Some schools will be able to finance your whole trip, paying for transportation, meals, lodging and tickets to a home game. But this is the maximum of what colleges can provide for their recruits. Some programs simply may not have the money to pay for your entire visit, opting to finance just a small portion of your visit. An official visit can also include having an on-campus lunch or dinner that is purchased by the coach. It doesn’t have to last the full 48 hours—again, that’s the maximum amount but not a requirement.​

Official Visits | How Does an Official Visit Work?

 

Blair Angulo, a West Coast 247 recruiting guru, changed his Bijan Robinson CB from UCLA to "cloudy."


USC is competing directly with us for several of the same 2020s, including RBs Robinson and Jordan^^^ --

Bijan Robinson OVng there now
Ty Jordan OVng there now
Chad Lindberg OVng there now
Mookie Cooper OV this weekend
Chris Thompson Jr. OV this weekend
Prince Dorbah is there this weekend (OV?) ​

 

tOSU been busy trying to interpret Ransom

 

TFB says CB Jahari Rogers (visiting this weekend) might make his decision within the next week or two.

And WR Quentin Johnston of Temple may make in in for the big pool party weekend (=a good sign if so)

 

Someone we used to know
Reminds me of that Tim Irvin pic

 

Thanks great information

 

Man SC is a sleeping giant.
How can that situation get any worse?
Still getting national recruits to OV?

 

I get USC still pulling many top Cali and Ariz recruits. Historically, they are the dominant program in that corner of the nation.

But... Why any Texas recruit would go to USC at this point is baffling. Once great, even dominant, USC is now a train wreck that will likely take time to fix.

 

It will take USC time to get out of the pit they're in. But apparently, their "brand" is even stronger than I had thought with recruits. And I've always considered it strong.

Fortunately, we also have one of the strongest "brands" in the game.

 

big fella on campus today before his last OV to aggy this weekend ...

 

CB for Kendall Milton to UGA.

Anywhere but Norman if it’s not here on that kind of talent.

If you have to tackle a kid like that, you want it to be in January.

 

It's a good thing they suck at throwing the ball because they sure do have some horses that can run.

 

New name on the visitor list for this weekend -- DT Octavious Oxendine (6'2,308) of Radcliff, KY
Octavious Oxendine, North Hardin, Defensive Tackle

Rivals has him in their Top 250 national, ESPN shows him at #8 in Kentucky and the 247 Composite has him as #5 in KY 2020 Top Football Recruits in Kentucky

 

For a free weekend in LA?
Or, for Soso Jamabo at least, there were "other reasons" for the young man to go West ....

 

Card will be on same team with WR Johnny Wilson at The Opening Finals
Good chance to make a connection, or two.

 

Pic from Bijan Robinson's USC OV