Jett Bush high school film
Had a full schollie somewhere else, decided to be PWO at Texas instead
Part of Bobby Burton piece
" ....In the Alamo Bowl, Texas trotted out Cort Jacquess, a former walk-on, as its starting middle linebacker. Jacquess performed admirably, particularly against the run in the Horns decisive upset win over Utah. Fast forward eight months and now another walk-on linebacker is making his name. Jett Bush, a sophomore from Strake Jesuit in Houston, was put on scholarship this week, and he’s on the depth chart behind none other than All-American candidate Joe Ossai.
Bush was originally committed to New Mexico State until late January of 2019. But after further consideration, he ultimately de-committed and opted instead to enroll and walk-on at Texas. Congrats to Bush for his scholarship and hard-earned success. Here’s video of Bush as a high school senior to wet your whistle:
The Texas walk-on program is thriving. The roots of the program’s recent success goes back years. I’ll never forget a conversation I had with Bob Shipley during his first tenure at Texas under Mack Brown. Shipley, who had been to many Texas games watching his sons play for the Horns, told me he was always struck by the size and ability difference of the Texas walk ons compared to those of other teams. Texas was lacking in his estimation and he thought he could improve it.
He said he felt like in a state like Texas, where football is king, there had to be some real players out there who would be attracted to Texas and who could simply improve the roster. While Shipley left Texas for a while to go back to high school coaching, the walk-on program he started never really got on track. But when Shipley returned to Texas under Tom Herman, he got the support he needed and he went to work.
Part of the problem was a lack of resources put toward the process of finding the players. The regular assistants were more focused on recruiting the scholarship players. But Shipley, and staff members like John Michael Jones, who is credited with unearthing Bush, had the wherewithal and long-term plan to produce a better walk-on program. And it has worked. My hats off to that part of the personnel department for their success as well.
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Will Texas be the next Nebraska in its heyday as it relates to a walk-on program? No, of course not. Nebraska high schoolers were never picked over with a fine tooth comb like ones from Texas. But clearly there is value to be found. And Texas is doing just that. "
