Anyone have any word on the 2014 class of recruits? Three (Beck, Anderson and Whiteley) were in for the Spring semester. Did any of the remaining 20 make it in for the Summer sessions? Roster count shows 68 scholarship players including the walk-ons that got schollies last season (Boyer, Rose) and the 3 early enrollees. If all of the remaining 20 make it in, the total will be three over the 85 limit. RB Kevin Shorter may not be able to play due to injury he sustained last season but that remains to be seen.
Still missing 3 players, from BON: The Texas Longhorns are having some difficulty getting the entirety of the 2014 recruiting class on campus, as three players have still not enrolled for summer classes, including Texas City running back D'Onta Foreman, according to multiple reports. The other two players, according to ESPN, are South Carolina defensive tackle product Poona Ford and Newton all-purpose back Kevin Shorter, whose career may be over after his spinal injury last fall. There aren't any expected problems with Ford, while Shorter apparently isn't completely finished with the TAKS testing process and also needs to take some online classes. The situation with Foreman, the twin brother of 2014 wide receiver signee Armanti Foreman, seems more concerning and may be one of the remaining vestiges of the Brian Davis regime. The consensus three-star running back is reportedly waiting on the NCAA clearinghouse to issue a ruling about his eligibility. If the bigger Foreman isn't eligible this fall and has to attend a junior college, the status of senior running back Joe Bergeron would determine the extent to which Foreman's absence would hurt the team. Losing Bergeron to his academic or attitude concerns would leave Texas short on short-yardage running backs, a role that fellow senior Malcolm Brown could potentially fill and the role Foreman was most likely to play early in his career. From the longer-term perspective, the Horns will lose fullback Alex De La Torre after the 2015 season, when Foreman would be finishing up his second year of junior college. At that point, unless Texas is able to sign Rockwall's Chris Warren in the 2015 recruiting class, the team would be short of a big running back capable of working as a blocker -- fullback is a more important position for offensive coordinator Joe Wickline than it has been in the recent past, as he likes to use a lead blocker on several zone schemes.
I certainly wish D'Onta luck with the clearinghouse. Brian Davis was not very thorough, and I am glad that our football players are no longer under his guidance. I have no idea why Mack kept him around. Hook 'em!
Hey Poona! Come on down...or over...or whatever it takes to get here. Every day is a new learning experience and chance to improve. Poona Cleared Link2
Ryan Autullo @AutulloAAS · Jul 7 D'Onta Foreman's father tells me the Texas incoming freshman running back must get a B in summer class to gain NCAA clearance. @statesman
