Texas 2014 Recruiting Notes(Charlie Strong Edition)

Decommits:

Zaycoven Henderson DT - Longview, TX****
Trey Lealaimatafao - San Antonio(Warren), TX ***
Courtney Garnett - New Orleans, LA *** - Should be noted that he was unlikely to qualify.

Possibly Decommiting:

Otaro Alaka OLB - Houston(Cy Fall), TX ****


New Offers/Possible Targets/Scheduled Visits:

Christian Miller OLB - Columbia, SC ****
Travonte Valentine DT - Palm Bay, FL ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***
Michael Sawyers DT/OG - Nashville, TN ***

All star rankings are from 247 composite

Apparently Christian Miller's dad and Chris Rumph, Texas new DL coach, played together and are very close.


Poona Ford has visit set to Texas already.

The "experts" at 247 are predicting the following commits:

Edwin Freeman S/OLB - Arlington(Bowie), TX ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***

Forgot to add


Commitments:

Blake Whitely TE - Yuma, AZ ***

#24 ranked JUCO player.

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Apparently Christian Miller's dad and Chris Rumph, Texas new DL coach, played together and are very close.


Poona Ford has visit set to Texas already.

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Poona?

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Forgot to add


Commitments:

Blake Whitely TE - Yuma, AZ ***

#24 ranked JUCO player.

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This kid is from Canada!

The rest of Strong's recruits are from out of state......

Texas Strong..........cherry picking the state now as they go nation wide.



also glad someone finally posted Texas recruiting. Was kinda missing it I think in past years its always come out earlier. Thanks

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New Offers/Possible Targets/Scheduled Visits:

Christian Miller OLB - Columbia, SC ****
Travonte Valentine DT - Palm Bay, FL ****
Poona Ford DT Hilton Head Island, SC ****
Chris Nelson DT - Lakeland, FL ***
Michael Sawyers DT/OG - Nashville, TN ***

All star rankings are from 247 composite

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are these guys all flips or not committed yet?

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are these guys all flips or not committed yet?

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Miller is currently committed to Bama but was recruited by Rumph who is now at Texas and apparently Rumph and Miller's dad played together back in the day and are close.
Travonte Valentine is uncommitted.
Poona Ford was committed to Louisville but decommitted after Strong Left.
Chris Nelson is the same as Poona Ford.
Michael Sawyers is uncommitted.



Also hearing rumblings that Vershaun Nixon, A&M commit, wants to set up an official to Texas.

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Miller is currently committed to Bama but was recruited by Rumph who is now at Texas and apparently Rumph and Miller's dad played together back in the day and are close.
Travonte Valentine is uncommitted.
Poona Ford was committed to Louisville but decommitted after Strong Left.
Chris Nelson is the same as Poona Ford.
Michael Sawyers is uncommitted.



Also hearing rumblings that Vershaun Nixon, A&M commit, wants to set up an official to Texas.

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yeah that came out Friday...visits to a&m, texas and tcu...........last I heard(son follows recruiting) Saturday he's Nixed the trips. Who knows...kids need to be sure imo.

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yeah that came out Friday...visits to a&m, texas and tcu...........last I heard(son follows recruiting) Saturday he's Nixed the trips. Who knows...kids need to be sure imo.

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Heard that it got out that he wanted to take visits then as you said Saturday he cancelled allegedly. Then rumors have picked up today that an official to Texas is schedule again but is supposed to be low key, allegedly.


This recruiting stuff gets ridiculous.

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Heard that it got out that he wanted to take visits then as you said Saturday he cancelled allegedly. Then rumors have picked up today that an official to Texas is schedule again but is supposed to be low key, allegedly.


This recruiting stuff gets ridiculous.

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yeah these kids are under a lot of pressure...and for most it's probably the first life changing decision they have to make and then they have coaches, recruiting services and fans weighing in all the time....I bet its not easy for them.

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yeah these kids are under a lot of pressure...and for most it's probably the first life changing decision they have to make and then they have coaches, recruiting services and fans weighing in all the time....I bet its not easy for them.

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Back in HS I talked to a couple of high profile recruits at track meets and such, back when texting was legal with no regulation and phones were crappy 04-06 years. Their inbox was filled with Texas messages and calls from who knows where and area codes I've never seen before. I couldn't imagine it now with twitter, FB, txt, calls, and all other social media.

"Sources" saying after a team meeting that was held Sunday at 5pm that they expect 8-12 kids to be gone by fall camp/next spring.

There is going to be a thinning of the heard no doubt which is not unusual for any program when a new coach comes in. It happens even at small college programs. That just means more scholarships will be available for players that want to play for Coach Strong or fit the player profile he wants. I can tell you this Texas is not about to go away, and for those that think they are is just wishful thinking.