Mark Bowman update

[HornsUpThumbsDown]

1 hour ago, ElCafetero said:

WHAT HAPPENED????

this is disappointing 

Loins girded 

[DiggsTX]

USC friend (I live in LA, I have to take what I can get...) says he's hearing they're paying Bowman $8-10 mil over the next 3 years.  If so, that's absolute funny money for a TE.

[selfdm]

This one had to be surprising to @Gerry Hamilton. But then again, not shocking giving you never know till you know. 
 

and the whole, it’s only May thing. 
 

but based on all the chatter with him at OTF, was convinced it would be UGA or TEX. 

[Joe Naural]

Whats the chsnce Usc Making play off are like 10%…..Texas makin plaoffs are…70% … Arches odds of hiesman tropy 25%
 

id say Sarks gonna drift off …let usc celebrate… their schedule will enough rope to hang themselves… Sark willswooooop in like he did with those boyz in Cali… Worthy , Sharma….etc etc…. He speaks that west coast jibe … ask Bijan!

 

perfect scenario in my opinion….. 

my two cents floatin here in caribe

Edited May 30 by Joe Naural

[qaertyisthatdude]

14 minutes ago, selfdm said:

This one had to be surprising to @Gerry Hamilton. But then again, not shocking giving you never know till you know. 
 

and the whole, it’s only May thing. 
 

but based on all the chatter with him at OTF, was convinced it would be UGA or TEX. 

In the NIL era of recruiting, expect the unexpected

[Hashtag]

19 minutes ago, DiggsTX said:

USC friend (I live in LA, I have to take what I can get...) says he's hearing they're paying Bowman $8-10 mil over the next 3 years.  If so, that's absolute funny money for a TE.

Money isn’t even escrowed, at this point it’s just the promise of that. 

[Steamboat Willie]

Wow, this sucks. I thought this would at least go passed his visit date. USC must have blown their wad on a TE, very surprising!!!!

[Nuufaola]

Only a couple of schools make decisions like this.  USC is one of them.  With those numbers, don’t expect UT to compete.   
 

we will need to move on to our next TE prospect 

 

in the NFL, a freak TE is worth a numbers buster 

in college, not so much 

[Glass Joe]

7 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

Money isn’t even escrowed, at this point it’s just the promise of that. 

He’ll get a 50% payment on June 30th, and as a California resident, he can accept the payment as a high schooler (he’s still 16, IIRC).  USC wanted to get this deal done before the House settlement to avoid the NIL deal review process by PWC.  This deal is signed and done, there won’t be any de-commitment because the kids dad isn’t paying back millions in December.

There’s a difference in USC being able to keep a recruit from California (where the kid can accept the NIL cash immediately), and US. being able to keep a recruit from Georgia (Justice Terry, E.Griffin, Xavier Griffin, etc).

Texas and UGA were very smart not to pay this kid $8m-$10m as no college TE is worth that amount, and particularly one who’ll be limited by USC’s QB (J.Maiava for the next 2 years….LOL!).

Bowman was a kid shopped nationally to high schools by his father (IMG, SLC, Mater Dei) so this end game is absolutely no surprise.

[ArizonaLonghorn]

44 minutes ago, DiggsTX said:

USC friend (I live in LA, I have to take what I can get...) says he's hearing they're paying Bowman $8-10 mil over the next 3 years.  If so, that's absolute funny money for a TE.

Kirby Smart was complaining that certain programs (USC obviously, Oregon, Tennessee, Miami) are getting recruits to commit quickly by offering $$ during their high school senior year.  The number tossed around was $20K/month with stipulations that if you didn't stick to the commitment you had to pay the money back.  Guessing a player as good as Bowman might warrant even more, right?  Especially before the House settlement goes into effect.

Just guessing, no insider knowledge ... but makes more sense than "I just want to grow the game of golf" oops, wrong sport - "We are taking over the city! All of the talent that’s here, we gotta bring it to USC".  Yeah, OK.

Edited May 30 by ArizonaLonghorn

[Rick]

Is he still OVing to Texas?

[Hashtag]

35 minutes ago, Glass Joe said:

He’ll get a 50% payment on June 30th, and as a California resident, he can accept the payment as a high schooler (he’s still 16, IIRC).  USC wanted to get this deal done before the House settlement to avoid the NIL deal review process by PWC.  This deal is signed and done, there won’t be any de-commitment because the kids dad isn’t paying back millions in December.

There’s a difference in USC being able to keep a recruit from California (where the kid can accept the NIL cash immediately), and US. being able to keep a recruit from Georgia (Justice Terry, E.Griffin, Xavier Griffin, etc).

Texas and UGA were very smart not to pay this kid $8m-$10m as no college TE is worth that amount, and particularly one who’ll be limited by USC’s QB (J.Maiava for the next 2 years….LOL!).

Bowman was a kid shopped nationally to high schools by his father (IMG, SLC, Mater Dei) so this end game is absolutely no surprise.

I’m saying the money isn’t there for that offer. Not about when he will get it or not. 

[Q]

2 hours ago, UT_Ro said:

Dude cause the highly ranked recruits we get stay committed to Texas 

I was just about to write this. Knocks on wood, but this hasn't been a Texas problem. Plus, we should all have our Loins Girded anyway 🤣

[Connor Vaughn]

Big bummer, but it is what it is. If these NIL numbers are true then I don’t blame Texas or Georgia one bit for not trying to match. 

[GDI]

I have trouble believing that number.  

If it is true,  then it's easy to figure out what to do,  just move on.  

[HookedOnTF]

Another in a long line of Riley TEs. Oh, wait?!?!

I'm surprised we haven't made better inroads at mater dei. 

[MBHORNSFAN]

5 hours ago, TexasLonghorns said:

Gerry literally just said it was Georgia and Texas out front and the others weren’t serious contenders. Big whiff 

 

How is it a whiff when Texas and Georgia said we are not paying what you want? 

[syracusehorn]

Who else are we recruiting at TE? Seems like we've put a lot of eggs in Bowman's basket.

[Hookem72]

30 minutes ago, syracusehorn said:

Who else are we recruiting at TE? Seems like we've put a lot of eggs in Bowman's basket.

Kaiden Prothro and Heze Kent

[ArizonaLonghorn]

27 minutes ago, syracusehorn said:

Who else are we recruiting at TE? Seems like we've put a lot of eggs in Bowman's basket.

These two have been mentioned a lot and have OVs set to Texas in June

Hezek Kent, TE, Brunswick (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++ 
Note: OTF believes Texas leads

Also # 2 or 3 TE on 247 - 

Jun 20, 2025: O. Visit  Kaiden Prothro officially visits Texas Longhorns

[Burnt Orange Horn]

5 hours ago, THookem said:

 

Is there a big football trophy for taking over CFB in LA?? I mean besides whatever prize is given to the annual UCLA vs  USC winner?

[Burnt Orange Horn]

3 hours ago, Hashtag said:

I’m saying the money isn’t there for that offer. Not about when he will get it or not. 

USC has some deep Alum pockets if Riley can get into them.

[FatherofMinky]

Bowman is all NIL you would think…I don’t see Lincoln Riley developing and putting TE’s in the league. If it were me, I’d get the hell out of California with their high cost of living and high taxes…. But then again Bowman comes from $$$ and I suppose that doesn’t faze them.

I’m not a huge Heze Kent fan… I think he’ll simply get too big, but who knows. I’ll trust Sark to get it right in the end. Long way to go until December.

[Forrest J.]

It’s worked so far, but one year the slow play, late flip philosophy will not work. 

[qaertyisthatdude]

9 minutes ago, Forrest J. said:

It’s worked so far, but one year the slow play, late flip philosophy will not work. 

Depends on if the house settlement goes through soon