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  • Dissecting the Junior Days in College Station & Norman

    CJ Vogel

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    Following the massive junior day in Austin a week ago, it is worth taking a look at what the Longhorns will be competing against.

    Texas A&M hosted a talented group of prospects this weekend for a smaller, intimate junior day of their own. A good number of those prospects were in Austin last week and will be competitive recruitments moving forward.

    A quick rundown of the A&M visitors this weekend:

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    • RB Jordon Davison
    • WR Ashton Ansley
    • WR Tanook Hines
    • WR Kelshaun Johnson
    • OL Tyler Thomas
    • OL Ty Haywood
    • OL Lamont Rogers
    • OL Ryan Fodje
    • OL Jonte Newman
    • DL Xavier Ukponu
    • LB Elijah Bo Barnes
    • LB Kelvion Riggins - Committed to A&M
    • CB Caleb Chester
    • S Deyjohn Pettaway - Committed to A&M
    • ATH Michael Terry III

    A couple of familiar names here.

    The big one to me is Elijah Bo Barnes out of Dallas Skyline. Texas is heavily pursuing the talented linebacker and recently were able to see him three times in the past week. 

    Ashton Ansley, Tyler Thomas and Xavier Ukponu were on campus last week as well.

    Texas offered Michael Terry III last weekend on the junior day. He immediately mentioned a top three of TCU, Texas Tech and Texas.

    Lamont Rogers is a big name to keep an eye on. Also on the offensive line are a pair of Bridgeland offensive linemen – Jonte Newman and Ryan Fodje. Texas offered Fodje last weekend on the trip to Austin. The pair will take visits together, also headed to Houston next weekend.

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    Oklahoma had a busy weekend as well. Similarly to A&M, a bit smaller of a visit day compared to Texas' a week ago.

    • WR Emmanuel Choice
    • DL Landon Rink
    • EDGE Max Granville
    • LB Jonah Williams
    • CB Cobey Sellers 

    Jonah Williams is the biggest name here. He was unable to make it to Austin a week ago, however Oklahoma does a fine job here to get him up to Norman. Texas' chances are taking a hit the longer it takes to get him back to Austin.

    Landon Rink of course is a familiar name in the 2025 class. Lancaster's Emmanuel Choice is going to be a big name as well. The 6-foot-4 wide receiver has really begun popping in the recruiting world and Oklahoma is confident in their pursuit of the playmaker.

    Texas hosted Cobey Sellers last weekend as well, though similarly to Choice, the Sooners feel good about where they sit for the Shadow Creek cornerback.

     

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    Bobby Burton

    Two commitments for A&M from the weekend.

    - LB Riggins from Forney can really run. Undersized but I like him a lot.

    - Pettaway is a solid player. His older brother is already on the team at A&M.

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    HookemHorns87

    Lol this is one thing I don't get how is A&M continue to get commitments year after year when there program continues to be a joke🙄 what the heck do they continue to feed these kids on these Jr Day visits etc🙄🙄🙄🙄 lies over and over lol championships🤣

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    Bobby Burton
    6 minutes ago, HookemHorns87 said:

    Lol this is one thing I don't get how is A&M continue to get commitments year after year when there program continues to be a joke🙄 what the heck do they continue to feed these kids on these Jr Day visits etc🙄🙄🙄🙄 lies over and over lol championships🤣

    Can't read too much into this. Texas didn't push for either of those players.

    Not that that matters all that much other than it doesn't effect the Texas board. Still, the players can still be good even if Texas isn't prioritizing them.

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    HookemHorns87
    37 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

    Can't read too much into this. Texas didn't push for either of those players.

    Not that that matters all that much other than it doesn't effect the Texas board. Still, the players can still be good even if Texas isn't prioritizing them.

    No I realize that I'm just puzzled how the Aggies continue to get commitments when they haven't proven anything on the field yet especially with a new coach to is all 🤪

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    David Edwards

    The Aggies' kool aid is served up well in College Station and it's a myth that there's only a  12th man at work when they serve it up. There's a corps in formation handing the stuff out. And the real reason the Aggies left was UT got a network and they didn't. They tried to block our entrance into the SEC.If we thought there was a target on our back this past year. it will be bigger in 2024, no one in the SEC wants us to come and replace Bama as the new Big boys in the league and we already what one could do. Beat Nick by 10 at his place! It's going to be war out there. HORNS UP!

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    SpaceCityWrangler
    18 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

    I also think Texas may start to push a bit more for Granville, who was at OU this weekend.

    Interesting.  Lance Johnson was big. 

    Who do you think is number 2 on Texas’s board for EDGE?  I have Morgan from SOC on my board.  

    And, do you think 2 will be the number at EDGE?  

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    Bobby Burton
    2 hours ago, SpaceCityWrangler said:

    Interesting.  Lance Johnson was big. 

    Who do you think is number 2 on Texas’s board for EDGE?  I have Morgan from SOC on my board.  

    And, do you think 2 will be the number at EDGE?  

    Complete transparency, I think they're evaluating all of that right now. Granville was bigger than they anticipated IMO.

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    Geoff Eneman

    Texas A&M is going to be smart to lock up guys that we might not be pushing as hard for right now. For them they might not be able to compete head to head with us right this second for the top top guys so get the ones a little below and keep working the top ones. They can't cherry pick nearly the same way that we can but you can still get some really good guys early on if they evaluate them well.

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    Bobby Burton
    1 minute ago, Geoff Eneman said:

    Texas A&M is going to be smart to lock up guys that we might not be pushing as hard for right now. For them they might not be able to compete head to head with us right this second for the top top guys so get the ones a little below and keep working the top ones. They can't cherry pick nearly the same way that we can but you can still get some really good guys early on if they evaluate them well.

    Maybe they’re smart. Or maybe they’re emptying the barrel too soon. 

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    Geoff Eneman
    3 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

    Maybe they’re smart. Or maybe they’re emptying the barrel too soon. 

    I think they don't have a choice but to empty the barrel right this second. New staff and now without the SEC selling point against Texas (and OU) means that there isn't much they can say to kids other than early playing time or big NIL $ to try and recruit against us. They need to have a really good season and win against us in November. If we have the season that I expect us to and whip them at their place Elko might be finished before he even gets a chance.

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