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    CJ Vogel

    Sunday Team Notes

    By CJ Vogel, in Articles,

    I was able to meet up late Saturday night with a source to pass along some interesting team notes as winter conditioning moves on.
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    First off, one of the names I have heard that is making an early impression is freshman cornerback Wardell Mack. The 6-foot corner has been someone that has really adjusted to the world of college football and gotten off to a hot start.
    Next is DT Alex January, who has slimmed down about 10 pounds since he arrived to campus. Something to watch as Texas monitors its defensive tackle room, right now, it looks like January is taking the necessary steps to get onto the field early. We will see how that develops in the spring.
    I have heard freshman EDGE Colin Simmons has added about 15-20 pounds of muscle since Christmas. Word is he is right around 240 pounds after being right around 220 when I last saw him in person in Orlando for the Under Armour All American Game.
    If Simmons is able to carry 240 pounds at the moment, that would be massive for the Longhorns on the EDGE moving into the spring and into the fall from there.
    Last freshman I have heard positive remarks about is Ty'Anthony Smith. The Jasper prospect has taken an impressive approach to college football as the only linebacker in the class. Smith was a late addition but has quickly adjusted to the world of college football. A bit of a slimmer lower body, but a wide open approach to body development is going to be something that might get Smith on the field earlier than expected. Positives all around. 
    CJ Vogel
    Got a text late Saturday night in regards to a 2025 Bridgeland offensive tackle that recently visited Texas. 
    Ryan Fodje is someone to keep a very close eye on for the time being in regards to a potential OU class addition.
    Texas hosted Fodje on the Junior Day where they offered for the first time on January 20. 
    OU was Fodje’s first offer and Bedenbaugh has been pushing heavily to get the talented offensive tackle prospect into the class. Right now, I am expecting OU to find success with this recruitment. 
    Bobby Burton
    ESPN reported yesterday that the SEC and Big Ten are joining to form an exploratory advisory committee to determine the future of college sports.
    That’s big. Like as big as it gets in college sports.
    The two heavyweights of college sports are officially prepping to leave the NCAA.
    So where do we go from here?
    I truly don’t know. Like everyone else, I can pontificate what it should be - 48 teams? 64? - but I don’t know the exact answer.
    The key question I have is this:
    What is the financial model between player, team and league going to be?
    Does college football follow the NFL model of financial parity? That’s unlikely because the Big Ten and SEC have already struck their own media deals. But there could be some abbreviated form of it that makes sense.
    Or do we see more of a Major League Baseball model where there’s a salary cap but teams can go over it if they want. That’s a move that would allow there to be a Yankees and Dodgers of college football, which frankly seems kind of on point. There’s not a ton of parity in college football today and that’s part of what makes it interesting.
    I don’t know which way this will go. But the model they construct will be the biggest question of all because it will determine what CFB looks like for generations to come.
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    If you’re interested in this topic further, I highly recommend reading the report of Yahoo!’s Ross Dellenger. The report yesterday included interviews with the commissioners of both leagues on this very topic.
    I have linked that report below for those who want to read.
    https://sports.yahoo.com/sec-big-ten-uniting-to-tackle-pervasive-issues-in-college-athletics--pressures-are-mounting-172832810.html
     
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