CJ Vogel

For these big recruitments, Sark has mentioned a few times about wanting the early games for big recruiting weekends so they have more time postgame to spend with the prospects. We will see what they end up doing if Cooper decides to visit.

Haha, yeah coaches aren't allowed to tweet at recruits here. So makes sense why it was instantly deleted.

Ojo and the Texas staff were in communication last night.

Feels very Josiah Sharma-like. Loved Texas following the OV weekend. NIL packages get pretty heavy around the decision timeline. Whether or not he ends up committing elsewhere on July 2, I still have a solid feeling about the Longhorns earning the signature.

Would be even better given he has multiple years to develop.

The talented Mansfield Lake Ridge offensive tackle will be making decisions soon. Ojo has gone on record saying Texas and Ohio State are his top two standing out currently, though he did take a visit to Utah on June 20.

I would bet so.

Yeah, unfortunate. He was back in College Station for the State 7v7 Tournament.

Got just enough of a taste just to never see it again

Volantis should be your Friday night guy next year. What a luxury to have him for two more years

😂😂

Hopefully we get more than just one media session to watch practice this fall.

Here is a good view of the zip on Arch's passes.

I know there have been some folks wondering which quarterbacks stood out the most during the weekend in Thibodaux for the Manning Passing Academy. Here are some takeaways from the weekend. *** Washington QB Demond Williams Jr. was named the Air It Out Challenge winner at the Friday Nite Lights portion of the camp. The Air It Out Challenge included four targeted throws – one to the flats, one of the middle, one to the corner while rolling out and a deep shot to a net in the end zone about 35 yards downfield. Georgia Tech QB Haynes King actually had a really good showing in this challenge as well. He went 4-4 on his first run of hitting targets. Quarterbacks that threw on Thursday that impressed: Baylor QB Sawyer Robertson UNC QB Gio Lopez Clemson QB Cade Klubnik Texas Tech QB Behren Morton – One of the big takeaways for me was just wide LaNorris Sellers' frame is. He certainly looks like a full back at times in pads, and seeing him in person only confirmed that his frame is unique for a quarterback. Special player. – LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier looked good in the camp setting. Of course, accuracy and putting the ball where it needs to go has never been his issue. Nuss' concerns stem from pressure, where he folded several times a year ago. – I still think there is some Sam Ehlinger to Sam Leavitt's game. He is a fine throwing of the football, nothing extraordinary, but his real value comes from being a gamer. Someone that will lower his head and will his team to victory. Going to be a really interesting year for Leavitt without Cam Skattebo by his side in the backfield. – Duke QB Darian Mensah is going to be a very fun watch in the ACC this year. Big fan of his. It was fun talking with Oklahoma QB John Mateer at the camp. I had not seen him since he was at Little Elm and committed to Central Arkansas at the time. He told me he never envisioned leaving Washington State, though when the Sooners hired Ben Arbuckle from Wazzu, he knew it was a move that made a lot of sense. Throwing wise, there are some concerns about the height in which Mateer releases his passes from. But ultimately, I don't envision it being an issue. Folks like to point out the competition level at Wazzu last year as a knock on Mateer as well, I don't buy it. He's a very talented football player. – My questions on Georgia QB Gunnar Stockton remained unanswered. I actually did not know he was in attendance for the camp until Friday night. The few passes I watched of his were overthrown or errant. – I am a believer in Alabama QB Ty Simpson in the Kalen DeBoer offense. Simpson looked really sharp this weekend when getting to the top of his dropback. *** On Arch Manning Again, Arch didn't throw on Thursday when the camp counselors first arrived for an hour session with Eli and Peyton Manning. But he did throw on Friday under the lights. How much can you really take from ~8 throws or so? Not much. The quarterbacks were split alphabetically into two groups, which slotted Manning and Mateer in consecutive order. It was very interesting to compare the zip and velocity of passes off of the hand from both. There was more loft to Mateer's passes and more zip to Manning's. Again, take that for whatever you want. Technically speaking, the throwing form for Manning is exactly what you would expect. Pristine and without wasted movements. Arch went 2-4 in the Air It Out Challenge that was mentioned above. *** Quarterbacks not in attendance: Florida QB DJ Lagway – was at Texas HS State 7v7 tournament Oregon QB Dante Moore Ohio State QB Julian Sayin Marcel Reed was in attendance, but he did not throw on the weekend.

Bit of a rough stretch, eh?

I’ll have some thoughts on Arch tonight from the Manning Passing Academy. Overall a cool weekend and solid showing when throwing the rock. Arch does a great job of living the celebrity life and being a good sport of everything that comes with the last name.

I’ve got to give Jon Gruden some words here — he has stopped to take about 150 selfies with campers since arriving about an hour ago. He has shaken every hand and denied no one of a selfie (I should’ve gotten one). He spent about 15 minutes speaking directly to the Nicholls State pass catchers. Then onto each and every quarterback that was attending from the college level. Credit to Coach Gruden, that’s not an easy thing to do.

Damari Simeon has committed to Ohio State

Louisiana is funny

I noted that too, good sign for the Sachse native

I asked Arkansas QB Taylen Green about LB Brad Spence who transferred from Arkansas to Texas in January: "They are getting a dog, really. He is flying around the ball, sideline to sideline and he is a smart player. He has a real good feel for football and really good instincts. He is definitely going to make it tough on us. I love Brad, but it's going to be a fun (game) and I am excited for it."