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Texas A&M received two crystal ball predictions for five-star WR Evan Stewart on Wednesday.
Evan Stewart’s recruitment has been quite the roller coaster. Continue reading “Two crystal balls entered in favor of Texas A&M for five-star WR Evan Stewart”
Is Texas the perfect fit for Evan Stewart?
This has not been the season that Steve Sarkisian and the fan base were hoping to have, as the Longhorns are currently sitting with a 4-5 record.
Texas is in the middle of a four-game losing streak, and many fans are having flashbacks of the prior coaching regimes. Tom Herman and Charlie Strong started off their tenures in Austin with 4-5 records as well.
To make matters worse, outside of the Arkansas loss, Texas was in position to win each of the last four games.
When you take into consideration the off-the-field exotic issues, altercations with coaches, and someone recording one of the coaches berate the players for laughing after being embarrassed on national television by Iowa State — the program has not been shown in a positive light as of late.
However, the viral video of defensive line coach Bo Davis has seemed to work in the favor of Texas as a plethora of recruits tweeted their support of the program. One of them being five-star receiver Evan Stewart. On Tuesday, Bleacher Report recently named Texas as the perfect fit for Stewart.
Here is why they believe Texas and Stewart are a match made in heaven:
Texas has just three healthy receivers who have played significant snaps this year. The Horns need major help at the position alongside Xavier Worthy and Jordan Whittington.
Enter Evan Stewart, the nation’s No. 3 overall player and a virtual Worthy clone from Frisco, Texas. The 6’0″, 175-pound pass-catcher is a near lock to be an instant-impact playmaker, and while Florida has hung around his recruitment for a long time, this looks like a Texas-Texas A&M battle.
He’d be smart to go to Austin, where Sarkisian can team him with Worthy and watch them show out.
The Longhorns need a lot of help on both sides of the ball to rebuild after decades of disappointment, and Stewart would be a major PR win for the school.
Texas could likely experience even more attrition at the receiver position, but adding Stewart along with current Texas commit Brenen Thompson, this receiver group can go from dreadful to elite in no time.
Hmm…
In what has likely been the craziest two weeks that the Texas football program has been through in a while, it always seems to get more bizarre. Continue reading “Texas WR targets Evan Stewart, Jordan Hudson post cryptic tweets about Longhorns”
Even with subpar play on the field this season, Texas is in solid position to land one of the top 2022 recruiting classes in the country.
Even with subpar play on the field this season, Texas is in solid position to land one of the top 2022 recruiting classes in the country. Continue reading “Texas among top five schools for five-star WR Kevin Coleman”
That didn’t take long. Texas extended an offer to former TCU commit Matthew Golden on Tuesday.
Just days after Gary Patterson parted ways with TCU, the Horned Frogs are already losing top talent in their 2022 recruiting class.
Four-star receiver Matthew Golden out of Klein Cain High School decommitted from TCU after the Patterson news, and Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has already come calling for his services as expected.
It is no secret the Longhorns have a receiver issue outside of Xavier Worthy, as the group has been plagued with the drops all season long. Golden is as sure-handed as they come, hauling in 20 touchdowns total in 2019 and 2020.
He also offers a bigger frame at 6-foot-1, and even has experience returning kicks for his high school team. He is a top-35 player in the state of Texas and can really help Texas’ depth at the position.
| Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
| 247 | 4 | 187 | 32 | 33 |
| Rivals | 3 | – | – | 90 |
| ESPN | 4 | 252 | 34 | 41 |
| 247 Composite | 4 | 298 | 46 | 43 |
| Hometown | Houston, Texas |
| Projected Position | WR |
| Height | 6-1 |
| Weight | 190 |
No crystal ball predictions at this time.
After a great conversation with @CoachSark I am Blessed to Announce I have received an offer from The University Of Texas #Hookem🤟🏾@KLEINCAINFB pic.twitter.com/1sdSa4N1Ok
— ✌︎ 🏝 (@MatthewGolden_2) November 2, 2021
The Oklahoma Sooners got a much-needed wide receiver addition to the 2022 recruiting class with the commitment of Nicholas Anderson.
This weekend wasn’t just good for Oklahoma on the field. We chronicled before the game, the Sooners would have some visitors in town for their matchup with Texas Tech. At the top of the list sat Nicholas Anderson. He was an Oregon commit and was in town to watch the Sooners play on an unofficial visit.
Whatever took place on this visit, had a profound impact on Anderson as he flipped his commitment from the Oregon Ducks to the Oklahoma Sooners.
Boomer🔴⚪️ @LincolnRiley @CoachSimmonsOU @OU_CoachGundy @SkysTheLimitWR pic.twitter.com/RSdxP24bIg
— Nicholas Anderson (@nicanderson02) November 1, 2021
It should be noted that Nicholas Anderson is no stranger to the Crimson and Cream. He’s the younger brother of former Sooners great Rodney Anderson. It may seem as though a visit in the game-day atmosphere once again was all Anderson needed to make his decision. He’s now the lone wide receiver committed for Oklahoma’s 2022 recruiting class and is a much-needed addition after Oklahoma lost three previous commits at the wide receiver position.
Anderson is tall at 6’3 and is long, lanky, and has track speed. He can fly and he’ll have to add weight but he’s considered one of the best route runners in the state of Texas for his class. This is a very solid pickup for Oklahoma at a position that needed depth in this class.
Anderson may be a project receiver but with his athletic gifts, he’s worth bringing in and seeing how he develops under outside wide receiver’s coach Dennis Simmons’ tutelage.
| Stars | Overall | State | Position | |
| 247 | 3 | n/a | 44 | 55 |
| Rivals | 3 | n/a | 65 | 63 |
| ESPN | 4 | 106 | 22 | 13 |
| 247 Composite | 4 | 237 | 38 | 38 |
| Hometown | Katy, TX |
| Projected Position | WR |
| Height | 6’3 |
| Weight | 195 |
.@FootballKaty is relentless. @nicanderson02 with his second TD today, a 53-yard haul from @CalebKoger3, who has been OUTSTANDING. 42-14 Katy, 0:13, 2Q. #txhsfb @KatyHSPrincipal @khs_live pic.twitter.com/cx3bJACDGB
— Dennis Silva II (@densilva02) October 2, 2021
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One of South Carolina’s top prospects for the 2022 cycle.
Texas is now in the mix for one of the top wide receiver prospects in the 2022 recruiting class. Continue reading “Texas extends an offer to 2022 four-star WR Antonio Williams”
Evan Stewart not turned away by Texas’ losses?
The Longhorns had numerous big-time recruits at their game against Oklahoma State. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a good look that Texas was unable to finish the game for the second consecutive week.
The Longhorns would end up losing to the Cowboys after holding a double-digit lead at one point. There were not many positives that could be taken from the game either, as quarterback Casey Thompson had the worst game of his career, the offensive line is looking more and more hopeless every week, and the defense again got ran all over by Jaylen Warren.
However, there has been two major positives that have come out of the two losses for Texas. The first is the fact that running back Bijan Robinson is an absolute star and is only a sophomore. The second being the fact that sought-after recruits are still viewing Texas as a place to be.
The top wide receiver in the 2022 class, five-star Evan Stewart, tweeted shortly after Texas’ loss to Oklahoma and proved to the fans that not all hope is lost. Although winning is always better, Texas has lost three games already, and still has to take on Baylor and Iowa State. The truth is, Steve Sarkisian is in his first season with a roster of players that don’t all fit the mold of what he wants.
His play-calling abilities that we have seen a few times this season is still a major draw to young players. Stewart tweeted that the more a team loses, the closer they are to success. Perhaps he wants to go in and be one of the reasons the team turns it around?
In my opinion the more u lose… lowkey the closer you get🤷🏾♂️idk I jus have my reasons ig to think that
— 𝓮𝓿𝓪𝓷 𝓼𝓽𝓮𝔀𝓪𝓻𝓽 (@0fficial_evan) October 18, 2021
Stewart currently holds 247Sports crystal ball predictions to Texas and Florida, two schools that have underwhelmed in a major way this season and are both coming off majorly disappointing losses.
Stewart likely sees a receiver group that is not very deep, where he can come in and play right away and be a contributor. He like the rest of us has seen freshman sensation Xavier Worthy be a star, and that is something that Stewart will likely consider when making his final decision.
Steve Sarkisian is hitting it out of the park right now.
First-year head coach Steve Sarkisian is hitting it out of the park right now on the recruiting trail. Continue reading “WATCH: Four-star WR Brenen Thompson dishes on why he chose Texas”
This would be a monster win for Sarkisian and his staff if they can pull it off.
The Longhorns potentially received great news in the recruiting world on Monday.
Texas’ offense has not been as dynamic as many predicted would happen when offensive guru Steve Sarkisian took the head coaching job. While the offensive line has been a reoccurring issue for the most part, one of the main reasons the offense has struggled are the inconsistences from the wide receivers.
While players like Xavier Worthy and Jordan Whittington have both shown flashes of being studs, they have also both had games where they are practically irrelevant. The duo is clearly the best on the roster up to this point, but they need to produce and catch passes more consistently.
Wide receiver has been one of Sarkisian’s main concerns even dating back to the offseason, and he and his elite staff of recruiters have hit that position hard on the recruiting trail recently.
On Monday, Texas received a crystal ball prediction for one of the fastest receivers in the nation for the 2022 recruiting class, four-star Brenen Thompson. The speedster is ranked the No. 14 overall prospect from the state of Texas and the No. 87 recruit in the country, according to 247Sports composite.
Texas 🧙♂️ pick for Brenen Thompson (🏈)
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2022 ATH
🏫 Spearman, TX
✍️ By Jason Suchomel (Oranglebloods)#Rivals #22EFFECT #AllGasNoBrakes ⛽️🙅♂️🛑 #HookEm 🤘🐂— Texas Crystal Ball 🤘🔮 🧙♂️ (@texcrystal_ball) October 5, 2021
If the Longhorns secure Thompson, they are getting a dynamic playmaker who is a two-sport athlete in football and track and field. He won the Texas 3A 200-meter title (21.27) as a junior, and also earned a silver in the 100-meter (10.40).
Landing Thompson would boost Texas’ 2022 recruiting class, which currently sits at No. 5, to the No. 2 class in the nation. He would also be Texas’ highest rated commitment in the class.
Having him and soon-to-be star Xavier Worthy flying all over the field will make life miserable for opposing defenses.
