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Florida DC stopping by this Texas A&M commit’s school

Sean Spencer is in Texas this week to see 4-star defensive lineman Anthony James in person.

Florida defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator Sean “Chaos” Spencer will continue his travels around the country this week and his next stop is the Longhorn state. Swamp247‘s Blake Alderman reported that one of Spencer’s more notable will be to Wylie East High School, the home of four-star Texas A&M defensive line commit [autotag]Anthony James[/autotag].

The 6-foot-5-inch, 245-pounder has an official visit scheduled with Florida for the weekend of June 3. He also has trips planned to Miami and Washington over the summer. Despite looking at other options, James still says that the Aggies are his team as of now. He’s just making sure that College Station is the best fit for him after being one of the first in the class to commit.

Spencer and running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] have been his main points of contact with UF since picking up an offer from [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag] and Co. toward the end of March. The June visit should add another level of depth to the relationship between James and Florida.

Ranked No. 118 overall on the 247Sports composite, James is one of the premier defensive linemen in the class. He stands at No. 16 among players on the D-line and jumps up to No. 7 in 247Sports’ individual rankings. It won’t be easy to sway him away from Texas A&M, but there certainly seems to be an avenue to get the job done.

Interestingly, the Aggies don’t have a date scheduled to host James but he has said in the past that they’ll get the last crack at him.

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4-star Texas A&M commit will take official visit to Florida in June

Billy Napier and the Florida Gators will get a chance to host 4-star Texas A&M commit Anthony James on an official visit in June.

The Texas A&M Aggies picked up a commitment from four-star defensive end [autotag]Anthony James[/autotag] in February of 2021, but that hasn’t stopped the Wylie East (Wylie, Texas) recruit from taking a look at other programs around the country. One of those programs is at the University of Florida, and James is now set to take an official visit to Gainesville over the weekend of June 3, according to 247Sports.

Running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] has maintained steady contact with James over the spring and things culminated in an offer on March 29. Now it’s time to see what the Gators are really about. It’ll be James’ first trip to the Swamp and he’ll get to meet the staff in its entirety. Aside from Juluke, defensive coordinator/defensive line coach [autotag]Sean Spencer[/autotag] is the only other coach or staffer that he’s regularly talked to.

The Aggies are coming off the top recruiting class in 2022 and they appear poised for another strong year. Stealing James from them would be a nice feather in [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag]’s cap and doesn’t seem all that farfetched. Washington and Miami are two other programs that have scheduled a visit with James and he was at the Hurricanes’ spring game in April.

There’s clearly some wiggle room when it comes to that Texas A&M commitment, but James is making sure that the Aggies get the final crack at him. Until then, it’s a waiting game to see who wows him the most.

James is the No. 118 overall recruit in the class of 2023, according to the 247Sports composite, and is ranked No. 16 among defensive linemen.

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Florida is going after this 4-star DL committed to Texas A&M

Could Florida steal this four-star defensive lineman from Texas A&M?

Four-star defensive lineman [autotag]Anthony James[/autotag] committed to Texas A&M on February 11, 2021 but that hasn’t stopped him from talking with other elite programs over the last year. One of the teams in James’ ear recently has been the Florida Gators.

James tweeted on Tuesday that Florida’s new staff offered him a scholarship, tagging head coach [autotag]Billy Napier[/autotag], co-defensive coordinators [autotag]Sean Spencer[/autotag] and [autotag]Patrick Toney[/autotag], running backs coach [autotag]Jabbar Juluke[/autotag] and defensive personnel analyst [autotag]Joe Hamilton[/autotag].

He’s supposed to visit the University of Miami on April 16, so there’s an opening for Florida’s recruiting staff to try and schedule a visit with him while he’s in the state. James plays for Wylie East (Texas), so it may be hard to pry him away from his home state.

Jimbo Fisher is coming off the No. 1 recruiting class for 2022 and James is one of the centerpieces of the Aggies’ 2023 class. He’s ranked No. 54 overall and No. 8 among defensive linemen on 247Sports’ individual rankings.

Texas A&M has already seen one four-star de-commit from the program (Eli Holstein), so it’s not entirely out of the question that James backs off his pledge as well. Michigan most recently hosted James in November on an unofficial visit for the Ohio State game.

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WATCH: Anthony Jones shares the moment he commits to Texas

Few moments are bigger in a young man’s life than deciding where to attend college. Watch new commit Anthony James’ big announcement here.

Very few moments are bigger in a young man’s life than deciding where to attend college. When you’re a top football recruit, the moment is that much bigger.

Texas had an extravagant weekend for some 2022 prospects and a ton of 2023 guys. Arch Manning may have been the headline visitor, but Anthony James may have stolen the show by announcing his commitment late Saturday night.

Jones was out at dinner when he decided to tell everyone of his decision. He stood in the middle of the room, with a big smile eager to make his announcement.

“I just want to say thank you to Coach Sark, Coach PK (Pete Kwiatkowski)… for giving me a chance and believing in me. With that being said, I would like to announce my commitment to the University of Texas.”

Jones was quickly congratulated by coaches, friends, and family to celebrate the moment.

You can watch the full video below from Jones’ Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CQCtpdxnHGl/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

Jones and Kwiatkowski have gone way back, as the three-star prospect was once committed to Washington. Texas offered in early April, locking Jones into the class in under two months.

Another outstanding defensive pickup for the Longhorns.

On the 247Sports composite, Jones is the No. 567 overall prospect and No. 11 player in the state of Nevada. Listed as an athlete, he is at No. 48 in the country. Tight end is where other schools seem to have been recruiting Jones, making the “athlete” tag necessary.

If Kwiatkowski has convinced a potential jack/x-backer to commit to him twice, the talent is there. Add Derrick Brown to the 2022 class and Texas is going to be cooking with fire on the edge going forward.

Michigan State offers Texas A&M commit, 4-star DE Anthony James

Michigan State is looking to steal a top 50 prospect from Texas A&M.

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Michigan State is looking to steal a top 50 prospect from Texas A&M.

The Spartans have offered 2023 defensive end Anthony James of Wylie, Texas. James announced the scholarship offer on Saturday.

James is currently slated to play at Texas A&M — verbally committing to the Aggies in February. However, that may not be as concrete as expected with James telling Corey Robinson of 247Sports that he hopes to visit Michigan State next month.

James — who is originally from Flint, Mich. — is ranked as the No. 47 overall recruit and No. 5 strong side defensive end in the 2023 class by 247Sports. He currently holds scholarship offers from numerous big-time programs, including Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Virginia Tech.

With James committed to Texas A&M, it is certainly an uphill battle for the Spartans to pry him away from the Aggies. But this is a kid to surely keep an eye on and see if the Spartans can try to bring him back to the mitten state.

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