Tag: Big 12 recruiting

Texas offers 2022 four-star safety from Beaumont, Texas

The Texas Longhorns have extended an offer to 2022 four-star safety Bryce Anderson of West Brook (Beaumont).

West Brook (Beaumont) safety Bryce Anderson has been picking up steam over the last few days with recruiting offers. The four-star (247 rating) safety of the 2022 recruiting class is the sixth rated safety and 10th overall rated recruit in the state. He recently picked up an offer from former Texas assistant coach Craig Navair and the USC Trojans.

The LSU commit can now add the Texas Longhorns to the long list of schools gunning for his commitment. This marks his 16th offer received before his junior year of high school. Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas Christian are the other three Big 12 schools to extend a scholarship offer to Anderson. His crystal ball prediction via 247 has him at 100% going to Louisiana State.

The two-way player is projected to be a safety at the college level.

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Texas Longhorns Offer 2021 Four-Star Cornerback From Georgia

The Texas Longhorns have made an offer to another player from Georgia, this time cornerback Jordan Hancock.

The Texas Longhorns have been quite busy as of late with handing out scholarship offers to the 2021 recruiting class. You can add Jordan Hancock to that very list. Hancock is a 2021 four-star cornerback from North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Georgia).

Texas becomes the 42nd University to offer Hancock. His offer list includes Ohio State (crystal ball projection of 100%), Georgia, Alabama and Clemson among other top schools. His Big 12 offer list includes Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Hancock recently visiting Alabama on Junior day on February 1st and has a visit scheduled with Ohio State on June 12th according to his 247 recruiting profile.

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Longhorns Offer 2021 Outside Linebacker From Georgia

Texas has continued their flurry of offers with 2021 linebacker Barrett Carter. Listed as an OLB on 247Sports, Carter is rated a four-star.

Texas has continued their flurry of offers with 2021 linebacker Barrett Carter. Listed as an outside linebacker on 247Sports, Carter is rated a four-star and squeezes into the top 100 as the 100th ranked player in the country.

Listed at 6 feet 1 inch, Carter weighs in at 210 pounds. He has some impressive combine numbers, running a 4.59 40 yard dash, a 4.22 shuttle, and squatting 400 pounds. Out of Suwanee, GA, the Georgia Bulldogs are favored to land Carter.

Nearly the entire SEC has offered Carter, as he has 53 offers. Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and TCU from the Big 12 have also reached out, making Texas the sixth team from the conference to extend an offer.

Carter is the 9th outside linebacker the Longhorns have offered, with five coming from out of the state. Four-star Derrick Harris Jr. from New Caney, TX is at OLB and is currently committed to Texas.

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Early Look At 2021 Recruiting Class

With the 2020 recruiting class all wrapped up, Longhorns Wire takes an early look at the 2021 recruiting class for Texas.

The ink hasn’t even dried on the 2020 Texas Longhorns recruiting class but with National Signing Day now behind us on the calendar, it is time to look forward. The Longhorns wrap up yet another top ten recruiting class under Tom Herman. This class however did mark the first time they didn’t finish in the top three based on 247 composite rankings.

So far the Longhorns have seven hard commits. According to their 247 team page, it puts Texas atop the Big 12 for 2021 and top five in the country. Ja’Tavion Sanders is leading the class as a four-star athlete out of Denton Ryan. Here is a look at how the class looks as of February 5th.

  • Ja’Tavion Sanders: four-star athlete, Ryan (Denton, TX). 4th ranked athlete, 5th ranked out of the state of Texas.
  • Jalen Milroe: four-star dual threat quarterback, Tompkins (Katy, TX). 3rd ranked dual threat qb, 8th ranked out of the state.
  • Billy Bowman: four-star athlete, Ryan (Denton, TX). 7th ranked athlete, 15th ranked out of the state.
  • Derrick Harris Jr: four-star outside linebacker, New Caney, TX. 12th ranked outside linebacker, 28th ranked out of the state.
  • Hayden Connor: four-star offensive tackle, Taylor (Katy, TX). 28th ranked offensive tackle, 37th ranked out of the state.
  • Lake McRee: three-star tight end, Lake Travis (Austin, TX). 14th ranked tight end, 50th ranked out of the state.
  • Juan Davis: three-star athlete, Everman (Fort Worth, TX). 35th ranked athlete, 58th ranked out of the state.

So far for the 2021, the Texas have offered 94 players for the class ahead of the 2020 football season.

  • Three Pro Style Quarterbacks
  • Two Dual Threat Quarterbacks (one commit)
  • Six Runningbacks
  • 15 Wide Receivers
  • Eight Tight Ends (one commit)
  • Nine Offensive Tackles (one commit)
  • Four Offensive Guards
  • One Center
  • Six Weakside Defensive Ends
  • Eight Strongside Defensive Ends
  • Three Defensive Tackles
  • Two Inside Linebackers
  • Eight Outside Linebackers (one commit)
  • Seven Cornerbacks
  • Four Safeties
  • Eight Athletes (three commits)

Official List of Texas Longhorns 2020 Recruiting Class

The 2020 recruiting class is officially complete. It was a successful class for the UT, as they once again finish inside the national top 10.

The 2020 recruiting class is officially complete after four-star defensive end Alfred Collins picked Texas over Alabama and Oklahoma. Overall, it was a successful class for the Longhorns, as they once again finish inside the national top 10.

As for the Big 12, Head Coach Tom Herman will once again bring in the top class in the conference. Being No. 1 in the Big 12 for the third year in a row, the Longhorns are followed by Oklahoma, TCU, West Virginia, and Oklahoma State in the top five.

Running back Bijan Robinson is the best player in cloUT 2020, making it three years in a row Texas has signed a five-star prospect. Defensive end Alfred Collins is listed as a five-star to 247, but the 247Sports composite has him as an overall four-star.

All rankings are by the 247Sports Composite rankings.

Five-star: RB Bijan Robinson

Four-star: QB Hudson Card, QB Ja’Quinden Jackson, WR Troy Omeire, OC Jake Majors, OG Logan Parr, OT Jaylen Garth, OT Andrej Karic, DT Vernon Boughton, SDE Alfred Collins, OLB Prince Dorbah, CB Kitan Crawford, S Xavion Alford, S Jerrin Thompson, ATH Kelvontay Dixon,

Three-star: WR Dajon Harrison, DT Sawyer Goram-Welch, OLB Jaylan Ford, ATH Jaden Hullaby

Looking ahead to the 2021 class, Texas is once again currently ranked No. 1 in the Big 12. Inside of the top five nationally, the closest team in the conference is Oklahoma down at No. 18. Led by four-star ATH Ja’Tavion Sanders, the recruiting trail is continually won by the Longhorns. Now, it is time to turn the talent into victories on the field.

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Is It Time For Former Longhorn Roger Clemens To Get HOF Nod?

Roger Clemens missed out on the Hall of Fame class in 2020 but is it time that the former Texas Longhorn get in?

Just a week ago the newest class for the National Baseball Hall of Fame was announced. The class of 2020 includes former New York Yankee Derek Jeter and former Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos and St Louis Cardinals first baseman and right fielder Larry Walker. One name that just missed the class was former teammate of Jeter and former Texas Longhorns great Roger Clemens.

Clemens finished fourth among the candidates receiving 60.7% of the votes, the required threshold is 75%. Each year since 2014, Clemens has been gaining votes that started with just 35.4% and continued to grow until this past year at 60.7%. Under voting rules, Clemens has until 2022 to receive the necessary number for induction or he comes off the ballot for writers. It then moves to a committee that would meet in 2024.

The controversy surrounding Roger Clemens induction stems around the BALCO investigation that stated that Clemens received performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) from trainer Brian McNamee. Baseball purist believe that Clemens doesn’t deserve to be in the Hall of Fame based on this investigation. Clemens never admitted to taking steroids and had he admitted one would think the case against him in the Hall of Fame wouldn’t be as strong.

Given the era that Clemens played in, it seemed to be common place for players using steroids. While it is no excuse, given how Clemens performed before the accusations of PEDs, he deserves his opportunity to shine and be inducted. For the former Longhorn, 2021 just might be his best chance given how voters have been delivering their votes in recent years. It is hard to deny what Clemens accomplished on the mound and for that it is time to make it right.

Roger Clemens Accomplishments

  • 11-time All-Star
  • Two-Time World Series Champion
  • Seven-time Cy Young Award Winner (Most All-Time)
  • American League Most Valuable Player (1986)
  • Two-Time Triple Crown Winner (ERA, Wins and Strikeouts)
  • Led Major League Baseball in wins (four times)
  • Led Major League Baseball in ERA (seven times)
  • Led American League in strikeouts (five times)
  • MLB All-Century Team
  • Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
  • Career Wins-354 (9th All-Time)
  • 4,672 strikeouts (3rd All-Time)

 

Former Longhorn Brandon Workman Looks To Lock Down Closer Role

Former Texas Longhorn and current Boston Red Sox pitcher Brandon Workman is looking to lockdown the closer role in 2020.

Another former Texas Longhorns pitcher is looking for a big year in 2020. For the Boston Red Sox they could have their next closer in Brandon Workman. For Workman his journey started in Bowie, Texas where he lettered all four years in high schooling. During those four years he earned All-State honors in two of the four years and Silver Slugger All-American recognition. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies but did not signed and joined the baseball team at the University of Texas in 2008.

After three seasons with the Longhorns, Workman was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the second round of the 2010 MLB Draft with the 57th overall selection. In 2013 he would be promoted from Double A Portland to Triple A Pawtucket and eventually to the Majors in July. He would be part of the bullpen that propelled the team to a World Series Championship. He didn’t surrender a single run in seven postseason appearances.

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His sophomore season in the majors wasn’t memorable as Workman went 1-10 with 5.17 ERA in 19 games. In 2015 he would require Tommy John surgery costing him the entire season. In 2016 Workman spent the year trying to get back to the big leagues. He would return to Boston in 2017 appearing in 33 games with a 3.18 ERA which was a career best at the time.

The former Longhorns pitcher would be up and down between Boston and minor league affiliate Pawtucket in 2018, although he recorded a 6-1 record and 3.27 ERA in 43 games. He was apart of the Red Sox ALDS and ALCS roster before being replaced for the World Series.

Last season saw Workman finish the season as the closer where he closed out 16 games for Boston. The team wouldn’t qualify for the postseason after finished third in the AL East division. During the season Workman posted a 10-1 record with a career best 1.81 ERA. Heading into Spring Training, Workman is looking to be the closer but he has some competition in Boston. Given how he finished out the season Brandon Workman should get the opportunity to be the man to lockdown the ninth inning in 2020.

2020 Texas Longhorns Profile: Cade Brewer

With new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich coming in could Cade Brewer see a rise in production?

The tight end position has become one that has become a lost art in the college game. Without the player being a freak athlete used as a big slot receiver, the days of using one in the offense are all but dead. Just look at the entire college football landscape, but will the Texas Longhorns be any different with Cade Brewer?

Brewer is your prototypical size at the position standing 6’4″ and 250 pounds. Given his size, Brewer is a perfect candidate to play a big slot receiver or line out wide for Texas. Especially given what the team is losing at wide receiver due to the seniors who are graduating. Texas has talent but Brewer has experience.

In the run game, Brewer is a good physical blocker so getting him involved in the run game is relatively seamless. He can block on the edge or as inline tight end even though that isn’t the best spot for him on the field. He is more of the spread offense type.

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The key for Brewer is getting the ball in his hands and allowing him to use his athleticism in space. In high school, he showed off his leaping ability to showcase that he can be a handful in space. On top of the athleticism, Brewer’s size makes him an attractive redzone target for the offense. He can win the jump balls in the endzone to give Texas another option when trying to score and that makes the Longhorns that much more dangerous on offense.

The question remains on if new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich will use Brewer in 2020. At Ohio State, the Buckeyes used two tight ends but it was more about the running back and wide receivers for Ryan Day’s offense.

While at Oklahoma State, Yurcich used current Dallas Cowboys tight end Blake Jarwin in a way that could be similar for how they deploy Brewer in 2020. During his time in Stillwater, Jarwin secured 41 passes for 616 yards and five touchdowns. His yards per receptions were 15, which is a number very feasibly obtained with an athletic tight end in Cade Brewer.

2020 Texas Longhorns Outlook: The Running Back Conundrum

The Texas Longhorns have a loaded backfield heading into the spring, what does the team do with all these weapons?

One big question that will need to be addressed as the Texas Longhorns head into spring practice this year surrounds sophomore Jordan Whittington. The Longhorns will have a crowded backfield with Keaontay Ingram, Whittington, Roschon Johnson and incoming freshman Bijan Robinson.

Robinson is one of the quartet that won’t be in spring practice since he isn’t enrolling early at Texas. One possible scenario could involve Johnson moving back to quarterback with Whittington coming off of injury and Robinson joining in the fall.

The other possible scenario could be moving Whittington over to wide receiver. The Longhorns are losing two receiver who rank in the top ten in terms of yards in Texas history in Collin Johnson and Devin Duvernay. The five-star recruit is a possible option. In high school, Whittington ran for over 1,400 yards and added another 3,202 through the air.

His athleticism makes him a good fit as he can create space for the quarterback to get him the ball and his elusiveness creates big plays when the ball is in his hands. He was also used as a punt returner and kick returner that scored 69 total touchdowns in three season. He is so dynamic as a playmaker that he can really contribute from a multitude of areas on the field.

The situation the Longhorns find themselves in is a pleasant one, what do they do with a loaded backfield and the spring should give some insight as to how they will deploy these weapons.

Texas Longhorns Defensive Tackle Keondre Coburn: See You Soon Buddy

Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Keondre Coburn has a message for new Oklahoma commit.

In the ongoing war between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners, defensive tackle Keondre Coburn took to twitter to respond to Chandler Morris commitment video as he commits to Oklahoma.

The new Sooners quarterback might have to soon deal with the repercussion of his decision. Coburn finished the season appearing eight games for the Longhorns with 17 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble.

If Morris can win the job and get on the field for the upcoming season, he might just get to feel Coburn’s message in person. The Longhorns will look to get back on the wining side of the rivalry after losing this past season in Dallas.