Spartans offer 4-star safety Zion Branch out of Las Vegas, 2022 Top-100 recruit

Michigan State has offered a top-100 recruit a scholarship in Zion Branch out of Bishop Gorman.

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Something I have noticed over the last few weeks is that there seems to be a recent surge of Michigan State offering players who have already been offered by Alabama. Now, I think this is 100% coincidental, for the most part, but I do think it is highly indicative of the caliber of player that Mel Tucker is going after now that he is the head coach of the Spartans. 2022 4-star safety Zion Branch, who plays for Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, is just the latest player to receive an offer from MSU who is also being heavily recruited by the Crimson Tide.

After a great talk with Coach @CoachMikeTress I am extremely blessed and humbled to say that I
have received an offer from Michigan State University❕🤍💚#GoGreen @Coach_mtucker @MSU_Football @DHill39 @bangulo @adamgorney @GregBiggins @BrandonHuffman @BishopGormanFB pic.twitter.com/PTIFf1zQi7

— Zion Branch (@zionbranch) May 19, 2020

Branch is a 6’2″ defensive back and both the No. 3 ranked safety in his class and the No. 3 player in Nevada. He is also the No. 74 ranked player in the country by 247Sports.

Aside from Alabama, Branch also has offers from Michigan, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State, Oklahoma and many more.

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Chris Del Conte’s savage comment and football in the fall

Locked on Longhorns Podcast returns to discuss athletic director Chris Del Conte’s latest comments on playing the Aggies plus football talk.

Patrick and Cami open the show discussing Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte’s comment on playing Texas A&M in the future. Plus an update on Ja’Quinden Jackson as he recovers from partially torn ACL in December and new contracts set to be approved by the Texas Board of Regents.

They continue their depth chart discussion as they focus on the running back position. The NCAA Chief Medical Officer Brian Hainline’s comments about fall sports making a return. Another power five school has announced they are planning on returning to the practice field in the summer, is this another step towards a return to sports?

ESPN polled over 1,000 fans on whether or not they want sports to resume without fans. The results plus how do the hosts feel about it? ESPN has released their FPI (Football Power Index), where is Texas ranked? Mel Kiper Jr has released his top 25 big board for the 2021 NFL Draft, How many Longhorns are in the conversation?

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Jordan Thomas commits, a look at the 2021 class rankings

The latest Locked on Longhorns podcast where Cami and Patrick discuss recruiting, 2020 season for two players and the men’s basketball team.

Cami and Patrick open the show to discuss the latest recruiting news. The Longhorns lost out on a top wide receiver in Quay Davis who committed to the USC Trojans. Texas did get a top defensive end in the state with the addition of Jordan Thomas as they continue to give weapons to Oscar Giles to deploy on opposing quarterbacks. An update on the 2021 recruiting class with the Texas Football rankings from Dave Campbell. How many top prospects in the state are locked in to join the Longhorns?

Pro Football Focus came out with their Big 12 rankings for the top returning cornerbacks with D’shawn Jamison coming in at number three. What is the outlook for him and Caden Sterns who is projected as a first round draft pick in 2021 according to the Draft Wire. What is the depth chart projections for quarterback?

Despite the fact that the team cannot participate in organized team activities, that hasn’t stopped Vernon Broughton II from working out with his dad. The Athletic discusses classic uniforms and Rivals’ Mike Farrell botches the top 10 helmets in college football. Plus the hype surrounding the men’s basketball team with the Jon Rothstein 45. The Longhorns make the top 20.

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Texas Recruiting: Longhorns lose out on top WR to USC

One of the top wide receivers in the state and Texas Longhorns’ target Quaydarius Davis commits to USC.

The Texas Longhorns had their eyes set on one of the top wide receivers in the state, Quaydarius Davis of Skyline (Dallas, TX). According to 247’s prospect page, Davis was rated the 17th wide receiver in the country and 17th rated player in the state according to their composite rankings. He was once committed to SMU but then changed his commitment to Texas on June 9, 2019. Only to then decommit from the Longhorns on November 11th of that same year.

Despite re-opening up his recruiting, some still felt that the Longhorns were in the running to land the state’s top receiver. However, Davis committed to the Southern California Trojans on May 1, 2020. A school that he had yet to even visit.

How did #USC get Dallas WR Quay Davis' commitment w/out him being able to visit?

"They're recruiting their butt off for me," he told us in Feb. "They're talking to me like strong — strong, strong. More than Texas, you know what I'm saying. It's crazy."https://t.co/zqcazicfB3

— Ryan Young (@RyanYoungRivals) May 2, 2020

Ryan Young of Rivals’ USC website details how hard the Trojans were going after Davis. This could be taken as a shot at how lackadaisical the staff at Texas were in terms of targeting him to come to the Longhorns. This marks the second time in a calendar year that a receiver chose USC over Texas. Bru McCoy enrolled at Texas before transferring to USC, the school he was once committed to before eventually landing in Southern Cal.

Texas Offers 2023 wide receiver from Las Vegas

The Texas Longhorns have offered 2023 wide receiver Zachariah Branch of Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas. The 5’8″ wide receiver can be a weapon.

The Texas Longhorns staff have offered a 2023 wide receiver out of Las Vegas. Zachariah Branch might be small in stature but the Bishop Gorman product is one that you must keep an eye on at all times. He is very shifty and can make plenty miss in the open field leading to big plays.

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Georgia football offers 2022 4-star safety Zion Branch

Top-100 safety Zion Branch from Bishop Gorman recentley tweeted that UGA football offered him a scholarship in the 2022 recruiting class.

Georgia offers scholarship to 4-star safety…

Kirby Smart and the Georgia coaching staff have been on a roll lately, sending out numerous scholarship offers to a number of a talented prospects.

On Monday, Zion Branch, a 4-star safety from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, took to Twitter to announce a scholarship offer from Georgia as well.

247Sports has Branch listed as the No. 3 safety and No. 74 overall prospect in the 2022 recruiting class.

Although Branch is listed as a safety, at 6-foot-3 190 pounds, I could see Kirby targeting Branch for the star position in the 3-4 Georgia defense, using him as more of a hybrid player.

Branch holds offers from Texas A&M, Auburn and USC among 17 others.

Right now, per 247, Southern Cal is viewed as the favorite to land Branch.

On Branch, 247Sports wrote:

“Well rounded defender that can cover, make plays on ball and impact the run game closer to the line of scrimmage. Versatility to fit at various spots, with chance to help out in the box. Natural feel in space and roams the secondary with confidence.”

After a great conversation with @CoachBGA l am blessed and humbled to say that I have received an offer from The University of Georgia❕#GoDawgs🐾@KirbySmartUGA @DHill39 @bangulo @adamgorney @GregBiggins @BrandonHuffman @BishopGormanFB pic.twitter.com/TtZWm6qYJ6

— Zion Branch (@zionbranch) April 13, 2020

High school football schedule: Top games of Week 13

Some teams are in the playoffs. Others are in the championship game. Take a look at the top 15 high school football games of the week.

Some states are in the playoffs. Others are deciding champions.

This rendition of Top Games of the Week features 15 teams in win-or-go-home situations. One team has four straight championships on the line; another is set to play for its 11th in a row.

Take a look at the schedule of best games of the week.

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Southlake Carroll wide receiver Wills Meyer (Photo: Cameron Been/Friday Night Glory)

MATCHUP

No. 18 Southlake Carroll (Texas) (11-0)

vs.

DeSoto (Texas) (9-2)

When: 11/22, 6:30 p.m. ET

Tale of the Tape: DeSoto may have been beaten twice this year, but both of those losses were one-point games. This team is just a couple breaks away from being undefeated. Southlake Carroll, though, is undefeated; the closest game was a 12-point win, and last week, the Dragons won by 78 points. They have been unstoppable behind sophomore quarterback Quinn Ewers and freshman running back Owen Allen. It will take a big performance from some DeSoto player to keep up: maybe cornerback Jabbar Muhammad or Devyn Bobby, or perhaps an offensive weapon like leading wide receiver Lawrence Arnold. More likely, it’ll take a big performance from several Eagles.

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