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Report: Four-star RB Christian Clark sets official visit to Texas

One of the top rated running backs in the 2024 recruiting cycle is set to make an official visit to Texas.

One of the top rated running backs in the 2024 recruiting cycle is set to make an official visit to Texas. Inside Texas reports Christian Clark is expected to make the trip to Austin in June.

247Sports’ composite lists Clark as the No. 3 player in the state of Arizona and a top-300 prospect nationally. He holds close to 30 offers, including Alabama, Georgia, USC and Florida State.

Texas running backs coach Tashard Choice sees Clark as a potential star.

“He said that when he watched my film. He was like, ‘this is literally a mini Bijan, another one.’ That means a lot, that he recognizes my talent for Bijan’s because I think he should be a top-five pick this year.”

Clark rushed for 737 yards and 11 touchdowns on seven yards per carry, also showing versatility by snagging 37 passes for 368 yards and five scores in his junior season. He is a hard-nosed runner with excellent breakaway speed and physicality.

Texas sits in good shape with the talented ball carrier. The Longhorns received a recent recruiting prediction for Clark in their favor.

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Texas RB commit Cedric Baxter Jr puts up another star showing

Cedric Baxter Jr is off to a dominant start to his senior season. 

Four-star running back Cedric Baxter Jr is off to a dominant start to his senior season.

The Texas Longhorn commit exploded for 201 yards and three touchdowns while leading Edgewater High School to a 28-19 win on Friday.

Big-time performances like this are becoming a common occurrence for Baxter. He has already surpassed 1,000 rushing yards through just five games to start the year.

Baxter is listed as the No. 2 running back in the nation and the No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Florida according to the 247Sports composite rankings. His play on the field is proving Baxter is worthy of a rankings bump in the near future.

Texas coaches are chomping at the bit to get Baxter on campus. He brings game-breaking speed along with a powerful running style. Baxter has the looks of a future superstar at the next level.

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2023 four-star running back Cedric Baxter commits to Texas

Hook ’em! Cedric Baxter is On3’s No. 1 running back in the country for the 2023 class.

Texas’ fantastic summer on the recruiting trail continues as the Longhorns have added four-star running back Cedric Baxter to its 2023 class. Continue reading “2023 four-star running back Cedric Baxter commits to Texas”

Elite RB Cedric Baxter Jr. sets official visit with Texas

Baxter is one of Texas’ top priorities for the 2023 cycle.

Texas will have some elite talents on campus this summer as official visit announcements continue to roll in for the Longhorns.

Four-star running back Cedric Baxter Jr. is the next high profile recruit to lock in an official visit date. The Orlando product will be in Austin from June 10-12.

247Sports ranks Baxter as the No. 2 running back in the country and the No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Florida. He turned in an all-state junior campaign where he rushed for 1,718 yards and 26 touchdowns on an 8.3 yards per carry clip.

Recruiting analyst Andrew Ivins of 247Sports gave high praise for Baxter in his scouting report, even comparing him to former Alabama running back Brian Robinson.

A potential workhorse or feature back. The first one off the bus with his 6-foot-1, 215-pound frame. Could eventually push 230 pounds or more once in a college strength program. Played primarily safety and a little wide receiver before settling in as the starting running back at one of Orlando’s top high school programs. Produced right away as a junior averaging just over 8.5 yards per carry while facing stiff competition week in and week out. Owns a bit of an upright running style, but makes it work as he quickly picks a lane and attacks it with a full head of steam. Does a nice job of navigating his way through traffic and will use swift little cuts to get around defenders. More than capable of breaking multiple arms tackles and seems to always be falling forward.

Baxter named Texas in his top five schools along with Florida, Miami, Texas A&M and Arkansas.

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Texas among top five schools for four-star RB Javin Simpkins

Texas makes the cut for one of the top running backs out of Florida.

Four-star running back Javin Simpkins released his top five schools on Wednesday. Texas made the cut for the speedster along with Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Louisville and UCF.

The Florida native ranks as the No. 21 running back and the No. 285 overall prospect in the 2023 cycle.

Andrew Ivins of 247Sports spoke highly of Simpkins in his scouting report, specifically about his versatility out of the backfield.

A tempo-based runner with receiving upside that has had plenty of success moving the chains against stiff Miami-Dade competition on Friday nights. Under 5-foot-10, but uses that lower center of gravity to his advantage as he shifts his weight from side to side while looking for a crease in a defense. Impressive start-stop burst allows him to get out of trouble more times than not and make would-be tacklers miss in the box. So does an A1 spin move that might be the best out of anyone in his class. Has worked primarily out of a single-back spread attack the past few years and made a difference in the screen game, which is always encouraging in an era of football where so many want to air it out.

Simpkins missed much of his junior campaign while dealing with a shoulder injury but averaged over 10 yards per carry and scored five touchdowns in the four games he did play.

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Report: Four-star RB Rueben Owens to visit Texas on back-to-back weekends

Texas may have both Arch Manning and Rueben Owens on campus at the same time.

One of Texas’ biggest targets in the class of 2023 is set to visit campus on back-to-back weekends during spring practice.

On3Sports’ Gerry Hamilton reports four-star running back Rueben Owens will check out the program over the last weekend of March and the first weekend of April.

Owens is a former Texas commit, but the Longhorns are still very much in the thick of his recruitment. He has expressed interest in playing with five-star quarterback Arch Manning, who is also expected on campus the final weekend of March.

The El Campo product was named 2021 MaxPreps National Junior of the year after rushing for close to 3,000 yards and scoring 46 total touchdowns. One of the most dominant seasons from a running back in recent Texas High School Football memory.

Texas is looking to build some early momentum in the 2023 recruiting cycle.

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Four-star running back Jeremiah Cobb recently picked up Auburn offer

Auburn offers the top running back in the state of Alabama.

The top running back in the state of Alabama recently picked up an offer from the Auburn staff. Jeremiah Cobb is rated as a top 20 player in the state among the top 150 according to Rivals.

Cobb will be a key target for the Auburn staff in the upcoming 2023 recruiting cycle. It is one of the most talented classes for the state of Alabama in some time. Auburn has shown what running backs can do on the Plains. Tank Bigsby is among the top backs in the country and Jarquez Hunter is trending up for Auburn.

Adding Cobb next year will give him an opportunity to contribute early on after Bigsby likely jumps to the NFL following this season. He could see time during the freshman campaign, much like Hunter did in 2021.

Jeremiah Cobb’s Recruiting Profile

Rating

Stars Overall State Position
247 3 – 29 40
Rivals 4 141 14 4
ESPN – – – –
On3 Recruiting 4 221 17 14
247 Composite 4 294 19 19

Vitals

Hometown Montgomery, Alabama
Projected Position Running Back
Height 5-11
Weight 180
Class 2023

Recruitment

  • Offered on Feb. 14, 2022
  • No visit scheduled

Offers

Crystal Ball

No predictions submitted

Film

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Running back Trevor Etienne chooses Florida over LSU and Clemson

Four-Star running back Trevor Etienne will go to Florida over LSU and Clemson.

Trevor Etienne made his college choice on Saturday before the All-American Bowl. Etienne chose Florida over Clemson and LSU.

“I knew I wanted to commit at the game,” Etienne told AllGators after practice on Wednesday. “So kind of like a relief, really, and it’s a dream come true at the same time.”

Many thought Clemson and LSU had a leg up on Florida. Clemson because his brother went there, and LSU because Etienne is from Louisiana.

“It’s something new,” Etienne said. “I wanted to see myself doing something new and doing something I haven’t experienced. My brother went to Clemson. I’ve been to LSU a couple of times. I’ve never really been to Florida. That’s something I want to experience.”

Etienne is ranked the No. 183 recruit and 15th best running back in the 247Sports composite. The running back played three years on varsity at Jennings High School in Jennings, Louisiana. Etienne rushed for 4,629 yards and 59 rushing touchdowns.

Etienne’s brother Travis played his college ball at Clemson and is now in the NFL as a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Trevor is much bigger than Travis, and he plays like it; high school defenders looked much smaller and just bounced right off Etienne when they tried to make tackles. He likes to run downhill and get in the open field.

Texas trending for four-star running back Terrance Gibbs

Texas is looking to add a second running back to its 2022 class.

Texas is gaining some momentum less than a week before the early signing period.

Five-star offensive lineman Kelvin Banks got the ball rolling with his commitment on Saturday.

More good news is expected as the Horns have received four crystal ball predictions for four-star running back Terrance Gibbs.

247Sports composite has Gibbs ranked No. 30 among running backs in the nation and just outside the top 300 nationally.

Texas has four-star Jaydon Blue committed but Steve Sarkisian wants to take two running backs for this cycle. Gibbs would fill that hole in Texas’ 2022 class after Jamarion Miller flipped to Alabama.

Gibbs decommited from Florida in Nov. after the Gators moved on from Dan Mullen.

The Florida product totaled over 2,500 yards and 38 touchdowns in his sophomore and junior seasons. A torn ACL in fall camp cut Gibbs’ senior year short before it even started.

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Former Texas RB target TreVonte’ Citizen decommits from LSU

Could TreVonte’ Citizen be an option to replace Jamarion Miller in the 2022 class?

Four-star running back TreVonte Citizen has decommitted from LSU. Continue reading “Former Texas RB target TreVonte’ Citizen decommits from LSU”