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Four-star SG Tamar Bates requests release from national letter of intent

Another player will be leaving the Texas program before ever playing a game. SG Tamar Bates has requested a release from his national LOI.

When a head coach is fired or moves on to a different school, there is going to be turnover both on the roster and in the recruiting world. Since Shaka Smart headed back home to Marquette, two players have entered the transfer portal and Kai Jones has declared for the NBA draft.

Another player will be leaving the program before ever playing a game.

Four-star shooting guard Tamar Bates, Texas’ top signee in the 2021 recruiting class, has requested a release from his national letter of intent. Bates is listed at 6-4, 175-pounds and went to IMG Academy in Florida. On the 247Sports composite, he ranked as the No. 56 overall player and the No. 14 shooting guard.

His loss will severely hurt the Longhorns, especially with how thin the 2021-2022 roster could be. Guard Matt Coleman is expected to leave, while Andrew Jones and Courtney Ramey are still in the air. If all three do decide to test the NBA waters, Texas’ depth at guard will be one of the thinnest in the Big 12.

11 days before his commitment in Aug. 2020, Bates released a top seven schools list. Alabama, Creighton, Iowa State, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon will all in contention for the shooting guard before he ultimately picked Texas.

According to Eric Bossi of 247Sports, the four-star will not be discussing his recruitment until after his season at the GEICO Nationals. As Bates is originally from Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri should be two schools to look out for.

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Former Oklahoma target gets released from Letter of Intent

Former Oklahoma Sooners target in the 2021 class, Kendal Daniels of Beggs, Oklahoma, has been released from his LOI with Texas A&M.

The recruiting trail for the 2021 class doesn’t appear to be over just yet. According to multiple reports former Oklahoma Sooners target, Kendal Daniels has been released from his LOI with the Texas A&M Aggies. Daniels is a four-star recruit and one of the top safeties in the country according to his 247Sports profile. The Oklahoma native is likely back on the radar for the Sooners defense.

Daniels is the No. 1 player out of the state of Oklahoma and his profile shows that the Sooners, as well as the Oklahoma State Cowboys, are at the top of the list for him. It would be quite an addition to the 2021 recruiting cycle for Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch. Daniels would be another defensive back that could find his way into the rotation in 2021 and beyond.

Rating

Stars Overall State Position
247 4 41 1 4
Rivals 4 133 1 9
ESPN 4 172 2 8
247 Composite 4 101 1 5

Vitals

Hometown Beggs, Oklahoma
Projected Position Safety
Height 6-4
Weight 190

Recruitment

  • Offered on Jun. 13, 2019
  • On May 14, 2020, Daniel listed Oklahoma among the top four schools

Offers

Crystal Ball (Prior to getting out of LOI)

Film

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Former Oklahoma target gets released from Letter of Intent

Former Oklahoma Sooners target in the 2021 class, Kendal Daniels of Beggs, Oklahoma, has been released from his LOI with Texas A&M.

The recruiting trail for the 2021 class doesn’t appear to be over just yet. According to multiple reports former Oklahoma Sooners target, Kendal Daniels has been released from his LOI with the Texas A&M Aggies. Daniels is a four-star recruit and one of the top safeties in the country according to his 247Sports profile. The Oklahoma native is likely back on the radar for the Sooners defense.

Daniels is the No. 1 player out of the state of Oklahoma and his profile shows that the Sooners, as well as the Oklahoma State Cowboys, are at the top of the list for him. It would be quite an addition to the 2021 recruiting cycle for Lincoln Riley and Alex Grinch. Daniels would be another defensive back that could find his way into the rotation in 2021 and beyond.

Rating

Stars Overall State Position
247 4 41 1 4
Rivals 4 133 1 9
ESPN 4 172 2 8
247 Composite 4 101 1 5

Vitals

Hometown Beggs, Oklahoma
Projected Position Safety
Height 6-4
Weight 190

Recruitment

  • Offered on Jun. 13, 2019
  • On May 14, 2020, Daniel listed Oklahoma among the top four schools

Offers

Crystal Ball (Prior to getting out of LOI)

Film

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Wisconsin recruiting: Times to know for early signing period

Many members of the Wisconsin Badgers’ class of 2021 will announce or broadcast their signings at a set time later today.

Today marks the start of early signing period in college football, a time where players who have committed to a school are able to sign their letter of intent and officially join the program.

There have already been eight Wisconsin Badger commits that have signed their letters, the most notable ones being five-star offensive tackle Nolan Rucci, four-star defensive end T.J. Bollers, four-star offensive tackle Riley Mahlman and four-star tight end Jack Pugh.

The signings will be announced throughout the day and you can follow live updates on who signs their letter at our live signing day tracker.

There are some commits, though, that announced a time later today when they will broadcast putting the pen to paper.

Here are times to know for the early signing period:

  • WR Markus Allen will broadcast his signing at 6:00 p.m.

  • DE Ayo Adebogun will be signing his letter at 1:30 p.m.
  • DE T.J. Bollers will sign at noon

 

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Lady Vols basketball signs two four-star recruits

Lady Vols basketball signs two four-star recruits.

KNOXVILLE — The Lady Vols basketball program got in on the college basketball signing fever on Wednesday, adding two four-star recruits.

Tess Darby, a 6-foot-1 swingwoman from Greenfield High School in Greenfield, Tenn., first verbally committed to UT back on October 18, but the paperwork is now official. The prized perimeter player is rated at four-stars, as well as the No. 33 guard and the No. 144 player overall by ProspectsNation.com; she is given a three-star rating and ranked as the No. 29 guard in the nation by espnW HoopGurlz. She won a state championship in 2018 and was a Class A finalist for Miss Tennessee Basketball that season.

Head coach Kellie Harper had the following to say about her newest Lady Vol.

“Tess is a skilled and competitive wing. She is a terrific shooter and has a high basketball IQ. As a native Tennessean, Tess has a great appreciation of what it means to be part of our university and the Lady Vol(s) program.”

Destiny Salary, a 6-foot guard out of Jonesboro High School in Jonesboro, Ark., is ranked as a four-star guard by both espnW HoopGurlz and ProspectsNation.com. She was a USA Today All-Arkansas Second Team selection in 2019 and earned Class 5A all-state in 2019 and Class 6A all-state in 2017.

Coach Harper also had some encouraging words about the four-star signee.

“Destiny is an athletic and high-energy guard. She is aggressive getting to the basket and defending the ball. Destiny has a magnetic personality that will be great for our team and Tennessee fans.”

 

The two women represent the first high school signees of the Kellie Harper era. She was quoted saying, “both Tess and Destiny are really good people, and we are excited to be adding them to the Lady Vol family.”