Gerry Hamilton
Wednesday afternoon recruiting notes
Here are a few notes from the recruiting trail.
5-star Lamar Brown ...
The 5-star DL out of Baton Rouge (La.) Southern Lab has been talking with Steve Sarkisian, LaAllen Clark and Kenny Baker weekly for the last 5-6 weeks. Obviously, that is giving Texas the feeling they can position themselves with a successful weekend to be right there battling Texas A&M, LSU and Miami.
Texas A&M has been recruiting the 6-foot-5, 285-pounder as a defensive lineman the longest. Both LSU and Texas began recruiting Brown as an OL, but changed to DL as Brown began to lock in on wanting to play DL. Kyle Flood went to Brown's school in 2024.
5-star Xavier Griffin ...
Source close to the recruitment remains confident in the Longhorns' chances for the 5-star LB out of Gainesville (Ga.) High following last weekend OV to Ohio State. Griffin is scheduled to make an OV to Alabama this weekend before heading to Austin June 13-15.
4-star+ Vodney Cleveland ...
The Florida Gators made a big move for the Birmingham (Ala.) Parker high defensive lineman last weekend, a locked in source told OTF. OTF has been reporting that Cleveland and a person in his circle prefer he go out of state for college to experience something new and different. If that remains the case, a Florida vs. Texas decision is likely with the Gators ascending. With that being said, Georgia is hosting the 6-foot-3, 310-pounder this weekend, prior to Texas June 13-15. Cleveland is also scheduled to visit Miami June 20-22. Auburn hosted Cleveland May 16-18.
4-star+ Bryce Perry-Wright ...
The circle of the 4-star+ DL/EDGE out of Buford (Ga.) High has been in contact with members of the Texas staff since the Clemson visit last weekend. There is some confidence out of Austin that the Longhorns are very much in this fight with Clemson and Texas A&M. A Miami OV this weekend serves as a wildcard prior to trips to Texas and Texas A&M. There is at least one family member that has warmed up to the idea of Texas as a real possibility. Perry-Wright is a distant relative of former Clemson and current NFL defensive lineman Grady Jarrett.