Gerry Hamilton
Thursday Recruiting Notes
The Texas staff will be back in the office today and tomorrow as they get ready for a hectic month of June.
OTF delivers some recruiting notes to begin the day.
Xavier Griffin ...
There are clearly two programs that have confidence in the recruitment of 5-star LB Xavier Griffin (Gainesville, Ga./High). That is Texas and Alabama. OTF spoke with a source close to the recruitment Wednesday night, and the source believes Texas remains in a very good spot headed into June OV's. Texas had a tremendous April UOV, and in-home visit in May. OTF does believe Texas leads headed into OV's. But as we will continue to say, the majority of recruitments remain in the balance headed into June.
Staying in the state of Georgia ...
Texas is very much in the mix for 4-star+ defensive lineman Bryce Perry-Wright (Buford, Ga./High). There are family connections to the Clemson staff, which is the concern for the Longhorns. Even with that said, there is some confidence on the side of Texas. Texas A&M is the third school in serious contention headed into June. Miami and Auburn round out the OV list.
Samari Matthews ...
The Tar Heel State 4-star++ cornerback is considered a Texas lean headed into June OV's. Two weeks ago, the thought from a source close was Texas led Clemson. Matthews has now dropped Clemson (they have four DB commits already), and will make an OV to Miami this weekend instead. We shall see if Miami can make the major move this weekend to provide competition for the Longhorns. South Carolina and FSU remain on the June OV list.
Dre Quinn ...
Texas remains confident in the recruitment of 4-star+ EDGE Dre Quinn (Norcross, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian). With that being said, Quinn's recruitment is a real battle with Clemson, Notre Dame, Georgia and Tennessee. The April visit is said to be the best for the 6-foot-4, 230-pounder and his family.
Mark Bowman ...
Texas fully understands the battle for 5-star tight end Mark Bowman (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei). With that said, there is some quiet confidence headed into June.
Also at tight end, Texas has quiet confidence in the recruitment of 4-star++ Heze Kent (Brunswick, Ga./High). Florida and Miami are set to take their best shot the next two weekends.
K.J. Edwards ...
Confidence remains in the recruitment of 4-star+ running back K.J. Edwards (Carthage, Texas/High) headed into June. The June OV's are LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M and Texas.