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  1. Roach

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    —Texas landed a big commitment tonight in the form of Brenen Thompson. Horns247 had you covered from front to back on that story. Can Texas make it two for two on big commitments this week? Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy tight end Jaleel Skinner will announce his decision on Friday. How big of a commitment would that be for Texas? If the Longhorns land Skinner, they would move to the No. 1 overall class in the nation. Where are things as of tonight? A source I spoke to with knowledge of the recruitment told me they were having a tough time getting a true read on things. I tend to lean toward Alabama still in this situation, but a different source I spoke with told me that this could come down to the wire. From what I know, no school has been told anything for sure, and Jeff Banks is working hard to make the most of things for Texas. We will keep our ear to the ground over the next 48 hours to see which way this goes.

    —Texas wasted no time trying to build on momentum from Thompson’s commitment. The staff hit the phones hard talking to several of their biggest targets. One of those targets was Frisco Liberty wide receiver Evan Stewart who had a lengthy conversation with the staff tonight. As you may have seen on twitter, the hashtag #EvanStewartToAustin is hot tonight on social media. Not only did the staff pour it on, but several commits have reached out to him. Maalik Murphy is planning to call Stewart tomorrow to put the extra press on him. Stewart is attending this weekend’s game, and I think Texas will look to get aggressive in closing him should they win on Saturday.

    —I spent some time with 2024 quarterback Dylan Raiola this evening at his practice. It’s still early, but I think Texas stands in a fantastic position for him at this point. In talking with Raiola and his father, I wouldn’t be surprised to see them narrow the scope of this recruitment to four or five schools they are serious about before doing as much work as they can looking into them. I can tell you right now they absolutely love Sark and AJ Milwee, and a big part of that is the feedback Raiola has heard through NFL connections. I’ll go into a lot more detail at a different time, but this is shaping up to be a good recruitment for Texas now that they are in the game with an offer.

     

    • Hook 'Em 6
  2. 11 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

    Wiltfong on Campbell's trip to Alabama.

    Fucking Saban needs to retire already.

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    Five-star OL Devon Campbell's family loves the championship culture at Alabama

    VIP BySteve Wiltfong

    The Top247’s No. 1 interior offensive lineman Devon Campbell took his official visit to Alabama over the weekend and his family left Tuscaloosa blown away.

    The Arlington (Texas) Bowie standout’s visit was highlighted by the Crimson Tide’s dominant victory over Ole Miss.

    “Being on the visit at Bama, you see how they’ve been to the Natty the last eight out of 13 years or something like that,” Campbell’s uncle also named Devon said. “From the moment we walked in, very personable, very informative, very inviting.”

    This was the five-star Campbell’s third official of the process having already taken trips to Oklahoma and USC.

    “You know how I feel about each visit, each visit is going to do that but sometimes you feel that at-home atmosphere and they have a championship culture, a championship attitude, a attitude of excellence from top to bottom to the hostess to the strength and conditioning coach, Coach (David) Ballou, he was thoroughly impressive. The first person we met with was Nick Saban. He wanted to meet with us real quick because he didn’t know if he was going to have time because of the game.”

    Bryant-Denny Stadium delivered and everything after was top notch for Campbell and his family.

    “The Alabama home atmosphere was amazing,” Campbell said. “The game was amazing. The o-line gets to show their talent due to the amount of how many times they run the ball. The coaching staff was knowledgable, the coaching staff was inviting and they were real with us. They weren’t trying to sell us on anything and that’s what we like the most.

    “They laid out how they do things and they were very impressive and you can see why they’ve had the success they’ve had. Nick Saban’s home is a lovely home. We had breakfast there this morning. Nick Saban is a class act. Me being a DB coach I told him I look up to him. As I said that he reverted back to it’s about the kids, it’s not me. For a guy of his caliber, we’re playing Ole Miss today and the reporters in the media are talking about me and Lane Kiffin and he said they should be talking about our quarterback and our running back and our receivers and they should be talking about our defense. The focus is on the kids for Nick Saban and empowering kids and empowering football players to be great men in society when they’re done and graduated.”

    Saban and Ballou weren’t the only ones to make an impression.

    “We liked the entire staff, Coach (Jay) V(alai) the DB coach is from the DFW area. He was inviting and making sure we were taken care of. We enjoyed Coach (Doug) Marrone the offensive line coach. Coach Marrone is very direct to the point. He doesn’t sugarcoat it. What you see is what you get. I think the best thing about the staff is they’re all on the same page. Everybody is speaking the same language. It was told to DJ if you are going to commit here it’s going to be hard, it’s going to be a grind, but you’re going to play the best of the best every day.

    “(DJ) had a great time.”

    Next up for Campbell is an official to LSU for the Texas A&M game. He has a fifth trip after that, that is still up in the air.

    Campbell will cap his prep career playing in the Under Armour All-American game.

     

    His uncle is handling his recruitment and I don't think he likes Texas as much as Campbell does.

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