Posted February 1st, 2006 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Recruiting
I’ll update this post from time to time today with any news on National Signing Day including who has sent in their letter of intent and any other rumors going around. Most of the guys should be signed by around noon and then we’ll just be waiting around for Jonas Mouton’s decision this evening.
Morgan shocks Aggies and Seminoles
4-star linebacker Michael Morgan was expected to choose between Florida State and Texas A&M last night and surprised everyone when he announced he’d be headed to USC next fall. While the Trojans were in his final three, most experts believed he was headed to FSU or possibly to the Aggies if he decided he wanted to stay closer to home.
The announcement sent the Aggie fans into meltdown mode. He was a critical recruit and one they had been very confident about landing for a while. The Aggies had a down year on the field this season and it’s been reflected in their lack of success in recruiting, Morgan would have been a very nice addition to an otherwise average class.
Latest on Mouton
Seems like most experts are predicting Jonas Mouton will pick Michigan tonight when he announces his decision on Fox Sports West. There’s still people predicting Texas or USC and Mouton has kept things pretty close to the vest, so these are all just guesses and gut feelings. I think in the end Texas just got in too late to have a chance to completely win him over.
Signed letters of intent as of 9 a.m.
According to Geoff Ketchum over at Orangebloods.com, 19 players have already signed their letter of intent to play for the Horns as of about 9 a.m. The following players have been confirmed by the Orangebloods staff:
- Ben Alexander
- Chykie Brown
- Buck Burnette
- Antwan Cobb
- Dustin Earnest
- Brian Ellis
- Sherrod Harris
- Robert Joseph
- Sergio Kindle
- Hunter Lawrence
- Vondrell McGee
- Steven Moore
- Jared Norton
- Phillip Payne
- Jevan Snead
- Greg Smith
- Roy Watts
- JMarcus Webb
- Montre Webber
Steve Moore was the first one in this morning at around 7:30 and there’s been a steady flow since. I’m glad to see Ben Alexander’s name already on the list as I had a slightly bad feeling about him. He’s out of state and several schools from the ACC and SEC have still been recruiting him since he committed back in June.
All letters of intent are in (11 a.m.)
The last six of the 25 man class are signed and Orangebloods has confirmation on them. Add the following names to the Class of 2006:
Now just waiting on Mouton…
Mouton to Michigan (4 p.m.)
His press conference isn’t for several more hours but it appears Jonas Mouton has already made his decision. Lloyd Carr’s official press release on the Wolverines’ signees confirms that Mouton has signed his letter of intent and makes tonight’s press conference just a formality.
That wraps up things for the Longhorns today as everybody we knew about is already in and no one new is really left out there. We’ll have an overview of the entire class soon as well as a position-by-position breakdown of next year including the new guys in the coming days/weeks.
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Matt
February 1st, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Damn, that sucks. I still had some glimmer of hope.
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Brian
February 1st, 2006 at 8:56 pm
Everything I was hearing after Mouton’s visit was very positive, guess we just couldn’t make up that much ground. We need to get on these national guys early this year, with a national title in his back pocket Mack Brown will be tough to say no to.