Posted March 3rd, 2008 by Brian
Filed under: Football, Recruiting

Orangebloods.com is reporting that five-star athlete/QB Russell Shepard has committed to . The young man out of Houston Cypress Ridge was thought to be a Texas lock for the last year or so, but after the Longhorns secured a commit from top quarterback Garrett Gilbert the Texas coaching staff pursued Shepard only as an athlete. Shepard wanted the promise that he’d at least get his shot to be a college quarterback. He’ll apparently get that at LSU.

Good luck to Russell, I hope he has a great career for the Tigers(as long as they’re not up against the Horns of course.) I also hope he keeps the door cracked just a tiny bit in case the situation changes around here.

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    kevin devoto

    Kevin Devoto – Here we go again. Shepard wanted the promise that he’d at least get his shot to be a college quarterback. He’ll apparently get that at LSU. kevin devoto

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    Brian

    Dude why do you write your name in each of your comments twice? It’s already posted automatically so you don’t have to do that.

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    Hook'Em Horns

    UGH!!! That sucks very bad, I was sure hoping for him to commit and then put some pressure on Garrett Gilbert, but oh well Gilbert will do.

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