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Video: Mack Brown discusses the newly signed 2010 recruiting class

Brian — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:26:00 +0000

Probably my favorite press conference every year, Texas head coach is finally able to talk about the incoming recruits and sits down and goes over film of each one of them. Great to hear him talk about the entire incoming class and about the strengths of each player. Definitely worth your time to watch the entire thing:

Photos of UT recruits from National Signing Day

Brian — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:38:39 +0000

Some great photos of the future Longhorns making their college choice official yesterday. The photos of Taylor Bible from Inside Texas are awesome. His choice of a Texas fishing/hunting choice is perfect if you heard how country he is during Under Armour game interviews. Check out a selection of the photos below:

Reggie Wilson

Darius Terrell

Jackson Jeffcoat

Tevin Jackson & Adrian Phillips

Taylor Bible

Be sure to head over to Inside Texas, Statesman.com, and DallasNews.com for more photos of these recruits and all the future Horns.

Letters of Intent roll in on National Signing Day

Brian — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:14:32 +0000

The first Wednesday of every February is the big one for recruitniks. is the first day high school seniors can sign their National Letter of Intent to play college football. A Letter of Intent is a binding agreement between a player and a school so more changing their mind or flip flopping after their name is on the paper.

The Texas Longhorns don’t expect any big news, they got their big fish last Friday, but this is the day when the members of the Horns’ fantastic 2010 recruiting class can make it truly official. Three players are already enrolled and on campus, so 25 22 young men will be faxing in their letters today.

We’ll have updates throughout the day as the letters come in on Twitter at @40AcresSports and here on this page. Most of the action should take place in the morning so stay tuned.

Confirmed* Letters of Intent

(first one in at 6am)
(this one had me a little nervous after weekend rumors)
(after how long it took to bring him in over OU, glad he was in early)
(last one is in!)

Spring Enrollees

Updates…

RT @InsideTexas: Aaron Benson has signed his Letter of Intent to play for Texas. 12 to go. #ut (8:25am)

DE Greg Daniels, LB Tevin Jackson & DB Adrian Phillips are in. Daniels came up in recent decommit rumors so good to see his LOI in. #ut (8:40am)

According to @InsideTexas, record setting Cayuga RB Traylon Shead has sent in his LOI. #ut (9:10am)

RT @gkketch: Breaking news in recruiting. Multiple outlets have Dallas Skyline LB Corey Nelson signing with OU instead of Texas A&M today (9:25am)

RT @gkketch: Just spoke with Fort Worth WR Darius White and he told me that he’s signing and faxing to Texas as I type. 19 of 25 confirmed. (9:30am)

Only a few guys left to sign. A little nervous that Jackson Jeffcoat and out of state ATH Demarco Cobbs are 2 of them. #UT (9:37am)

RT @gkketch: 24 of the 25 commitments for Texas have signed and faxed in their letters. We’re only waiting on DeMarco Cobbs, who signs a … (10:44am)

RT @jeff_howe: Just talked with Demarco Cobbs. He has signed and sent his LOI to #ut. Texas has now signed all 25 verbal commitments. #ut (11:20am)

*Information on confirmed LOI from Orangebloods.com and Inside Texas.

Photos of Texas recruits from Under Armour All-American game

Brian — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:56:17 +0000

Five future Longhorns watch Darius White commit to join them on the Jumbotron. (Image: ESPN)

The 2010 Under Armour All-American game was a big one for Texas fans and for several future Longhorns. There was a fun week of events, incredible learning opportunities with top coaches and players and practices, and the week ended with an exciting (but very sloppy) game where the Black Team won big. Check out a few photos of the game above and below but be sure to check the ESPN and Rivals for more, higher resolution images.

LB Aaron Benson

CB Adrian White

WR Darius White

WR Darius White 2

WR Mike Davis

WR Mike Davis 2

Future Texas DT Taylor Bible talks about his Under Armour performance

Brian — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:55:54 +0000

One of the best players on the field during Saturday’s game was defensive tackle . He played solid in the middle of the dominant Black Team defense, got frequent push, and made a few plays in the backfield. In the interview below, Bible talks to ESPN about how he and his teammates played, and about his future as a possible running back…

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Six future Horns to play in 2010 Under Armour All-American Game

Brian — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:32:15 +0000

Future Horn Adrian White (#8) covers a wide receiver in Under Armour practice. (Image: ESPN)

The Longhorns are still focused on the big prize with the national title game looming Thursday, but fans need to pay attention to the future by checking out today’s Under Armour All-America Game live on ESPN at 10am Central.

One of two major high school all star games, the Under Armour game features six future Horns and three huge remaining targets. Keep an eye on the wide receiver position for both teams as and are two of the Horns’ latest and most explosive commits, and 5-star stud is expected to announce his future destination during the game. The Black Team defense is loaded with Horns. Defensive tackles and will be backed by linebackers who all may end up playing for the Horns in commit and targets and .

The positions and numbers of all the Texas commits and targets are listed below:

White Team

Name	Number	Position	Commit?	Ranking
	10	Wide Receiver	Yes

Black Team

Number	Position	Commit?
1	Linebacker	Yes
2	Wide Receiver	Yes
4	Wide Receiver	No
8	Cornerback	Yes
19	Linebacker	No
32	Linebacker	No
45	Defensive Tackle	Yes
85	Defensive Tackle	Yes

View the full Under Armour rosters.

We’ll have thoughts on players and performances from the game later.

Update: Make it seven. Darius White has committed to Texas.

Commits galore from first Junior Day, get updates on Twitter

Brian — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:31:42 +0000

Garland receiver John Harris was the Longhorns' second 2010 commit (PrepTicket)

We’ll have a post up when the dust settles, but 2010 recruiting is underway and the Texas coaching staff has hit the ground running. The first 2010 was today and since last night six commits have pledged to play for the Longhorns. Make sure you’re following @40acressports and you’ll always be up to date on the latest Longhorn news including this huge recruiting weekend.

Here’s the breaking news and commits you might have missed in the last two days:

Another 2 big defensive pickups confirmed today. Waco Midway S Ahmad Dixon and Cedar Hill LB Aaron Benson are commits 9 & 10. #UT 12:35 PM Feb 9th
Two more commits from Garland (GHS this time) were confirmed last night. Athlete/safety Adrian Phillips and linebacker Tevin Jackson. #UT 8:02 AM Feb 9th
Several other rumored #UT commits on Orangebloods, go check it out if you want the scoop: http://tr.im/fce6 ($) 8:26 PM Feb 8th
DeSoto WR also committed to #UT last night. Another big (6’3″) WR like Harris, Terrell has impressive offer list. 6:31 PM Feb 8th
Another top state DT has committed to #UT: Alief’s . According to Orangebloods, Cotton and Bible are the state’s top guys. 6:06 PM Feb 8th
Horns 4th commit of 2010 is a familiar name: QB . Just like in his bro’s class, #UT likely looking to bring in 2 QBs this yr. 6:02 PM Feb 8th
Denton Guyer DT is the Horns’ 3rd commit. He is Orangebloods’ top DT in the state. Big pickup. #UT 7:32 PM Feb 7th
2nd commit is WR from Garland. Should be more to come and we’ll have a recap of what is sure to be a big haul tomorrow. #UT 6:30 PM Feb 7th
Orangebloods was reporting 2 weeks ago #UT might not take any OL recruits this yr, instead is the 1st commit of the 2010 class 6:24 PM Feb 7th