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Little brother of [tag]Tony Hills[/tag] and future Longhorn running back [tag]Jeremy Hills[/tag] is a four star recruit and is somehow still flying under the radar of most Longhorn fans. He’s got the pedigree and, from the video I’ve seen, the talent to be a big time running back for the Horns. Check out the video below:

Don’t forget that these highlights are only from one game and aren’t a normal highlight reel. The run he had with about 1:30 left in the video where he jumps over a guy then cuts on a dime is pretty sick. Jeremy rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns in the 35-21 loss to Houston Westside.

Chevrolet’s PrepTicket has some good video up on their profile of future Longhorn wide receiver [tag]DeSean Hales[/tag]:

Hales is a running back and receiver for Klein Oak High School and is just flat out fun to watch. Kid is going to bring some much needed elite speed to the offense when he gets on campus. He might be able to really have a big impact on kick returns starting as early as his true freshman year.

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Oklahoma commit Herman Mitchell tragically murdered. Teammates learned of his death on way to scrimmage.

Ready to see the best 8 year old running back of all-time? This kid is just sick. His name is Cody Paul and he plays for the Los Alamitos Griffins in Pop Warner.

I am thinking Texas needs to start recruiting this kid now. And as crazy as it sounds, I read somewhere that he is already a silent commit at USC.

Note: Music not safe for work.

Prepare yourself for video greatness courtesy of Brian Cook over at The FanHouse, check out the Longhorns football recruiting video below from 1989:

Nothing inspires young men to greatness quite like Jefferson Starship. I don’t know how [tag]David McWilliams[/tag] and the Longhorns recruited by the video could ever lose a game. I think it’s clear now why the Longhorns dominated the nineties and McWilliams brought home two national titles to Austin. Oh wait…

If only they had chosen a more inspirational song the whole decade might have turned out differently. I think it’s clear Mack Brown must have much better taste in music. Thank God.

Quarterback/athlete recruit [tag]Riley Dodge[/tag] has decommited from Texas and will follow his dad to Denton to play for the North Texas Mean Green. Riley, who is rated as a 3-star athlete, committed to the Longhorns back in February but this week reconsidered his decision.

This doesn’t come as a huge surprise, the chance to continue together at the next level has to be exciting for both Dodges. Also, despite an impressive career at Southlake Carrol, there was a good chance Riley would never get a chance to be a QB for the Longhorns. At [tag]North Texas[/tag] he’ll be able to come in and compete early on. Depending on how Riley progresses and how long Todd sticks around as coach, UNT could be set to dominate the Sun Belt Conference again.

He doesn’t have as much talent as some higher rated guys, but Dodge was still one of my favorite recruits in this class. I think he has the smarts, guts, and other intangibles to become a very good college quarterback. He should do very well for North Texas.

His change of heart puts Texas back down to 19 commits for the 2008 class, leaving open the possibility of taking three or four more to finish off the class. The Horns are still trying to land a stud linebacker (Lynn Katoa) and defensive end (Chancey Aghayere) plus a couple of wildcards. The recruiting season may be starting earlier and earlier, but it still finds a way to stay interesting all year long.

Four Longhorns on first Rivals100 for 2008. Unfortunately there’s also three Sooners on the list. Horns need DE Chancey Aghayere.

Texas finally officially signs Dogus Balbay of Turkey. Great addition to our point guard depth.

Grant Teaff wants NCAA to modify text messaging ruling. Doesn’t like the all or nothing approach.

NCAA set to ban text messaging recruits. That sound you hear is Urban Meyer dying a little on the inside.