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Today is National Signing Day and recruits all around the country finally are able to sign on the dotted line and make those commitments a little more binding. We’ll be posting updates throughout the day as we hear news of the players who have signed their letters of intent and make their commitment to the University of Texas official.

There probably won’t be any surprises (good or bad) for the Longhorns or their fans but stay tuned for all the latest news.

MapGameDay.com has great information on NFL and college football stadiums, transportation, food, and hotels all integrated with Google Maps. Today on National Signing Day they’ll be updating their maps as the letters of intent roll in and plotting players on the map based on school, state or conference.

Check out the incoming Frosh from around the country. Top High School, and Junior College players will be moving this fall, and the recruiting map will help you see where your local favorites will be playing in the fall, or where your favorite university recruits most heavily. Some of these guys are gonna be piling up the frequent flier miles, and we have them covered.

Check out the their recruiting maps now.

(via EDSBS)

After his father’s shooting, G.J. Kinne is looking forward not back. The QB should sign with Texas today.

UT is number one party school and some are wondering if the university should do more to stop abuse by students.

Last night [tag]Kevin Durant[/tag] set yet another record at Texas with his 14th double-double of the season. The previous mark was held by Ron Baxter, who had 13 in 1976-77.

Durant actually start off a little slow, with only 12 points in the first half, but he made up for it scoring 12 points in the first few minutes of the second half. Unfortunately though, Durant’s performance was not enough, as the Longhorns struggled to play anything that resembled defense. And missing those crucial front-ends of 1-1s towards the end of the game was killer.

Texas has a long way to go if they want to make a serious run in the NCAA tournament. The good news is that I think they have a shot, since they have been showing signs of improvement throughout the season.

After only two carries, [tag]Cedric Benson[/tag] may be done for the night. His first carry of the night he coughed up the football after a big hit from Colts’ safety Bob Sanders and his second carry may have been his last. He ran into his own lineman and then was nailed with a helmet-to-helmet hit by one of the Colts’ defenders. Benson was slow to get up after the play and CBS is reporting that he injured his knee and his return to the game is doubtful.

Tough break for Benson who had really been coming on late in the year and in the playoffs. Tough luck for the Bears as well as I’m sure part of their game plan was to bang away at the porous Indy defense with Benson and Thomas Jones. If Benson returns from the injury and is able to score a touchdown, he’d be the first ever Longhorn to do so in a Super Bowl.

Update: CBS’ sideline guy is now reporting that the Bears have ruled Benson out for the game. He will not be returning.

Yesterday at the Super Bowl, Vince Young found out he was voted the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Year.

On the heels of winning the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year award at the Super Bowl, [tag]Vince Young[/tag] has just been named to his first Pro Bowl (as a Rookie!), replacing Philip Rivers who could not go because of an injury.

Actually, VY was the second alternate behind Tom Brady, who probably withdrew because he was mad he wasn’t selected initially. As a player, you probably don’t want to go as an alternate, but I see this as only the first of many Pro Bowls to come for Vince Young.

So congrats to VY on a great season and getting rewarded for it. He deserves it.

Baseball season gets going this weekend, Chance Wheeless and Nick Peoples are hoping it’s better than 2006.

Cedric Benson is making the best of splitting carries with Thomas Jones and doing a better job not saying anything stupid.