Tyrel Dodson

I spoke at length to Tennessee DT Ben Hutch today. There has been a lot of talk around Ben possibly jumping on board with the Aggies here pretty soon. I asked him about that and other aspects surrounding his recruiting. Here's what he had to say.On the message from the A&M staff.."The A&M coaches have told me that I'm a must get player for them. They really want me to be an Aggie."How would you rate the facilities based on the all the other places you've been?"When I went on my visit down there, those facilities were the best I have seen on any visit."What coaches have you been talking to from A&M?"I've been talking to Coach (David) Turner and Coach Chavis every day."Who else is recruiting you really hard at the moment?"Right now, other than A&M, I've been hearing the most from Memphis, Louisville, and Nebraska."On his relationship with A&M signees and targets in the Nashville area.."I talk to Ikenna Okeke every other day. I also talk to Tyrel Dodson the same way. Those guys and Jacob Phillips are my boys. Ikenna and Tyrel told me they want to get a trend started called Nashville to College Station."What'd you enjoy most on your trip to A&M last month?"My favorite part of my visit down there was my private talks with each coach. The facilities and campus are beautiful, and I also really liked the jersey...they felt amazing on me."On a possible upcoming decision..."My mom wants me to wait to make my commitment on Signing Day."When will you be back down to A&M for a visit?"I'll be down to College Station to visit again sometime again in the next month. I'm not sure on the exact date yet."

Week three of my tour wraps up in northwest Houston with the Langham Creek Lobos and CyCreek Cougars. I just finished my visit at Langham Creek, just missing A&M DE coach Terry Price by a day. The Lobos were in positional meetings for much of the period, but I was able to visit with the coaching staff for quite a while as well as talk to Quartney Davis and Toneil Carter.Quartney was repping his A&M gear and said the days were moving by too slow. He'll move into his apartment with roommate Nick Starkel in two weeks. He said he's been working out daily to come in and make an impact for the Ags in the 2016 season. He also spent some talking about his decision to major in Business Administration. Quartney said he's maintained contact with the A&M coaches and has helped them in their recruiting efforts. Quartney mentioned Starkel, Clyde Chriss, Clifford Chattman, and Tyrel Dodson as guys he stays in consistent contact with. He's also been in the ear of teammate and friend Toneil Carter...Perfect segue. Carter had a lot of positive things to say about the Aggies and his relationship with the coaching staff. He said the A&M staff has made him feel like a priority, and he echoed what Q said about being in his ear in favor of the Aggies. Toneil said he will graduate early and, because he's doing so, he'll be taking advanced math courses this summer to prepare himself to be an early enrollee. Therefore, his summer schedule is a bit fuzzy, but there should be a Toneil sighting in Aggieland at some point. He confirmed A&M will be getting one of his official visits. He then called Clarence McKinney a "father figure on the college level." Update: Toneil says he's planning to make an announcement on October 3rd, his birthday. After considering all factors involved, I'm comfortable saying the Ags are sitting pretty here for perhaps the state's top 2017 running back. Stay tuned for my update a little later from CyCreek.

In addition to the 2017 & 2018 recruits that will be tripping to Aggieland this weekend, a large contingent from the recently signed 2016 class will be here as well. Some names you can expect to see around Kyle Field tomorrow are:Tyrel Dodson Austin Anderson Riley Anderson Quartney Davis Aaron Hansford Nick Starkel Clifford Chattman (maybe)Clyde Chriss (maybe)