Signing Day Report Card: Evaluating the 2019 Texas A&M recruiting class
With nearly all the 2019 recruiting class inked, Billy Liucci takes an in-depth look at all the players signed, offers some position grades and looks ahead to what to expect in the 2020 class and beyond.
Recruiting Primer: Texas A&M gearing up for big recruiting weekend
The list of visitors for the Aggies' primetime showdown against Clemson this weekend is large, both in number and in quality. Ryan Brauninger has a preview of an extremely impressive group of prospects headed to College Station.
Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends
Football season has kicked off, but SEC teams are still hard at work building their recruiting classes. With games underway, Jason Howell has been keeping an eye on the latest news and notes in SEC recruiting.
A few Sunday morning notes
Nashville (TN) LB Kane Patterson is back in talks with Texas A&M after backing away from his commitment to Ohio State last week. I've been told Clemson is making a push and that Patterson spoke on the phone at length to Dabo Swinney last week. Of course, the numbers are tight with the Aggies, but talks have begun again from what I know. A southeast Texas source tells me that TCU just made a big move with 2020 Newton DE James Sylvester. The main reason for this is because three of his teammates ( Darwin Barlow, Tamauzia Brown, and Josh Foster) all just committed to play for the Horned Frogs. Sylvester is considered by most to be the best DE prospect in the 2020 class. Our recruiting team continues to hear that the A&M staff is receiving calls weekly from players committed to other schools in the region. We'll continue to monitor this type of stuff, and if it turns into more than just limited back and forth, we'll let y'all know. Again, the lack of space due to volume of commits means it's unlikely much comes from this.
A few Monday recruiting quick hitters
Just a quick reminder that we are back in a short dead period as the colleges and high schools begin fall camp. It ends toward the end of the month.I continue to hear good things in terms of the Aggies landing Katy Seven Lakes DE David Ugwoegbu. The only hold up right now sounds like an Alabama visit, but from what I understand the date hasn't been set in stone. In my personal opinion, I don't think it'll happen, and I think Ugwoegbu makes a decision rather soon. At linebacker, some of you have asked how the stuff at Ohio St would impact Kane Patterson . After asking around, I've heard from more than one source with knowledge of the Nashville defender. Both times I was told that if Meyer is replaced, Patterson would look around. If Meyer is retained, he'll stick with the Buckeyes. It sounds like the A&M communication dwindle a bit after he made his decision earlier this summer, but I'm sure that can be turned on its ear if Patterson backs away from his pledge. With the Aggies opening on a Thursday, it's a good bet that you'll see the coaches hit the road on that following Friday to see their top prospects around the state. I've heard there will be a couple of representatives at the big matchup between Katy Taylor and Atascocita in Humble on week one. I've already made plans to be there, as well. I'm hoping to see a lot of Braedon Mowry vs Kenyon Green.