Regional Rundown: Assessing Texas A&M's local recruiting competition
Recruiting rankings are one thing, but how are football programs within the region addressing their needs with the 2018 Class? Jason Howell goes in-depth on Texas A&M, Texas, LSU and Oklahoma, analyzing positions of strength, head-to-head battles and more.
Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends
It's been a bumpy couple of weeks for LSU and Mississippi State on the recruiting trail as both programs have had a multiple prospects de-commit. Jason Howell has that news and more in this week's edition of Around the SEC.
Reuben Unije & Anthony Cook
So I'm in my hotel room editing the 2018 interviews I took today, and for some reason, my conversations with IMG OL Reuben Unije and Houston Lamar CB Anthony Cook have audio issues (issues here meaning they have no audio at all). Therefore, I figured I'd start a separate thread to update y'all on what they told me. Some of it was in my Under Armour daily thread, but that was buried in a long thread.Unije surprised me when he came in and starting speaking about the Aggies. Originally from Georgia, the massive offensive tackle talked extensively about A&M's reputation of sending linemen to the NFL which is his dream. He's also very high on Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and Clemson. It's clear that Kellen Mond and Jhamon Ausbon have been to work here. Unije even admitted as much. He said he and the two A&M commits are very close. He was going to spend the rest of the day with them after he checked in. Unije wants to visit College Station soon, and he didn't turn down the idea of making it in for a Junior Day. However, this biggest piece of info he gave me was that the Aggies will get one of his five official visits. As for Cook, it seems like Texas A&M is right in the middle of things. He listed LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Clemson as his other top choices. Kevin Sumlin recently made a trip to Houston Lamar to see Cook (as well as the other 2018 studs they've got there), and that left a strong impression on Cook. A&M will be a player here. It's interesting because he never mentioned Texas, and at one point I had been hearing a lot of Texas whispers around Cook. Anthony plans to narrow his list of schools down over the summer, and he says he will be attending A&M's Junior Day.