Around Texas: A round-up of recruiting news in the Lone Star State
With summer now in full swing, the recruiting trail continues to heat up as recruits are trimming their lists, taking visits and making decisions about their futures. Jason Howell runs down all the latest commitments, under-the-radar prospects and more.
A couple quick OL notes
In addition to offering Andrew Coker on Saturday, the Aggies moved on 6-7, 285 pound Blake Trainor from Hallsville who also visited.We mentioned both of these names as possible offers down the road, but it sounds like the entire A&M staff was impressed with the size and physicality of both kids already. Trainor isn't a tweeter or an interviewer, but I have talked to an east Texas source close to him that told me A&M would be the likely landing spot once they offered. The Aggies are his first power 5 offer. If you're looking for a Jimmy T special in this class, it may be Trainor. His HS coach is the former head coach at Mineola who had the Anderson twins. After doing some digging, I'm thinking Coker and Trainor are better bets to end up in this class than Trevor Roberson, and both could end up in the fold in rather short order.At the top, there's a lot of good and some bad depending on timetables. Folks I talk to remain very confident in the Ags' chances with Kenyon Green, and there's even a bit of growing buzz on Branson Bragg, but I'm still picking Stanford there. I've been told the communication between Javonne Shepherd and A&M is back to choppy after his visit to Alabama. From what it sounds like, Shepherd is pretty open still. A new name in 2020 to watch is College Park big man Josh Bankhead. The 6-6, 325 pounder visited last weekend and turned the heads of the A&M staff. He's a former teammate of WR commit Chase Lane. Lastly, I've been told Navarro JC OL offer Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu is likely headed to USC. The Aggies offered in March, but it doesn't sound like there's been too much back and forth between the parties since.
Spring Ball Update: Top performers, A&M's recruiting weekend & more
From the Aggie football team's recent scrimmage to the incredible amount of talent expected on campus for this weekend's spring game to a trip to the Masters, Billy Liucci covers a host of topics in his latest spring update.
Texas A&M visit sets "high bar" for Wellington OL Trevor Roberson
Massive offensive lineman Trevor Roberson took his official visit to Texas A&M this past weekend, and the Aggies made the most of their opportunity to impress. Roberson recaps his visit and discusses his commitment timeline with Jason Howell.
I caught up with Trevor Roberson after his visit
We'll have a full report tomorrow but I wanted to post a few notes on Trevor Roberson's visit to AggielandHe said he checked in at 6-11, 390-pounds.Colten Blanton was his host. He really wanted to talk to the players and ask them about the program and he got all his questions answered and then some. He also enjoyed watching coach Turner and coach Fisher work together.He said the Aggies set the bar high. Between the football, the education, and of course the Aggie Network really made a big impression on him.His mom also really loved the visit.Arkansas is up next this weekend. He is also looking at an unofficial visit to Oklahoma State, and he said he is returning for a game in College Station this fall.Before the visit he was talking about deciding in February, but now he's looking at doing something earlier. He does not have a decision date set in stone, but he says he'll decide whenever he feels ready. It sounded like something could happen in the fall, and he did say he may even sign in December.