King Doerue

Not a ton to update during the dead period, but I do have a few notes.First, Nashville LB Kane Patterson will be making a decision likely in about a month's time. All the intel I've received would indicate this is an A&M/Alabama fight, and the Tide may hold the trump card. Patterson's dad played at Alabama. If the Aggies are going to pull this one off, they'll have to overcome that tie, but Patterson indicated to me that he'll make his own decision. He also really likes College Station as a town. I'll place my pick with Bama for now, but I wouldn't put it past Jimbo, Elko, and Peveto to pull it off. I said on radio this morning that the three upcoming decisions - DT Adarious Jones, CB Bobby Wolfe, and CB Erick Young - could sway some kids that weren't necessarily looking to make a decision this summer. If the Ags land all 3 (or even 2 of the 3), I'd keep an eye on Marcus Stripling and Jeffery Carter. Even though he's not as active on social media as others, WR commit Kameron Brown has been working behind the scenes on Carter and fellow metroplex stud Dylan Wright.On Adarious Jones, it continues to be a two horse race between A&M and VaTech with the Aggies holding the edge due to his relationship with Elijah Robinson. It's also worth noting that he flew to College Station on his own dime to workout in front of the staff. At RB, I think all eyes are on Klein Collins' Isaiah Spiller. I suspect West Texas standout King Doerue to head elsewhere, maybe Baylor. The strong relationship between A&M commit RJ Orebo and top target Christian Harris continues. The kid and the families have both hit it off in a big way. LSU is in the middle of a bigger push for Harris than they've probably done before. The Aggies lead (as Jason said last night), but will they be able to hold off an "all hands on deck" type of push from the home state Tigers? We'll see. If they are, it'd be a big time win and another "Look what Jimbo is building" moment from the regional/national pundits.