Around Texas: A Round-up of Recruiting News in the Lone Star State
The action is heating up around the state with the coaching carousel in full effect and December signing day quickly approaching. Jason Howell looks at the latest news in Texas and provides an update.
Around Texas: Practice starts across the state for top prospects
High schools across the state are practicing and the first games are right around the corner. The recruiting trail remains fiery hot as always, and we take a look at the news August has brought.
Recruiting Rankings Update: Shaking up the 2019, '20 & '21 classes
After a long summer of camps and events, the TexAgs recruiting team sat down and did some reshuffling of their top players in Texas. The class of 2019 saw some big movers among a few Aggie commits and targets, and the TexAgs team also updated the 2020 list and added a top 25 for 2021.
More Tuesday recruiting notes
-Members of the A&M staff went by to see Alvin CB and Oregon commit Marques Caldwell today. The heat has been turned up from a lot of schools recently for the 6-2, 190 pounder. I was told he resembled current A&M corner Debione Renfro. I was told Alabama, LSU, Florida, Texas, and Texas Tech have all been by Alvin recently to see him. -A&M coaches will also be by Fort Bend ISD to see CB Erick Young and 2020 OL Akinola Ogunbiyi.-At quarterback, Darrell Dickey will go see San Angelo QB Maverick McIvor during his spring game later this week. There's also a new name emerging out in Georgia. I've been told the Aggies will be out to see Lanier (GA) gunslinger Zach Calzada this week. He blew up at a Rivals camp recently and has started getting attention nationally. -Additionally at quarterback, A&M offered North Panola (MS) QB KJ Jefferson, and I'm told he's making plans to be on campus this summer.-A&M continues to evaluate LSU LB commit Zach Edwards out of Starkville (MS). If I had to guess today, I would say the kid doesn't sign with the Tigers. I'm not saying it's going to be A&M, but I just don't believe it'll be LSU.
A few quarterback notes
A&M offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey was in San Antonio today to see Jacob Zeno throw the ball around. When I was in the Alamo city last week, I was told by two sources that an A&M offer may spur a commitment from the Jay HS quarterback. Keep an eye on that. It'll be interesting to see if Dickey liked what he saw enough to make that offer.I've also been told Dickey will check out San Angelo gunslinger Maverick McIvor who just picked up an offer from Kliff Kingsbury and the Red Raiders in the last couple of days.Lastly, as of today, I think St Pius QB Grant Gunnell will end up at...Arizona, based on intel I've received in the last 24-48 hours. It sounds like his longstanding relationship with Mazzone and Sumlin will land him in Tucson. There's still a ways to go, but that's where I'd put my pick in. I also have reason to believe that A&M has become much less of an option than it was say a month or so ago.