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Texas A&M Football Recruiting

WATCH HERE: 2013 Signing Day Show

February 6, 2013
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Key Quotes from Signing Day Show interviews

Kevin Sumlin (Hour four)

"We're excited. This staff has done a great job of getting guys committed early and keeping them committed."

"We're still trying to play catch up in the SEC, especially in the front seven. If we can get more classes like this one, we'll catch up in a hurry."

"We have holes to fill with Moore and Nealy leaving. Justin Manning is bigger than the 270 he is listed at. He’s closer to 295 right now."

"For us to have a freshman to win a Heisman and to sign the top 2 QBs in the state shows confidence in our ability to develop the position."

"I don't know how we could have done much better than we're doing today."

"We have spring ball kicking off March 2nd and we already had our first junior day. Maybe we can take a couple of days off on Thursday and Friday.”


Jake Spavital (Hour two)

"I had the opportunity to recruit both Kohl Stewart and Kenny Hill at West Virginia."

"Johnny was the best player in college football, and he isn't even a complete and polished quarterback yet."

"I have never seen anything like the wide receivers in this class. We play four or five receivers at a time which gives us marketability."

"I expect some of these freshmen receivers to play right away."


Ishmael Wilson (Hour two)

"It's so exciting to be an Aggie."

"It wasn't hard to stay solid to A&M. When I committed to Coach Sumlin my mind was made up."

"I bought into Coach Sumlin's plans really early."

"I protect my quarterback, no matter who he is. Heisman or not. I don't care who he is, but he isn't getting hit."


Ricky Seals-Jones (Hour two)

"I'm very excited. I can't wait to get down there and ball out."

"I can't wait to get out there and meet my quarterbacks and grind out this summer. We're going to make the season great."

"Coach Sumlin is a great guy. Ever since he came down the first time we had that connection and it hasn't stopped since then."

"Johnny coming back another year is a big part choosing A&M. A&M is already on the map, but we're going to make everyone know them."


Laquvionte Gonzalez (Hour three)

"I'm just trying to go in there and win a national championship."

"I see myself fitting into the offense really well. I see me working the option with Johnny Football."

"I'm weighing in at 161 pounds right now."


Kenny Hill (Hour three)

"Signing feels great. I'm just excited to get down there to College Station."

"All of the players and coaches made me feel comfortable. It's a really easy play to be."

"I'm going to come in and do everything I can to show that I can be the best backup."

"I need to work on every part of my game. Every single part of it needs to get better."

“Any chance you get to compete with a Heisman winner, you need to take it in as best as you can."


Kyrion Parker (Hour three)

"I'm very excited to sign. I'm ready to just get things rolling and start grinding. We're going to show them what we can do."

"I'm very excited to have someone I know going through the same stuff I'm going through (Tavares Garner)."


Sebastian LaRue (Hour four)

"One thing that attracted me to A&M is all the explosive players that have come out of this system."

"I'm trying to fax these papers right now. It's a stressful process, but I'm lucky to be able to go through it."

"You're going to be at school much more than just during football season. For me to go out there and enjoy myself made me want to go more."

"I need to hit the weight room harder and get up to college speed. I can always get better at the core things of being a receiver."

"Being able to play with Johnny Manziel allows us to get more opportunities as receivers. It's a very good thing."


Justin Manning (Hour four)

"It feels good to officially be an Aggie and to put it all behind me. It takes the weight off my shoulders."

"Towards the end it was pretty clear. I fell in love with the whole class and the coaching staff."

"I'll be with these guys for the next four or five years so it's good to have a strong bond (with the '13 recruiting class)"
 
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