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AUSTIN, Texas -- Deionte Thompson (Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark) doesn't feel any pressure when it comes to recruiting right now. And why should he? The 2015 safety has been committed to Alabama since February. He's perfectly content with that ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Versatility is a trait widely admired by college programs, but one that doesn't always come in the form of someone 6-foot-6 and 247 pounds. Koda Martin's size alone makes him an attractive prospect, but couple it with his ability...

Elisha Shaw (Tucker, Ga./Tucker) already holds offers from Alabama, Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State and a handful of other big-time programs, so he wasn't surprised to get a new offer on Monday. He was surprised, however, that it came from Texa...

The Longhorns went ahead and offered one 2015 running back Saturday, but there was one in attendance for sophomore day who is hoping he'll also eventually get one. Rockwall, Texas, RB Chris Warren went home this past weekend with an offer from Te...

The last three days have been eventful for ESPN Watch List tight end Koda Martin. He visited Texas A&M with his father, Manvel (Texas) High School coach Kirk Martin, on Thursday while the elder Martin attended the Aggies' annual high school co...

Texas has already offered scholarships to seven Louisiana prospects for its 2014 class, and an eighth is likely coming soon for Mattrell McGraw. The 6-foot, 180-pound safety from powerhouse River Ridge (La.) John Curtis holds more than 20 offers a...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Mack Brown's theory of "If you can't beat them, hire them" has continued. The Longhorns on Thursday hired Patrick Suddes, associate director of football operations at the University of Alabama. Suddes will be Texas' director of pl...

Forgive Tony Brown if he doesn't care much about his recruiting process right now. He's too busy working to break track records. The ESPN Watch List cornerback from Beaumont (Texas) Ozen just ran the fastest time in the nation among high school at...

Gerald Willis III knew his brother Landon Collins had taken an official visit to Texas back in 2011 before signing with Alabama. The ESPN Watch List defensive end had heard good things about the program, but he took in the Longhorns' junior day on...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Alabama was the first across the threshold when the NCAA decided to throw open the door and allow football programs to hire unlimited personnel specifically devoted to recruiting. Texas has decided to follow closely behind the Cri...

Complacency can be a crippling word when used to describe a recruit. Offers flood in, that word creeps in, egos inflate and ... ambition deteriorates. If there was ever a recruit who had a reason to be complacent it would be 2015 offensive line...

Nick Watkins understands there will be many recruits who hurry and make commitments this spring. That's how recruiting works in the state of Texas. He just doesn't see why that has to be the case for him. He's got offers from more than 20 schools,...

HOUSTON -- When Houston North Shore linebacker Zach Whitley Jr. ventured to Austin for Texas' first junior day of the year, he quickly felt a sense of comfort. The reason? The presence of two players he knows, two guys who came from the program he...

Texas' 2013 recruiting class had already suffered four decommitments. Just four days before signing day, the Longhorns suffered another one that was more stunning than the rest. In his first interview since rumors spread Saturday that he will sign...

After taking official visits to three other schools, A'Shawn Robinson gave Texas one final visit this weekend to ensure he was making the right decision. The ESPN 150 has been committed to Texas since February. He's been on campus for junior day, ...

The Longhorns used to have a fence around Texas, but now nearby programs are rising up, out-of-state powers are chiming in and conferences like the SEC and Pac-12 erode UT's turf.

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