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TYLER, Texas -- East Texas often is considered one of the nation's most underrated areas in finding elite talent when it comes to college football recruiting. Sunday featured the inaugural East Texas Sports Network combine, which showcased more than ...

Blog | May 19, 2013

ALLEN, Texas -- Consider Sunday as the national coming-out party for Jacob Bragg (Nacogdoches, Texas/Nacogdoches). Bragg was impressive from the start to the conclusion of the Nike Football Training Camp at Allen (Texas) High School. In fact, he w...

Blog | April 07, 2013

PLANO, Texas -- At 6-feet and 206 pounds, running back Treyvon Hughes (Waxahachie, Texas/Waxahachie) is tough to bring down. Ask any defender who was a part of Hughes' 1,461 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns last season. Yet, one school, Hughes said...

Blog | March 04, 2013

Some of the biggest recruiting questions in East Texas have involved multipurpose athlete Tyus Bowser (Tyler, Texas/John Tyler). Where's he going to play college football? Where will he visit? Will he play college football? Did basketball complete...

Blog | January 24, 2013

Allen (Texas) had one of the most underrated -- yet most dangerous -- secondary tandems in Texas this past season. That success helped Allen capture the Texas Class 5A Division I state championship last month. Louisiana Tech saw potential in one of t...

Blog | January 21, 2013

Louisiana Tech was rewarded for its loyalty to an offensive lineman. Three-star junior college offensive lineman Mitchell Bell (Corsicana, Texas/Navarro College) was supposed to visit Louisiana Tech this coming Friday. He decided to move his trip ...

Blog | January 13, 2013

The race for speedy, three-star running back Rennie Childs (Houston/Cypress Ridge) is among four schools, and Childs said all four will get official visits. Colorado State, Houston, Utah State and Boise State are on Childs' list, and he took an of...

Blog | December 17, 2012

Few can say they knocked dual-threat, stud quarterback Kenny Hill (Southlake, Texas/Carroll) off his feet with one shot. At 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, that's not an easy task, as he can be a truck running the ball. Taylor Young (DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto...

Blog | December 11, 2012

Anjeus Jones (Dallas/South Oak Cliff) can vouch for the old adage in recruiting: The first offer is always the hardest to get. Late Tuesday, Jones got over that hump by picking up an offer from New Mexico State. It was the first offer for the 6-fo...

Blog | December 05, 2012

The UTSA Roadrunners picked up commitment No. 10 Monday. The first nine came from the Texas-Louisiana area. No. 10 comes all the way from the West Coast in junior college linebacker Jens Jeters (Woodland Hills, Calif./Pierce College). A 6-foot-2, ...

Blog | December 04, 2012

MESQUITE, Texas -- Patrick Brown (Henderson, Texas/Henderson) is known around his town as "Monsta." While he is only 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds, there's a reason why he has the nickname. No matter where he plays on the field, Brown has been effectiv...

Blog | December 02, 2012

COPPERAS COVE, Texas - Tyler Middleton (Corsicana, Texas/Navarro College) has been clocked in the 40-yard dash in 4.32 seconds. Ironically, those numbers represent the area code for his hometown of Midland, Texas. On Saturday, the speedy running b...

Blog | December 02, 2012

With the regular season concluded, offensive tackle Zacchaeus Page (Tyler, Texas/Robert E. Lee) has shifted his focus on trying to find a college home. He's worked on upgrading his highlight tape, and he's done his part in making the weight room a se...

Blog | November 30, 2012

What better way for a player to celebrate a birthday than with a performance that helps open doors not only for himself but for his entire team? On his 18th birthday Thursday night, running back Jorrion Wilson (Odessa, Texas/Permian) rushed for 20...

Blog | November 11, 2012

Darion Flowers (Tyler, Texas/John Tyler) is the classic do-it-all athlete. When he's not making moves on defensive backs as a receiver, he's shutting down those receiver moves as a cornerback. At 6-foot and 180 pounds, Flowers is one of John Tyler...

Blog | November 08, 2012

Through nine games, Class of 2013 running back Teriyon Gipson (Dallas/Kimball) has rushed for 1,454 yards and 17 touchdowns. He averages 9.5 yards per carry. Gipson's playmaking ability is evident when he steps on the field. For whatever reason, t...

Blog | November 06, 2012