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Longhorns make a statement
[SIZE=-1]04:01 PM CST on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]By TODD WILLS / The Dallas Morning News
[/SIZE] Texas probably won't end up with the nation's No. 1 ranked recruiting class.
But in their own state, the Longhorns are definitely on top.
Mack Brown and his staff finished off a strong showing in their home state, signing 12 of the top 20 players on Rivals.com's Texas 100 state list.
Brown didn't get the state's top two players – Texarkana's Ryan Mallett signed with Michigan and Hempstead's Terrance Toliver is expected to sign with LSU. But the Longhorns did get the next four players on the state list, topped by South Grand Prairie offensive lineman Tray Allen.
UT's class, currently ranked No. 3 in the country by Rivals.com, also includes the state's fourth-ranked player, Gilmer cornerback Curtis Brown, plus No. 5 John Chiles of Mansfield Summit and No. 6 Michael Huey of Kilgore.
"Twelve of the top 20 in the state. No other team had more than three," said Bobby Burton, Rivals recruiting editor. "That's domination. It shouldn't come as that much of a surprise. Texas secured most of its commitments in March just two months after they had won the national championship."
Texas and several out-of-state schools almost shut Texas A&M out of the state top 20. The Aggies did sign Cy-Falls linebacker Derrick Stephens, No. 17 on the state list. (ouch!)
Even Oklahoma had to defer to in-state rival Oklahoma State in Texas recruiting. The Cowboys were expected to sign two top-ranked players from the Dallas area, Cedar Hill athlete William Cole and Lincoln defensive end Richetti Jones.
[SIZE=-1]04:01 PM CST on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]By TODD WILLS / The Dallas Morning News
[/SIZE] Texas probably won't end up with the nation's No. 1 ranked recruiting class.
But in their own state, the Longhorns are definitely on top.
Mack Brown and his staff finished off a strong showing in their home state, signing 12 of the top 20 players on Rivals.com's Texas 100 state list.
Brown didn't get the state's top two players – Texarkana's Ryan Mallett signed with Michigan and Hempstead's Terrance Toliver is expected to sign with LSU. But the Longhorns did get the next four players on the state list, topped by South Grand Prairie offensive lineman Tray Allen.
UT's class, currently ranked No. 3 in the country by Rivals.com, also includes the state's fourth-ranked player, Gilmer cornerback Curtis Brown, plus No. 5 John Chiles of Mansfield Summit and No. 6 Michael Huey of Kilgore.
"Twelve of the top 20 in the state. No other team had more than three," said Bobby Burton, Rivals recruiting editor. "That's domination. It shouldn't come as that much of a surprise. Texas secured most of its commitments in March just two months after they had won the national championship."
Texas and several out-of-state schools almost shut Texas A&M out of the state top 20. The Aggies did sign Cy-Falls linebacker Derrick Stephens, No. 17 on the state list. (ouch!)
Even Oklahoma had to defer to in-state rival Oklahoma State in Texas recruiting. The Cowboys were expected to sign two top-ranked players from the Dallas area, Cedar Hill athlete William Cole and Lincoln defensive end Richetti Jones.
