2020 Recruiting - Football

Ringo was still around as of Friday
Wearing sandals at practice like a boss

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Here is EJHolland on 2020 Blake Smith (6'4,247) from Southlake Carroll

Texas hosted an intriguing prospect for an unofficial visit on Friday in three-star 2020 Southlake Carroll tight end Blake Smith. A former quarterback, Smith is one of the top The Opening testers at the tight end position in the country and has recently notched P5 offers from schools like Boston College, California, TCU and Utah. He is one to watch.​

 
Joe Fan said:
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First Video - his first movements is one step and stand straight up. Recipe for failure.

Second video, moved his feet 4 times before any contact was made with the defender, this is exactly what he should be doing, positioning himself. He also did a better job of bending his knees. He still allowed the defender to get to his body which likely means he needs more arm strength and shoulder strength. Push ups are an offensive linemen's best friend. It's the perfect exercise for strengthening the ability to absorb the shock of a defensive linemen running towards you and trying to get to your body. Second best is having an offensive linemen hit a heavy punching bag.
 
Austin_Bill said:
First Video - his first movements is one step and stand straight up. Recipe for failure.

Second video, moved his feet 4 times before any contact was made with the defender, this is exactly what he should be doing, positioning himself. He also did a better job of bending his knees. He still allowed the defender to get to his body which likely means he needs more arm strength and shoulder strength. Push ups are an offensive linemen's best friend. It's the perfect exercise for strengthening the ability to absorb the shock of a defensive linemen running towards you and trying to get to your body. Second best is having an offensive linemen hit a heavy punching bag.
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Not sold on George.
 
mchammer said:
Not sold on George.
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I get your concern. That first video didn't exactly inspire confidence...

It's so hard to gauge and predict OL recruits as you're really projecting what they will be like in three years or so. Bragg (2019 Center recruit that chose Stanford over us) had videos of him repeatedly getting his a$$ kicked at a camp. Hand still really wanted him. George's second video looks good. He has the body and raw abilities to be coached up. Win some lose some--I doubt many staffs will back off the guy because he loses a few battles against highly recruited DLs, but maybe some will. We'll see.

I, for one, sure hopes he picks us. :bevo:
 
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Supposed to be #2 score nationally so far
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Lotsa 99ths
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Mike Roach of 247 on Evans --
Five-star North Shore running back Zachary Evans lit up the testing scoreboard today, but he didn’t participate in many one-on-one reps. Evans was told by testing personnel he ran a 4.4 flat, but his official time was 4.51. In the few reps Evans did take, he showed off excellent quickness and elusiveness as he made linebackers miss in small spaces. Camps aren’t built for great running back performances, but Evans showed elite athletic traits through testing.​
 
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Joe Fan said:
Add this guy and we got a band
John Paul Richardson, Ridge Point, Wide Receiver
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If they all sign with us, we've got a ticket to ride to the playoff. It would be a hard days night if they sign with OU. They'll create helter skelter on the opponents' game plan. We will get back to where we once belonged among the national championship contenders with these guys. I could go on and on with this material ...
 
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Austin_Bill said:
First Video - his first movements is one step and stand straight up. Recipe for failure.
Second video, moved his feet 4 times before any contact was made with the defender, this is exactly what he should be doing, positioning himself. He also did a better job of bending his knees. He still allowed the defender to get to his body which likely means he needs more arm strength and shoulder strength. Push ups are an offensive linemen's best friend. It's the perfect exercise for strengthening the ability to absorb the shock of a defensive linemen running towards you and trying to get to your body. Second best is having an offensive linemen hit a heavy punching bag.
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Here is a Mike Roach snippet on George's performance at the regional Opening --
North Shore OL Damieon George showed strings of flat out dominance during the one-on-one portion. There were times he was beat by faster players on the edge, but if George got his hands on a defensive lineman, he usually buried them. George has great size and length, and he shows some ability to move laterally.​
 
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Joe Fan said:
Here is a Mike Roach snippet on George's performance at the regional Opening --
North Shore OL Damieon George showed strings of flat out dominance during the one-on-one portion. There were times he was beat by faster players on the edge, but if George got his hands on a defensive lineman, he usually buried them. George has great size and length, and he shows some ability to move laterally.​
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So says Evans. Alabama, Georgia & LSU all are in play for George and therefore, Evans.
The Dotted Line: Teammates, Texas targets Zachary Evans, Damieon George say they're a 'package deal' | Hookem.com
“I’m rocking with Damieon. Whatever Damieon wants to do. That’s blood,” Evans said after The Opening regional in Katy on Sunday afternoon. “The first question I ask to coaches is about if Damieon is getting taken care of because I’ve made it clear that we’re a package deal.”
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SabreHorn said:
Someone help me here. The young man is the #11 OG in the country, is 325, but only benches 265?

Those numbers just don't add up.
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i have a sibling that coaches the S&C program at his HS. Mentioned that his freshman year, Aki didn't know how to do a full body squat, so at least there has been steady progress. Lincoln, Saban, and Herb have all visited him at practice, so he is definitely no slouch.
 
I remember the OG/C types in high school had the advantage early on max numbers if they had shorter arms. Maybe he just needs to grow into his arms?
 
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Bench Press is useless. Tell me his squat, Dead lift, and shoulder press. That is what is important in football.

Hell I'm more interested in his push up total. It's a much better exercise for offensive linemen.

Yancy will develop him, I'm feeling good about his ability to get these kids strong very fast.
 
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