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Per BurntOrangeNation: Recruiting in the 2015 class apparently isn't quite finished yet.
If everything goes right with the admissions process, the Texas Longhorns will add Klein Oak quarterback Jose Blankenship (6-1, 190) as a preferred walk-on in the 2015 class.
A one-year starter at Klein Oak, Blankenship helped the team to a 10-4 record after a 5-5 season and threw for 1,978 yards and 14 touchdowns to go along with 810 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.
With listed 4.59 speed in the 40-yard dash, Blankenship is an effective runner in the read option game and can scramble to gain yardage or to make plays down the field in the passing game. In fact, he seems to be most comfortable throwing on the run moving in either direction, exhibiting decent arm strength and touch when doing so.
Blankenship describes himself as similar to former Texas quarterback Major Applewhite and the comparison fits because of a general sense that Blankenship can make the plays necessary to win, though he's a better athlete than Applewhite, but not as strong of a natural passer.
Ultimately, Blankenship would merely be insurance against a rash of injuries and some competition in the quarterback room, but right now, Texas could use both of those things.
[Full article here]
If everything goes right with the admissions process, the Texas Longhorns will add Klein Oak quarterback Jose Blankenship (6-1, 190) as a preferred walk-on in the 2015 class.
A one-year starter at Klein Oak, Blankenship helped the team to a 10-4 record after a 5-5 season and threw for 1,978 yards and 14 touchdowns to go along with 810 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.
With listed 4.59 speed in the 40-yard dash, Blankenship is an effective runner in the read option game and can scramble to gain yardage or to make plays down the field in the passing game. In fact, he seems to be most comfortable throwing on the run moving in either direction, exhibiting decent arm strength and touch when doing so.
Blankenship describes himself as similar to former Texas quarterback Major Applewhite and the comparison fits because of a general sense that Blankenship can make the plays necessary to win, though he's a better athlete than Applewhite, but not as strong of a natural passer.
Ultimately, Blankenship would merely be insurance against a rash of injuries and some competition in the quarterback room, but right now, Texas could use both of those things.
[Full article here]
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