Brauny's Top 5: Favorite storylines from the 2020 signing class
One thing that makes covering recruiting so fun is that you never really know what's going to happen entering a recruiting cycle, and A&M's 2020 signing class was no different. Ryan Brauninger takes us through his five favorite storylines from last year's recruiting haul.
All-American Bowl Primer and check-in thread
Players are arriving in San Antonio for the All-American Bowl today, and we will try to get a few interviews as they check-in. I will be at check-in this afternoon and post updates in this thread as I get them. Practice begins on Tuesday and the game will be played at noon on Saturday, January 4 at the Alamodome. Four Texas A&M signees will play in the game. One on the West squad and three on the East squad. The number listed next to their name is their jersey number. West 23 LB Antonio Doyle, St. Louis (MO) Lutheran North East85 WR Muhsin Muhammad III, Charlotte (NC) Myers Park19 DE Donell Harris, Miami (FL) Gulliver Prep33 S Antonio Johnson, East St. Louis (IL) A few of Texas A&M's uncommitted targets are also in San Antonio this week. West 44 DT McKinnley Jackson, Lucedale (MS) George County - LSU, Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, and Georgia are among those also under consideration. He plans to take an official visit to Texas A&M in January. 5 LB Edgerrin Cooper, Covington (LA) - the former Oklahoma commit plans to announce his college destination at the game on Saturday. Utah has been a school to watch and Texas, Alabama, Mississippi State, and LSU have also been connected to the Louisiana standout. He took an official visit to Texas A&M in December. 18 QB Malik Hornsby, Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend Marshall recruited by the Aggies as an athlete. He is being pursued by others at QB and he has indicated QB is where he would like an opportunity. Purdue and Baylor are other schools to watch in his recruiting process and both are recruiting him at QB. East 72 OL Brady Ward, Mobile (AL) St. Pauls he received a greyshirt offer from the Aggies in December. He plans to take some visits in January and sign somewhere in February. Other Texans in the Game East24 CB Jalen Kimber, Mansfield Timberview - Georgia47 P Matthew Shipley, Liberty Hill - Hawaii West11 WR Jaxon Smith, Rockwall - Ohio State16 WR Daniel Jackson, Cibolo Steele - Iowa State14 TE Jalin Conyers, Gruver - Oklahoma54 OL Andrej Karic, Southlake Carroll - Texas78 OL Garrett Hayes, Athens - TCU43 DE Devin Grant, San Antonio Antonian - Colorado99 DE Alfred Collins, Bastrop Cedar Creek - Undecided32 LB Prince Dorbah, Dallas Highland Park - Texas28 CB Dwight McGlothern, Klein Oak - Undecided4 S Xavion Alford, Pearland Shadow Creek - Texas - out with injury20 S RJ Mickens, Southlake Carroll - Clemson Other familiar names East2 TE Arik Gilbert, Marietta (GA) - LSU70 OL Michael Carmody, Mars (PA) Mars Area - Notre Dame37 DT Omari Thomas, Memphis (TN) Briarcrest Christian - Tennessee31 S Jordan Morant, Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic - Michigan48 S Vito Tisdale, Bowling Green (KY) - Undecided West25 RB Sam Adams, Sammamish (WA) Eastside Catholic - Washington90 DT Jacobian Guillory, Alexandria (LA) - LSU3 LB Noah Sewell, Orem (UT) - Oregon29 LB Kourt Williams II, Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco - Ohio State26 S Myles Slusher, Broken Arrow (OK) - Arkansas
Signing Day Report Card: Evaluating the 2020 Texas A&M recruiting class
With nearly all the 2020 recruiting class inked, Billy Liucci takes an in-depth look at all the players signed, offers some position grades and looks ahead to what to expect in the 2021 class and beyond.
Scattershooting the class of 2020: Fisher & the Aggies stockpiling elite talent
The Aggies are headed for a top-10 finish in recruiting rankings yet again, and Billy Liucci dives into another elite class as Jimbo Fisher and his staff begin to stockpile the kind of talent A&M needs to climb the SEC and national pecking orders.
Liucci 44: Ranking the state's top high school prospects
After watching the class of 2020 play their senior seasons, Billy Liucci updates his Liucci 44 on the eve of early signing day. He also ranks the top 25 for the class of 2021 and reveals his top 5 by position in the class of 2020.