The Baylor Bears are producing NFL talent at the wide receiver position, often guys who were overlooked out of high school. And now they’re winning recruiting battles against the ‘Horns. What can Texas do about it?
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Baylor and the Texas wide receiver recruiting problem
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McGee-Stafford averaged 13.5 points and 12 rebounds in win over Kansas and loss at No. 1 Baylor last week.
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McGee-Stafford earns fifth Phillips 66 Big 12 Freshman of the Week honor
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The Longhorns are looking to continue stockpiling big bodies after Monday’s commitment by Desmond Harrison. Coach Stacy Searels is believed to be closing in on yet another top notch offensive line prospect: Irving High School Tackle, Rami Hammad. Hammad’s measurable are impressive: 6’5″ and 320 pounds. Hammad is ranked by Rivals as the 172nd prospect nationally, 28th at his position, and 78th overall in the state of Texas. Hammad took an official visit to the 40 Acres this past weekend that lead to him to end his his nearly three month commitment to Baylor. Hammad now lists a top four of Texas, TCU, Baylor, and Oklahoma and is set to announce at 5:00 PM today. It is believed that Texas is clearly the team to beat for Hammad due to how quickly he backed out of his verbal commitment to Baylor after the weekend visit to Austin. A quick film study of shows Hammad to be an aggressive and nasty blocker. He will sustain blocks 10-15 yards downfield on running plays and has a strong base in passing sets. He’s not nearly the physical specimen that Desmond Harrison is, but it’s easy to see that he has a mean streak and isn’t afraid to mix it up. Video: FOX Sports Next – OL Rami Hammad I am concerned, however, with one thing in regards to Hammad and it has nothing to do with what I see on film. On film I see consistency and focus. His recruitment shows something else. June 8, 2012: Hammad commits to Oklahoma State University. November 13, 2012: backs out of his commitment to Oklahoma State and jumps ship to Baylor. January 20, 2013: backs out of his commitment to Baylor (presumably to again jump ship and commit to Texas) I won’t be sold on Hammad to Texas until the signature is faxed in on National Signing Day – especially due to the close proximity of Gary Patterson and TCU. That being said, the idea of adding a young man of his size and disposition to this offensive line is more than intriguing. Here’s an interview Hammad did with Rivals awhile back:
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Rami Hammad set to announce commitment today
Filed under Football, Lets Talk Texas by on Jan 23rd, 2013. Comment.
Player of the Night – Romero Osby, Oklahoma Osby scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Sooners to a 73-67 win over Texas. During one stretch, he scored 21 of Oklahoma’s 33 points. He joins Blake Griffin and Eduardo Najera as the only Sooners with 29 points, eight rebounds and three steals in a game over the past 15 seasons. Meanwhile, Texas is 0-5 in Big 12 play, its worst conference start since 1976. Stat Sheet Stuffers – Isaiah Austin and Cory Jefferson, Baylor Both Austin (10-14-5) and Jefferson (11-11-6) finished with at least 10 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks in Baylor’s 64-54 win over Oklahoma State.
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Numbers to Know: Monday recap
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — A few quick thoughts from Kansas’ 61-44 victory over Baylor on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse. Overview: After barely escaping Iowa State and then playing poorly in a win at Texas Tech last week, Kansas returned to form Monday by embarrassing Baylor in front of 16,300 fans. The Bears looked completely inept against the Jayhawks’ menacing defense. Scott Drew’s squad trailed 33-20 at intermission after shooting just 6-for-28 (21.4 percent) in the opening half.
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Rapid Reaction: Kansas 61, Baylor 44
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Congrats to all these guys for turning in fantastic seasons. Naturally, there will be some snubs and some things that need to be explained. Check the blog later today for more thoughts. Without further ado, here’s the All-Big 12 team from ESPN.com. OFFENSE QB: Collin Klein, Kansas State RB: Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State RB: James Sims, Kansas FB: Trey Millard, Oklahoma WR: Stedman Bailey, West Virginia WR: Terrance Williams, Baylor WR: Tavon Austin, West Virginia TE: Jace Amaro, Texas Tech OL: Cyril Richardson, Baylor OL: Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma C: Joe Madsen, West Virginia OL: Lane Taylor, Oklahoma State OL: LaAdrian Waddle, Texas Tech DEFENSE DL: Devonte Fields, TCU DL: Meshak Williams, Kansas State DL: Calvin Barnett, Oklahoma State DL: Alex Okafor, Texas LB: A.
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ESPN.com’s 2012 All-Big 12 team
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After the Baylor game, many Texas fans were clamoring for defensive coordinator Manny Diaz to be fired? Has Diaz done enough in the last 10 quarters to save it for another year?
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Has Texas DC Manny Diaz done enough to save his job?
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WTH?! (What the Heck?) moments are attempts to find the memorable and the off-beat perspective on Longhorns sports. Here are some interesting moments from the Texas game against the Baylor Bears. QB David Ash had a solid performance for the Longhorns against Baylor. 1st Quarter (14:43) WTH Lighting?! Mack Brown needed a quick start to avoid most of the 101,353 fans turning on him and the team. Well, Daje Johnson took care of that with an electrifying 84 yard touchdown run on the FIRST play of the game. 1st Quarter (2:42) WTH Williams?! The Big XII leading receiver took the defense to task especially on a simple stop and go for an 80 yard touchdown to give the Bears their first lead of the game. Manny Diaz does this count as an explosive play? 1st Quarter (0:00) WTH Students?! Well, if you ever wondered where the student section is at DKR, you found out before the 2nd quarter. All the students broke out black Livestrong shirts to support the 15th anniversary of the organization. It’s interesting the salute with all that is swirling around Lance. 2nd Quarter (6:18) WTH 50 Shades?! Could not pass up the chance to report on the first touchdown of the season for one Johnathan Gray. He put a move on safety Sam Hall that left the defenders clothes on the ground. At this point in the game, BU Coach Phil Bennett and Manny Diaz were getting ready to work on their resume at halftime. 3rd Quarter (12:55) WTH Okafor?! Alex Okafor called out the defense to play tougher after last week’s game. He needed to be called out for a crucial offside on fourth down that would have ended the Baylor touchdown drive. 3rd Quarter (6:31) WTH Black Swan?! The highlight of the night on the Godzillatron and the television broadcast was a shot of Natalie Portman. Wonder why she was there… who cares! 3rd Quarter (5:56) WTH Sooners?! OU fans in the stands wearing a Beat Texas shirt. Looks like these two guys forgot that the Red River Rivalry was last week in Dallas. Longhorn fans are still trying to forget. 3rd Quarter (2:17) WTH Mad Hatter?! Art Briles threw his ball cap so high in the air in disgust over the late Texas timeout on fourth down that WR Tevin Reese had plenty of time to make the fair catch signal when he caught his hat. 4th Quarter (2:34) WTH Mulligan?! The head referee announced to the crowd that Texas would get a “Do Over” to match up with the substitutions that Baylor was implementing. Mack Brown hopes next time a “King’s X” will be called when he needs to surrender. Next up for the Longhorns is a trip to Kansas to play the Jayhawks on October 27th. Thanks for following my WTH articles throughout the season. I appreciate the opportunity to rant about the greatest University sports program in the country. You can continue to follow comments on all of UT sports on twitter at @ 40AcresSports or follow me at @ Horns1991 . HOOK EM!!
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WTH Moments – Texas vs. Baylor
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WTH?! (What the Heck?) moments are attempts to find the memorable and the off-beat perspective on Longhorns sports. Here are some interesting moments from the Texas game against the Baylor Bears. QB David Ash had a solid performance for the Longhorns against Baylor. 1st Quarter (14:43) WTH Lighting?! Mack Brown needed a quick start to avoid most of the 101,353 fans turning on him and the team. Well, Daje Johnson took care of that with an electrifying 84 yard touchdown run on the FIRST play of the game. 1st Quarter (2:42) WTH Williams?! The Big XII leading receiver took the defense to task especially on a simple stop and go for an 80 yard touchdown to give the Bears their first lead of the game. Manny Diaz does this count as an explosive play? 1st Quarter (0:00) WTH Students?! Well, if you ever wondered where the student section is at DKR, you found out before the 2nd quarter. All the students broke out black Livestrong shirts to support the 15th anniversary of the organization. It’s interesting the salute with all that is swirling around Lance. 2nd Quarter (6:18) WTH 50 Shades?! Could not pass up the chance to report on the first touchdown of the season for one Johnathan Gray. He put a move on safety Sam Hall that left the defenders clothes on the ground. At this point in the game, BU Coach Phil Bennett and Manny Diaz were getting ready to work on their resume at halftime. 3rd Quarter (12:55) WTH Okafor?! Alex Okafor called out the defense to play tougher after last week’s game. He needed to be called out for a crucial offside on fourth down that would have ended the Baylor touchdown drive. 3rd Quarter (6:31) WTH Black Swan?! The highlight of the night on the Godzillatron and the television broadcast was a shot of Natalie Portman. Wonder why she was there… who cares! 3rd Quarter (5:56) WTH Sooners?! OU fans in the stands wearing a Beat Texas shirt. Looks like these two guys forgot that the Red River Rivalry was last week in Dallas. Longhorn fans are still trying to forget. 3rd Quarter (2:17) WTH Mad Hatter?! Art Briles threw his ball cap so high in the air in disgust over the late Texas timeout on fourth down that WR Tevin Reese had plenty of time to make the fair catch signal when he caught his hat. 4th Quarter (2:34) WTH Mulligan?! The head referee announced to the crowd that Texas would get a “Do Over” to match up with the substitutions that Baylor was implementing. Mack Brown hopes next time a “King’s X” will be called when he needs to surrender. Next up for the Longhorns is a trip to Kansas to play the Jayhawks on October 27th. Thanks for following my WTH articles throughout the season.
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WTH Moments – Texas vs. Baylor
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A look at what the Texas coaches and players had to say after the Longhorns picked up their first win over Baylor since 2009.
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Texas-Baylor: Quotables
Filed under Lets Talk Texas by on Oct 21st, 2012. Comment.
