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Spring Game (week) Visitors

2013-04-12T14:00:03Z

The visits began on Wednesday when brothers Sione and Tristan Teuhema (Keller, TX) took in Aggieland. Tristan is a 2015 offensive lineman and was offered a scholarship by Kevin Sumlin. Junior defensive end Sione however, was only offered a greyshirt position. Both reportedly enjoyed their visit but were understandably disappointed that both weren't offered. At this point, they are a package deal and by not offering both, the Aggies will no longer be seriously considered.

On Thursday, the Ags hosted three impressive visitors. Two consensus four-star, out of state, defensive ends in 2014 made the trip; Aggie legacy Qualen Cunningham from Chandler, AZ and Deondre Clark from Oklahoma City, OK. The Aggies have long been the favorite for Cunningham and you can expect the hard sell with him on campus this weekend. Clark has also said he wants to play in the SEC but it seems LSU has a slight lead at the moment. 2015 QB and son of Kevin Murray, Kyler, also came in to town on Thursday. The junior-to-be and state champion has started raking in the offers as of late and it will be interesting to see if Coach Sumlin is ready to throw his hat in the ring.

For the actual game on Saturday, the list is absolutely ridiculous for both 2014 and 2015.

2014:

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GBH's 2014 TX RANK
Davion Hall	Liberty-Elyau	WR	2
Tony Brown	Beaumont Ozen	CB	8
Nick Harvey	Ft. Bend Travis	DB	10
Jamal Adams	Hebron	S	16
Kealvin Davis	Lakeview Centennial	OL	18
DeShawn Wasington	Nederland	DT	20
Jarrett Johnson	Katy Seven Lakes	DE	21
Kyle Allen	Desert Hills, AZ	QB	N/A
Deondre Clark	Tulsa, OK	DE	N/A
Qualen Cunningham	Chandler, AZ	DE	N/A

2015:

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
Jordan Davis	Clear Lake	TE
Justin Dunning	Whitehouse	S
Soso Jamabo	Plano West	RB
James Locke	Beaumont Central	DB
Daylon Mack	Gladewater	DT
Larry Pryor	Sulpher Springs	DB

Focusing on 2014, notice the absurd amount of defensive talent that will be on campus this weekend. Definitely Wrecking Crew-esque

Katy Seven Lakes defensive end Jarrett Jonshon is making is second trip to Aggieland in as many weeks and most expect him to end the process for the good guys. It will also be interesting to see Baylor commit Davion Hall and Hebron safety Jamal Adams' reaction to their first trip to College Station. They are two of my personal favorites in this class and if the Ags want to be serious players in their recruitments, this weekend will go a long way.

As for the 2015 attendees, that list is just as impressive. For the village idiot that said the Aggies' aren't players for the top 8-10 sophomores in Texas, I'd save a little of that hot air. NSD for the 2015 class isn't going to be here for a while and Kevin Sumlin is just getting started.

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Friday Night Lights: Visitor List

2013-04-05T14:00:06Z

Below are lists of sophomore and juniors that are expected in town this weekend. We'll keep you updated as the list changes. Click a 2014 player's name for highlights.

2014

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION	GBH's 2014 TX RANK
Myles Garrett	Arlington Martin	DE	3
Dylan Sumner-Gardner	West Mesquite	S	7
Nick Harvey	Ft. Bend Bush	DB	10
Jarrett Johnson	Katy Seven Lakes	DE	21
Otara Alaka	Cy Falls	LB	22
Shaun Nixon	Lake Travis	RB	23
Cedric Collins	Dallas Skyline	DB	29
Kevin Shorter	Newton	RB	34
Armani Watts	North Forney	DB	38
Brandon Harris	Bossier City, LA	QB	N/A
Connor Mayes	an Alstyne	OL	NR
Gary Wunderlich	Memphis, TN	P	N/A

Garrett, a top-10 player in the country according to 247Sports, is the prize and is the #1 player left on the Aggies' big board, in my estimation. The Ags are a longtime favorite for the consensus five-star and hope to get him to shut the process down this weekend.

Jarrett Johnson and Brandon Harris are both high on the Aggies, but I'm not sure the staff would accept a commitment from either player at this time. As talented as they are, the Aggies have options at their respective positions and would ideally like a little more time to evaluate.

Otara Alaka is down to A&M and Texas but I get the feeling the Longhorns are in the driver's seat at the moment.

Kevin Shorter is very high on LSU after a recent trip. It will be interesting to see how of the gap the Aggies can close on his second trip to College Station in a month.

2015

NAME	SCHOOL	POSITION
Rodney Anderson	Katy	RB
Patrick Carr	The Woodlands	RB
Jordan Davis	Clear Lake	TE
Demarkus Lodge	Cedar Hill	WR
James Lockhart	Ennis	DE
James Proche	Dallas Prime Academy	WR
Deionte Thompson	West Orange Stark	S
Cameron Townsend	Ridge Point	LB
Ronnie Wesley	Houston Lamar	RB
RJ Williams	Dallas BIshop Lynch	RB

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Around Aggieland Podcast - Week 1 March Madness

2013-03-22T16:05:56Z

We started off my recapping the Aggies' weekend sweep of the Georgia Bulldogs and Tuesday victory over Dallas Baptist on the diamond. We then previewed the upcoming series against a very good Ole Miss club in Oxford.

Taylor Hamm from Gigem247.com joined us to breakdown what he's seen in spring practice as well as a couple of big name recruits the Aggies hosted this week.

2013 signee and Under Armour All-American Noel Ellis caught us up on what he's been up to since signing day and what he's doing to prepare to get to College Station.

The Wildcard Wes segment was weird as usual. We all shared the influence Vanilla Ice had on our young minds and then moved on to mocking Wes' tourney bracket. I was then introduced to the bizarre Kentucky Blue People. Google it, it's weird and inbreeding is not cool Kentucky.

Catch the show in the player below but don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes. Search "Around Aggieland". Don't be a 2%er.

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Around Aggieland Radio Show Mailbag - NCAA Tournament Week 1

2013-03-21T14:34:39Z

Kevin Sumlin and his squad resumed spring practice this week for a couple of very physical, full padded, practices. Saturday will also be the first scrimmage of the Spring that is open to the public. The staff continues to do work on the recruiting front as well and hosted several highly regarded prospects for unofficial visits this week. Joining us to break it all down is our good friend, Taylor Hamm (@TaylorHamm247) from Gigem247.com at 8:15.

Joining us at 8:30 is 2013 signee, cornerback Noel Ellis (@Noe4_). The consensus four-star and Under Armour All-American will catch us up to speed on his life after signing day as well as a look toward some of his goals once he gets to Aggieland.

We'll also touch on the baseball team's impressive sweep of the Georgia Bulldogs and maybe jump into March Madness if time permits.

As always, leave your questions, comments, and concerns in the comments section below. I'll address them on air and ask our guests any questions you have for them.

Tune in to AroundAggieland.com/radio tonight at 8PM Central to catch all the madness. Call us up at 347-237-4898 to talk to us live on the air.

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Around Aggieland Podcast - SEC Tourney Edition

2013-03-15T13:00:07Z

The show started off with a recap of the Ags first SEC post-season win against the lowly Auburn Tigers and a look to their 2nd round opponent, Missouri.

Jason Zimmermann then joined me to break down our baseball team's recent struggles on the mound and where this team stands as conference play begins.

The good Dr. Norris Camacho called in and teased what we at GBH have in store for our readers in the next few weeks.

FInally, recruiting guru Daddy98 joined me to discussed some of the top targets on Kevin Sumlin's big board for the 2014 class.

Catch the show in the player below but don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes. Search "Around Aggieland". Don't be a 2%er.

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Around Aggieland Radio Show Mailbag - SEC Hoops Tourney

2013-03-14T18:57:48Z

We'll get the show started by briefly touch on the Ags hoops victory last night over the Auburn Tigers in the SEC tourney. As well as look to their Round 2 matchup against Missouri. GBH's own Jason Zimmermann will join me around 8:15 to break down the Aggies' season on the diamond thus far. At around 8:30, recruiting "guru" Paul Pesek (Daddy01) of Aggie message board lore will join me and give his thoughts on players in the 2014 cycle.

I'm excited about the show tonight and hope we'll have plenty of listener interaction and some of you calling in tonight. As always, leave your questions, comments, and concerns in the comments section below. I'll address them on air and ask our guests any questions you have for them.

Tune in to AroundAggieland.com/radio tonight at 8PM Central to catch all the madness. Call us up at 347-237-4898 to talk to us live on the air.

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Podcast: Dismal Hoops, Mediocre Baseball, Spring Football and Recruiting!

2013-03-08T22:42:18Z

Praise Jesus! Spring ball is here! Not a moment too soon with the basketball team stinking up the joint and Aggie baseball limping along.

Before Derek hopped on, I briefly touched on the Aggie baseball season up to this point as they prepare to take on #18 Cal State Fullerton in a three-game series this weekend.

We broke down Billy Kennedy's squad's post season hopes and what the Ags can expect in the SEC tournament. As any hope of meaningful basketball for this year is gone, we looked to next year and the new faces that will join the ranks.

Friend of the program Taylor Hamm from Gigem247.com joined us to discuss what he's seen through the first three days of spring ball as well as give us a recruiting overview for the 2014 class.

Finally, in our Wildcard Wes segment, Thacktor admitted he would happily accept a prison raping if it meant Ryan Swope won the NCAA 2013 cover contest.

Catch the show in the player below. You can also search for "Around Aggieland" on iTunes to subscribe to our podcasts if you can't catch the shows live.

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Aggies' Second Junior Day A Huge Success

2013-03-04T14:30:03Z

In total, eighteen high school juniors made it to Aggieland on Saturday:

*Number in parenthesis indicates position in GBH's Texas Top 50 list

(5) Brenham DB Darrion Johnson
(7) West Mesquite S Dylan Sumner-Gardner
(20) Nederland DT Deshawn Washington
(21) Katy Seven Lakes DE Jarrett Johnson
(22) Cy Falls LB Otaro Alaka
(29) Dallas Skyline CB Cedric Collins - Aggie commit
(30) Klein Oak LB Josh Mabin
(32) Texas City WR Armanti Foreman - OU commit
(34) Newton RB Kevin Shorter
(38) North Forney ATH Armani Watts
(46) Brenham OL Austin Schlottman
(47) Spring ATH Darius Lee-Campbell
(N/A) Houston Lamar OL Braylon Hyder
(N/A) Southlake Carroll OL Evan Brown
(N/A) San Antonio East Central QB Jeremy Jones
(N/A) Klein Oak DE Ja'Von Shelley
John Curtis (Louisiana) CB Terrence Alexander
Oklahoma City Millwood (Oklahoma) WR Cameron Batson

Dylan Sumner-Gardner got the ball rolling and was the first commitment of the day. The consensus four-star safety had been thought to be an Aggie lean after decommitting from Clemson in January. DSG chose the Ags over roughly a dozen other programs, including Oklahoma and Texas, who offered at their junior day last weekend.

HUDL Highlights

North Forney athlete Armani Watts was the next domino to fall. Watts plays both sides of the ball for the Falcons but is being recruited to play cornerback for the Aggies. He chose to play in the SEC over Big 12 programs Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Baylor; who all offered in the past few weeks.

HUDL Highlights

The biggest guy to jump on board (literally) was Nederland defensive tackle DeShawn Washington. The 6'3" 275-pound Washington is the best DT in Texas for 2014 and marked Kevin Sumlin's 2nd head to head victory over Mack Brown on the day, and 3rd over Bob Stoops.

HUDL Highlights

The Aggie staff also extended offers to Cy Falls LB Otaro Alaka and Newton RB Kevin Shorter on Saturday. They jumped to the top of Shorter's list and are included in a top three for Alaka, including LSU and Texas. The only two outstanding offers with the other visitors are with Katy Seven Lakes DE Jarrett Johnson, who now has the Aggies listed at the top with Texas; and Oklahoma commit Armanti Foreman.

The Ags now have ten commitments for 2014 and are listed as the #1 school in the nation by 247Sports' Composite Rankings.

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