In-Home Visit with 2019 Offensive Lineman

– Super K

Whether Javonne Shepherd signs with Texas or not, Texas would like to take another offensive lineman in this class.

It sounds like they have zeroed in on another Trinity (St. Louis) prospect in 3-star offensive tackle, Ira Henry. Henry is teammates with Texas wide receiver signee, Marcus Washington.

Henry tells me that Texas will do an in-home visit with him on Tuesday (tomorrow).

No date is set yet for an official visit but I imagine that will be discussed during tomorrow’s in-home visit.

Quick Hitters | Umanmielan, Price & Graham

– CJ Vogel

*** 2020 defensive line target Princely Umanmielan visited Texas over the weekend. He let me know he planned on getting back to Austin this coming weekend which will be followed by a trip to Oklahoma for their junior day at the end of the month. Texas is in a good spot here right now.

*** Touched base with 2019 JUCO offensive lineman Jimmy Price (Tyler JC) who said he is hoping to hear from Texas. He currently hears a lot from Baylor and he expects Texas to join in should he receive a Baylor offer. Something to keep an eye on.

*** Spoke with 2020 wide receiver DJ Graham who mentioned that he has not heard from staff in a while. Texas will need to pick up the communication if they have plans on going after Graham as he is headed to Norman for their junior day at the end of the month as well.

Weekend Visitors

– Andrew King

I was out of town for most of last weekend and not around a computer. But the dead period ended and Texas hosted three defensive lineman over the weekend.

*** The first was Cedar Creek (TX) ’20 defensive end Alfred Collins, who has been a frequent visitor in Austin since picking up his offer in September. He attended multiple home games during the season and the fact he was back in Austin for the first weekend after the dead period speaks to his interest. Collins finished his junior season with 92 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks.

He and the coaches went to Texas’ basketball game on Saturday. Collins told me he spent a lot of time with Tom Herman, but really enjoyed spending time with the entire staff. Another thing to note is that Collins’ mother played basketball at Texas. And the Longhorns seem to be the leader in this recruitment so far.

*** The next was Manor (TX) ’20 defensive end Princely Umanmielen. He’s a top priority for Texas and is right in the Longhorns backyard. Right now some see Oklahoma as the biggest threat to Texas, and CJ has noted that he’ll be in Norman for their Junior Day later this month. But getting Umanmielen on campus right after the dead period is good news. And with the fact that he’s so close to Austin, getting him back on campus shouldn’t be an issue.

*** The final one was Tompkins (TX) ’21 defensive end Tunmise Adeleye. Who is going to be one of the top 2021 defensive lineman in the state of Texas. He’a already 6’3 260 as a sophomore and has offers from Alabama, LSU, Texas A&M, and others along with Texas. Adeleye finished his sophomore season with 58 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and 8 sacks.

Adeleye told me “The visit was great. I had a good talk with Coach Herman. He was really selling me on UT’s program like any other coach, but he didn’t feel fake to me at all. He talked about the Nigerian players and the Nigerian defensive lineman that have come to Texas and had a lot of success.” Right now Adeleye plans to visit Oklahoma later this month, Texas A&M on the first weekend in February, and he wants to get down to LSU at some point. But I really like where Texas sits in this one so far.

Remaining Targets for the 2019 Class

– Super K

Signing day is a few weeks away. Here are the remaining targets, not including grad transfers.

***Jalen Catalon

Catalon is set to announce this Friday.

I would like to thank every coach and program for recruiting me throughout this process and taking time to invest in me🙌🏾



Commitment: Jan 18th



Place: Mansfield Legacy HS (main gym)



Time: 3:15pm



Family, friends, reporters and the public are all welcomed to come out💯 pic.twitter.com/YClJeSrsbZ — Jalen Catalon (@jcatalon27) January 14, 2019

We are digging to find out which way this one is trending.

***Ira Henry

Henry is an offensive lineman out of Trinity Catholic (St. Louis). As previously mentioned, Henry mentioned Texas will be visiting him today.

***Lakia Henry

JUCO LB, Lakia Henry was originally planning to officially visiting Texas this weekend.

However, last night, he mentioned that he has moved his visit date to to the last weekend of the month.

***Javonne Shepherd

Shepherd seemingly shouldn’t be on this list since he’s committed. But obviously, with Texas A&M pushing to flip him he’s one to watch.

Shepherd visited Texas A&M this past weekend.

Notebook | Transfer Updates

– Super K

***Am told that while Casey Thompson coming back to Texas is likely, it’s not a done deal yet. Sounds like Houston is trying pull him their way.

***Also, am told that Texas is going after Tennessee grad transfer starting OT, Drew Richmond.

Last Friday, I spoke with a source in the building about Richmond and was told that the Vols planned on letting Richmond go. However, same source let me know, yesterday, that they have decided to work to keep him.

The initial sense I got was the Vols believed they had younger guys who would unseat Richmond. At some point between last Friday and yesterday, they obviously decided that they can’t afford to lose him.

I’m working to connect with Richmond to see where his head is at in all of this.

***Also asked about Rice grad transfer DT, Zach Abercrumbia. I get the sense Texas likes him but with the transfer portal changing the game a bit, they have to obviously be conscious of their current younger players like Coburn and Ojomo.

I’ll check with Zach later to see what Texas says to him in their meeting that was scheduled for today.