– As Super K mentioned last week, a recruit that once appeared to be a slam dunk commitment at Wide Receiver, Elijah Higgins, appears to have cooled considerably on Texas. In fact, sources close to the situation tell us that after his visit to Stanford this week, they are the clear leaders to land his commitment.

While it was evident that Stanford was a major player for Higgins even prior to the visit, it appears as though his visit has pushed them to the front of the pack.

A Stanford visit is a unique experience, and in many cases, a recruit goes out there and is either all in, or all out, as the overall experience at Stanford, between the rigorous course load and small town feel, is something much different than most major football schools.

In this case, it appears that Higgins is all in for Stanford and the Longhorns will continue looking for WR commits elsewhere. – (Charlie)

– Earlier this week, Texas extended an offer to 2019 Wide Receiver Dannis Jackson out of Sumrall, Mississippi.

thankful to receive an offer from the University of Texas!!!! 🐂 #hookem pic.twitter.com/xy2J3insRG — JET JACKSON⚡️ (@DannisjJackson) May 16, 2018

Sumrall is 6’1″ 180 lbs. He is a dynamic play-maker who is an Under Armour All-American, and he has a very impressive offer list.

I was able to briefly catch up with him and he let me know that he received the offer over the phone from Coach Mehringer. The staff has not been out to see him yet, but they are setting up a time to go have an in-person look at their newest offer.

When I asked him about the potential for a visit, Dannis said “I’ve been thinking about when I’m going to get up there, but I’m not sure yet”. Jackson went on to say “Today was the first time I talked to the WR coach at Texas and he seems like a good guy”.

As for who his leaders are at the current time, Dannis stated “nobody is in the lead, and Texas will have a legit shot with me”.

While pulling a kid out of Mississippi is no easy task, the fact that he insisted there was no true leader for him at rhis point is certainly a positive for the Longhorns. The first task will be getting him on campus and if that happens, I feel like Texas will jump fully into the race for his services.

I’ll have more on Dannis as his plans come together. – (Charlie)

– Recently, Super K caught up with Joe T. Robinson (AR) DE Zach Williams and got some quotes from him following his Texas visit. He also talked about some other things, including how his dad is a former Arkansas Razorback and the pressure to possibly stay home. I caught up with Williams recently to see where he’s at as far as a commitment timeline and when he plans on taking his official visits.

Williams told me in the past that he originally planned to make his commitment in May. But, after the big offers continued to roll in, he wanted to take a look at some other schools first. He now tells me that he plans to make his commitment before the first game of his senior season, which is August 24th.

Right now Williams and his family are in the process of scheduling official visits. He told me the schools he’s thinking about are Texas, Florida, TCU, Baylor, Purdue, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Oregon State, and Tennessee. All five of his official visits will happen this summer. The only one that is set right now is actually one to Oregon State, on June 8th-10th. He will also take an unofficial visit to Cal this summer.

As I talk to Zach and some other people around him, it sounds like this one is a Texas-Arkansas battle as of today. Obviously the official visits can change things. And I expect both of those schools to receive official visits along with Oregon State. The other two visits seem to be up for grabs right now. – (Andrew)

– On Wednesday, the Longhorns extended an offer to Elite 2020 Running Back, Ashaad Clayton out of New Orleans (LA), Warren Easton High School

Blessed to receive an offer from The University of Texas . #LongHorns🤘🏾 pic.twitter.com/drP0rvvfXt — 2️⃣ (@shaad210) May 16, 2018

Clayton is a 6′ 185 lb running back who holds offers from a ton of major programs, including his home state LSU Tigers.

Texas currently is in good position for several 2020 backs such as Zach Evans and Kendall Milton, as well as having the attention of Oklahoma commit Jase McClellan to a certain degree. With that being said, this offer tells me that Coach Drayton views Clayton as a prospect who was too good to not throw his hat in the ring for.

I caught up with Clayton and exchanged a few messages. He told me that Drayton delivered the offer in person. I asked him if there was a chance for a visit to Austin in the near future, and he said “once I get everything situated, I might plan on taking a trip up there”.

We will keep an eye on his recruitment going forward and keep you updated. – (Charlie)

– Texas also extended an offer to 2020 Offensive Tackle, Omari Thomas out of Memphis (TN), Briarcrest Christian High School on Wednesday

Thomas is a 6’5″ 285 lb rising junior at Briarcrest Christian and he already holds north of 20 offers from the top programs around the country, and he can now add the Longhorns to that list.

Omari told me that Coach Hand went by his school and spoke to his head coach at Briarcrest, Brian Stewart. Stewart let Thomas know later in the day that the Longhorns had extended an offer.

Thomas is one of those kids that UT will have to grind for as he holds so many offers from major programs which are in close proximity to him. He is a kid that Texas will try to get on campus and make some magic happen. As always, I never write off the Texas staff if they are able to get an out of state kid to come in for a visit.

As of right now, he does in fact seem set on visiting Austin as he told me “I will most definitely visit both UT and OU”.

I will continue to remain in touch with Thomas and keep you updated. – (Charlie)

– As you all know, 2019 DE NaNa Osafo-Mensah is set to announce his decision between Texas and Notre Dame, this weekend.

This one is still trending Notre Dame here but there seemed to be a bit of last minute hope left for Texas.

I should know more tonight, but again, this one is still trending Notre Dame. – (Super K)