Bru McCoy | Post Visit Update | + Insider Take

– Super K

I’ll have a more complete update, later. The family was obviously exhausted. So, myself and Bru’s father, Horace, plan on having a longer conversation, later this week.

We went through a few key points, though, recently.

Based on the text messages I received from Horace throughout the weekend, I knew the visit was going well. Apparently how well it went surprised them, too.

“The visited exceeded our expectations. The concept of an official visit is to leave that lasting impressing and Texas far exceeded that.”

On multiple occasions, Coach Herman has mentioned that the Texas fans can have an effect on the game. Apparently, they had an effect on the official visits, along with a number of other things. It was a full effort that made the McCoy’s feel like they belong.

“They genuinely treated us like family. I love the tradition of Texas football. The game atmosphere was like no other. 103 thousand in attendance was amazing. Texas fans were great. We got to spend time with the coaches’ families and brunch at coach Herman’s house. Amazing. I could keep going on about!”

With the many things that the McCoy’s loved about the visit, I asked if there was one thing that really stood out. The answer might surprise some fans who can sometimes be eager to see an assistant coach replaced.

“Stood out the most was the coaching staff and their history together and loyalty to each other. The strong bond between the staff has permeated into the culture in the locker room. Coach Herman, coach Mehringer, Bryan Carrington, and staff are building something special in Texas”.

So, what’s next for the McCoys?

“Next visit is University of Washington this weekend and Oklahoma the week of November 10th…His last open official will be either to Alabama, Oregon, Florida State or UCLA. We might do a couple unofficials if need be.”

Horace added that, “USC will be Bru’s last visit”.

Despite the loss, USC is obviously going to remain in the picture and, at this point, seem to pose the biggest threat to Texas.

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Trio That Didn’t Visit Texas

– Andrew King

Texas hosted a massive group of recruits over the weekend in what was a very successful time both on and off the field. But like always, not everyone made it in.

One trio of guys that were set to make it in together didn’t as their ride fell through. That group was Trinity Christian (TX) S Lewis Cine, ’20 DB Dwight McGlothern, and ’21 QB Shedeur Sanders.

I talked to Cine, and he’d like to make a trip to Texas again before shutting his recruitment down.

Cine tells us that his current top three is UGA, Penn State and Texas.

McGlothern was excited and expecting to visit Texas this past weekend but again his ride fell through. Right now Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama, and Texas look like the leaders for him right now in another very deep year at DB in 2020.

Quotables | Post Game USC

– Alex Briseno

It took one season and some change, but Texas finally secured its first signature win of the Tom Herman era. While improving to 2-1 is monumental for a team trying to take another step in the right direction, just getting a signature win on the national stage was seemingly just as important.

“The team, psychologically, I think definitely that this was a big step for them,” Herman said. “To realize what they’re capable of, not just talk about it and be close to it, but actually realize it and go execute it at a very high level against a really good opponent.”

Play of the Game: Anthony Wheeler’s 46-yard blocked field goal return.

Caden Sterns found himself in the limelight yet again after he blocked USC’s 50-yard field goal attempt. The true freshman swatted the ball, sending it 15 yards behind the line. After Sterns had trouble scooping up the ball, Wheeler rushed in and took it 46 yards to the house.

“I just gave him (Wheeler) a big hug and said, ‘Way to scoop and score,” Sterns said. “I obviously need to work on that in practice because I missed it, but there were big smiles on that sideline.”

After the first quarter featured a 14-3 USC advantage silence spread across DKR. However, the Texas defense didn’t give up a single point following the first 15 minutes.

“To go down 14-3, there was no hanging of heads, there was no discouragement, no negativity on the sideline,” Herman said. “We started playing better, made a few adjustments offensively and defensively, and we scored the last 34 points of the game.”

As for Tre Watson, he is finally able to say he has a victory over USC after going 0-4 against the Trojans in his time at Cal.

“You probably heard me screaming,” Watson said. “This was personal for me. Getting this win after four years of losing to them, man … coming out with this win feels amazing.”

Texas is now able to say it has its first signature win of the Tom Herman era. It took a year and some change, but the fans, team, and Herman were more than happy to claim the win on Saturday.

“Psychologically, you know, when you’ve been up and down, and you’ve been so close for the last year and three games, in these types of games, to go out and win, and win in a complete fashion the way that we did, I think, certainly adds to that level of confidence,” head coach Tom Herman said during a postgame press conference. “I hope that it propels them into this week’s preparation knowing what they’re capable of.”

With Texas’ 24-hour rule, this Longhorn squad has already moved onto TCU, which will be the biggest test of the season.

“We’re going to celebrate the heck out of this one,” Herman said on Saturday. “It’s a great win. Again, a team that every facet had a hand in, knowing what we have coming up, starting tomorrow, allows or forces some temperance of jubilation on my part.”

Quote of the Night: Kris Boyd

“I ain’t gonna lie, I feel like we’re kind of proving that we’re back, but this is just the beginning.”

Shh Alert | Monday Evening

– Charlie S

Momentum is still in Austin as Bryan Carrington tweeted out that emoji you all love so much on Monday Evening…

🤫 — Bryan Carrington (@BCarringtonUT) September 18, 2018

After checking with a source, we can confirm the commit is a 2019 kid.

Winning is important.

Quick-Hitters | Marcus Washington, Powell, Cine, Shh & More

– Super K

***I checked in with the brother of 2019 WR, Marcus Washington who accompanied Marcus on his visit. Washington’s brother said that after the Texas visit, Texas has surged ahead of his leader and taken that spot as Marcus’ current leader.

He added that the family would like one of the staff members to come up to St. Louis this season to see Marcus.

This one is a Texas, Ohio State, Missouri battle and again, Texas has taken the lead.

***I checked a timeline for an announcement on Monday night’s shhh commit. As Charlie mentioned, it is a 2019 prospect. Source said, it will hopefully be announced by the end of the week but that is not for certain. Look for something in late September, at the latest.

***2019 WR/DB, Peyton Powell (Permian) who picked up a Texas offer this past summer tells me that he is eyeing a potential official visit to Texas this weekend for the TCU game.

If he visits Texas this weekend, look for him to OV to Oklahoma the following week and then make a decision shortly thereafter. Ohio State is another team to watch in this recruitment.

This is a very fluid situation and we will keep you updated about Peyton’s visit schedule as he finalizes it.

***As Andrew said, Lewis Cine let us know that he has a current top three of Texas, Georgia and Penn State. If Cine is able to get a ride, expect him to be at the game this weekend.

He says he still plans to commit in October. He has an official visit scheduled to Florida for the first weekend in October. After that visit, he will make his announcement.

***After the Maryland and Tulsa games, Javonne Shepherd was wavering. Whatever hesitations he had seemed to have, have been cleared up after last weekend’s game and environment.

Shepherd’s teammate, Demond Demas who is *currently* committed to TAMU, I’m told, loved the visit as well. As many of you may have noted, Demas was wearing the Burnt Orange at the Texas game. This one doesn’t appear to be over. But both Texas and Texas A&M still have a long season.

I plan to get out to North Forest to catch up with both, in person.