BREAKING: Texas A&M has earned a commitment from four-star Cypress Creek offensive guard Grayson Reed at the Maroon and White game this afternoon.

We have been steady with our reports that Jim Turner’s arrival in Aggieland made a huge impact on the 6-5, 301-pounder’s recruitment. In fact, that’s exactly what he attributed his decision to when he spoke to GigEm247.com ahead of his announcement.

“I pretty much knew I was going to A&M when I first met Coach Turner,” Reed said. “I don’t know how to explain it, he was just so straightforward with me. He’s like a real person. He’s never going to tell you lies, he’s always going to tell you exactly how he feels about the situation. I need a coach like that. I need a coach that’s going to keep it real with me.”

He added, “I’ve talked to coaches and they’ve said things like, ‘I guarantee you will start here your freshman year,’ but I know when I get there that’s not going to happen. I feel like he’s a man of his word. When he says something to me he actually means it. When we talk about playing time he says words like ‘opportunity’ and emphasises that he wants to put the best five on the field. I just like how straight-forward he is and I can’t wait to play for him.”

Of course, Turner’s well-known ability to produce first-round NFL draft picks was also attractive.

“When you look at the amount of first-round draft picks, and draft picks overall, you’re just like ‘wow’ that’s a lot. He’s also coached in the NFL for some great offensive lineman. He’s coached guys like (Mike) Pouncey and (Richie) Incognito. Those are great offensive lineman and like I said he’s putting them in the league as well. He knows what he’s doing and knows what he’s talking about. I want a coach that can take my game to the next level.”

It wasn’t just the coaching staff that he could relate to but the No. 194 ranked player in the country, per 247Sports, also felt a connection to the University.

“Whenever I go to A&M I look at the campus and I just love how everything is around there,” he said. “It seems real chill. I’m a very laid-back chill person, I don’t really go out too much, so A&M fits me. It’s also a great place for me to get a degree. I want to major in business and I know they have a great business program so that’s one thing that I also looked at. I felt at home there.”

There’s been baseless assumptions the Top247 prospect would still be open to other programs despite his commitment to A&M today but he puts those rumors to bed.

“Really the only way I don’t end up there is if any coaches leave,” he said. “Like the head coach or the position coach. I don’t want to do the whole commit, de-commit thing.”

Now Reed has turned his focus to helping A&M recruit more elite prospects to College Station.

“I know Zavier Newman, we were talking recently, and I know he likes A&M a lot,” he said. “I’m also recruiting Creed Humphrey out of Oklahoma. I have a few more that I’m working on right now.”

Now that he’s made his decision public, Reed feels a weight has been lifted off his shoulders.

“It feels great,” he said of his commitment. “ I can’t wait to step onto Kyle Field in 2017 and help this team win some games. We’re building something great. We already have Tate Martell, a great quarterback coming in, we’re going to have a great offensive line, great receivers so we’re building a great class.”

This is the second commitment for the Aggies in two days which brings their class total to six pledges and they now sit in the No. 15 spot for the 247Sports team rankings.

