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Many of us have been advocating this for months, especially at QB. ( @Liberty City El ) We've given out a number of offers at a few positions in Texas as well as Cali, LA, and others. With local kids looking more and more to leave the state, it's going to be important for Miami to use it's national brand to look outside for talent. We've got staff that have connections in these states. It seems like we've at least been putting out offers. Hopefully we will start putting more effort in recruiting these kids. This season is going to be important for this too...
There have been a few interesting articles online regarding Texas recruiting in recent weeks. Some of the highlights I picked up from them are as follows:
Texas' reputation as a cradle of offensive firepower and innovation at the high school level, dating to the 1990's. The spread offense spread like wildfire across Texas in the 2000's, and it's hard to find a game on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night in the fall featuring a non-shotgun offense, especially in the 5A and 6A classifications.
The number of skill players from Texas speaks for itself. According to MaxPreps, Texas has produced more quarterback draft picks (18) in the last 10 years than any other state, with high-profile first-rounders such as Patrick Mahomes II, Kyler Murray, and Baker Mayfield highlighting that list in recent drafts. Texas is second to only Florida in number of receivers drafted in the last 10 years.
Of the top 150 players in Texas on the 247Sports Composite 2020 rankings, 66 signed with out-of-state schools that are not in states bordering Texas -- 57 Power Five signees, nine Group of Five signees. Of those 57 P5 players, only five signed with Alabama or Ohio State. The remaining 52 went far and wide, including 20 to the Pac-12, 10 to the Big Ten, and seven to the ACC.
Looks like we aren't the only ACC team who is looking hard at OOS talent. Va Tech is also dishing out the offers in Texas the past two cycles. They are struggling to keep the in-state talent home now, too.
From a 247 article:
The 247Sports database shows two Virginia Tech offers in Texas in 2012, then no TXHSFB offers the next three cycles. The 2016 class that saw QB Jerod Evans sign with Virginia Tech also featured four high school offers in Texas, but in 2017, that number dipped back to two. Virginia Tech offered four Texans in 2018 before the first noticeable jump in 2019, when the Hokies targeted nine Texans.
That number soared to 32 in the 2020 class. The 2021 class in Texas has seen a whopping 46 Virginia Tech offers and counting. That makes for almost 80 known Virginia Tech offers in Texas in the 2020 and 2021 classes, an enormous number considering the previous eight cycles saw a total of 21.
The #TX2VT movement, as Virginia Tech football has branded it, technically started this past November, when Galena Park North Shore 2021 four-star quarterback Dematrius Davis committed to the Hokies. While he obviously has not yet signed with Virginia Tech, Davis' commitment sparked the perception of VT's arrival on the TXHSFB recruiting scene. Davis is not only a national top 100 prospect in the Top247 rankings with almost 30 offers nationwide, but he is one of the most visible stars in TXHSFB as a two-time state championship-winning quarterback in Texas' largest classification (Class 6A Division I).
A little more than a month after Davis' announcement,DE Alec Bryant and DE Robert Wooten inked during the Early Signing Period to give the Hokies two Texans in the 2020 class. Virginia Tech's momentum has continued in recent weeks with the commitment of Fort Bend Hightower wideout Latrell Neville, a four-star recruit on the 247Sports Composite. Neville, who has reported offers from more than 40 programs, committed April 5 to the Hokies.
Beau Davidson is a major reason for Virginia Tech's increased attention to Texas. Davidson, assistant director of player personnel, is a native of the Lone Star State, where he played high school football at Houston-area powerhouse Katy High School, which is tied for the most state championships in Texas history with eight.
“This is one of the mistakes I made when I got here, quite honestly," Fuente said of not hitting Texas sooner.
Seems like there is an opportunity in Texas -
There have been a few interesting articles online regarding Texas recruiting in recent weeks. Some of the highlights I picked up from them are as follows:
Texas' reputation as a cradle of offensive firepower and innovation at the high school level, dating to the 1990's. The spread offense spread like wildfire across Texas in the 2000's, and it's hard to find a game on a Thursday, Friday, or Saturday night in the fall featuring a non-shotgun offense, especially in the 5A and 6A classifications.
The number of skill players from Texas speaks for itself. According to MaxPreps, Texas has produced more quarterback draft picks (18) in the last 10 years than any other state, with high-profile first-rounders such as Patrick Mahomes II, Kyler Murray, and Baker Mayfield highlighting that list in recent drafts. Texas is second to only Florida in number of receivers drafted in the last 10 years.
Of the top 150 players in Texas on the 247Sports Composite 2020 rankings, 66 signed with out-of-state schools that are not in states bordering Texas -- 57 Power Five signees, nine Group of Five signees. Of those 57 P5 players, only five signed with Alabama or Ohio State. The remaining 52 went far and wide, including 20 to the Pac-12, 10 to the Big Ten, and seven to the ACC.
Looks like we aren't the only ACC team who is looking hard at OOS talent. Va Tech is also dishing out the offers in Texas the past two cycles. They are struggling to keep the in-state talent home now, too.
From a 247 article:
The 247Sports database shows two Virginia Tech offers in Texas in 2012, then no TXHSFB offers the next three cycles. The 2016 class that saw QB Jerod Evans sign with Virginia Tech also featured four high school offers in Texas, but in 2017, that number dipped back to two. Virginia Tech offered four Texans in 2018 before the first noticeable jump in 2019, when the Hokies targeted nine Texans.
That number soared to 32 in the 2020 class. The 2021 class in Texas has seen a whopping 46 Virginia Tech offers and counting. That makes for almost 80 known Virginia Tech offers in Texas in the 2020 and 2021 classes, an enormous number considering the previous eight cycles saw a total of 21.
The #TX2VT movement, as Virginia Tech football has branded it, technically started this past November, when Galena Park North Shore 2021 four-star quarterback Dematrius Davis committed to the Hokies. While he obviously has not yet signed with Virginia Tech, Davis' commitment sparked the perception of VT's arrival on the TXHSFB recruiting scene. Davis is not only a national top 100 prospect in the Top247 rankings with almost 30 offers nationwide, but he is one of the most visible stars in TXHSFB as a two-time state championship-winning quarterback in Texas' largest classification (Class 6A Division I).
A little more than a month after Davis' announcement,DE Alec Bryant and DE Robert Wooten inked during the Early Signing Period to give the Hokies two Texans in the 2020 class. Virginia Tech's momentum has continued in recent weeks with the commitment of Fort Bend Hightower wideout Latrell Neville, a four-star recruit on the 247Sports Composite. Neville, who has reported offers from more than 40 programs, committed April 5 to the Hokies.
Beau Davidson is a major reason for Virginia Tech's increased attention to Texas. Davidson, assistant director of player personnel, is a native of the Lone Star State, where he played high school football at Houston-area powerhouse Katy High School, which is tied for the most state championships in Texas history with eight.
“This is one of the mistakes I made when I got here, quite honestly," Fuente said of not hitting Texas sooner.
Seems like there is an opportunity in Texas -
