SPORTSDAY

12/12/2007

Recruiting buzz

12/10/2007

Cedar Hill, Lake Highlands players commit to UNT
Cedar Hill athlete James Hamilton (5-10, 180), who is rated No. 53 on SportsDay's Area Top 100 list, and Lake Highlands safety John Shorter (5-10, 180), who is ranked 85th SportsDay's Area Top 100, said that they have orally committed to play for North Texas.

McKinney Boyd WR switches commitment to A&M;
McKinney Boyd wide receiver Jeff Fuller (6-4, 202) said he has changed his oral commitment to Texas A&M; from Oklahoma.

UNT lands two football players, loses another
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M; safety Kylee Hill and Austin Anderson offensive lineman Coleman Feeley said Sunday that they had orally committed to North Texas.

12/05/2007

Recruiting buzz
DeSoto defensive end Tony Jerod is the latest recruit to reconsider his commitment to Texas A&M.

12/04/2007

Copperas Cove QB switches to Baylor
Baylor's hiring of Art Briles has already had an impact, as Copperas Cove quarterback Robert Griffin said that he has committed to the Bears.

11/28/2007

Baylor's recruits excited about choice of Briles
South Garland quarterback Nick Florence has never met new Baylor coach Art Briles. But he's admired the ex-Houston coach from afar

Recruiting buzz

11/27/2007

South Grand Prairie OT chooses La.-Monroe
South Grand Prairie offensive tackle Jonathan Gill (6-4, 300) said he has orally committed to Louisiana-Monroe.

11/26/2007

Corsicana WR picks Florida
Corsicana wide receiver Omarius Hines said Monday that he has orally committed to Florida. Hines (6-1, 180), No. 9 on SportsDay’s Area Top 100, said he picked the Gators over Oklahoma, LSU and Michigan.

Oklahoma State gets wrestling commitment; Phillips picks UNT
Bishop Lynch wrestler Johnny Koepp, a two-time state champion, signed a national letter of intent with Oklahoma State.

11/21/2007

Recruiting buzz
Kennedale kicker Logan Barrett said Wednesday that he has orally committed to UTEP.

11/19/2007

UNT women sign four during early period
UNT women's basketball coach Tina Slinker announced the signing of four players during the early signing period.

11/17/2007

Texas Tech signs three basketball players
The men's basketball team announced the signing of three players to national letters of intent: guard Tyree Graham (6-1, 190) and forwards Corbin Ray (6-8, 210) and Robert Lewandowski (6-9, 250).

Oklahoma State signs JUCO forward
The women's basketball team announced the signing of 6-1 forward Tegan Cunningham of Seward County (Kan.) Community College.

11/16/2007

North Crowley guard commits to Oklahoma
Highly touted basketball recruit Willie Warren is a Sooner-to-be.

SMU notebook
The women's basketball program signed four players to national letters of intent: 6-3 center Christine Elliott (Wichita, Kan.), 5-8 guard Samantha Mahnesmith (Kennedale), 6-2 forward Alicia Mitcham (West Mesquite) and 5-10 forward Morgan Shell (Marble Falls).

11/14/2007

Recruiting buzz
Skyline teammates Spencer Reeves and Troy Stoudermire said they orally committed to Minnesota late Tuesday night.

11/13/2007

Alief Elsik's Elonu gives nod to Texas A&M;
Adaora Elonu, a 6-0 senior at Alief Elsik, said Monday she has orally committed to play basketball for Texas A&M.; She considered Kansas and George Washington. But Elonu said the decision ultimately came down to A&M; or Baylor.

11/10/2007

Celina safety commits to Penn State
Celina safety D'Anton Lynn, the No. 15-ranked recruit on SportsDay's Area Top 100, said Saturday night that he has orally committed to Penn State.

11/09/2007

Arlington Grace Prep forward commits to UNT
Ben Knox, a 6-10 power forward from Arlington Grace Prep, said Friday that he has orally committed to play for UNT.

11/07/2007

Recruiting buzz
Denton Ryan DE Josh Williams hasn't broken his commitment to Nebraska, but he has started looking at other options.

11/06/2007

4 Duncanville girls make commitments
Four Duncanville senior girls announced oral commitments to play college basketball Tuesday afternoon. Oral commitments are nonbinding. The earliest date a member of the class of 2008 can sign a national letter of intent is Nov. 14.

11/04/2007

Pinkston center commits to Southern Mississippi
Pinkston senior Andre Jackson on Sunday said he has orally committed to play college basketball for Southern Mississippi. Jackson, at 6-10 and 275 pounds, averaged 9.5 points, 10.2 rebounds and four blocks a game last season and helped Pinkston to a trip to the 4A playoffs.

11/01/2007

Pinkston's Jones picks South Alabama
Pinkston senior Damarius "Shug" Jones on Thursday said he has orally committed to play college basketball for South Alabama.

10/31/2007

Recruiting buzz: Iowa State making impact in Texas
Mansfield Timberview OT Jared Edwards is the second local recruit to orally commit to Iowa State, joining Mesquite DE D.J. Marshall.

DeSoto's Carter chooses Texas A&M;
Four DeSoto girls basketball players have given oral commitments to play Division I college basketball, highlighted by Texas A&M-bound; guard Sydney Carter.

10/25/2007

FW Dunbar's Pope commits to Rutgers
Fort Worth Dunbar senior Brooklyn Pope, the No. 9 girls basketball player in the country according to hoopgurlz.com, said she orally committed to Rutgers.

10/24/2007

Recruiting buzz
Add Baylor to the list of schools offering scholarships to Coppell cornerback Devin Smith, No. 41 on SportsDay's Area Top 100.

10/23/2007

Injured Wylie RB commits to Wake Forest
Wylie senior running back Christopher Givens is out for the season with an ACL injury. That hasn't kept him from making a college decision.

Coppell safety commits
Coppell free safety Marlin Terrell (5-11, 185) said he has orally committed to Louisiana-Monroe.

10/19/2007

'VIP Connection' costs Texas A&M; top recruit
Craig Loston, a junior at Aldine Eisenhower, said he will not sign a national letter of intent with Texas A&M because of the turmoil sparked by coach Dennis Franchione's secret e-mail newsletter, "VIP Connection."
Blog: Colleges

10/17/2007

Cedar Hill lineman picks Kentucky
Cedar Hill offensive lineman Osaze Idumwonyi said Wednesday that he has orally committed to Kentucky.

Recruiting buzz

10/10/2007

Recruiting buzz

10/13/2007

Garland's Aghayere makes commitment to LSU
Garland defensive end Chancey Aghayere (6-4, 244), one of the top recruits in the state, said Saturday that he has orally committed to LSU.

Cedar Hill linebacker commits to UNT
Brandon Akpunku, a 6-0, 200-pound, outside linebacker from Cedar Hill, said Saturday that he has orally committed to North Texas.

10/09/2007

Duncanville, DeSoto guards commit
Two of District 8-5A's top guards have made oral commitments to play men's basketball in college. Duncanville point guard Brian Talley will play at Southern, and DeSoto combo guard Connor Frizzelle will play at Yale.

Cy Fair point guard picks UNT women's basketball
Mansa El, a 5-8 point guard from Cy Fair, said this week that she has orally committed to play for the UNT women's basketball team.

10/04/2007

SMU basketball gets California commitment
Frank Otis, a 6-6 shooting guard/small forward from Oakland, Calif., said he has orally committed to play basketball at SMU.

Sooners snatching up area talent
Oklahoma has lost two straight games to Texas in the Red River Rivalry. So what has that gotten the Sooners on the recruiting trail in the Dallas area? Try the top players from Keller to Van, Texas.