Notebook: End nearing for seniors
Here's the latest on the Texas Tech and Big 12 recruiting scene from
RedRaiderSports.com's Drew Kohnle.
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END NEARING FOR RED RAIDER
SENIORS
With a number of Texas Tech seniors potentially playing their final games in the
red and black -- Tony Morales will likely pursue a medical hardship waiver and
return for the 2016 season -- it's time to take a look back how each player
stacked up from a recruiting standpoint.
LB Micah Awe
Mansfield (Texas) Summitt.
Class of
2012.
was the only program to offer Awe during the recruiting process.
Robert Prunty was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
Rockdale (Texas) Rockdale
Class of
2011.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Baylor, Oklahoma State and TCU.
Tommy Mainord was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
DB J.J. Gaines
Irving (Texas) Nimitz
Class of
2011.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Baylor, Duke, Iowa State and others.
Robert Prunty was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
WR Jakeem Grant
Mesquite (Texas) Horn
Class of 2011.
Originally
committed to Tulsa, but flipped to Texas Tech before signing day.
Tommy Mainord was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
McKeesport (Penn.) McKeesport
Class of
2011.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Louisville, Mich. State, Oregon and USC.
Robert Prunty was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
OL Jared Kaster
Altair (Texas) Rice Consolidated
Class of
2012.
Originally
committed to Rice, but flipped to Texas Tech in
June 2011.
Chad Scott
was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
DL Rika Levi
San Mateo (Calif.) College of San Mateo
Class of
2014.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Kentucky, Missouri, Oregon and others.
Levi was one
of four JUCO defensive linemen signed in the 2014 class.
Clarksdale (Miss.) Coahoma C.C.
Class of
2014.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Kansas, Kentucky and West Virginia.
John Scott,
Jr. was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
Arlington (Texas) Sam Houston
Class of
2011.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Kansas State, Memphis, SMU and others.
Ranked as the
No. 22 offensive guard prospect in the country.
OL Tony Morales
Arlington (Texas) Sam Houston
Class of
2011.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Kansas State, Missouri, Oklahoma, others.
Ranked as the
No. 5 center prospect in the country.
Longview (Texas) Longview
Class of
2011.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Baylor, Illinois, TCU and others.
Sam McElroy
was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
DL Marcus Smith
Highland (Kan.) Highland C.C.
Class of
2014.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Boise State, Cincinnati, Louisville, others.
John Scott,
Jr. was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall
Class of
2011.
Chose Texas
Tech over offers from Baylor, Okla. State, West Virginia, others.
Chad Scott was his primary recruiter for the Red Raiders.
JUNIOR TO WATCH
DB Justin Broiles, Oklahoma City (OK) John Marshall --
Class of 2017 cornerback Justin Broiles has been in contact with Texas Tech for
a while now and even took a trip out to Lubbock for the Red Raiders' game
against Iowa State last week. He does not hold an offer from the Red Raiders as
of yet, but he feels like one could come very soon. He has developed a very
close relationship with Kevin Curtis.
"Coach Curtis and I talk 24/7. We are always talking with each other every day.
90 percent of the time we talk about life stuff and the other 10 percent is
usually about what Texas Tech has to offer and stuff like that. They are
building something special," he said. "Me and coach Curtis are very close, and I
really love coach Curtis. Coach Curtis is special. I feel like when I talk to
other coaches, they are treating it like it is a business, but I feel like coach
Curtis is actually invested in me and wants what's best for me."
AROUND THE BIG 12
West
Virginia added commit No. 20 on Tuesday when Glendora, Calif. athlete Damon Johnson committed to the Mountaineers. WVU is the only offer for the
two-star prospect.
Kansas
upped its commit total to 11 this past week when Harker Heights (Texas)
offensive lineman Chris Hughes committed to the Jayhawks. The No. 60
offensive tackle committed to the Jayhawks over offers from California, Houston,
Utah State and Texas Tech.
Iowa
State landed commit No. 10 for the 2016 class when Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge
defensive back Arnold Azunna committed to the Cyclones over offers from
15 other schools.
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