re: Official 2018 Recruiting Thread

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Tim Brewster? @TimBrewster
#Aggieland welcome the Big Fella to CS!!Wowww!!#GigEmGang18!!

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-So recruiting ace Tim Brewster tweeted on Friday evening that the "Big Fella" was in town, leading to all kinds of speculation as to who he was referring to. As many have since figured out, Brew was talking about longtime OU commit Brey Walker, the top-ranked prospect in the Sooner State and one of the most coveted tackle prospects in the country. The Moore (OK) Westmoore HS product is a 6-7, 335-pound manchild who Brewster and head coach Jimbo Fisher had prioritized at Florida State. Despite eventually choosing to play at home in the Big 12, Walker's connection with the Seminole coaches and his primary recruiter was strong enough that he officially visited FSU in September.

The fact that Brewster was able to convince Walker to make a stealth, pre-early Signing Day visit to College Station to sit down with he and Fisher for a second time certainly qualifies as an eye-opener and has to have Lincoln Riley and the Sooners scrambling and at least a little nervous.

Fact is, A&M offers Brey a couple of things that FSU didn't. First, it's much closer to home. Second, he could play college football in the Southeastern Conference, an opportunity that neither FSU nor OU can present. The wildcard here is Jimmy Turner. Closer to home, the SEC factor and perhaps a position coach he clicks with more than Coach Trickett at Florida State...could that be enough to cause the instant-impact tackle to reconsider his entire recruitment? Probably not, but Brewster's visit coup certainly makes this something worth watching and we're hearing that the visit went better than even the Walkers themselves (he made the trip with his parents) expected.

Considering the fact that Riley and the Sooners continue to push to flip a pair of longtime Aggie commits in Bobby Brown and DeShaun White, I'd say turnabout is fair play. It's still a tremendous longshot, but this would also certainly qualify as payback for OU stealing Creed Humphrey away from Jimmy Turner last year and keeping the coveted center north of the Red River. Even if it's not Walker, the Aggies are going to find a high-profile player or two that they flip between now and February, that much is obvious.

-If nothing else, getting a five-star talent like Brey Walker in town for an official visit after arriving in town just a couple of days ago is an excellent example of what A&M fans - and rival recruiters around the region and across the country - can expect from Brewster and Fisher's entire Aggie staff moving forward. Just stop for a second and think about the power moves Fisher and Co. have made in less than two weeks on the job. The Ags are pushing hard for several longtime targets and closing in on several (more on that in a moment) but have also worked their way squarely into the mix for both the nation's top-ranked JUCO and high school tight ends in Dominick Wood-Anderson and Carterville (IL) standout Luke Ford, Brey Walker, the No. 1 overall recruit in the country and Georgia commit Josh Fields and are also pushing hard to flip Alabama commit Vernon Jackson and Texas pledge Keondra Coburn. After closely watching this staff - which is still a long way from being complete with virtually the entire defensive crew still to come - work over the past two weeks and learning how they do things, I feel pretty comfortable in saying that this is merely the tip of the iceberg.

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Land thieves site
Brey Walker will no longer sign on Wednesday with OU after his ATM visit this past weekend.

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