re: 2014 Recruiting Discussion

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According to a source in Newton, the football career of Newton four-star running back and Texas commitment Kevin Shorter is likely over after he sought a couple of opinions on a spinal injury he suffered in a game a little more than a month ago. Despite the medical diagnoses, the source said that Shorter's scholarship to Texas will be honored. Shorter would likely be placed on medical scholarship by Texas, which does not count against the 85-man limit for the Longhorns (it's a situation similar to what Matt Nader did several years ago). Another option is for Shorter to continue to recover from the injury and seek another doctor's opinion later. But, at this point, it appears that Shorter's football career is over and the Longhorns are beginning to make preparations to replace his spot in the recruiting class. This shows the benefit and value of making a decision prior to a recruit's senior season. Shorter's personal situation is not one where he'd be able to attend college without a scholarship. It's a sad deal but those close to him in Newton are said be extremely supportive of the situation. (Burton)

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Hope the kid makes use of the scholarship and gets a degree

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But they lie to and trapdoor others.

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Which site do you work for tmc?

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What do you think the depth chart at WR looks like assuming Kennedy is back?

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(Z) - this is where Evans plays. The skill set is generally the guy that runs good routes and gets open a lot because it's the front side of the play so often. This is what Michael Crabtree played at Tech and Quinton Patton at La Tech so you can see lots of different kinds of receivers can fit. My understanding is Kyrion Parker will probably take over this position (he's redshirting). Jaquay ran some here Sat. Pope has in the past. I don't think either of those guys is polished enough. You might see Kennedy or RSJ here some next year too imo.

(Y) - this is where Kennedy plays (and Swope before him). With most QBs, this is the high catch position. Manziel likes longer throws though but it's generally the "glamour" position in this offense. Quickness and an ability to turn on a dime are primary qualities. Think Wes Welker. Kennedy isn't a perfect fit here but unless we move him to Z, it's his job. RSJ is interesting and a variation from things in the past. His size makes it a matchup nightmare. Long term I think Tabuyo may be a great fit as may Jeffrey.

(H) - the other slot where Holmes plays. This is the motion guy. Jet sweeps like the WVU offense. We run this now but with very limited effectiveness. It's why Quiv is here. Outside of that, this position runs many short hard cut patterns so like the Y, you want a shifty guy. But they also run a lot of seem routes to pull safeties so they need to be fast. Very fast preferably. I think you'll continue to see Holmes and Quiv here mostly next year. I think with a new QB, both inside WRs will get a lot more work. Johnny just likes the outside throws better. But with the speed we have here, getting these guys the ball in space more can create explosive plays

(X) - Walker's spot. This position runs more deep patterns than the Z. One of the primaries is the fade as if he can beat a corner, he's often in single coverage because defenses rotate to the front side. This guy needs to get off press coverage well because it's his job to be so difficult to defend that the safeties cannot shade away from him. I think Pope and Jaquay are good fits really as they are both big enough to force a bigger corner out there. We need one or the other to really step forward though. I actually think RSJ could play here with great effectiveness if we leave Kennedy at Y

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