More than a dozen recruits made it to Lubbock for Texas Tech’s season opener versus Sam Houston State this weekend, including several 2017 targets. Among them was 5.8 four-star receiver Charleston Rambo of Cedar Hill.
“I’d rate it a nine because of the heat,” Rambo said. “Other than that, I loved the environment, there was a lot of coaching going on with Coach Morris and Coach Jones and what they do with the players.”
Rambo still has approximately 17 months before he has to make a decision, but three schools have stood out to him so far in the process.
“Right now, the ones showing me the most love are OU, Miami and Tech,” Rambo said.
Several of Rambo’s teammates, including 5.7 three-star receiver Camron Buckley also made the trip this weekend.
“I loved the coaching environment,” Buckley said. “Their student section is amazing. I like their fan base - just the feeling of being around the team and coaching staff is great on game days. They showed us around the facility, the training room, the equipment room and everything like that. I think they felt the same way about the school, we all loved it there.”
Also a junior, Buckley has plenty of time to figure things out, but he already has an idea of what he’s looking for in his future program.
“I want to go in and play,” Buckley said. “I also want to go to a school that’s a winning program and has something going for their program and something I can make a future out of. Distance doesn’t matter as long as I can get there and contribute to the team.”
Buckley also plans to attend games at TCU, Oklahoma, Texas and Houston this season and at this point in the process, he does not yet have any favorites.
“I’m enjoying all of the schools that are interested in me,” Buckley said. “I’m just waiting to get as many offers as I can then, I will set down and make a list.”
When a group of athletes from one high school all have common offers and mutual interest from the same universities, the question, ‘Are they a package deal?’ often comes up. At this point, that is too early to determine.
“That’s always a conversation, a dream if we can all go to the same school, but we never know if that’s really going to happen,” Buckley said.
The Cedar Hill Longhorns are off to a 2-0 start in 2015 and looking to win their third consecutive state championship.
“I can always improve on every area of my game,” Buckley said. “My personal goal is contribute to my team and win another state championship, I just want to help my team any way I can.”
- Wright
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I just got off the phone with Wichita Falls Rider WR and Tech commit TJ Vasher, who made the short trip to Lubbock for an unofficial visit on Saturday.
The wideout had never been to Tech on gameday before and shared his thoughts on the experience.
"It was great being able to see how it is on gameday in Lubbock. You can really tell it is a football town. I got to hangout with a couple guys, the offense put on a show, and I had a great time."
In particular, Vasher liked the pace of play and the number of touches that so many players were able to get.
"I really just liked the tempo of the offense, how they were able to spread the ball around so much."
Jackson also got to spend time around two other local commits, Lubbock Coronado OL Emoree Giddens and Amarillo DL Ivory Jackson.
They've been getting to know each other and are starting to become close friends.
"It was great. It felt like I've known those guys for a long time"
- McKay
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Lubbock (Texas) Coronado offensive tackle Emoree Giddens made the short trip to Jones AT&T Stadium this weekend to watch the Red Raiders yesterday.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound lineman is already very familiar with the Texas Tech campus and game day experience, but he enjoyed being apart of the action on his visit this week.
"It was awesome, I have been to a few Tech games before, but never sat that close to the field and the sidelines," Giddens said. "I hung out with T.J. (Vasher) and Ivory (Jackson) the whole time, just joking around and talking football. They just played each other this weekend and they were arguing about the game.
"I will play Ivory too, and I told him we were going to get him and his team next. For the most part, we talked about how much we cannot wait to get out there and become part of the action."
Giddens watched the offensive line during the game and even caught up with a few of the current players after the game.
"I tried to pay attention to everything, but of course I focused on the offensive line and watched how they operate," Giddens said. "The whole team really, just how everyone worked together and some of the things they did on offense.
"I got to catch up with Jared Kaster and Justin Murphy after the game as well. We just talked about the game and how they were doing, because I already knew them from some of my visits."
Giddens is listed at offensive tackle, but the Texas Tech coaches see him playing multiple positions at the next level.
"I'm actually playing some guard for my high school team now," Giddens said. "Coach (Lee) Hays told me that with my size and my athletic ability that I could play anywhere on the line, tackle or guard. It doesn't matter to me and I'm ready to play wherever they need me."
-Clare
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Frisco (Texas) 2017 offensive center Jack Anderson was in Lubbock again this weekend to watch the Red Raiders' season opener.
"It was a good game, the offense was really working, but it was also really hot," Anderson said. "I thought the offense was faced paced and exciting."
Anderson has visited the Texas Tech program at least 10 times over the past year and is already familiar with the game day experience in Lubbock, but he was able to meet a few of the current Tech commits and some of the other visitors in town.
"Eno Benjamin was with me the whole time, but I also met John Picone and a few of the kids there from Cedar Hill," Anderson said. "I enjoy hanging around the other visitors and Texas Tech is a place that I have been to countless times before, it's always a good time there."
The Rivals100 product holds nearly 40 FBS offers and narrowed things down to a Top 12 this weekend, including the Red Raiders.
"I went through all of my offers and thought about who I had a relationship with, where I felt comfortable and just overall where I thought would be a good fit," Anderson said. "I don't really have much of a plan moving forward, but wanted to narrow things down and will just let the process come to me."
-Clare
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Cy Ranch linebacker and 5.5 three-star Texas Tech commit Brayden Stringer also made the trip to Lubbock this weekend for the Red Raiders' 59-45 season-opening win over Sam Houston State.
“When we got there, we went onto the field, got the on-field experience, sat there and watched the whole game, saw the coaches in a live setting,” Stringer said. “We didn’t do a whole lot because it was just an unofficial visit, but I got to talk with Coach Spavital, next day I came in and watched video with Cach Spav, went around Lubbock a little bit and checked everything out some more.”
“This was my first time to watch Tech play, the fan base is awesome there. They have a really good student section, a lot of energy from the fans. My commitment was already solid but it made it even better seeing it in person, the student section gets live and throws tortillas on the field, it’s pretty crazy.”
Stringer plans to take his official visit to Texas Tech soon after his high school season is over with.
- Wright
“I’d rate it a nine because of the heat,” Rambo said. “Other than that, I loved the environment, there was a lot of coaching going on with Coach Morris and Coach Jones and what they do with the players.”
Rambo still has approximately 17 months before he has to make a decision, but three schools have stood out to him so far in the process.
“Right now, the ones showing me the most love are OU, Miami and Tech,” Rambo said.
Several of Rambo’s teammates, including 5.7 three-star receiver Camron Buckley also made the trip this weekend.
“I loved the coaching environment,” Buckley said. “Their student section is amazing. I like their fan base - just the feeling of being around the team and coaching staff is great on game days. They showed us around the facility, the training room, the equipment room and everything like that. I think they felt the same way about the school, we all loved it there.”
Also a junior, Buckley has plenty of time to figure things out, but he already has an idea of what he’s looking for in his future program.
“I want to go in and play,” Buckley said. “I also want to go to a school that’s a winning program and has something going for their program and something I can make a future out of. Distance doesn’t matter as long as I can get there and contribute to the team.”
Buckley also plans to attend games at TCU, Oklahoma, Texas and Houston this season and at this point in the process, he does not yet have any favorites.
“I’m enjoying all of the schools that are interested in me,” Buckley said. “I’m just waiting to get as many offers as I can then, I will set down and make a list.”
When a group of athletes from one high school all have common offers and mutual interest from the same universities, the question, ‘Are they a package deal?’ often comes up. At this point, that is too early to determine.
“That’s always a conversation, a dream if we can all go to the same school, but we never know if that’s really going to happen,” Buckley said.
The Cedar Hill Longhorns are off to a 2-0 start in 2015 and looking to win their third consecutive state championship.
“I can always improve on every area of my game,” Buckley said. “My personal goal is contribute to my team and win another state championship, I just want to help my team any way I can.”
- Wright
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I just got off the phone with Wichita Falls Rider WR and Tech commit TJ Vasher, who made the short trip to Lubbock for an unofficial visit on Saturday.
The wideout had never been to Tech on gameday before and shared his thoughts on the experience.
"It was great being able to see how it is on gameday in Lubbock. You can really tell it is a football town. I got to hangout with a couple guys, the offense put on a show, and I had a great time."
In particular, Vasher liked the pace of play and the number of touches that so many players were able to get.
"I really just liked the tempo of the offense, how they were able to spread the ball around so much."
Jackson also got to spend time around two other local commits, Lubbock Coronado OL Emoree Giddens and Amarillo DL Ivory Jackson.
They've been getting to know each other and are starting to become close friends.
"It was great. It felt like I've known those guys for a long time"
- McKay
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Lubbock (Texas) Coronado offensive tackle Emoree Giddens made the short trip to Jones AT&T Stadium this weekend to watch the Red Raiders yesterday.
The 6-foot-5, 265-pound lineman is already very familiar with the Texas Tech campus and game day experience, but he enjoyed being apart of the action on his visit this week.
"It was awesome, I have been to a few Tech games before, but never sat that close to the field and the sidelines," Giddens said. "I hung out with T.J. (Vasher) and Ivory (Jackson) the whole time, just joking around and talking football. They just played each other this weekend and they were arguing about the game.
"I will play Ivory too, and I told him we were going to get him and his team next. For the most part, we talked about how much we cannot wait to get out there and become part of the action."
Giddens watched the offensive line during the game and even caught up with a few of the current players after the game.
"I tried to pay attention to everything, but of course I focused on the offensive line and watched how they operate," Giddens said. "The whole team really, just how everyone worked together and some of the things they did on offense.
"I got to catch up with Jared Kaster and Justin Murphy after the game as well. We just talked about the game and how they were doing, because I already knew them from some of my visits."
Giddens is listed at offensive tackle, but the Texas Tech coaches see him playing multiple positions at the next level.
"I'm actually playing some guard for my high school team now," Giddens said. "Coach (Lee) Hays told me that with my size and my athletic ability that I could play anywhere on the line, tackle or guard. It doesn't matter to me and I'm ready to play wherever they need me."
-Clare
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Frisco (Texas) 2017 offensive center Jack Anderson was in Lubbock again this weekend to watch the Red Raiders' season opener.
"It was a good game, the offense was really working, but it was also really hot," Anderson said. "I thought the offense was faced paced and exciting."
Anderson has visited the Texas Tech program at least 10 times over the past year and is already familiar with the game day experience in Lubbock, but he was able to meet a few of the current Tech commits and some of the other visitors in town.
"Eno Benjamin was with me the whole time, but I also met John Picone and a few of the kids there from Cedar Hill," Anderson said. "I enjoy hanging around the other visitors and Texas Tech is a place that I have been to countless times before, it's always a good time there."
The Rivals100 product holds nearly 40 FBS offers and narrowed things down to a Top 12 this weekend, including the Red Raiders.
"I went through all of my offers and thought about who I had a relationship with, where I felt comfortable and just overall where I thought would be a good fit," Anderson said. "I don't really have much of a plan moving forward, but wanted to narrow things down and will just let the process come to me."
-Clare
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Cy Ranch linebacker and 5.5 three-star Texas Tech commit Brayden Stringer also made the trip to Lubbock this weekend for the Red Raiders' 59-45 season-opening win over Sam Houston State.
“When we got there, we went onto the field, got the on-field experience, sat there and watched the whole game, saw the coaches in a live setting,” Stringer said. “We didn’t do a whole lot because it was just an unofficial visit, but I got to talk with Coach Spavital, next day I came in and watched video with Cach Spav, went around Lubbock a little bit and checked everything out some more.”
“This was my first time to watch Tech play, the fan base is awesome there. They have a really good student section, a lot of energy from the fans. My commitment was already solid but it made it even better seeing it in person, the student section gets live and throws tortillas on the field, it’s pretty crazy.”
Stringer plans to take his official visit to Texas Tech soon after his high school season is over with.
- Wright
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