Texas Longhorns: Jerrod Heard
The Heard: UT recruiting news and notes 
May, 24, 2013
May 24
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By
Max Olson and
William Wilkerson | ESPN.com
Welcome to The Heard, HornsNation’s weekly in-depth look inside the never-ending world of Longhorns recruiting with news, notes and interesting tidbits on the latest happenings around the program. We release this every Friday.
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- The next Fab Five?
- Texas in top two for East Texas receiver
- 2015 LB a well-known name
- Defending champs offer Longhorn commitment
- QB Sharp could be on radar
- Evans taking his time
- New Orleans TE waiting on that one offer
- 2015 QB recruiting coming into focus
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas might not be the sexiest football program in the state right now, but Longhorns coach Mack Brown is making up for that with smarts.
The Longhorns showed off their savvy once again this weekend by turning the state track meet into a sneaky-big recruiting weekend.
The Longhorns showed off their savvy once again this weekend by turning the state track meet into a sneaky-big recruiting weekend.
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William Wilkerson talks with Denton Guyer (Texas) quarterback and Texas commit Jerrod Heard, the No. 136 player in the ESPN 150, at the Texas track meet about the recent pair of decommitments from the Longhorns 2014 class.
The Heard: UT recruiting news and notes
May, 3, 2013
May 3
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By
William Wilkerson and
Max Olson | ESPN.com
Welcome to The Heard, HornsNation’s weekly in-depth look inside the never-ending world of Longhorns recruiting with news, notes and interesting tidbits on the latest happenings around the program. We release this every Friday.
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In this week's edition of The Heard:
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In this week's edition of The Heard:
- Georgia DE intrigued by Longhorns
- Gresham still solid
- Checking in on Heard
- Gators commitment will visit Texas
- Decision coming soon for brothers
- 2016 ATH big fan of Texas
- Lynch a 2015 QB to watch
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AUSTIN, Texas -- The benchmark for elite Texas recruiting classes is and might always be 2002.
The consensus No. 1 class in the nation featured a kid from Houston named Vincent Young plus 10 others who would go on to start in Texas’ 2006 Rose Bowl national title win over USC.
Since then, coach Mack Brown has signed five more classes that earned top-three rankings from ESPN. His 2014 class, currently the nation’s best and biggest, has a chance to join that impressive company.
The consensus No. 1 class in the nation featured a kid from Houston named Vincent Young plus 10 others who would go on to start in Texas’ 2006 Rose Bowl national title win over USC.
Since then, coach Mack Brown has signed five more classes that earned top-three rankings from ESPN. His 2014 class, currently the nation’s best and biggest, has a chance to join that impressive company.
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The Longhorns have two commits in the 2014 ESPN 150, which was released today. Here's a look at Texas' top 10 targets in the ESPN 150, listed from highest to lowest ranked:
1. RB Leonard Fournette
6-foot-1, 232 pounds
ESPN 150 Rank: 1
Why Texas wants him: Why wouldn’t Texas want the nation’s top prospect? The Longhorns are a dark horse right now but have a chance to land a No. 1-ranked back for the second time in three years. His short list is heavy on SEC schools, but Fournette did take an unofficial visit in March and two New Orleans St. Augustine teammates are UT commits.
1. RB Leonard Fournette
6-foot-1, 232 pounds
ESPN 150 Rank: 1
Why Texas wants him: Why wouldn’t Texas want the nation’s top prospect? The Longhorns are a dark horse right now but have a chance to land a No. 1-ranked back for the second time in three years. His short list is heavy on SEC schools, but Fournette did take an unofficial visit in March and two New Orleans St. Augustine teammates are UT commits.
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Video: Luginbill on Dallas Elite 11 regional
April, 9, 2013
Apr 9
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By ESPN.com staff | ESPN.com
Tom Luginbill recaps the standouts and surprise stars from the Dallas Elite 11 regional camp on April 6.
IRVING, Texas – Before he hit the field Saturday for the Dallas Elite 11 camp, Jerrod Heard faced two common questions from his fellow quarterbacks.
How’s that state title ring? And where is it?
“It’s at home,” Heard said. “Can’t bring it out here.”
How’s that state title ring? And where is it?
“It’s at home,” Heard said. “Can’t bring it out here.”
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The Nike Football Training Camp series will continue outside of Dallas on Sunday. Athletes will trek to Allen, Texas, the home of one of the most impressive high school stadiums in the country. Allen Eagles Stadium, a $60-million facility, opened last year and featured nearly 22,000 fans watching Texas powers Allen and Southlake Carroll clash.
Here are five storylines to watch on Sunday.
Talented DBs aplenty
It’s been said on multiple occasions that the 2014 class may be one of the strongest in years at producing big-time defensive backs in the region. The battle for defensive back MVP has the potential of being extremely competitive with players such as Laurence Jones (Monroe, La./Neville), Jamal Adams (Lewisville, Texas/Hebron), Tony Brown (Beaumont, Texas/Ozen), Steven Parker (Jenks, Okla./Jenks) and Arrion Springs (San Antonio/Roosevelt) expected to be in attendance. Chris Hardeman (Houston/Alief Taylor) has committed to LSU, while Dylan Sumner-Gardner (Mesquite, Texas/West Mesquite) and Armani Watts (Forney, Texas/North Forney) have pledged to Texas A&M. Deionte Thompson (Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark), a 2015 prospect, has verbally committed to Alabama. All of the DBs will have their shots in one-on-one drills against equally talented ESPN Watch List receivers such as Malachi Dupre (River Ridge, La./John Curtis), K.D. Cannon (Mount Pleasant, Texas/Mount Pleasant) and Texas commit Lorenzo Joe (Abilene, Texas/Cooper).
Here are five storylines to watch on Sunday.
Talented DBs aplenty
It’s been said on multiple occasions that the 2014 class may be one of the strongest in years at producing big-time defensive backs in the region. The battle for defensive back MVP has the potential of being extremely competitive with players such as Laurence Jones (Monroe, La./Neville), Jamal Adams (Lewisville, Texas/Hebron), Tony Brown (Beaumont, Texas/Ozen), Steven Parker (Jenks, Okla./Jenks) and Arrion Springs (San Antonio/Roosevelt) expected to be in attendance. Chris Hardeman (Houston/Alief Taylor) has committed to LSU, while Dylan Sumner-Gardner (Mesquite, Texas/West Mesquite) and Armani Watts (Forney, Texas/North Forney) have pledged to Texas A&M. Deionte Thompson (Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark), a 2015 prospect, has verbally committed to Alabama. All of the DBs will have their shots in one-on-one drills against equally talented ESPN Watch List receivers such as Malachi Dupre (River Ridge, La./John Curtis), K.D. Cannon (Mount Pleasant, Texas/Mount Pleasant) and Texas commit Lorenzo Joe (Abilene, Texas/Cooper).
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AUSTIN, Texas -- The leaders of Texas’ 2014 recruiting class are a determined group. When they put a fellow recruit in their crosshairs, he’s in for a whole lot of love and attention.
For months now, Jamal Adams has been the target. The ESPN Watch List safety from Lewisville (Texas) Hebron is still constantly hearing from UT commits Jerrod Heard, Lorenzo Joe, Demetrius Knox and Daniel Gresham.
For months now, Jamal Adams has been the target. The ESPN Watch List safety from Lewisville (Texas) Hebron is still constantly hearing from UT commits Jerrod Heard, Lorenzo Joe, Demetrius Knox and Daniel Gresham.
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DT Lealaimatafao commits to Texas
March, 30, 2013
Mar 30
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William Wilkerson | ESPN.com
AUSTIN, Texas -- It might take some time perfecting the pronunciation of Trey Lealaimatafao. But, for the Longhorns, that’s something they’ll have plenty of time to work on.
Lealaimatafao, a 2014 defensive tackle from San Antonio Warren, tells HornsNation that he committed to the Longhorns on Saturday during the spring game.
“I just love the school. I just couldn’t wait, you know,” he said. “I spoke with all the commits like Jerrod Heard, Lorenzo Joe. We all talked about it. I talked about it with my parents and felt like that was the place to be.”
Lealaimatafao, who is 6-foot-2 and 301 pounds, was the second Class of 2014 recruit to commit to Texas on Saturday. Terrell Cuney (Jasper, Texas/Jasper) committed in the afternoon. The Longhorns now have 10 commitments in the class.
In Lealaimatafao, Texas is making progress toward revamping a depleted cupboard of interior linemen. Texas missed out on its top defensive tackle target in 2013 -- A’Shawn Robinson -- and ended up not signing a signing a single defensive tackle.
They picked up a commitment from 2015 DT Bryce English (DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto) on Friday.
Lealaimatafao also had offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Houston, Iowa State, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Texas State and Tulsa. He was carefully considering Ole Miss, Alabama and Oklahoma.
“I consider myself as a fast and explosive player who can really get off the ball,” he said. “I don’t quit. I do whatever I can to help my team win.”
Lealaimatafao actually grew up rooting for USC but the weekend’s festivities on the University of Texas proved to be reason enough for a change of heart.
Lealaimatafao, a 2014 defensive tackle from San Antonio Warren, tells HornsNation that he committed to the Longhorns on Saturday during the spring game.
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Lealaimatafao, who is 6-foot-2 and 301 pounds, was the second Class of 2014 recruit to commit to Texas on Saturday. Terrell Cuney (Jasper, Texas/Jasper) committed in the afternoon. The Longhorns now have 10 commitments in the class.
In Lealaimatafao, Texas is making progress toward revamping a depleted cupboard of interior linemen. Texas missed out on its top defensive tackle target in 2013 -- A’Shawn Robinson -- and ended up not signing a signing a single defensive tackle.
They picked up a commitment from 2015 DT Bryce English (DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto) on Friday.
Lealaimatafao also had offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, Houston, Iowa State, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Texas State and Tulsa. He was carefully considering Ole Miss, Alabama and Oklahoma.
“I consider myself as a fast and explosive player who can really get off the ball,” he said. “I don’t quit. I do whatever I can to help my team win.”
Lealaimatafao actually grew up rooting for USC but the weekend’s festivities on the University of Texas proved to be reason enough for a change of heart.
The Heard: UT recruiting news and notes
March, 28, 2013
Mar 28
10:00
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By
William Wilkerson and
Max Olson | ESPN.com
Welcome to The Heard, HornsNation’s weekly in-depth look inside the never-ending world of Longhorns recruiting with news, notes and interesting tidbits on the latest happenings around the program. We’ll release this every Thursday.
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A few of the notes in today's 2014-heavy edition of The Heard:
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A few of the notes in today's 2014-heavy edition of The Heard:
- Spring game comes at right time
- Gators commitment will visit Texas
- ESPN 100 G talks official visit
- Visit an important one for Alaka
- Louisiana DT making trip to Austin
- Louisiana DT likes Longhorns
- UT commit unwavered by OU offer
- DB Johnson back for spring game
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FORT WORTH, Texas -- When Fort Worth (Texas) All Saints teammates Daniel Gresham and Demetrius Knox snuck off to junior days last weekend, they didn’t mean any harm.
Gresham went to Ole Miss because All Saints lineman Markham Parkune wanted a buddy to come with him to Oxford. Knox visited Oklahoma with two teammates simply to get out of the house for the weekend.
The Texas 2014 pledge didn’t take those trips to scare Texas fans and raise questions about their level of commitment. They’re kids. Kids like going out of town.
Gresham went to Ole Miss because All Saints lineman Markham Parkune wanted a buddy to come with him to Oxford. Knox visited Oklahoma with two teammates simply to get out of the house for the weekend.
The Texas 2014 pledge didn’t take those trips to scare Texas fans and raise questions about their level of commitment. They’re kids. Kids like going out of town.
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With signing day 2013 having wrapped up, it's time to turn our attention to 2014 recruits. Here are five players the Longhorns are really keying on, be it players who are already committed or top targets who will determine the direction Texas’ next class goes in:
1. QB Jerrod Heard - Texas commit
Denton (Texas) Guyer
1. QB Jerrod Heard - Texas commit
Denton (Texas) Guyer
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Every Friday, HornsNation recruiting writers William Wilkerson and Max Olson will answer a question about the Longhorns.
This week's question: Which 2014 recruit is a must-get for the Longhorns?
William Wilkerson: Lewisville (Texas) Hebron S Jamal Adams
This week's question: Which 2014 recruit is a must-get for the Longhorns?
William Wilkerson: Lewisville (Texas) Hebron S Jamal Adams
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