Interest up for rising OG Ryan Messer 
September, 12, 2012
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Damon Sayles | ESPN.com
Add Oklahoma State to the list of schools that have recently contacted offensive guard Ryan Messer (Fort Worth, Texas/Nolan Catholic). Give partial credit for the new communication to Messer’s updated highlight reel.
Messer said he has heard most recently from Oklahoma State, Houston, TCU and New Mexico. An offer from Houston and New Mexico could come within days, and he’s hoping offers from the other schools follow shortly afterward.
“I think a lot of it is from this summer,” Messer said of the rise in interest. “I hadn’t really sent anything to those colleges at first. When they got my film, they contacted me pretty quickly.
Messer said he has heard most recently from Oklahoma State, Houston, TCU and New Mexico. An offer from Houston and New Mexico could come within days, and he’s hoping offers from the other schools follow shortly afterward.
“I think a lot of it is from this summer,” Messer said of the rise in interest. “I hadn’t really sent anything to those colleges at first. When they got my film, they contacted me pretty quickly.
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