Texas WR Carlos Thompson Big 12 bound 
January, 17, 2013
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By
Sam Khan Jr. | ESPN.com
For a large portion of his senior season, Manvel (Texas) High School receiver Carlos Thompson was without an FBS offer.
He did have one offer, from Houston Baptist, which will compete play at the FCS level in the Southland Conference in 2014, but despite being the Houston-area's leader in receiving yards, Thompson went through a large chunk of the season without an FBS team extending an offer.
He did have one offer, from Houston Baptist, which will compete play at the FCS level in the Southland Conference in 2014, but despite being the Houston-area's leader in receiving yards, Thompson went through a large chunk of the season without an FBS team extending an offer.
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