Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney and national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. along with Ryan Young of USCSports.com and Tim Verghese of InsideNebraska.com tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.
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1. Texas is the clear front-runner for five-star WR Jaime Ffrench.
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Garcia’s take: FACT. The buzz has been steady with the Longhorns for the better part of this year and there have also been plenty of chances for fellow finalists Miami, LSU and Tennessee to command the top spot. Texas and its offensive style, and now track record under Steve Sarkisian on offense and at the wide receiver position, have really made the race Texas’ to lose ahead of the Aug. 30 decision date.
There are other caveats in this recruitment, though, as Jaime Ffrench has talked about weighing the college football season into a final decision. It could also lead to visits elsewhere for game-day atmosphere experiences, so the commitment date may just be the beginning here. Miami and LSU have family ties with Ffrench and Tennessee hasn’t lost out on many priority targets of late, either, so this could still be among the highest profile battles to track until the Early Signing Period opens on Dec. 4.
Gorney’s take: FACT. I can definitely buy some arguments that Ffrench could end up elsewhere as LSU, Miami and Tennessee all have legitimate reasons why he could end up there but I still believe strongly that Ffrench ends up at Texas. So do some current commits as the talk has been that the…
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Publish date : 2024-08-25 14:15:22
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