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Dallas-area defensive tackle prospect commits to Hurricane
Published: 12/21/2012 11:08 PM
Last Modified: 12/21/2012 11:08 PM

As seniors Daeshon Bufford and Derrick Jackson got the great majority of the snaps at defensive tackle for the 2012 University of Tulsa football team, there exists in 2013 the opportunity for young tackles to command playing time.

With that in mind, Lionel Phillips announced his commitment to TU on Friday night. A 6-foot-2, 285-pound tackle from Naaman Forest High School in Garland, Texas, Phillips chose the Golden Hurricane over Houston and New Mexico.

“(TU coaches) have been talking with me since the spring time,” said Phillips, who will make an official visit to the TU campus on Jan. 18. “I got the offer during the summer. There’s a chance to play at Tulsa as a freshman.”

Recruited by Hurricane defensive tackles coach Calvin Thibodeaux, Phillips made an unofficial visit to TU during the summer. He also throws the shot put for the Naaman Forest track team.

Verbal commitments are not binding. Recruits may sign national letters of intent in February. Five of the 19 players on Tulsa’s commitment list hail from Texas. Phillips is one of four defensive linemen on the list. The others are Dalton Rodriguez, an end who last week switched his commitment from Oklahoma to TU; Jesse Brubaker, a tackle from East High School in Wylie, Texas; and Donnie White, an end from De Smet Jesuit High School in St. Louis.

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TU’s Oklahoma commitments
Joe Bean, Hooker defensive back
Rob Boyd, Vian offensive lineman
Chris Hall, Union fullback-receiver
Khalid Kornegay, Union wide receiver
Blake Mejia, Union offensive lineman
Ben Oberste, Sallisaw athlete
Dalton Rodriguez, Union defensive end
Devin Rolan, McAlester linebacker
Zac Uhles, Norman offensive lineman

TU’s out-of-state commitments
Will Barrow, Dallas Skyline cornerback
Isaiah Brown, Katy, Texas, defensive back
Jesse Brubaker, Wylie (Texas) East defensive tackle
Keevan Evans, Abilene, Texas, wide receiver
C.J. Gooden, Ashdown, Ark., linebacker
Jake Hanks, Fort Collins, Colo., linebacker
Jonathan Parker, Christian Brothers College High School (St. Louis), running back
Lionel Phillips, Naaman Forest High School (Garland, Texas), defensive tackle
Ryan Rubley, Mountain Vista (Colo.) High School quarterback
Donnie White, De Smet Jesuit High School (St. Louis), defensive end

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