Sooners, Longhorns aren't the only ones pursuing Jeffcoat
Published: 1/25/2010 11:42 PM
Last Modified: 1/25/2010 11:42 PM
And here I thought Oklahoma vs. Texas was the only battle being waged over Jackson Jeffcoat. He's the 12-star defensive end from Plano West who is going to pick the Sooners or Longhorns (unless it's Houston or Arizona State) on Dallas' Fox TV outlet Sunday.
Or is he?
Not so fast, says Kevin Hageland, executive sports editor for American Community Newspapers in the Dallas/Fort Worth region. "With all due respect," Hageland wrote, "I believe we will be the first place to find out where Jeffcoat will be going to school."
I say Jeffcoat should draw this out right up until Signing Day. By then, the Metroplex media could be ready to reenact that scene from "Anchorman." Wouldn't you love to see Randy Galloway wave a tire iron at Dale Hansen?
Back to reality, what this means is now you have something to do after you get home from church this Sunday: Hit the refresh button on your ACN Web site every two minutes, and if you don't see any bulletin by 10 o'clock, call someone in Dallas, ask them to tune in Fox 4, then offer to pay them to hold the phone up to their high def.
To tide you over in the meantime, here's what Rivals.com national recruiting editor Jeremy Crabtree told Fox Sports Southwest this week:
"Jackson's situation is very fluid right now. We're still waiting to see what's going to happen with his father (Jim Jeffcoat, Houston's D-line coach). There's a lot of speculation that he's going to be a serious candidate for a position at Oklahoma (where D-ends coach Chris Wilson recently left for Mississippi State). I know that Bob Stoops has looked at Coach Jeffcoat seriously for that spot. That situation could affect everything that happens with Jackson.
"I still think Texas is very much a factor for him. People around him seem to think that Texas has been the school in front for the longest time... But right now at this stage it's kind of up in the air."
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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