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Jake Matthews Commits!

Mike Sherman just landed the 20th and possibly most important pledge of the 2010 recruiting class. Elkins OT Jake Matthews 6'5 285 made a verbal commitment to the Ags today after visiting the school with his family. Matthews commitment puts an exclamation point on an OL haul that is as good as any for A&M in recent memory. Matthews is the brother of current A&M center Kevin Matthews. He is the top rated OL in the state and one of the top OTs in the nation. In landing Matthews (along with the recent commit of Corey Nelson) Mike Sherman has sent a message out to all of the top programs in the nation that A&M IS going to be a factor in recruiting at a national level.  

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Sherman beat out USC, OU, tu and pretty much every major program in the country for Matthews pledge. After coming in second on a lot of these guys during Slocum's waning years and the Frantastic era, it is nice to land a couple of top recruits. Recruiting rankings ultimately are meaningless, and they do not sign on the dotted line until February. It should also be noted that recruits on the offensive line are probably the hardest to evaluate. That said, Matthews is supposed to be the kind of can't-miss prospect who jumps out at you when you watch him play. I have not seen an OL like that in high school since Ofa Mohetau was playing for Euless Trinity. Could not tell you what he is doing these days as he was not able to break into the starting lineup at Tech after starting as a true freshman at BYU.

I still say that landing a recruit of this caliber matters for A&M even if he does not pan out on the field. By beating out the top programs in the nation while coming off a 4-8 season, Sherman is showing that he can excel in recruiting. Imagine how well he could do if he had a winning record to recruit with. I saw a quote from the Big 12 media days where Sherman wondered why Fran could not recruit to A&M because he thinks the school sells itself. Obviously, Sherman knows how to sell the school and his program because he is putting together an excellent class. I do not care what the rankings say, if Sherman thinks you can play OL then I believe you can play OL. Sherman has found five guys who he thinks can help us on the OL and that is enough for me.

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Nice grab

but I must point out an error in your post. You stated that “he is the top rated OL in the state.” but according to who? According to the rivals 100, Texas commit Trey Hopkins is #59 and Matthews is #75. Perhaps you meant to say he is the top rated tackle in the state seeing as how Hopkins is listed as a guard.

Don’t mean to rain on y’alls parade

by 2Cor12:9 on Jul 29, 2009 2:04 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

where does scout rank them? Like I said, I could care less about rankings. For all we know, by signing day Matthews could be top 20 nationally or out of the top 100 altogether. I could care less, as long as we are getting the #1 OL on Sherman’s board. Rivals ranked Alfio Randall and Trey Allen as the #1 OL in the state and they could not crack the starting lineup.

by miketag on Jul 29, 2009 12:47 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

congrats on the pickup

by Displaced Longhorn on Jul 29, 2009 1:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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