Finally got around to watching my DVR of the Under Armour All American Game. I focused on the A&M commits. You cannot tell a lot from these games since the teams have only been together for a week. Normally defenses dominate and offenses, and QB play in general suffer. I have been impressed with how the Under Armour game has improved the talent of the game and moved inside into a dome. The Ags had two commits in the game (Luke Joeckel and Corey Nelson) and a recruits who committed during the game in Toney Hurd Jr. All three had their moments and appear to be fine additions to the '10 class.

Luke Joeckel moved around from LT to RT during the game. He spent most of his time at RT. I was very impressed with his pass blocking. I had heard a lot about his mean streak and how he was a mauler in the trenches so I expected him to be a good run blocker. He showed good feet in pass pro. With Joeckel participating in spring practice, I will be shocked if he is not at least the backup at RT to start the season. He has that kind of ability. I expect Stephen Barrera to start at RT, but Joeckel to give him a run for his money in the spring. 

Corey Nelson played OLB for the black team. He simply showed on the field what he has been showing everyone the past two years at Skyline. He has no wasted motion, and just runs to the football. Pass defense is supposed to be his weakness right now, but I thought he showed well. Nelson simply runs to the ball as fast as anyone on the field, and makes the tackle. I know there has been some discussion from the coaches about starting out Nelson in the middle. I think he is the perfect OLB for the 3-4 scheme and should see action behind Garrick Williams in the fall.

Toney Hurd Jr. gave the Ags recruitng rankings a boost when he committed to A&M during the game. Maybe Hurd's most impressive stat is his class rank of number 4 as his high school. Hurd announced his physical presence to the country with a nice hit in the 3rd quarter. He showed good football speed which alleviated my greatest concern about him. I could have done without the taunting after the hit, but Hurd's class rank shows me that he has brains. We just need to work on his judgment on the football field a bit. Corey Nelson can help him with that.

Overall, all three players showed very well in this game. They all looked like they belonged and should make an immediate impact on our team and program.

I would be remiss if I did not mention two t-sip recruits who impressed me in the game. WR recruits Mike Davis and Darius White both had great game. White was much quicker than I expected, especially for a kid who is 6'4. White appeared gangly at times, but had a 35 yd punt return for a TD. When you are 6'4 and make the opposing team look like they are standing still with your quickness, that is impressive. Mike Davis is simply a special WR. He had a TD reception in the game when he went up over the DB in the back on the endzone and hauled in a pass in the 3rd quarter. tu is bringing in a very nice WR class with these two.