ESPN: SMU lands LB, eye QB

by **texasmustang10** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:28 pm

Don't see that anyone already posted this... from ESPN Rumors section:

SMU and head coach June Jones has been active recently in recruiting and they are working all the angles.

The Mustangs received a verbal commitment from Stratford safety A.J. Justice as reported by ESPN.

Justice is a fine player and a solid addition, but SMU may have its eyes on a bigger prize, namely Justice's high school teammate Jeremiah Briscoe.

Briscoe is a four-star quarterback prospect as rated by ESPN Recruiting, and Mike Coppage of Scout.com is reporting the signal caller is set to visit SMU's campus September 10 when the Mustangs take on in-state rival UTEP.

"I'm really excited about SMU and Coach (June) Jones," Briscoe told Coppage. "It would be a great fit for me. It's not too far away, and it's one of the few Texas programs that is without a quarterback commit."

When it's all said and done, this may be a two-for-one deal for the Mustangs.

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/features ... 10821#8561

by **SMU89** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 6:33 pm

Great 20th post and like the pic.....

by **35straight** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:43 pm

I have met JB before. Very nice young man, and if I remember tall. Believe I was looking up when talking to him.

by **Pony ^** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:45 pm

Heard about this from a Georgia friend..the 2 for 1 would be great

by **Hoofprint** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 9:49 pm

Justice is ID-ed as a safety, but a linebacker in the headline?
Hmmm...

by **NickSMU17** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:00 pm

Many high school safety project to lb, ESP with this guys size...

by **ALEX LIFESON** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:06 pm

35straight wrote:I have met JB before. Very nice young man, and if I remember tall. Believe I was looking up when talking to him.

Better watch it, the NCAA will be calling you, or Dale Hanson. :wink:

by **35straight** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:25 pm

ALEX LIFESON wrote:
35straight wrote:I have met JB before. Very nice young man, and if I remember tall. Believe I was looking up when talking to him.

Better watch it, the NCAA will be calling you, or Dale Hanson.

Purely by chance I assure you. And feel free to give DH my home address. :twisted:

by **Pony Ride** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:55 pm

NickSMU17 wrote:Many high school safety project to lb, ESP with this guys size...

I think it's more like high school LBs project as college S. I haven't seen many high school S put on 50 lbs to become college LBs.

by **PonyPlayer4** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:59 pm

Pony Ride wrote:
NickSMU17 wrote:Many high school safety project to lb, ESP with this guys size...

I think it's more like high school LBs project as college S. I haven't seen many high school S put on 50 lbs to become college LBs.

You have that wrong my friend. HS safeties move down to LB, and HS LBs move down to the DL. Happens all the time.

by **RGV Pony** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:05 pm

ALEX LIFESON wrote:
35straight wrote:I have met JB before. Very nice young man, and if I remember tall. Believe I was looking up when talking to him.

Better watch it, the NCAA will be calling you, or Dale Hanson.

better Dale Hansen than Chris

by **Pony Ride** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:14 pm

PonyPlayer4 wrote:
Pony Ride wrote:
NickSMU17 wrote:Many high school safety project to lb, ESP with this guys size...

I think it's more like high school LBs project as college S. I haven't seen many high school S put on 50 lbs to become college LBs.

You have that wrong my friend. HS safeties move down to LB, and HS LBs move down to the DL. Happens all the time.

Maybe you are right, but I would imagine more high school DEs have moved to the LB position in college because they just didn't have the size to play on the line once they moved up to the college level. Same thing for LBs to S. But I'm sure there are cases both ways.

My point was a high school S weighs 160-180 lbs. That doesn't project to a college LB, unless they put on 30 lbs minimum and keep their speed with that new weight. But alot of high schools will start 220 lb DEs with good speed that are recruited as college LBs.

by **PonyPlayer4** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:18 pm

JG was what 190? when he first reported here, and now he is up to 235. Adding 30 pounds is not that much weight to put on when getting to college.

by **RGV Pony** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:19 pm

not to mention HS LBers are usually 4.65-4.7 guys...they're not likely to move that to 4.5 and move to safety

by **The PonyGrad** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:02 pm

RGV Pony wrote:not to mention HS LBers are usually 4.65-4.7 guys...they're not likely to move that to 4.5 and move to safety

Zach Line did it but he went to RB!