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Insiders says SMU is in on a defensive end from Oklahoma City:

Travis Mason
Ht: 6-3.5 Wt: 245 40: 4.9
Position: DE
Projected as: DE, DT
Oklahoma City (Casady School), Okla.

Travis Mason: “I have always loved football. I am hardworking and lead by example, not just in word. I try to live life to the fullest and believe I can do great things. I have learned several important lessons in my life and can face adversity because of my struggles in high school. “

Schools of Interest:
SMU, TCU, Tulsa, Vanderbilt

Medium interest in each. No offers yet.

Wonder what his "struggles in high school" were.

I haven't heard of Casady school before...maybe it's one of those home school organizations so home schoolers can play ball?

Nope - Casady is a private school in OCK. Very good school academically. They compete in the Southwest Preperatory Conference, the same conference that has Dallas schools like St. Mark's, Greenhill, Episcopal School of Dallas, etc. Also includes Tulsa Holland Hall, the school that produced Tulsa linebacker Nick Bunting, who made first-team all-WAC as a true freshman last year.

They play Greenhill every year where my son goes to school. By the way, he is one of the top athletes in the school in the fifth grade. Don't know if he will be great later on, but he sure can do flips off a diving board, which helps him make the acrobatic catches in football. This kid can go all day without stopping, but I will admit that he doesn't get if from me!

Nice - what's his time in the 40?