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Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:31 pm**

As I mentioned on a thread in the football board, according to today's (Sunday) DMN, South Oak Cliff's Kydarian Wilkins, a former Baylor commit, had is scholarship pulled by new Baylor coach Art Briles. "Its terrible," South Oak Cliff coach Chris Gilber said. "The kid stopped looking around when he committed to Baylor. Now his world has changed sinc Baylor dropped him. "Wilkins, No. 50 on SportsDay's Area Top 100, currently has a lone offer to Texas State.

I would imagine Briles has burnt his bridges at South Oak Cliff by pulling the scholarship offer. If June is smart, he will look hard at this kid and give him a scholarship offer to build up goodwill for next year at one of the premier football schools in the area!

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:35 pm**

Rated 2 stars, 5.4 by Rivals.

5'8" 163lb. 4.4 cornerback. Offered by Kansas, KState, and Baylor (who pulled the offer subsquent to the coaching change.

http://smu.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=60599

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:16 pm**

Texas Football Magazine ranked Kydarian among the Top 20 defensive backs in the State.

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:10 pm**

Sounds like he'd fit a need in our secondary.

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:17 pm**

First thing I worry about from SOC is grades. I suppose he had enough to do Baylor, though.

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:23 pm**

5-8 is pretty short.

Posted: **Sun Jan 13, 2008 11:52 pm**

You mean compared to the other giants in our secondary?

I'd take 5'8" over 5'11" if he can cover.

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:00 am**

Hmm. I think I mentioned him in a thread in the football section.....now that Jones is here and barring any academic problems.......you guys can definitely get him...let me do some digging........

5. Kydarian Wilkins (Full qualifier. Texas Tech/Kansas. Kansas is doing what SMU can.)

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:04 am**

smu diamond m wrote:First thing I worry about from SOC is grades. I suppose he had enough to do Baylor, though.

It's not like Baylor has been recruiting out of MENSA meetings in recent years.

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:01 am**

5'8" is really short for a CB...it is very possible that he will match up against quite a few WR with a half foot on him.

THat said, I think we need new blood and if the kid can play lets bring him in and find a spot

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:36 pm**

PLUS, he is a DISD kid.

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:08 pm**

Darrent Williams, rest his soul, was a pretty good NFL corner at 5'8"...

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:17 pm**

Pony Fan wrote:PLUS, he is a DISD kid.

What exactly does that mean?

I was a DISD kid...

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:20 pm**

Yeah, what do you mean by that?

Posted: **Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:36 pm**

Hopefully, he meant that we are showing we are able to recruit locally. If not, no idea where he was going with that.