Another 2009 recruit has chose SMU!

[diamond_tom]

Darius Johnson upgraded to 3 stars by Rivals

Isn't this the first player that has been UPgraded after accepting an offer from us? The tide is really turning!

[Stallion]

First this year. Pretty good considering his other offer was NTSU. I've documented at the very least 10-12 in recent years. This alleged bias against SMU is ridiculous. Get the top recruits that everybody wants and they'll get rated high.

[SMU 86]

Interesting. Hightower had receivers sign with Boston College, Northwestern and Houston last year and another to West Texas A&M. All made the Houston Chronicle Top 110 in Greater Houston.

Darius was voted Offensive MVP as a junior with those guys around? This kid will probably get a lot of offers by the time it's all over

I can see that happening.

[no_1tas]

See quote below on DJ:
"The same day that SMU unveils its new uniforms (which I'm not sold on yet), it also gets a few more players to fill them.

The Mustangs have rallied from way back in the recruiting race to tie in-state rival TCU with 11 verbals, fourth in the state behind Texas, A&M and Tech. Last year, the Ponies literally threw a recruiting class together. This year? They're actually building one.

FB Hightower WR Darius Johnson was the first of the Ponies' new trio to make a commitment, and he'll bring some much-needed speed to a wide receiver corps that's looking for some. He's a legitimate 4.4 guy that can hurt you in many different ways -- he scored 11 touchdowns in four different flavors last year -- so his versatility should be a great fit with June Jones' offensive scheming."