Big OL considering Ponies

[ClassOf81]

Cody Reno, a 6-6, 285 OL from Tomball has SMU on his short list.

Supposedly his top 4 choices, in order, are:
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
SMU
TCU

[Corso]

His name pops up on every list I've seen, so I have to think he can play. A guy with that frame can probably add a lot of size/strength, too. Maybe a tackle to replace Sterling Harris?

[Recruiting Guru]

This guy is one of my favorite players for SMU. He's not on everyone's preseason all-state lists, but he has the potential to be a great college player. He's obviously big, but he should get a lot bigger - he has extremely long arms that help him hold passrushers at bay, and he has huge feet - which aid his balance. He needs to bend more at his knees and hips to lower his center of gravity and increase his power. But once he does that, and gets himself into a college weight/conditioning program, he could be a real monster at the college level.

[BennettBacker]

I've seen Tomball play, and this guy is everything Recruiting Guru says he is. More often than not, he whips his man because he's just so much bigger than his man. He is a little raw, but he moves better than most linemen I've ever seen. I'm no coach, but I did play (and as a linebacker, I tangled with more than a few linemen), and this guy loks like he will be a legit college lineman, and could be a great one.

[Hoofprint]

Isn't Tomball where Reggie Carrington played? Are they close? Couldn't Reggie be employed to help recruit the guy?

[Pony4Life]

I've always liked big country guys for offensive linemen. Nebraska always has a bunch of big meaty guys from towns as small (and usually a lot smaller) than Tomball, and they always have a great group of blockers. I remember seeing a quote from Coach Osborne a few years ago where he said something about how growing up in rural areas - especially working on a farm - seems to produce guys with a variety of strength that translates pretty well to blocking. Who knows if there's any validity to the idea, but his track record with linemen would suggest Coach O knows a thing or two about the subject.

(Of course, I don't know how rural Tomball is. Sounds like a small town.)