According to Billy Liucci, Denison RB D.J. Jones 5'11 220 4.6 has committed to A&M. The is a surprising development because the Ags just received a verbal commit from power back Mister Jones last week. There seems to be some confusion over whether Jones had an offer or not. After watching some video of Jones it appears to me that he will likely end up at fullback. Evidently he has some academic hurdles to clear. What we do know is that the Aggies are supposed to have 24 spots in this year recruiting class, and with Jones committed 22 of them are taken. Right now the Aggie coaches want to pick up two more DBs and a DT. It will be interesting to see how this all works out. The video below shows Jones playing against Sulphur Springs in this years playoffs.

Texas A&M has accepted an invitation to play the Georgia Bulldogs on December 28th in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA. This was probably the toughest possible matchup that A&M could get, but I think in the long run it will be good for the program. If A&M is to return to the level of success that we all expect, we need to learn how to play with and beat the most talented teams in the nation. Playing a very talented UGA team will help get us to that level. Our freshmen need to see what kind of effort is needed to compete with and beat the Oklahomas and tu's of the world; beating Navy would do nothing to help in that area. Some may argue that a bowl win can do wonders for momentum in recruiting, but I would argue that developing the current players on our roster takes precedence. If we want to be a championship team, our defense needs to improve by leaps and bounds. Practicing for a month against the triple-option, as we would be if we were to play Navy, is not going to help develop our defense for next year.  

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The Aggies improved to 7-1 on the season while Akron had their four game winning streeak stopped and dropped to 4-3. Donald Sloan led the way for the Ags with 17 points. Dash Harris played a very complete game with 7 points and 8 assists. Nathan Walkup was all over the court with a couple of nice dunks and a blocked shot. Bryan Davis had 11 points and 7 rebounds.

Davis and David Loubeau struggled against 7 foot fish Zeke Marshall for Akron. Marshall is one of the better young shot blockers I have seen in a while. He had 5 blocks on the game the last time they listed his stats. The Ags only led by four at half, but got Marshall into foul trouble early in the second and began to pull away. I give Davis and Loubeau credit for continually going at Marshall even after they were getting their shots thrown back in their face. It led to foul trouble for Marshall. Once Marshall got his 3rd foul, Donald Sloan started driving the middle of the lane and the Ags put the game out of reach.

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We were a couple of plays away of making that a hell of a game. Really, if our defense could tackle that could have been a hell of a win. I give credit to Colt McCoy for that long TD run because I did not know he had that kind of speed. The rest of the numbers do not impress me too much because I think Tyler Hansen put up similar numbers. Does anyone think he is a hypesman candidate? Best football player I have seen this year is still Suh from NU. Have to give credit to our WRs for making some great catches and Jerrod Johnson for playing a great game. Offense matched them score for score. An interception in the endzone and a missed chipshot FG did us in. I am excited for our future because we had a lot of sophomores and freshmen out there making big plays. We just need to shore up our OL and DL.

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Safety Janzen Jackson and receiver Nu'Keese Richardson, two of coach Lane Kiffin's most prized signees from his first recruiting class, were among three Tennessee football players arrested early Thursday morning in Knoxville on charges of attempted armed robbery.

Wonder if these kids will get a similar sentence to Yemi?

Note: Technically, the Fulmer Cup only takes place during the off-season, but Tennessee is apparently getting an early start on the next off-season.