On Wednesday, Feb. 3, Longhorn Network provided comprehensive programming throughout the day. With a live telecast for over five hours starting at 7 a.m. CT, LHN covered all the action as the first faxes of the day began to arrive. Host Lowell Galindo was joined by analysts Ahmad Brooks and David Thomas on a set at the Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletics Center. Reporter Jane Slater reported from the football offices, sharing breaking news as prospects officially became Longhorns. Alex Loeb, analyst Emmanuel Acho and Texas recruiting expert Max Olson offered instantaneous insights from the LHN studio, and former Texas volleyball national champion Bailey Webster monitored social media throughout the day to provide nationwide reactions.
Additionally, LHN televised Head Coach Charlie Strong’s Signing Day Press Conference live in the afternoon.
Here is a sampling of comments made exclusively on Longhorn Network during the live coverage of Texas Football Signing Day:
Analyst quotes on recruits:
David Thomas On Peyton Aucoin (TE) – “He may feel he’s one of the best blocking tight ends, and that’s because he is one the best blocking tight ends in the country.”
Ahmad Brooks On Davion Curtis (WR) – “You need guys that can blow the top off of coverage that can keep your safeties high. He’s the ideal player for that.”
Emmanuel Acho on Kyle Porter (RB) – “I think he’ll do a lot for changing the pace of the Texas offense.”
Max Olsen on Gerald Wilbon (DL) – “I think a sleeper from the state of Louisiana.”
Lowell Galindo – “I don’t think there’s any debate. This is the best defensive class in the Big 12.”
Quotes on DB Brandon Jones and the Texas Secondary:
David Thomas on DB situation for Texas – “This is where great football teams are made. When you have this level of competition.”
Ahmad Brooks On Eric Cuffee (DB)– “The guy plays cornerback, but he hits you like a safety. His open field tackling is next level.”
Max Olsen – “Jeff Traylor showed up on this staff a year ago and Brandon Jones (DB) was the number one priority. This is the best player in East Texas.”
Max Olsen – “You look at all the studs that they signed last year, to throw Brandon Jones and Eric Cuffee into that mix. Texas secondary’s future is pretty bright.”
Quotes on flipping recruits:
Ahmad Brooks – “I’m shocked. You know. This really does show what type of momentum this staff is getting on the recruiting trail.”
Lowell Galindo – “He’s really gaining a name, on this day, as a Bobby Bowden like closer.”
Charlie Strong to Jane Slater – “It’s all about recruiting. I don’t ever want to take no for an answer.”
Ahmad Brooks on Erick Fowler (LB) – “To flip him this late in the process, I think was fantastic for this staff.”
Ahmad Brooks – “Recruits wouldn’t be joining this if they didn’t feel that the program was heading in the right direction.”
Coaches on importance of players in recruiting:
Charlie Strong to Jane Slater – “They are our best recruiters.”
Vance Bedford to Jane Slater – “We’ve always said the best recruiters aren’t necessarily coaches– it’s the guys that are here and the guys that have left here.”
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