- As to what schools he would like to visit, (John) Wall listed Memphis, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Kansas and Kentucky. He also mentioned another school. "Jordan Hamilton is probably going to Texas, and he wants me to put them back in the mix," Wall said.
- Daniel Orton is down to six schools — Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Kansas, Ohio State and Kentucky. The Wildcats are his early favorite. "I'm really interested in Kentucky and their program," said Orton. "I've known the coaches for a long time. Coach (Billy) Gillispie recruited my brother, and (Assistant) Coach (Glynn) Cyprien coached him at Oklahoma State."

Boy, that's a pretty good looking draft after one year, which will look even better if Russell and Quinn turn out to be top-flight QBs. Time will tell, of course, but it's interesting to see so many success stories so soon.

Lombardi calls Ross a "star," and expects Griffin to have a "big year."

"Aaron Ross, CB, Giants (No. 20): After playing well as a rookie, he looks even more confident and poised this year."

"Michael Griffin, S, Titans (No. 19): Settling on a position (at safety) will help him and he'll be able to use his speed and athletic ability to make more plays. The Titans need him to emerge."

Classic.

For those without Insider, here's a brief rundown of the Longhorn recruits:

13 Mason Walters
26 Garrett Gilbert
27 Paden Kelley
56 Barrett Matthews
62 Chris Whaley
75 Thomas Ashcraft
80 Marcus Davis
118 Tariq Allen
149 Alex Okafor

Texas is pretty well represented, with 9 total.

Other Texas notables:

2 Russell Shepard - LSU
8 Craig Loston - Clemson
29 Stavion Lowe - LSU
49 Jamarkus McFarland - ESPN has Texas at 1
64 Christian Michael - decommited from A&M but ESPN still has them currently at 1 and Texas at 3 (doubtful)
74 Darius Jones - OU
82 Tom Wort - OU
87 Steve Williams - OU (3 of 4 OU representatives on ESPN 150 are from state of Texas)
100 Dexter Pratt - LSU
103 Kevin Brent - ESPN has Texas at 1

And FYI, Matt Barkley is #1.

For four games: FAU, Rice, Oklahoma State, and Baylor.

Took the liberty of checking it out: tickets are $65 each ($76 with surcharges) and "best seats" are in section 32.

Congrats to him.

From the article: The arrival of Tom Penders in 1988 turned around a program that was mediocre for a decade. The run under Rick Barnes this decade (seven 20-win campaigns, two 30-win seasons and 10 straight NCAA tourney appearances, including the 2003 Final Four) puts the Longhorns in the Top 20.

You know who's directly above us? Princeton. Yikes.

We sit at 15, while the Ags are at 11.

Number one with a bullet is Arizona State. No other Big XII schools are in the top 25, although Baylor, Kansas, OK State, and OU are honorable mentions, in that order.