Some UT notes of interest ...
Ohio State’s hiring of former Oregon running backs coach Carlos Locklyn is good news to the five-star running back who’s had the Buckeyes at the top of his recruitment but concerns grew when Tony Alford left the Buckeyes for Michigan.
The word is Locklyn might even be an upgrade for the Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei standout since he had such a strong relationship when Locklyn was recruiting Davison to Eugene and so Ohio State still looks like the team to beat in Davison’s recruitment with a big visit coming up this weekend to Texas.
Miami thoroughly impressed the three-star cornerback from Ruston, La., told him he’d be a great fit in the program and he loved the “peaceful” - a word Anding used twice to describe the place - campus so the Hurricanes will be one of the teams to watch.
Miami, Arkansas, Texas, TCU and Houston are standing out most right now but more offers could be coming Anding’s way.
Georgia and Texas had been the two standouts early on for the 2026 four-star receiver from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei but after a recent visit to Ohio State there has been a change at the top in his recruitment.
The Buckeyes and the Longhorns are now the two top teams for Dixon-Wyatt who loves the people in Columbus and that could be a driving factor moving forward.
There are still a lot of programs involved but Pay loved his recent visit to Florida and the Gators have made a major impression on him as the four-star got a thorough look at the program. The Highland (Utah) Lone Peak standout spent a bunch of time with coach Billy Napier (the message was bringing in high-character players and building a certain culture) and then with position coaches Rob Sale and Jonathan Decoster, both who have NFL experience.
This week Pay was at Texas and Texas A&M on Monday and Tuesday and then Auburn and Missouri to close out the week.
The Naples (Fla.) First Baptist Academy five-star prospect had a very interesting visit to Syracuse over the weekend where the message was for Watkins to “come here and be a legend.” That could be a compelling case for Watkins, who backed off earlier pledges to Texas A&M and Colorado, and has done a full reset of his recruitment.
The pitch was also to start his own way at Syracuse and to go there to create something special.
Florida, Clemson, Pitt, Indiana, Ohio State, Tennessee, Florida State, Texas and Oregon among others are involved.
Link: Recruiting Rumor Mill
Ohio State’s hiring of former Oregon running backs coach Carlos Locklyn is good news to the five-star running back who’s had the Buckeyes at the top of his recruitment but concerns grew when Tony Alford left the Buckeyes for Michigan.
The word is Locklyn might even be an upgrade for the Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei standout since he had such a strong relationship when Locklyn was recruiting Davison to Eugene and so Ohio State still looks like the team to beat in Davison’s recruitment with a big visit coming up this weekend to Texas.
Miami thoroughly impressed the three-star cornerback from Ruston, La., told him he’d be a great fit in the program and he loved the “peaceful” - a word Anding used twice to describe the place - campus so the Hurricanes will be one of the teams to watch.
Miami, Arkansas, Texas, TCU and Houston are standing out most right now but more offers could be coming Anding’s way.
Georgia and Texas had been the two standouts early on for the 2026 four-star receiver from Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei but after a recent visit to Ohio State there has been a change at the top in his recruitment.
The Buckeyes and the Longhorns are now the two top teams for Dixon-Wyatt who loves the people in Columbus and that could be a driving factor moving forward.
There are still a lot of programs involved but Pay loved his recent visit to Florida and the Gators have made a major impression on him as the four-star got a thorough look at the program. The Highland (Utah) Lone Peak standout spent a bunch of time with coach Billy Napier (the message was bringing in high-character players and building a certain culture) and then with position coaches Rob Sale and Jonathan Decoster, both who have NFL experience.
This week Pay was at Texas and Texas A&M on Monday and Tuesday and then Auburn and Missouri to close out the week.
The Naples (Fla.) First Baptist Academy five-star prospect had a very interesting visit to Syracuse over the weekend where the message was for Watkins to “come here and be a legend.” That could be a compelling case for Watkins, who backed off earlier pledges to Texas A&M and Colorado, and has done a full reset of his recruitment.
The pitch was also to start his own way at Syracuse and to go there to create something special.
Florida, Clemson, Pitt, Indiana, Ohio State, Tennessee, Florida State, Texas and Oregon among others are involved.
Link: Recruiting Rumor Mill
