'16 DT Ken Mclaurin (Denton Ryan)

BillySee58 · September 7, 2015

6'2" 265 lb defensive tackle from Denton Ryan. We have offered. Also holds offers from Boise State, Texas State, Illinois, and Iowa State among others.

highlights:

http://247sports.com/tu/ODM0MjU3dGlueTI0Nw==?utm_source=Player&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Ken+McLaurin&utm_content=Image

http://247sports.com/Player/Ken-McLaurin-50368

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Ken-McLaurin-148484

GMG24 · September 7, 2015

6'2" 265 lb defensive tackle from Denton Ryan. We have offered. Also holds offers from Boise State, Texas State, Illinois, and Iowa State among others.
highlights:
http://247sports.com/tu/ODM0MjU3dGlueTI0Nw==?utm_source=Player&utm_medium=Video&utm_campaign=Ken+McLaurin&utm_content=Image

http://247sports.com/Player/Ken-McLaurin-50368
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Ken-McLaurin-148484

Coached him as a freshman. He's a very large athletic young man.

Withers940 · September 8, 2015

What are the Chances he stays home? I wish he would but will he?

Easy for his parents to watch him play 6 times a year. I say 6 but with RV, who the heck knows.

Caw Caw · September 8, 2015

We should have been offering this caliber of kid all offseason, why is it we target ungettables all offseason and wait until now to offer kids within reach? Is there something i'm missing?

BillySee58 · September 8, 2015

We should have been offering this caliber of kid all offseason, why is it we target ungettables all offseason and wait until now to offer kids within reach? Is there something i'm missing?

Great point. I'm all for leaving spots for guys at the end like Dillman, Roderick Young, Caleb Chumley, and Darrien McNair, but that doesn't mean just don't recruit at all. Nothing wrong with getting good players realistically within reach early. It'll be interesting to see how this experiment turns out.

Caw Caw · September 8, 2015

Great point. I'm all for leaving spots for guys at the end like Dillman, Roderick Young, Caleb Chumley, and Darrien McNair, but that doesn't mean just don't recruit at all. Nothing wrong with getting good players realistically within reach early. It'll be interesting to see how this experiment turns out.

It's like we're trying to become the ultimate scavengers. Wait and hawk on kids who slip through the crack. IF (BIG If), we could have that be our specialty and really execute that plan i could see the benefits. We have some athletic talent at levels we haven't had in awhile, but it seems awfully dangerous to go in with a bare cupboard and hope the situation works out in the end. The only analogy I could see that fits this is that we are swinging for the fences trying to anchor a class on a big/notable pick up. But the best baseball teams i ever played on were playing small ball: hitting consistently and getting on base.

Withers940 · September 8, 2015

We are just waiting on the Homesick kids to transfer and the ones that got left High and dry by other programs

greenit · September 9, 2015

I expect this to be a smaller class compared to the last couple. Plus, I expect to see the staff continue to spend a lot of time on JUCOs and transfers based on the number in our 2 deep. Can't say I blame them.

If they can get 10-12 quality HS and 7-8 JUCO/xfers that will leave a few spots for late signees. If the late signees don't materialize then they can pursue mid term enrollees.

As many have pointed out, we have been signing too many HS recruits that don't have a lot of other offers, which has resulted in way too many that can't seem to crack the 2 deep.

Edited September 9, 2015 by greenit

Withers940 · September 25, 2015

I wonder how hard our staff is working this kid? He's just right across town and he's a 3 star so why not go see him like every two weeks?

BillySee58 · September 25, 2015

I wonder how hard our staff is working this kid? He's just right across town and he's a 3 star so why not go see him like every two weeks?

I don't know how hard we're working on him but I know another local staff is, for sure.

https://twitter.com/gabrieldbrooks/status/647546808692961281

TheWestie · September 25, 2015

Yeah the Ponycopter landed and then Morris had a car take him from the chopper to the gate.

Withers940 · September 26, 2015

I don't expext us to get a helicopter but for God sakes, make some kind of effort

GMG24 · September 26, 2015

Good source says we are in contact once a week (the allowed limit) with him and he is very interested in North Texas. Coach Simmons is recruiting him

Withers940 · September 26, 2015

Does anyone know if our coaches have good relationships with the local high school coaches? The HC can be a big sway for a young kid

UNTLifer · September 26, 2015

SMU just trying to keep up with A&M. We should have that piece of crap banned from Denton airspace or send King up in a MiG to take it down.

MEEN2018 · January 6, 2016

Hopefully the staff really tries hard at the end to get this kid. With English coming in, KP as d-line coach, and in his hometown, lots of selling points. He is following English on Twitter so you know he has to have seen all the hype at UNT now.