MGB: UNT picks up 17 QB Cade Pearson (updated with new quotes)

Brett Vito · June 22, 2016

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/06/cade-pearson-commits-to-unt.html/

Edited June 22, 2016 by Brett Vito

Wag Tag · June 22, 2016

5 minutes ago, Brett Vito said:

MGB:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/06/cade-pearson-commits-to-unt.html/

Congrats to all!!! GMG

Charlie NT 73 · June 22, 2016

Outstanding!

Congratulations to you and to your family Cade!

North Texas is a great college, has great people, and great college life!

You will be very happy at North Texas!

StealthEagle84 · June 22, 2016

Good to see us getting a quarterback early in the process instead of getting the leftovers. This may be hard to find out but I wonder if there is a list of quarterbacks that Seth Littrell inked. Not kids that were signed while he was OC but ones he recruited and signed. I think this will give us a gauge on his eye for talent.

Edited June 22, 2016 by StealthEagle84

Eagleisland · June 22, 2016

After looking at his HUDL highlights, certainly a lot to like about this commitment.

jtm0097 · June 22, 2016

46 minutes ago, Eagleisland said:

After looking at his HUDL highlights, certainly a lot to like about this commitment.

I watched 4 plays, and was sold. I didn't need to watch anymore of it. I think he will be our qb in 2018.

MeanGreen13 · June 22, 2016

I hope he gets a chance to compete against Frank Harris... Though I doubt that happens. I am willing to bet the reason Cade Committed today was because the coaches got word that Frank is committing elsewhere and officially accepted Cade's Commitment (likely made soon after his visit). We'll see shortly if I am right and Frank is going elsewhere.

Brett Vito · June 22, 2016

MGB: And now you know how the story ends:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/06/frank-harris-to-utsa.html/

Side Show Joe · June 23, 2016

1 hour ago, Brett Vito said:

MGB: And now you know how the story ends:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/06/frank-harris-to-utsa.html/

This does not make me happy. I can read between the lines. This kid UTSA nabbed held offers from Georgia Tech, Baylor, UCF, and Navy. Win these battles Seth.

GMG24 · June 23, 2016

2 hours ago, jtm0097 said:

I watched 4 plays, and was sold. I didn't need to watch anymore of it. I think he will be our qb in 2018.

Don't count Mr. fine out... He's under sized BUT, he's the ONLY two time Gatorade POY in the state of Oklahoma

1 hour ago, Side Show Joe said:

This does not make me happy. I can read between the lines. This kid UTSA nabbed held offers from Georgia Tech, Baylor, UCF, and Navy. Win these battles Seth.

Baylor offer appeared out of no where... I'm comfortable saying in 5 years this kids numbers will be better than Harris. The likelihood Harris stays at UTSA is minimal. He's going to get a few bigger schools come in and offer, and leave.

Edited June 23, 2016 by GMG24

Mean Green 93-98 · June 23, 2016

2 hours ago, Side Show Joe said:

This does not make me happy. I can read between the lines. This kid UTSA nabbed held offers from Georgia Tech, Baylor, UCF, and Navy. Win these battles Seth.

Baylor and some of those other offers were for him to play DB. Harris didn't want to play DB, so he pretty much nullified the offers.

2 hours ago, GMG24 said:

The likelihood Harris stays at UTSA is minimal. He's going to get a few bigger schools come in and offer, and leave.

I don't think so. He's already shown he's not going to be swayed by that stuff. Good for him.

Oh, and welcome to Mean Green Nation, Cade! Home of a few hundred thousand friendly alumni, and a few old soreheads.

djohnnie · June 23, 2016

Welcome aboard Cade. Welcome to the Mean Green Nation!

Matt from A700 · June 23, 2016

It's the University of North Texas, Cade. But you will learn. Welcome to the Mean Green Nation!

Very pleased to already have a quarterback for next year's class.

P.S. Are their NCAA rules that state we cannot go after players that have already signed/committed to other schools? Maybe we should convince some of Baylor's 2016 and 2017 class to come here.

jtm0097 · June 23, 2016

9 hours ago, GMG24 said:

Don't count Mr. fine out... He's under sized BUT, he's the ONLY two time Gatorade POY in the state of Oklahoma.

Not counting him out yet. I want Fine to be successful here, I think he is going to be a project. I am also a little biased to Pearson because he is from East Texas. The competition he has faced will help him adapt to the college game a little quicker.

meangreenbob · June 23, 2016

This kid already looks more polished, poised and mature than any QB we've had here for the last two years and maybe even when compared to our current group of QB's. AND............he's got another year to mature. Welcome aboard Cade.

Edited June 23, 2016 by meangreenbob

UNT Mean Green · June 23, 2016

14 hours ago, StealthEagle84 said:

Good to see us getting a quarterback early in the process instead of getting the leftovers. This may be hard to find out but I wonder if there is a list of quarterbacks that Seth Littrell inked. Not kids that were signed while he was OC but ones he recruited and signed. I think this will give us a gauge on his eye for talent.

Mitch Trubisky

Recruiting Profile

Who knows how accurate this is Littrell "All Time" recruits according to 247

Mean Green 93-98 · June 23, 2016

3 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

P.S. Are their NCAA rules that state we cannot go after players that have already signed/committed to other schools? Maybe we should convince some of Baylor's 2016 and 2017 class to come here.

Verbal commits (i.e., class of 2017) are fair game.

Cr1028 · June 23, 2016

kid gives me the warm fuzzys. I hope the committment sticks.

Edited June 23, 2016 by Cr1028

golfingomez · June 23, 2016

13 hours ago, Brett Vito said:

MGB: And now you know how the story ends:

http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2016/06/frank-harris-to-utsa.html/

so wait... now kids aren't even waiting for Signing Day to do the three hat monty thing? they just do it whenever they decide to commit?

hope he doesn't get any bigger offers that make that utsa hat go away...

interesting pick up. kid averages only 160 yards a game through the air.

Christopher Walker · June 23, 2016

I think I'm going to need to make a visit to my parents and in-laws this Fall and see Cade in person. Excited!

MEANGREENCOACH2 · June 23, 2016

3 hours ago, golfingomez said:

interesting pick up. kid averages only 160 yards a game through the air.

thats about 100 yards further than our starting QB's last year lol.. just kidding but seriusly (no math to back this up but i think you get the point)

MeanGreenMailbox aka TFLF · June 23, 2016

The problem now - for us and UTSA - is hanging on.

If these guys have solid senior years, it's possible that those higher up the food chain eventually offer them. This is where Littrell & Co. will earn their bones - making the early commitments stick.