NT pursues 2007 top 50 player

[TicketJohn]

The Dallas Morning News lists their top 50 area recruits for 2007 this morning. North Texas is on the radar for 1...Lancaster's 6-4 315 pound OL Anthony Morgan (as reported earlier on the board).

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It's a start in the right direction.

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an expansion to other state's top players would help too.

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Adam Munsterteiger

ColoradoPrepReport.com

AURORA, Colo. - A two-year starter behind center, CJ Williams has developed into one of the Centennial State's top quarterbacks.

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Williams threw for 1,683 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2005 as a junior.

The 6-foot-3, 170-pound gunslinger from Aurora (Colo.) Cherokee Trail was named honorable mention all-league as a sophomore and honorable mention all-state as a junior.

The past two seasons, Williams has completed 285-of-426 passes for 3,083 yards and 29 touchdowns.

"His pocket presence is what really separates CJ," explained his father and Cherokee Trail assistant Chuck Williams. "He sits back in the pocket and picks defenses apart with his accuracy throwing the football."

Williams has impressive bloodlines.

His father played at CSU and in the CFL, his uncle John Williams is currently with the Toronto Argonauts, his grandfather played 14 years in the Canadian football league and his uncle Early Thomas spent 10 years with the New York Jets after graduating from CSU.

This off-season, Williams' main goal is to improve on his foot speed.

Williams is already starting to draw interest from colleges. "I've gotten e-mails from North Texas and SMU," said his dad. "Right now they just want a lot of game tape, SMU especially. They sound like they are real interested."

"I like SMU, CSU, Wyoming, Arizona and North Texas," added CJ.

Williams attended an Elite 11 tryout camp at SMU last summer and currently has high interest in the Mustangs.

"His sister lives about 20 minutes from the campus of SMU," Chuck Williams explained. "If SMU was ready to offer that would probably be the only school that he would commit to right now. I kind of want him to take his visits and check out everybody."

Williams plans to attend the NIKE Training Camp in College Station on April 22nd.

[H-towngreen]

The Dallas Morning News lists their top 50 area recruits for 2007 this morning.  North Texas is on the radar for 1...Lancaster's 6-4 315 pound OL Anthony Morgan (as reported earlier on the board).

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I would say that he is on our radar, I doubt he is seriously considering us. But we can dream.

How did we end up going after the Colorado QB? Do we have some connections there, is this another Carson Coffman situation. And why are we going after QB's from out of state when we are a Texas school? I'm pretty sure that there are more than enough to go around.

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Jason Howell

SicEmSports.com

If you would have asked Arlington Bowie defensive back Andre Richardson a week ago where he was looking to play college ball, he would have laughed and told you he didn't even know if he would get the chance.

Richardson and his teammates are working hard to ensure that 2006 is a success at Bowie. If you have followed recruiting for any period of time you know that things can change at a rapid pace, and last week the 6-foot, 175-pound cornerback found out that his dream of playing college football was very much a possibility.

"Baylor just offered yesterday," Richardson said Sunday afternoon. "That's the first one yes sir." Baylor is not the only one showing interest in the Bowie defensive back with Oklahoma St, and UNT also getting involved. The Bears offer, however, has given them the early edge along with another Texas school.

"Well I'm leaning towards Baylor right now, but one of my other favorites is Houston right now," He said. "Houston that's where a lot of us wanted to go. Baylor I've already got some people going there, and they were the first ones to offer so I'm kind of leaning with them right now."

This spring and summer, Richardson plans to attend a few junior days and camps, but will spend the majority of the time with his Bowie teammates. "My mom told me I need to get to some (camps)," he said. "I'm going to try to go to the Nike one in Ft. Worth, and one of the coaches from Baylor told me that he wanted me to go to their clinic. About now that's really it.

"During the summer I'm really trying to focus on 7-on-7 because that's what our coaches are planning. We're supposed to be going out to Arkansas for 7-on-7."

This spring the Volunteers have seen a few changes in their program, with the biggest being coach Kenny Perry taking over as head coach, and Richardson and his teammates are working hard to make sure changes also occur on the field.

"We just want to win," Richardson said. "That's the main thing. No individual achievements, we're just trying to get to the playoffs."