A quick glance at any recruiting site reveals that Texas’ football program has already landed a bumper crop of verbal commitments for the 2010 class before the ink has even dried on 2009 spring football camps.

According to Rivals and Scout recruiting services, UT has already received pledges from 21 players, and while verbal commitments aren’t remotely binding, it stands to reason that the Longhorns are nearly done with the recruiting process before most schools, like Nebraska, have even begun to put together a class.

“I know just in my area alone that I recruit in Texas, I’ve got like 35 guys committed already, and in the whole state of California there’s nine,” Tim Beck told the Daily Nebraskan in a solid story about NU’s efforts in the Lone Star State.

What’s Mack Brown’s secret? Pressure or culture? Brown said it’s the latter.

“The young guys who are committing for the 2010 class were 5 years old when we got here,” Brown said. “So this is what they know. This is Texas football.”

Obviously, UT’s in close proximity to beaucoup football talent. But Brown has scheduled UT’s spring football practices strategically to fall before “spring track season and spring baseball season.”

Brown also pointed to “continuity of staff.”

“Our guys know where players are, so we can identify them earlier,” Brown said. “Some coaches have been in the same area for 12 years, so they have a great relationship with high school coaches. They’ve been great to us.

“It’s the same with the players. They get to come in and know that coach, and get to know him over a five or six-year period.”

Permanent Link to this Blog Post