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"I think of those four, I think Texas A&M and Tennessee are the two and I’ve thought that for a couple of weeks now. I haven’t made a (Crystal Ball) prediction yet, which I don’t like, but it’s a reflection of how close this is," noted Brooks. "I’ve kind of been slightly leaning towards A&M because of the proximity. His dad is the head coach at Longview. Friday night football in the state of Texas, especially when you’re the 6A Division II defending state champions, you have a pretty big obligation to your own football program, from his dad’s standpoint. A&M’s proximity is a major factor in their favor. It’s a lot easier to get to an 11 AM or 2:30 kickoff in College Station. I think it’s 193 miles from Longview High School, so it’s about 3, 3.5 hours on some backroads. Whereas Tennessee is a long way away. Knoxville is in a different time zone. Tennessee offered in late January and they have been all over him ever since. I think the relationships are in Tennessee’s favor.”
"If I had to make a pick, I would say I’ve been leaning A&M but the way it’s drawn out-I thought he might’ve done it over the weekend- but we’re at Wednesday and the Elite 11 is starting on Friday. Now that it’s been drawn out this far, it feels like it might be trending behind the scenes to Tennessee a little bit. Parents usually want to steer their kid to a certain school in a lot of cases. Both of his parents, I get the feeling are wanting him to make the decision himself. I’m sure they have their preferences, but from what I have picked up they’ve really let him steer the boat himself, which I think is commendable and respectable on their part.”
“As far as his impact, I was talking to a really good source just yesterday who is convinced he’s an NFL quarterback. I tend to agree with that," said Brooks. "His dad was a FCS All-American offensive lineman at Northwestern State. When you see 6’2.5”, 185, this is a big-handed, long-armed kid who is probably going to get to the 220 range pretty easily in a college strength and conditioning program. I think he’s got the full athletic profile- football, basketball, runs the 400, 4 by 400 relay, district champion in the discus, a 4.5 flat verified 40-yard dash, 4.08 shuttle. Then you add on almost 4,000 passing yards and almost 700 rushing yards and a 16-0 Texas state championship at the big school level, it’s the complete profile you want. In addition to being a coach’s kid and growing up around the game like he did."
Gabe Brooks is the lead expert for King’s recruitment. It sure does seem like a coin flip, but I found this interesting nonetheless.
"If I had to make a pick, I would say I’ve been leaning A&M but the way it’s drawn out-I thought he might’ve done it over the weekend- but we’re at Wednesday and the Elite 11 is starting on Friday. Now that it’s been drawn out this far, it feels like it might be trending behind the scenes to Tennessee a little bit. Parents usually want to steer their kid to a certain school in a lot of cases. Both of his parents, I get the feeling are wanting him to make the decision himself. I’m sure they have their preferences, but from what I have picked up they’ve really let him steer the boat himself, which I think is commendable and respectable on their part.”
“As far as his impact, I was talking to a really good source just yesterday who is convinced he’s an NFL quarterback. I tend to agree with that," said Brooks. "His dad was a FCS All-American offensive lineman at Northwestern State. When you see 6’2.5”, 185, this is a big-handed, long-armed kid who is probably going to get to the 220 range pretty easily in a college strength and conditioning program. I think he’s got the full athletic profile- football, basketball, runs the 400, 4 by 400 relay, district champion in the discus, a 4.5 flat verified 40-yard dash, 4.08 shuttle. Then you add on almost 4,000 passing yards and almost 700 rushing yards and a 16-0 Texas state championship at the big school level, it’s the complete profile you want. In addition to being a coach’s kid and growing up around the game like he did."
Gabe Brooks is the lead expert for King’s recruitment. It sure does seem like a coin flip, but I found this interesting nonetheless.
