New Texas defensive line coach Kenny Baker was on the road yesterday for the first time as a Longhorns assistant. He made the rounds in Houston.
As has been reported, Baker visited Cy Fair's Landon Rink. Rink's father Shane played for the Longhorns.
On Texas Football has learned that Baker also took the time to go see Spring defensive lineman Floyd Guidry. Both players have offers from the Horns and both were in Austin for the program's junior day January 20.
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Just because his father played for the Longhorns, some assume Rink's recruitment is a foregone conclusion for the Horns.
That is not necessarily the case.
While Texas holds a special place in the family's heart, both A&M and OU have been recruiting Rink hard. And they've been doing so longer, including when Bo Davis was the Texas DL coach. Davis, frankly, was not recruiting Rink hard. Oklahoma assistant Todd Bates has been particularly dogged.
Rink told CJ Vogel yesterday after the visit that he liked Baker's "energy". That's a step forward in the process.
Texas has some ground to make up in this recruitment. It's not insurmountable, but it bears watching.
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I spoke to a pro scout last night. They were impressed by Christian Jones yesterday, who worked at tackle for scouts.
"It's my first time seeing him up close in more than a year," the scout told me of Jones. "He's remade his body. He's done some real work."
As far as his play?
"He's looked good. From talking to our area scout the question was, can he be a starter at guard for us?"
"I think he can."
Answers like that will move Jones up draft boards. Good general managers make their living finding starters in the 3rd and 4th round along the line of scrimmage.
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