The McNabb Report: Texas to Offer Local Juniors

David McNabb writes on high school sports and recruiting every Wednesday on VYPE.com: Class of '09 Winds Down, 2010's Spring Into Action As the Class of 2009 closes in on the official signing day Feb. 4, the eyes of recruiting has turned to the Class of 2010. That also means the eyes of the University of Texas are pointed toward the Longhorns' junior day Feb. 8. Texas coach Mack Brown is trying to hold the line in not offering one class before the other is signed, but it's getting harder and harder to meet those self-imposed restrictions. Southeastern Conference schools already are offering top 2010 prospects and other than Oklahoma, most Big 12 schools are making 2010 scholarship offers to show recruits how highly their particular school thinks of them. Texas' junior day lineup less than a week after signing day will include Plano West's Jackson Jeffcoat, Haltom's Reggie Wilson, Skyline's Corey Nelson and DeSoto's Adrian White. Texas will formally offer those players that weekend and more than a few will accept a Texas offer on the spot or within a few days for the 2010 signing day. Some of the top 2010 recruits will hold off committing until the spring or summer. But with scholarship limits and numbers crunching, colleges will put the pressure 2010 prospects to make a commitment. Celina's Lavey Adds Aggies Offer Celina linebacker Caleb Lavey (6-3, 220) took in an invitation-only Class of 2010 visit to Texas A&M over the weekend to get an up-close look at A&M. Lavey left with his fourth scholarship offer. Aggies coach Mike Sherman added A&M to Lavey's list along with TCU, Arkansas and Texas Tech. Lavey told rivals.com that this was his first offer in person by a head coach. "I talked to coach Sherman," Lavey said. "They treated me great. Coach (Tim) Cassidy seemed like a really nice guy. All of the linebackers went into coach (Joe) Kines' office and he told us that what he is looking for in his linebackers is leadership. Coach (Kirk) Doll talked to me about his children. Coach Sherman asked me about my family and he told me stuff about the NFL. "The tutoring facilities were really nice. They have a lot to offer me academically. In the weight room they have a great setup. It was phenomenal." And here's a glimpse as to the intensity that builds toward an early commit. A&M told Lavey that the Aggies have offered six 2010 linebackers and will take the first three to commit. "(Coach Sherman said) he didn't want to rush me but I know that all of their linebackers (in the 2009 class) had committed by September," Lavey said. "If I decide, it needs to be more sooner than later." The flip side is that Lavey still is being talked to by Texas, Oklahoma, LSU and Florida about coming to their junior days. "I keep in contact a lot with TCU and Texas Tech. I want to call coach Sherman at A&M and thank him for the A&M offer," Lavey said. "I talked to Cale Gundy at Oklahoma about attending Oklahoma's junior day. Coach (Brent) Venables was real excited and stuff about me coming. They haven't shown as much interest as A&M, Tech or TCU. The more interest that they show me, the more interested I'll be in their school." The Latest '09 Commits Rockwall-Heath has been a hotspot for recent commitments. Running back Kendial Lawrence made his to Missouri during a live broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest on Sunday night. Linebacker Ryan Mosby also has committed to Kentucky... Heath slotback Everett Gilbert, defensive back Darius Jones and offensive tackle David Abercrombie all visited Montana State and are expected to officially commit this week... Heath linebacker George Bamfo is being recruited by Houston, Kansas and Missouri... Skyline defensive back Reginald Reed committed to Navy. No Early Signing Date NCAA Division I conference commissioners voted down a proposal for an early signing day. It was supported by the American Football Coaches Association at last week's convention in Nashville, Tenn. "It wasn't that close a vote," SEC associate commissioner Greg Sankey told The Associated Press. "I would say for now an early signing period is done. I wouldn't want to suggest there's not another idea out there. But there's not one that's been identified at this point." The AFCA's proposal was for a three-year trial that would allow seniors to sign over three days during the third week of December, along with the current period that starts on the first Wednesday of February. Recruits who still are playing high school games would not have been eligible to sign early. In the past year, SEC coaches voted 9-3 in favor of an early signing period, and the AFCA said 73 percent of Football Bowl Subdivision (i.e., Division I-A) head coaches and 82 percent of Football Championship Subdivision (i.e., Division I-AA) head coaches backed the plan.