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> -----Original Message-----
> From:         TruOrange@aol.com [SMTP:TruOrange@aol.com]
> Sent:         Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:10 PM
> To:           TruOrange@aol.com
> Subject:           True Orange E-Mail/Fax #102
>
> True Orange E-Mail/Fax Service
> Volume 9, E-Mail/Fax #102, Wednesday, October 17, 2001
> Jerry Scarbrough's True Orange, P. O. Box 26530, Austin, Texas 78755 -
> Phone
> 512-795-8536
>
> Tyler DB Melton is 16th Cimmitment; DE Thornton Will Start Saturday
>
> Tyler DB Matt Melton, 5-11, 190, 4.43, told me tonight he committed to
> Texas
> earlier in the day "because I knew I wanted to stay in state and, after
> visiting A&M and Texas (unofficially), I just like Texas better."
> Melton, who has 40 tackles and two interceptions so far this year, said
he
>
> had offers "from about 15 or 16 schools, including Texas, A&M, Purdue,
> TCU,
> Baylor and West Virginia."
> Melton is the 16th recruit to commit to Texas. He is a member of my
> Fabulous
> 50.
> The other recruits who have committed to Texas include nine recruits who
> are
> listed on one or more national top 100 teams. They are  WR Marquis
> Johnson,
> 6-3, 200, 4.48, of Centennial High School in Champaign, Illinois;  DE
> Chase
> Pittman, 6-5, 263, 4.7, of Shreveport Evangel; LB Garnett Smith, 6-3,
221,
>
> 4.54, of Arlington Lamar, DTs Sonny Davis, 6-1, 320, 5.0, of Gulf Coast
JC
> in
> Mississippi and formerly of Austin Lanier, Earl Anderson, 6-4, 270, 4.8,
> of
> San Marcos, Lyle Sendlein, 6-4,  260, 4.8, of Scottsdale Chaparral, the
> two-time defending Class 4A champion in Arizona;  OLs  Brett Valdez, 6-4,

> 310, 5.1, of  Brownwood and Neale Tweedie, 6-5, 260, 4.9, of Allen;  and
> TE
> David Thomas, 6-3, 210, 4.6, of Wolfforth Frenship;  Davis made all of
the
>
> top national lists last year.
> The other Longhorn pledges are DT  Tully Janszen, 6-4, 255, 4.78, of
> Keller;
> LBs Brian Robison, 6-3, 245, 4.6, of Splendora and Marcus Myers, 6-3,
220,
>
> 4.5, of Pflugerville Connally;   WR Dustin Miksch, 6-0, 165, 4.4, of
Round
>
> Rock Westwood;  QB Billy Don Malone, 6-2 1/2, 185, 4.7, of  Paris North
> Lamar, and  RB/Ath Clint Haney, 5-11, 190, 4.27 of Smithson Valley.
> * * * *
> DE Kalen Thornton, who missed the OSU game with a knee sprain, is
> practicing
> again this week and defensive coordinator Carl Reese said he will start
> Saturday, with Maurice Gordon moving back to DT. Reese also said
sophomore
>
> Adam Doiron, who started at tackle against OSU in Gordon's place, played
> well
> against the Cowboys and will see a lot of action against Colorado.
> He also said redshirt freshman Stevie Lee "has had his best two days of
> practice" this week and also will play at DT. Lee is under 300 pounds
now.
> He
> reported at about 310 because he was recovering from a broken bone in his

> foot that required surgery and wasn't able to run and work out as much as

> usual.
> DE O. J. McClintock, who has been out all year after suffering severe
cuts
> to
> his right arm and hand in a household accident before the season, also is

> expected to play Saturday.
> Reese said the Longhorn will need lot of defensive linemen to step up
> Saturday because Colorado "just lines up and tries to run over you play
> after
> play."
> * * * *
> The Longhorns' game at Missouri next Saturday will have a 2:30 p.m.
> kickoff
> and UT officials say it will be available in Texas on pay-per-view TV,
but
>
> they said they are still working out the details. It was passed over for
> regular TV programming, so pay-per-view is the only way fans who can't
> attend
> will be able to see it.
> * * * *
> RECRUITING NOTES: DE Bryan Pickryl, 6-5, 230, 4.5, of Oklahoma powerhouse

> Jenks, plans to come to the Texas-Colorado game this weekend. He said
> Texas,
> Missouri and Oklahoma are his top three teams, but he also said he is
> considering several other schools fairly seriously. His maternal
> grandmother
> lives in Austin and he also has two uncles in the Austin area., so he has

> spent some time in this area. . . DT Earl Anderson of San Marcos says he
> is
> solidly committed to Texas and says he is being misquoted by people who
> say
> he plans to take visits to other schools. . . WR Robert Timmons of Flower

> Mound Marcus was held out of last week's game after missing school and
> reporting he was sick. FM coach Randy Mayes said he isn't sure if Timmons

> will play this week. "It depends on whether he misses any more school or
> practices," he said. Timmons is a great football prospect, and is by far
> the
> best WR in Texas, but he has had some disciplinary problems and it seems
> they
> are continuing. But, as Mayes said, maybe he really was sick.
> * * * *
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