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Aggies getting a visit from new 2026 5-star DE (new to 2026, not new to 5-star status)
5-star defensive end Richard Wesley of Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon visited A&M in January as one of his first trips to colleges he's interested in. That was when he was a highly-touted 2027 recruit. Now, he's a highly-touted 2026 recruit, having reclassified today. I found out that he intends to visit A&M again during spring practice. He'll also be checking out Ohio State, Georgia, that school in Austin, Miami, USC and Ole Miss. Considering that the Aggies already got him in for a trip earlier this year and he's coming back for more, that would seem to give them a bit of an edge. Now that he has re-classified, Wesley has jumped into the number eight spot in the overall rankings, which gives you a pretty good idea of how well-regarded he is.
Another rush end will be by during spring ball
4-star and Rivals 250 member Jaquez Wilkes is listed as an athlete by Rivals, but he's likely a Jack at the next level at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. Wilkes will be in College Station in early April for an unofficial visit. He'll also be checking out Auburn, Georgia and Alabama in rapid succession.
Aggies probably not sweating Markel Ford's de-commitment
Markel Ford, the first commit for the 2026 class, pulled the ripcord this morning while I was at a funeral for one of Cody's classmates. But, even though he's a talented 4-star, I'm not sure how broken up A&M is over this. One reason is their standing with 5-star Jireh Edwards, who has A&M as his favorite at the moment. They also have Pascagoola (Miss.) 4-star Tylan Wilson making an official in June. I haven't had this verified yet, but I get the gut feeling that A&M has reset its recruiting board and some players have jumped up on their priority list. It's happened more than once before.
4-star LB sets summer official
The Aggies have increased their interest in Jakore Smith out of Little Rock the last couple of months and the talented linebacker will be visiting in June. A&M has to overcome the likes of Arkansas and Missouri to get him, but they've made some solid progress on that front.
Son of former Cowboys legend visiting soon
It's kind of unfair to call 4-star Cooper Witten Jason Witten's son, but since Kaeden Kent is Jeff Kent's son, what the hell. Anyway, the talented athlete from Argyle Liberty Christian will be visiting during his swing around universities during spring ball. Witten is considered to be a Tennessee lean due to his dad going there, but he's lived in Texas his entire life, so it'll be interesting to see how tight those bonds with the Vols are.
Aggies offer a Legend
More precisely, 3-star quarterback Legend Bey of North Forney. That came down just a couple of hours ago.
Bey completed just over half his passes for 1,438 yards, 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions last year, but he can really run: 11.4 yards a carry, 1,852 yards and 28 touchdowns last season. Sounds like someone they're looking at for a possible position switch. Notre Dame and Duke are his current leaders.
Hoops bits
Wade Taylor is 9 points from setting A&M's new all-time scoring record, passing Bernard King. LSU is pretty terrible, so unless he's off his game entirely, he should get there tomorrow in Baton Rouge. He's also six points from having 400 on the season, joining Zhuric Phelps at that level. That would be the fourth straight year A&M has a guard duo with more than 400 points a piece, with Taylor and Boots Radford having done it the previous three years.
After beating No. 1 Auburn, it looks like A&M has locked itself in as a 3 seed unless they lose to LSU tomorrow. That would be a terrible loss. A&M sleepwalked to a 68-57 win over LSU at Reed on Jan. 18, but since then LSU has gone 2-12. They've lost four in a row, only coming within single digits once in that span and getting cooked 95-64 by Kentucky Tuesday night.
Baseball bit
Right fielder Caden Sorrell is expected to return from his hamstring strain for the the SEC opening series against Alabama next weekend. He will slot back into right field, with Terrence Kiel II likely to take over in left with Gavin Kash at first. It looks like the patience with Blake Binderup and Matt Bergevin has worn out already.
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Aggies getting a visit from new 2026 5-star DE (new to 2026, not new to 5-star status)
5-star defensive end Richard Wesley of Chatsworth (Calif.) Sierra Canyon visited A&M in January as one of his first trips to colleges he's interested in. That was when he was a highly-touted 2027 recruit. Now, he's a highly-touted 2026 recruit, having reclassified today. I found out that he intends to visit A&M again during spring practice. He'll also be checking out Ohio State, Georgia, that school in Austin, Miami, USC and Ole Miss. Considering that the Aggies already got him in for a trip earlier this year and he's coming back for more, that would seem to give them a bit of an edge. Now that he has re-classified, Wesley has jumped into the number eight spot in the overall rankings, which gives you a pretty good idea of how well-regarded he is.
Another rush end will be by during spring ball
4-star and Rivals 250 member Jaquez Wilkes is listed as an athlete by Rivals, but he's likely a Jack at the next level at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds. Wilkes will be in College Station in early April for an unofficial visit. He'll also be checking out Auburn, Georgia and Alabama in rapid succession.
Aggies probably not sweating Markel Ford's de-commitment
Markel Ford, the first commit for the 2026 class, pulled the ripcord this morning while I was at a funeral for one of Cody's classmates. But, even though he's a talented 4-star, I'm not sure how broken up A&M is over this. One reason is their standing with 5-star Jireh Edwards, who has A&M as his favorite at the moment. They also have Pascagoola (Miss.) 4-star Tylan Wilson making an official in June. I haven't had this verified yet, but I get the gut feeling that A&M has reset its recruiting board and some players have jumped up on their priority list. It's happened more than once before.
4-star LB sets summer official
The Aggies have increased their interest in Jakore Smith out of Little Rock the last couple of months and the talented linebacker will be visiting in June. A&M has to overcome the likes of Arkansas and Missouri to get him, but they've made some solid progress on that front.
Son of former Cowboys legend visiting soon
It's kind of unfair to call 4-star Cooper Witten Jason Witten's son, but since Kaeden Kent is Jeff Kent's son, what the hell. Anyway, the talented athlete from Argyle Liberty Christian will be visiting during his swing around universities during spring ball. Witten is considered to be a Tennessee lean due to his dad going there, but he's lived in Texas his entire life, so it'll be interesting to see how tight those bonds with the Vols are.
Aggies offer a Legend
More precisely, 3-star quarterback Legend Bey of North Forney. That came down just a couple of hours ago.
Bey completed just over half his passes for 1,438 yards, 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions last year, but he can really run: 11.4 yards a carry, 1,852 yards and 28 touchdowns last season. Sounds like someone they're looking at for a possible position switch. Notre Dame and Duke are his current leaders.
Hoops bits
Wade Taylor is 9 points from setting A&M's new all-time scoring record, passing Bernard King. LSU is pretty terrible, so unless he's off his game entirely, he should get there tomorrow in Baton Rouge. He's also six points from having 400 on the season, joining Zhuric Phelps at that level. That would be the fourth straight year A&M has a guard duo with more than 400 points a piece, with Taylor and Boots Radford having done it the previous three years.
After beating No. 1 Auburn, it looks like A&M has locked itself in as a 3 seed unless they lose to LSU tomorrow. That would be a terrible loss. A&M sleepwalked to a 68-57 win over LSU at Reed on Jan. 18, but since then LSU has gone 2-12. They've lost four in a row, only coming within single digits once in that span and getting cooked 95-64 by Kentucky Tuesday night.
Baseball bit
Right fielder Caden Sorrell is expected to return from his hamstring strain for the the SEC opening series against Alabama next weekend. He will slot back into right field, with Terrence Kiel II likely to take over in left with Gavin Kash at first. It looks like the patience with Blake Binderup and Matt Bergevin has worn out already.
