What kind of player are the Longhorns getting in Jordan Hicks?
SK: Jordan Hicks is one of those bigger linebackers with speed, and what’s strange is you normally don’t see Texas go into a place like Ohio and pull a guy out. That’s almost as strange as pulling a top-five guy out of Texas up to Ohio. It just doesn’t happen. For one, those states are so rich with in-state talent. Texas is the biggest state for Division I signees in the entire country. Texas normally doesn’t have to go out-of-state for talent, but when they have a chance to pull in a top-10 or top-15 type of guy, it doesn’t matter where he’s from at that point. Q: Why was Hicks interested in Texas? It seems like almost every top talent in Ohio ends up signing with Ohio State. SK: I haven’t spoken to him. I think that when I rank some of the teams with the biggest natural recruiting advantages, based on location and in-state competition, I think three of your biggest winners are Ohio State, LSU and Georgia. Texas, Florida and California might have the most talent, but they also have th
