Tyler Lee LB Blake Roberts signing his intent letter to TCU

Star-Telegram — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:27:28 -0600

Jeffcoat picks Texas over OU, Houston

Star-Telegram — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:48:34 -0600

Plano West defensive end Jackson Jeffcoat put an end to his recruiting battle on Friday by giving Mack Brown and the Texas Longhorns the edge over Oklahoma.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound son of former Dallas Cowboy Jim Jeffcoat is rated as the top defensive end by Rivals.com and ESPNU, which also ranks him as the nation’s No. 2 overall prospect.

Six schools were originally in the mix: Arizona State, Florida, Houston, Oklahoma, Texas and Southern California. A few had personal ties with the Jeffcoat family. His father is the defensive line coach at Houston and played at Arizona State. His twin sister, Jacqueline, is an Oklahoma basketball commit and USC assistant Ken Norton Jr. is a family friends.

Friday’s decision, though, came down to Texas, OU and Houston. He took his last official visit to Oklahoma the weekend of Jan. 22. Brown visited him in Plano a few days before.

- William Wilkerson

Recruiting Report

Tyler Lee LB Blake Roberts signing his intent letter to TCU

Jeffcoat picks Texas over OU, Houston