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Longhorns attempt to stymy A&M recruiting momentum, but Aggies are one step ahead

Texas A&M is staying hot on the recruiting trail, much to their rivals' chagrin. The Aggies have an answer for Texas' machinations, however.
ByGraham Harmon|
Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko gets ready for a pre-game interview with the SEC Nation prior to the game against the Missouri Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images.
Oct 5, 2024; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Mike Elko gets ready for a pre-game interview with the SEC Nation prior to the game against the Missouri Tigers at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images. | Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

News broke today that Jamarion Carlton, one of the top players in the state of Texas at the defensive end position, would no longer be taking an official visit to Texas A&M. He had been scheduled to show up in College Station this weekend along with another star-studded list of recruits, but he will apparently no longer be making the trek down from Temple.

This comes on the heels of an official visit to Texas this past weekend. Of course, amid rumors of some of the recruiting staffs around the country not only paying players to visit their campus but also paying them to not visit rivals, news of this type shouldn't be surprising in general.

It should be pretty clear that the massive momentum that the Aggies have in the recruiting world at the moment is not exactly something that the Longhorns are comfortable with. The Ags are far ahead of Texas' class in the rankings, and have a class nearly entirely made up of blue-chippers, while Texas' average rating sags far below.

Though this seems like a victory for Texas, and it certainly will be if Carlton ends up committing to them as now looks likely, the Aggies are still one step ahead of the Longhorns.

Texas A&M still in prime position for several top DEs after Carlton cancels visit

There's been a lot of buzz ever since last weekend about Alabama DE Tank Jones, a five-star prospect who was on campus for the Aggies a few days ago, and the move that A&M made for him. Not only him, but another five-star in Bryce Perry-Wright could end up choosing the Aggies when commitment day comes.

That's not even to mention the high-level DE Tristian Givens who has been giving A&M a hard look for some time, as Jaxson Callaway reports:

If the Aggies can land two of those three, they'll be fine— and given the shape they're in overall in these recruitments, I wouldn't bet against that prospect.

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