Michael Williams Commits to Texas

This is a win win for both parties. LSU apparently didn’t have room and a local kid still gets to go to a good academic school with a storied program.

I thought I read somewhere that this kid was a grades risk?

They did this primarily for Derek Stingley.

Correct. And because they need DL in a big way and that's where that want him. Will be interesting to see if he actually signs. Everyone says hes not likely to make it. Hope he does

While I agree he is a good football player. IMO I think he would have been better off at a school like Ole Miss or Alabama.

Texas plays in the Big12, all spread teams. Needs to really work on his speed and lateral ability to have success.

Again this move was primarily made to "hook" in his friend and HS teammate Derek Stingley. It's a win/win for Texas. I'm rooting for him.

Texas is killing it in recruiting. Sucks because we play them in 2019

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They are but its not a even class. Heavy on skill players. They need about 10 ol the next couple of classes.

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I used to subscribe to this narrative too, but I just took a look and it's actually filling out nicely for them. It's still a little light, but they now have 7 linemen, 4 of which are offensive tackles.

Position was also a holdup.
Where do you play him?
Is he good enough to be SEC caliber DE?

Michael is a little over 6' at 240 lbs. I believe he would be best served as a 3-4 JACK/BUCK LB vs 3-4 DE. He's naturally built like Devin White but lacks the speed and explosiveness to play ROVER LB. Now he's going to have to get a lot bigger (+20-30 lbs) while maintaining his speed and explosiveness. I believe he would have seen the field sooner had he he went to Ole Miss or Bama.

He will get decent playing time his first year. This isnt pre 2010 Texas.