He gets brought up on the board a lot, so I thought I'd share the one interview I ever did with him. Here is an excerpt from a story I did on TOS. Chuck Filiaga makes a cameo.
It’s been several years since Texas and Colt McCoy competed for a national title and even longer since the Longhorns won it all.
In fact, Wednesday marked the 11th anniversary of Vince Young’s iconic game-winning touchdown for Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
Most 2017 prospects were around six years old when that happened. And the fact of the matter is Texas’ championship is becoming less and less relevant on the recruiting trail.
That statement holds even truer with out of state recruits. My conversation with five-star California running back Najee Harris set up what would be rude awakening regarding UT’s national presence.
EJ: Hey man, I cover Texas for 247Sports. I’m doing a story on how Texas is perceived nationally by out of state recruits.
NH: Who are Texas?
EJ: Texas like as in UT.
NH: Who Texas?
EJ: Najee, the Texas Longhorns. They offered you.
NH: Oh yeah. They offered me?
EJ: Yes. What do you think about the program?
NH: Ricky Williams went there, and I think they had a good running back this year. And…. oh yeah, didn’t they fire Charlie Strong? They shouldn't have fired him.
EJ: Why?
NH: Wasn’t he getting good players or something? Man, I’m not going to lie. I don’t know much about them or anything. Just say that.
Harris was more blunt than others, but most responses were the same. Texas seems to have lost its identity as a national powerhouse with recruits. And it’s only going to get worse if Tom Herman can’t right the ship.
Four-star Georgia offensive lineman Netori Johnson gave a similar answer despite the fact that he spent the first part of his high school career at Prime Prep in Dallas.
“I know they are located in Austin,” Johnson said. “When I was in Texas, I just drove by it. I was always thinking about Baylor. They’ve had some coaching problems. But that’s about it. I was too young to ever remember them being any good.”
Aledo offensive lineman Chuck Filiaga, who moved from California to Texas last year, added that he wasn’t very familiar with the program before arriving in the Lone Star State.
“I don’t think I had any kind of perception of them,” Filiaga said after an awkward five-second pause. “I didn’t know anything about them. I knew they were good back in the day, I guess… I didn’t really focus on them until I had to when I moved here (laughs).”
It’s been several years since Texas and Colt McCoy competed for a national title and even longer since the Longhorns won it all.
In fact, Wednesday marked the 11th anniversary of Vince Young’s iconic game-winning touchdown for Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl.
Most 2017 prospects were around six years old when that happened. And the fact of the matter is Texas’ championship is becoming less and less relevant on the recruiting trail.
That statement holds even truer with out of state recruits. My conversation with five-star California running back Najee Harris set up what would be rude awakening regarding UT’s national presence.
EJ: Hey man, I cover Texas for 247Sports. I’m doing a story on how Texas is perceived nationally by out of state recruits.
NH: Who are Texas?
EJ: Texas like as in UT.
NH: Who Texas?
EJ: Najee, the Texas Longhorns. They offered you.
NH: Oh yeah. They offered me?
EJ: Yes. What do you think about the program?
NH: Ricky Williams went there, and I think they had a good running back this year. And…. oh yeah, didn’t they fire Charlie Strong? They shouldn't have fired him.
EJ: Why?
NH: Wasn’t he getting good players or something? Man, I’m not going to lie. I don’t know much about them or anything. Just say that.
Harris was more blunt than others, but most responses were the same. Texas seems to have lost its identity as a national powerhouse with recruits. And it’s only going to get worse if Tom Herman can’t right the ship.
Four-star Georgia offensive lineman Netori Johnson gave a similar answer despite the fact that he spent the first part of his high school career at Prime Prep in Dallas.
“I know they are located in Austin,” Johnson said. “When I was in Texas, I just drove by it. I was always thinking about Baylor. They’ve had some coaching problems. But that’s about it. I was too young to ever remember them being any good.”
Aledo offensive lineman Chuck Filiaga, who moved from California to Texas last year, added that he wasn’t very familiar with the program before arriving in the Lone Star State.
“I don’t think I had any kind of perception of them,” Filiaga said after an awkward five-second pause. “I didn’t know anything about them. I knew they were good back in the day, I guess… I didn’t really focus on them until I had to when I moved here (laughs).”
