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NATIONAL SIGNING DAY LIST

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:39:48 -0600

TEXAS SIGNEES

Aaron Benson, LB, 6-2, 225, Cedar Hill (Texas) HS

Taylor Bible, LB, 6-3, 300, Guyer HS, Denton, Texas

Carrington Byndom, DB, 6-0, 175, Lufkin (Texas) HS

Demarco Cobbs, Athlete, 6-2, 212, Central HS, Tulsa, Okla.

De'Aires Cotton, DL, 6-4, 286, Taylor HS, Alief, Texas

Gregory Daniels, DL, 6-5, 250, St. Pius X HS, Houston

Mike Davis, WR, 6-2, 183, Skyline HS, Dallas

Ashton Dorsey, DL, 6-2, 290, John Tyler HS, Tyler, Texas

Dominic Espinosa, OL, 6-4, 295, Cedar Park (Texas) HS

John Harris, WR, 6-3, 200, Naaman Forest HS, Garland, Texas

Jordan Hicks, LB, 6-2, 220, Lakota West HS, West Chester, Ohio

Trey Hopkins, OL, 6-4, 280, North Shore HS, Galena Park, Texas

Bryant Jackson, DB, 6-2, 186, Sulphur Springs (Texas) HS

Tevin Jackson, LB, 6-2, 230, Garland (Texas) HS

Jackson Jeffcoat, DL, 6-5, 235, Plano West HS, Plano, Texas

Chris Jones, WR, 6-0, 175, Daingerfield (Texas) HS

Case McCoy, QB, 6-2, 175, Graham (Texas) HS

Adrian Phillips, DB, 5-11, 199, Garland (Texas) HS

William Russ, K, 6-4, 185, Evangel Christian HS, Shreveport, La.

Traylon Shead, RB, 6-2, 210, Cayuga (Texas) HS

Darius Terrell, TE, 6-3, 215, DeSoto (Texas) HS

A.J. White, DB, 6-0, 175, DeSoto (Texas) HS

Darius White, WR, 6-3, 200, Dunbar HS, Fort Worth, Texas

Reggie Wilson, DL, 6-3, 240, Haltom HS, Haltom City, Texas

Connor Wood, QB, 6-4, 209, Second Baptist HS, Houston

UNT SIGNESS

Richard Abbe, DL, 6-4, 300, Monterey HS, Lubbock, Texas

Aaron Bellazin, DE, 6-2, 230, Everman (Texas) HS

Christopher Bynes, WR, 6-1, 210, Coffeyville (Kan.) CC

Brandin Byrd, RB, 5-11, 185, Copperas Cove (Texas) HS

Brelan Chancellor, WR, 5-9, 170, Copperas Cove (Texas) HS

Ryan Downing, DB, 6-1, 200, Butler (Kan.) CC

Blake Dunham, Athlete, 6-1, 200, Argyle (Texas) HS

Steven Ford, DB, 6-0, 190, Fort Scott (Kan.) CC

Brad Graham, LB, 6-1, 210, Navarro (Texas) JC

Graylan Hawkins, OL, 6-4, 250, Skyline HS, Dallas

Jamison Hughes, DB, 6-1, 200, Peark River (Miss.) CC

Antonio Johnson, OL, 6-6, 270, Diboll (Texas) HS

Forlando Johnson, LB, 6-0, 210, Butler (Kan.) CC

D'Leon McCord, DB, 6-1, 185, Butler (Kan.) CC

Michael Miller, DL, 6-3, 260, Antelope Valley (Calif.) CC

Jamize Olawale, TE, 6-2, 237, El Camino (Calif.) CC

Zach Olen, K, 5-9, 210, Berkner HS, Richardson, Texas

Zachary Orr, LB, 6-0, 240, DeSoto (Texas) HS

Derrick Teegarden, QB, 6-0, 170, Odessa (Texas) HS

D'Andre Wood, CB, 6-0, 192, New Mexico Military Institute

Will Wright, DB, 6-2, 200, South Garland HS, Garland, Texas

Mason Y'Barbo, OL, 6-2, 290, Sulphur Springs (Texas) HS

TCU SIGNEES

Jonathan Anderson, DB, 6-1, 196, Carroll HS, Corpus Christi, Texas

Matt Anderson, RB/DB, 6-2, 214, Industrial HS, Vanderbilt, Texas

Travaras Battle-Smith, DB, 5-10, 175, John Jay HS, San Antonio

Matt Brown, QB, 6-1, 185, Allen (Texas) HS

Stephen Bryant, TE, 6-5, 220, New Deal (Texas) HS

Curtis Carter, RB/WR, 5-10, 170, North De Soto HS, Stonewall, La.

Sam Carter, QB, 6-0, 205, Hastings HS, Alief, Texas

Ethan Grant, RB, 5-10, 175, North Broward HS, Coconut Creek, Fla.

Antonio Graves, DB/WR, 6-1, 210, Pleasant Grove HS, Texarkana, Texas

Chris Hawkins, WR, 6-2, 175, Channelview (Texas) HS

David Johnson, DL, 6-2, 270, Argyle (Texas) HS

Marcus Mallett, LB, 6-1, 216, Cleveland (Texas) HS

Clifton Murphy, DL, 6-4, 230, Little Elm (Texas) HS

Elisha Olabode, DB, 5-10, 170, Cedar Hill (Texas) HS

Blake Roberts, LB/DL, 6-4, 225, Lee HS, Tyler, Texas

Michael Thompson, OL, 6-4, 315, Farmersville (Texas) HS

Nykiren Wellington, OL, 6-6, 275, Holmes HS, San Antonio

Kevin White, DB, 5-10, 170, Stony Point HS, Round Rock, Texas

SMU SIGNEES

Kenneth Acker, DB, 6-0, 175, Grant HS, Portland, Ore.

Anthony Beard, LB, 6-1, 220, Lumberton (Texas) HS

John Bordano, LB, 6-2, 215, New Braunfels (Texas) HS

Ricky Collins, WR, 5-11, 171, John Tyler HS, Tyler, Texas

Richard Crawford, DB, 5-11, 180, Saddleback (Calif.) CC

Ashton Duhe, OL, 6-3, 295, Destrehan (La.) HS

Darryl Fields, RB, 6-2, 197, Madill (Okla.) HS

Ben Gottschalk, OL, 6-5, 265, Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.

Hayden Greenbauer, Athlete, 6-0, 190, Clark HS, San Antonio

Kyle Guinyard, WR, 6-1, 180, Ennis (Texas) HS

Forrest Hagar, LB, 6-3, 210, Alamo Heights HS, San Antonio

Jeremy Hall, DB, 5-11, 195, Brenham (Texas) HS

Keenan Holman, WR, 6-1, 170, Central HS, Beaumont, Texas

Jeremy Johnson, Athlete, 6-1, 180, John Tyler HS, Tyler, Texas

Randall Joyner, Athlete, 5-10, 208, Newman Smith HS, Carrollton, Texas

Stephen Kaiser, QB, 6-3, 217, DeSmet HS, St. Louis

Arthur Londy, WR, 6-0, 175, Spring (Texas) HS

Uchenna Nwabuike, LB, 6-1, 211, Hightower HS, Missouri City, Texas

Michael O'Guin, DL, 6-2, 295, Van Vleck (Texas) HS

Chris Parks, DB, 6-1, 170, Conroe (Texas) HS

Kevin Pope, RB, 5-10, 225, Mount Enterprise (Texas) HS

Justin Sorrell, DB, 5-10, 195, Blinn College (Texas)

Marice Sutton, db, 5-11, 190, St. Augustin HS, New Orleans

Joseph Theard, DL, 6-2, 276, St. Augustin HS, New Orleans

Der'rikk Thompson, Athlete, 6-0, 188, Troup (Texas) HS

Brandon Thornton, LB, 6-2, 195, Conroe (Texas) HS

TEXAS A&M SIGNEES

Tramone Mickens (CB, 5-11, 170 pounds, Dallas, Texas -- Lincoln)

Domonique Paterson (LB, 6-0, 210 pounds, Dallas, Texas -- Skyline)

LeKendrick Williams (Athlete, 5-9, 175 pounds, Sharpstown, Texas -- Sharpstown)

Gavin Stansbury (DE, 6-3, 225 pounds, Franklin, La. -- Franklin)

Jameill Showers (QB, 6-1, 200 pounds, Killeen, Texas -- Shoemaker)

Ivan Robinson (DT, 6-4, 252 pounds, Longville, La. -- South Beauregard)

Cedric Ogbuehi (OL, 6-5, 270 pounds, Allen, Texas -- Allen)

Damontre Moore (DE, 6-6, 225 pounds, Rowlett, Texas -- Rowlett)

Jake Matthews (OL, 6-5, 285 pounds, Missouri City, Texas -- Elkins)

Jonathan Mathis (DT, 6-3, 292 pounds, Houston, Texas -- Westfield/Blinn JC)

Ben Malena (RB, 5-10, 200 pounds, Cedar Hill, Texas -- Cedar Hill)

Shep Kline (OL, 6-7, 290 pounds, Katy, Texas -- Katy)

Malcome Kennedy (6-0, 195 pounds, Cayuga, Texas -- Cayuga)

Mister Jones (RB, 6-2, 205 pounds, Littleton, Colo. -- Littleton)

Matt Joeckel (QB, 6-4, 220 pounds, Arlington, Texas -- Arlington)

Luke Joeckel (OL, 6-6, 280 pounds, Arlington, Texas -- Arlington)

Toney Hurd Jr. (CB, 5-9, 184 pounds, Missouri City, Texas -- FB Marshall)

Clay Honeycutt (QB, 6-2, 185 pounds, Dickinson, Texas -- Dickinson)

Nehemiah Hicks (Athlete, 6-4, 235 pounds, Hutto, Texas -- Hutto)

Garrett Gramling (OL, 6-6, 325 pounds, Denton, Texas -- Denton Ryan)

Nate Askew (WR, 6-4, 213 pounds, San Antonio, Texas -- Madison)

D.J. Jones (RB, 5-11, 183 pounds, Denison, Texas -- Denison)

Brandon Jackson (DT, 6-4, 252 pounds, Shreveport, La. -- Evangel)

Where's Romo?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:33:21 -0600

Among the eight Dallas Cowboys who'll play in Sunday's Pro Bowl, only one was missing from Wednesday's practice and his name was Tony Romo. Travel arrangements caused the Cowboys quarterback to miss practice yesterday.

No need to fear... Tony Romo made it to Fort Lauderdale in time for Thursday morning's practice, which only lasted about an hour. This is Tony's third pro bowl appearance. His previous two came in Hawii, after the season was over. So how does tony feel about playing The Pro Bowl, in Miami, while the season is still going?

Tony says, "This is my first day here. So far I mean... the fan support and things of that nature have made the game pretty fun. I do think there's something to be said for playing the game during the football season. I think more people are interested that way. I don't know. So far, so good."

This is the first time since 1980 that The Pro Bowl hasn't been played at Aloha Stadium.

Bradie Giving Back

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:23:06 -0600

Normally a Bradie James sack is mean and vicious, but on this day it brought joy to some underprivileged children. Be sure to join us tonight at nine to see how The Cowboys Defensive Captain made Christmas a lot merrier for those less fortunate.

Interviewing The Moose!

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:56:56 -0600

One of The Greatest Cowboys to ever wear the star on his helmet, Daryl "Moose" Johnston, will join us on Inside Sports tonight. He was perhaps the greatest full back to ever play in The NFL. He's now become one of the best analyst in the game. Be sure to hear his thoughts on The Cowboys tonight on Inside Sports

A Night To Remember

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15:54 -0600

Like father, like son. Monday night, former Dallas Star, Brett Hull joined his father Bobby, in The Hockey Hall of Fame. Hull played 19 seasons in The NHL, winning Stanley Cups with The Stars and The Red Wings. Brett also scored 741 goals for his career, which is 3rd all time.

SMU's Turning The Corner

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:24:59 -0600

June Jones has a history of rebuilding college football programs. Back in 1999, no one paid attention to The University of Hawaii. But by 2007, The Warriors had a perfect 12 and 0 regular season, capped off by a B-C-S bowl appearance. He's now on the verge of having similar success at SMU.

"We're right where I thought we would be," said Jones.

In only his 2nd season, Jones has a Mustangs team who only won one game last year, in position to make their first bowl appearance since 1984.

"We have a chance to finish better than 6 and 6 but our goal was to get six for sure and that's where we're at."

June Jones has used his trademark run and shoot offense to help resuscitate SMU's football program. The Mustangs are averaging nearly 300 passing yards per game which is 16th in the nation. But the x's and o's of the game accounts for only half of SMU's resurrection.

"Coach Jones got people believing," said Receiver Emmanuel Sanders. "We go out every game believing we can win and we know that with Coach Jones at the helm anything is possible."

Jones said, "I just believe so much more in, not the x's and o's, not the football stuff. Everybody does that. The coaches before me have been good football coaches. It's more about getting the mind set changed and the culture of everything, not just the locker room, not just the kids but the school, the traditions, everything! It's like re-branding in a way, who you are."

And the results speak for themselves. The Mustangs have four games remaining to pick up two wins... making them bowl eligible. SMU can take a big step towards that goal by picking up a win this Saturday against a winless Rice team.

SMU Offensive Lineman, Mitch Enright said, "Anytime a team like Rice comes in here, they're going to be hungry because they're oh and eight. They want to get that first win of the year. So we have to take care of business and hopefully by the end of the game we'll have a win."

Tough Loss for The Stars

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:08:32 -0600

The Dallas Stars suffered a tough overtime loss tonight at The American Airlines Center to The Calgary Flames by the final score of 3 to 2. Jarome Iginla took advantage of the power play to score the game winning goal in overtime. It was Iginla's 2nd goal of the night. The Stars will look to bounce back Friday when they host The Canucks.

Travesty of Justice

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:11:45 -0600

What does TCU have to do in order to get a little love from the BCS? Despite beating UNLV 41 to nothing, improving to a perfect 8 - 0 on the season, The Frogs stayed at number six in the BCS rankings. I think it's a travesty but Frogs Head Coach, Gary Patterson is cool with it.

Today Coach Patterson said, "Why would you want it any different?" "Like I said earlier in the season, for some reason, if we're going to get this done, it's going to be the hard way. If we can pull it off, that's what's going to make it even more memorable."

The Frogs will square off against San Diego State, Saturday at 3 pm.

Cowboys Defeat Seahawks 38 - 17

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:23:48 -0600

We're beginning to learn a few things about this year's Cowboys. For starters, Dallas is beginning to show the type of consistency needed to be a contender in The NFC. Today, The Cowboys followed up a dominating win last week against a solid Atlanta Falcons team, with an equally impressive, 38 to 17 win over Seattle.

Tony Romo threw for three touchdowns today. This is also the first time in Tony's career, he's strung together three consecutive games without an interception. Be sure to join us tonight on Inside Sports for a full recap of today's big win for The Cowboys.

Enjoying The Game

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:40:23 -0600

In some ways, Romo is like a magician. During the 2nd quarter of Sunday's 37 to 21 victory over The Falcons, Tony made memories of lackluster performances from earlier in the season... Disappear, by escaping from several tacklers, only to find Patrick Crayton in the back of the end zone for a touchdowns. And at the same time made "The Tony Romo" fans fell in love with reappear.

"I think that run that he had, he kind of got knocked out a little bit," Receiver Roy Williams said. "I think that knocked a little fun into him."

"Certain times in certain games, you might take a chance," said Tony Romo. "Other times you may not. Hopefully there's a lot more good than bad and I think we've had a little bit more of that recently."

Judging by how animated Tony was on the sidelines, it became obvious that he was having fun again. The fact that over the past two games Tony has thrown over 300 yards, has a total of five touchdowns, no interceptions and The Cowboys are now looking for their third win in a row, makes the job more enjoyable.

"You kind of let the up's and down's of whether you're winning or losing closing that side of it sometimes. You know, I'm learning how to enjoy the game and play it. Obviously, it's a little more enjoyable when you're having success and you're winning."

Romo and The Cowboys will host The Seahawks, this Sunday at noon. Last year when the two teams met, Tony was really enjoying himself. He threw for 331 yards and three touchdowns in a 34 to 9 Cowboys victory.

Roy Williams Has Plenty To Prove

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:06:37 -0600

Cowboys Receiver, Roy Williams called Saturday's performance against The Falcons, one of the worst in his 6 year career. During Saturday's win over Atlanta, Tony Romo threw to Roy five times, but he only caught one pass and dropped two. Not exactly the type of production you want from a quote on quote, "number one receiver." However in his defense, Roy is recovering from three bruised ribs and he's making no excuses. Roy plans to bounce back against the Seahawks on Sunday.

"I don't want to blame it on rust, I don't want to blame it on medication or anything like that," said Williams. "I just played terrible."

"The thing I've got to do, I've got a chance to get better this week. I'm glad that wasn't the last game of the year because I would have to live with this for four or five months."

"But that taste is out of my mouth. I'm ready to roll. I'm ready to catch the ball and do the things I've been doing."

Roy and The Cowboys will look for their third win in a row, this Sunday against The Seattle Seahawks. Game time is set for 12:15pm at Cowboys Stadium.

D-Ware's Big Pay Day is Well Deserved

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:42:17 -0600

Ever since DeMarcus Ware entered The NFL back in 2005, he's always been one of the more superior athletes on the field. Now he has the bank account to match. Today, The Cowboys made Ware one of the highest paid defensive players in the league by locking him up to a six year deal worth 78 million dollars; 40 million of that is guaranteed. DeMarcus has no problems with his new contract extension.

"I feel like I've gotten what I deserved," Ware said. "You can't ask for too much money. They (Cowboys) need room to work too."

Ware's numbers speak for themselves. His sack total has increased every year he's been in the league. D-Ware has also gone to three consecutive Pro Bowls. On top of that, Ware is coming off a league best, 20 sack season. But what's more impressive than his stats, is his character.

During the off-season, DeMarcus sat by and watch other prominent defensive players cash in. During training camp, Ware was asked time after time, what's taking The Cowboys so long to offer him a contract extension. DeMarcus didn't complain or threaten to hold out. Instead he continued to do the things that's gotten him to where he's at today... and that's continuing to practice hard, challenge his teammates and whatever else it took to make he and his team better.

There's a reason why you never hear any bad reports on DeMarcus. Off the field, he's as soft as cotton candy. He's one of the nicest guys I've ever met. But on the field, he's a machine. He doesn't take plays off. His work ethic inspires others. He's a leader in every sense of the word. So by The Cowboys breaking the bank to keep Ware (who at the age of 27, is just entering his prime) in Dallas, is easily one of the smartest decisions this franchise has ever made.

Red River Rivalry Preview

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:12:55 -0600

Tomorrow is the 104th installment of The Red River Rivalry between #3 Texas and #20 Oklahoma. Now this Big 12 Showdown has a reputation of being a high scoring shoot-out. Case and point... last year's game ended in an entertaining 45 - 35 Longhorn victory, but this year... defense may dominate the headlines.

I know it doesn't sound as sexy as a high octane offensive free for all... but the fact of the matter is... both U.T. and O.U. feature two of the best defenses in the nation. Texas ranks 1st in the country in rushing defense while Oklahoma ranks third. The Sooners can also hang their hats on the fact that they're also 3rd in the nation in total sacks.

With that being said, I predict that Texas wins 47 to 38. I feel that when two schools, who really can't stand each other (excluding Colt McCoy's and Sam Bradford's friendship) you can throw statistics and records, out the window. I do expect this one to live up to the hype. Be sure to catch the highlights and post game comments on The 33 News @ Nine.

Bradie Tackling Breast Cancer Head On

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:41:39 -0600

Bradie James is famous on the field for delivering big hits. He's coming off a career season where he led the Cowboys in tackles, plus he led all NFL middle linebackers in sacks...

But its the hits he's taken off the field that's shaped his life...

"Well I actually lost my dad first," Bradie says. "My dad had a liver disease and then three months later, my mom passed."

Bradie lost his mother Etta to breast cancer during his freshman year of college.

"It just motivated me to become who I am today. Thats a part of life. Things happen, but its those who overcome that pretty much go on and be successful. I had a couple of choices. I could either cry about it, be sad, be depressed about it; which I was for a little bit; but I decided to be something for my family that I didn't have yet but just move forward with my life and thats what I did," says Bradie.

When Bradie made it to the Pros he decided to pay tribute to his mother by establishing Foundation 56.

Bradie says, "It's about not giving back but living your purpose and that's pretty much my mission. I don't care about making any banners about what I'm doing as long as I make an impact on someone's life; that's what we all should strive to do."

And the way Bradie's making a difference is through the foundation that bares his number.

"Going out there giving people pamphlets; getting a mammogram; making sure that they have rides once they've been diagnosed with cancer... I wanted to make an immediate impact; and thats what Foundation 56 does. We go out there on the street, and we try to help those people and not fall in between the cracks and that's what we've been able to do."

Flozell Fined... Again!

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:40:44 -0600

Cowboys left tackle, Flozell Adams has the type of streak going that many people wouldn't want. For the second week in a row, Adams has been fined by The NFL. This week, the amount is a hefty $12,500, all for tripping Giants Defensive End, Justin Tuck, who was injured on the play. Flozell was also fined $5000 during the season opener for an unnecessary roughness penalty.