As always, Big 12 schools can’t keep all the southwest players. And some pretty big ones got away. So when you see these guys on TV the next few years, don’t blast your college coach. Some kids want to try someplace different.
1. Matthew Stafford, QB Highland Park - Could start ’06 for Georgia
2. Mon Williams, RB/WR Mesquite Horn - He’ll be SEC star at Florida
3. Michael Morgan LB Skyline - Lots of potential to keep USC deep
4. Emmanuel Moody RB Coppell - Needs patience at USC
Simms on horizon
Matt Simms, brother of Chris and son of Phil, will be among the nation’s top recruits next year. A 6-2, 200-pound right-handed QB, no word yet where he’s leaning. Remember Chris was a longtime Tennessee commit before switching late to Texas. A rising Rutgers might be in the picture for the Don Bosco Prep (N.J.) star.