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I haven't been judged by this many people since I forgot my canvas bags at Whole Foods.

• Mike Gundy doesn't sound like he'll make an exception to his program's rule and allow true freshman quarterback Wes Lunt to speak with the media.
• Texas coach Mack Brown says he took his players' recent arrests seriously, and took "very stiff action," reports Cedric Golden of the Austin American-Statesman.
• Florida State and the Big 12 have not discussed the Seminoles' possible future membership, reports Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News. Florida State, meanwhile, says it's "committed to the ACC."
• A stipend from the NCAA could have prevented this week's player arrests at West Virginia, writes Bob Hertzel of the Times West Virginian.
• Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville says he's hopeful Eric Stephens will be running full speed by June, and gives an update on discipline for TE Jace Amaro and RB Kenny Williams.
• Louisville seems like it wants out of the Big East. Is there room in the Big 12?
• Kansas coach Charlie Weis opened up about his player dismissals at a recent stop in Salina, Kansas.
• Will Baylor replace Texas A&M as the biggest thorn in Texas' side?
• K-State fans: Your opening-week opponent kicked its starting QB off the team.
• Could a Big 12 coach take the job at Arkansas? Stewart Mandel of SI.com addresses the possibility.
• Kansas fan in Missouri? You could soon get a Jayhawk on your license plate.

Missed Texas Tech's spring game on Saturday? No worries, we've got you covered.

What happened:

• Red beat Black, 25-19, but players switched teams throughout the game. Note: This is not allowed during Big 12 play.
• Quarterback Seth Doege completed 25-of-39 passes for 217 yards, a touchdown, an interception and was sacked five times. Fellow QB Michael Brewer completed 21-of-28 passes for 297 yards and two touchdowns.
• Running back SaDale Foster ran for 70 yards on nine carries.
• Fellow juco transfer Will Smith had a team-high six stops and an interception, the only turnover of the game. He also had a tackle for loss.
• Possible starters TE Jace Amaro and RB Kenny Williams were held out of the game after arrests this spring, but further punishment will be doled out as the legal process plays out, coach Tommy Tuberville said.

What we learned:

• If you paid attention, you heard the buzz surrounding Michael Brewer this spring, and Scotty Young's decision to transfer only further perked my ears. This is Seth Doege's job, but the future looks promising for Brewer, who has lots of targets to throw to in this offense, too. He had a great day, and here's a guess it'll be far from his last. Much of Brewer's production came against the No. 2 defense, but offensive coordinator Neal Brown said he wants him confident heading into the season. Mission accomplished.
• Even if Eric Stephens can't get back from his dislocated knee for 2012, you've got to feel good about the RB spot at Tech. Foster earned rave reviews this spring, as did Ronnie Daniels, and validated them in Saturday's game. Williams' status is in question after his arrest, but before that, he was the likely starter at the position. He's continued to practice with the team, but Williams or not, Tech should have some productive backs. The big question is can they replace the one thing no Red Raider could in 2012? Nobody pass blocked like Stephens.
• Speaking of hype, it's probably OK to get pretty excited about Will Smith. You heard it all spring and finally saw it on Saturday. He'll have to get used to the speed of the game once the actual games start, but he'll be one of a handful of big-impact juco transfers across the Big 12 this year. Look out for him, Brandon Moore at Texas and Calvin Barnett at Oklahoma State.
• Texas Tech is breaking in a new kicker, but the Red Raiders are really pleased with what Ryan Bustin did, and it's easy to see why. He missed a 52-yard kick short, but banged in kicks of 42 and 49 yards, as well as a 26-yarder. Tuberville called his performance "pretty impressive."

They said it:

"My goal when we kick off against Texas State is to have 100 percent confidence in Michael Brewer. ... If something happened to Seth Doege, Michael Brewer comes in and we don’t change anything. We’re not there yet, but today was a good step in that direction."

- Texas Tech offensive coordinator Neal Brown

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• Is the Big 12 nearing a big television revenue payday? Sounds like that may be the case soon.
• The two arrested Texas Tech players say they're innocent of all charges and an investigation will clear them, reports Tommy Magelssen of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
• Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro is back, but can he help bring Texas back into national prominence? Randy Riggs of the Austin American-Statesman tries to find out.
• TCU's search for a new safety has looked to an unlikely source, writes the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Stefan Stevenson.
• The wholesale changes on defense will require a whole lot of patience, writes Dave Hickman of the Charleson Gazette.
• Kansas coach Charlie Weis? Well, he's not quite what most expected, writes Steve Greenberg of Sporting News.
• Bob Hertzel of the Times West Virginian explains a few changes along the offensive line for the Mountaineers.
• Travis Haney of The Oklahoman gets you ready for Oklahoma's pro day today. The Sooners have a new holder, too.
• Former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker entered a second guilty plea for a felony conspiracy charge.
• Bruce Feldman of CBSSports.com looks at how social media has impacted the world of college football.
• Could Weeden2Blackmon continue into the NFL? Gina Mizell of The Oklahoman charts the possibility.
• Mike Graham of the Dallas Morning News says the linebackers are the most improved unit in Texas Tech's defense, and explains why.
• Bryan Fischer of CBSSports.com catches up with Oklahoma's offense, which is focused on fine-tuning its attack.
• The Oklahoman's Mike Baldwin offers a look inside RB Dominique Whaley's road back from his fractured ankle.

Here's a look at what you missed over the weekend.

Two Tech likely starters land in trouble

Texas Tech tight end Jace Amaro and running back Kenny Williams were arrested and now face felony charges of unauthorized use of a credit/debit card, according to the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office.

The pair of 19-year-old sophomores were using a 22-year-old victim's card to purchase alcohol at a bar on Friday.

Adam Young of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal has more details on the case:

Late Friday, the bar’s owner told The Avalanche-Journal Amaro and Williams used a card without their name on it to buy more than $100 in drinks, offered bartenders a “big tip” to use the card and tried to use their status as Red Raider football players to avoid arrest.

Chris Bourne said the pair successfully paid for two rounds of drinks, one about $65 and the other about $40, on the card before employees became suspicious of their unusually large tips from the players as the 2 a.m. bar-closing time approached.

Bourne said Amaro and Williams included a $20 gratuity with each transaction, raising a red flag for the bartenders. Many college students leave about a $2 tip for a transaction.

“They were great tippers, considering they weren’t using their own money,” Bourne said, adding his employees did not make a transaction for the final $20 tip and charge.

Bartenders soon discovered the name on the card did not match Amaro’s or Williams’ IDs.

After the discovery, the players also tried to remind the bar staff that "we play football" and were wearing Tech Under Armour football attire, which surely earns them points in coach Tommy Tuberville's book.

We'll see how this plays out, but even if it's juvenile foolishness, they face serious charges. A state jail felony is punishable by 180 days to two years in prison and a fine not to exceed $10,000.

Secondary to that issue? Amaro and Williams were likely key cogs in Tech's offense next year. How much does this change that? Will suspensions be handed down? Answers to that probably depend on how the legal process plays out, but regardless, Amaro and Williams already made enough mistakes in the situation to prompt Tuberville to take measures that ensure it doesn't happen again.

Gary Patterson rips his Horned Frogs defense

TCU held a scrimmage on Saturday, and in what's become somewhat of a tradition, Gary Patterson is looking to light a fire under his underachieving defense.

"They ran around us, they ran through us, they threw it over our head," Patterson told reporters after the 30-minute scrimmage. "We'll give up about 50 points a game in the Big 12 if we play like I just saw us play today."

Sounds like a fun game to watch, and a significantly less fun game to watch. Patterson singled out just one player --cornerback Jason Verrett -- as one player who was "playing like we need him to."

Seeing these struggles, it's hard not to wonder what TCU's defense would look like with linebacker Tanner Brock, safety Devin Johnson and defensive lineman D.J. Yendrey, who were all arrested in a recent campus drug sting and are separated from the team until the legal process plays out. It's early in replacing those three, and you'll hear that from a lot of folks if the defense continues to struggle, but the problems are everywhere for TCU.

"They don't say the D-line gave up 20 points today. There's only one group. If they're throwing it that means we didn't get a pass rush. If they're throwing it over our heads... we've got a long way to go. Any [position] you want to talk about we weren't very good at it."

Big 12 getting outside help for commissioner search

The Big 12 has hired Korn/Ferry International to help find a successor for acting commissioner Chuck Neinas, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News.

The hiring of Korn/Ferry points to the Big 12 exploring beyond the normal college sports environment for its next commissioner.
The league has already appointed an in-house search committee, with one representative each from the eight continuing member schools.
Neinas, who has agreed to stay through June 30, will also help the committee in an advisory capacity. Despite public speculation, sources indicated that there is no early front-runner.

Whoever the Big 12 hires, you can be sure it'll be someone with experience in negotiating television contracts. The league's new first-tier TV deal will be renegotiated in 2014, and the Big 12's future hinges on making sure the money it receives being competitive with peers like the SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12.


RG3 goes to Washington (probably)

You probably saw it, but the Washington Redskins traded a whole lot to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for the No. 2 pick and the right to select Heisman winner Robert Griffin III.

In a predraft blockbuster trade, the St. Louis Rams have agreed in principle to send the second overall pick in this year's draft to the Washington Redskins for three first-round draft picks and a second-round pick.
The trade, first reported by FoxSports.com, cannot be signed off on, turned in and processed until the new league year starts at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday, but it is expected to become official then.

That's a whole lot. Here's more on that story.

I've mentioned this in the past, but a few Mailbag questions warrant a post all its own. This is one of those posts.

We'll have a Mailbag later today, by the way, so if you'd like to get your two cents in, here's your chance.

David in Austin, Texas asked: Let's say you were the head coach of Ubbeniversity, which sophmores and incoming freshmen would you "recruit" to each position based on the spring games, hype, and single seasons? Bonus: Without taking more 3 players from a single school.

Now, let's not get confused. I named my Big 12 All-Freshman team last year, but those were players who had accomplished something on the field after one season. This team is predicting the future. There are plenty of incoming freshmen who could prove better than their older competition, and other freshmen who have the skill and hype, but lack the opportunity that others got.

So, here we go.

Getting those bonus points might prove difficult, but here's who I'd take:

OFFENSE

QB: James Franklin, Missouri
RB: Malcolm Brown, Texas
RB: Joseph Randle, Oklahoma State
WR: Kenny Stills, Oklahoma
WR: Tevin Reese, Baylor
WR: Mike Davis, Texas
FB: Trey Millard, Oklahoma
OL: Nick Demien, Missouri
OL: Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
OL: Cyril Richardson, Baylor
OL: Trey Hopkins, Texas
OL: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M

DEFENSE

DL: Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
DL: Kony Ealy, Missouri
DL: Tevin Elliot, Baylor
DL: Jackson Jeffcoat, Texas
LB: Shaun Lewis, Oklahoma State
LB: Corey Nelson, Oklahoma
LB: Jordan Hicks, Texas
CB: Quandre Diggs, Texas
CB: Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
S: Tony Jefferson, Oklahoma
S: Ahmad Dixon, Baylor

Well, I couldn't get those bonus points, despite my best efforts, but here's a few thoughts:

• Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Texas Tech weren't represented in this group, but Kansas State's Ty Zimmerman nearly made it at safety, and Kansas running back James Sims was on my All-Freshman team last year. Additionally, I nearly added a tight end spot, and probably would have put Texas Tech tight end Jace Amaro in it, but I went with a fullback spot, and Trey Millard's value to the Sooners won't be understated any time Bob Stoops talks about him. He touted Millard's perhaps more than any other freshman on his team, and his play made it pretty obvious why.
• Though this year's crop of Big 12 running backs looks weak, I was surprised to realize just how many good young running backs nearly made this list. Very, very soon, I think the Big 12 could be loaded at the position. Oklahoma's Brandon Williams and Roy Finch just missed the list, as well as Kansas' Darrian Miller and James Sims, Iowa State's Shontrelle Johnson and Texas Tech's Ronnie Daniels. That's a lot of good running backs.
• Not a good group of young quarterbacks in the league. Franklin leads what is a pretty questionable group. Granted, young quarterbacks who haven't gotten real playing time are always a risk, but anyone have a pick to throw him off? Blake Bell? Case McCoy? Jameill Showers? J.W. Walsh? Scotty Young? Michael Brewer?
• The biggest unknowns on my team: Ealy, Hopkins, Demien and Diggs.

We capped off our series looking at the strongest and weakest points of each team in the league heading into 2011, and it's on to the next one.

I've done it. You've done it.

"Hey, is that guy still around?"

Admittedly, even with two fewer teams, it's hard for fans to keep track. Our next series, which we did last year, too, takes a look at two key players for every team in the league that are taking their talents elsewhere, returning to campus, or arriving to try and write a legacy of their own.

So really, this series isn't so much for the fans of the teams in the posts, but more for everyone else. It wouldn't be a bad idea to bookmark this series.

Let's get started.

First up? Texas Tech.

Going:

Taylor Potts, QB
Potts was no fan favorite during his time in Lubbock, but he had a nice senior year and finished his career with a bowl win over Northwestern. Perhaps his finest moment? After being benched for Steven Sheffield midseason, Potts came off the bench against then-No. 12 Missouri to lead a comeback win and the signature game of the Red Raiders' season. That's impressive. Despite the criticism, Potts still threw for 3,726 yards and completed 67 percent of his passes last season, notching 35 touchdowns and just nine picks. Only three quarterbacks in college football threw more touchdowns last season.

Lyle Leong, WR

Leong caught 19 of those touchdowns last season, second nationally to only Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon. He proved to be a reliable red zone target and caught 74 passes for 926 yards. His career built to his big year as a senior, and despite Texas Tech's usual depth at receiver, his presence will be missed in the passing game. It'll be most evident down in the red zone.

Staying:

Alex Torres, WR

Torres struggled while battling injuries last season after a big freshman year. He finished with just 39 catches, 481 yards and three touchdowns, but if he stays healthy, he's likely to have a 1,000-yard season as a junior in 2011. Clearly, the potential is there, and he's likely to be new quarterback Seth Doege's top target. As a freshman, he had 67 catches for 806 yards and six scores. Here's guessing he clears that number easily this fall.

Cody Davis, S

Davis should be one of the leaders of the Red Raiders defense as its leading returning tackler. As a sophomore in 2010, he made 87 tackles, with 69 solo stops, just two fewer than linebacker Bront Bird, who led the team. Chad Glasgow coached an All-American and a Thorpe Award finalist at safety last season in TCU's Tejay Johnson. He comes to try and shore up a Texas Tech secondary as its defensive coordinator this season. Davis may not have Johnson's athletic ability, but he should look even better with a spring and fall camp under Glasgow's watch.

Coming:

Jace Amaro, TE

For now, Texas Tech's starting tight end is Adam James. A beefed up, 233-pound Adam James, but still. Amaro, meanwhile, was one of the Red Raiders top recruits and one of the nation's best tight ends. Coach Tommy Tuberville wants to have a more capable tight end to help run the ball more effectively, and a strong effort to recruit one paid off in his first full class. Amaro will be a part of a slight change in Texas Tech's offense, but his 6-foot-4, 230-pound frame should fill out plenty a year from now.

Ronnie Daniels, RB

The Red Raiders have two more highly-recruited running backs headed to campus this fall, Bradley Marquez and Kenny Williams, but Daniels made a big impact this spring after enrolling early. Tuberville wants to use more two-back formations, and for now, the 6-foot-1, 195-pounder, is likely to find his way on the field. He showed plenty of prowess carrying the ball and catching it, and if he can prove he's mastered pass blocking as well, he'll definitely make an early impact somehow.

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Not having an indoor facility is a lot like having a leaky roof. Most of the time, it's not a problem. But when it rains, it's an annoyance that's too late to fix to do any good.

Tuesday, of course, it was the wind that postponed Texas Tech's practice until today. As a result, I didn't get to see Texas Tech practice, but I spent a long while with coach Tommy Tuberville and a few players during my time in Lubbock.

Tuberville is mildly irritated with the lack of an indoor practice facility, and sometimes the Red Raiders are able to practice at Frenship High School, but that poses a whole new set of problems. In fact, when I sat down in Tuberville's office, he had a mock-up of an indoor facility on his desk, a rough draft of something he had drawn up to gauge the possibility of building an indoor facility in the future.

"It's not a necessity, but it's something that would really help," he said. "I just had somebody draw that up just to get the feasibility of whether it would fit here and how big it needs to be, height, and a lot of them use it for different things."

Tuberville cited his nickname of the Riverboat Gambler, which apparently transcends the field and carries over to spring practice as well. Last year, Tuberville began spring practice in mid-March, partially because he needed time to get his feet on the ground after being hired in January. This year, Tech's spring game is set for Saturday, the first in the Big 12.

"I started spring practice about three weeks before anybody even thought about spring practice," he said. "I did it for the simple fact that we've got to have more offseason. If we go 4 to 5 weeks of offseason and then have spring practice and then 2 to 3 weeks of offseason, it breaks it up too much. We've got to get stronger and quicker."

Last year, the late spring practice meant players like LaRon Moore couldn't make it back for the fall because of injuries suffered in the spring. So the gamble, of course, was that the weather in West Texas would cooperate.

"The weather was rough last year. I said, 'We can't have two years bad weather like that back-to-back, and we haven't. We've had great weather," he said. "Until today. We've got a mini-hurricane out there."

Winds were up to 50 miles per hour throughout Tuesday.

"No sense in going out there if you can't get anything done," he said.

Regardless, we touched on a wide variety of topics, and we'll have more on the Red Raiders later this week, but here's some of what Tuberville had to say.

Offense playing catchup

Tuberville readily admitted that the offense is behind where it was a year ago at this point, but what would you expect? Last year's team had two senior quarterbacks, a senior running back and two senior receivers. Even though this is spring No. 2 for Tuberville, he's working with a much younger offense as a whole this time around.

He feels like he's starting back at ground zero a bit, but the eventual upside with this group is obviously higher since they won't be here one year and gone the next like most of last year's offense.

This year will come with a few changes, but Tuberville has a good idea of what he wants. He didn't have to worry about having two quarterbacks that were ready last year, Taylor Potts and Steven Sheffield came with the job. This time around, Tuberville wants to make sure he has two quarterbacks, and it may be a bit more difficult, but Jacob Karam and Seth Doege have separated themselves. It's not over yet, but Doege taken the early lead with his consistency and is getting the vast majority of reps in practice with the first team. Tuberville said, barring injury, Michael Brewer will redshirt. Like last year, Tuberville plans to officially name a starter during the second week of fall two-a-days. More on the quarterbacks is coming later.

He also wants his tight ends to get involved more as blockers to help establish a running game he believes the Red Raiders need. That's good news for touted recruit Jace Amaro's future, but for now, the duties have gone to Adam James, who has put on a bit of weight to fill the need.

Spring game expectations

Texas Tech had about 12-15,000 fans show for last year's spring game, but Tuberville says they're hoping for 25-30,000 to show for Saturday's game if the weather is good, which it's supposed to be.

Giving the attendance a boost, Tuberville hopes, is a visit from the "king of country music" for a concert later that night at United Spirit Arena.

"George Strait," he said with a laugh and a point to an autographed photo on the wall of his office. "George Strait, Reba McEntire and LeAnne Womack, yeah. It just happens to be the night of. It sold out in 30 minutes. Wish I could sell out a football game in 30 minutes."

Personally, you'd have to drag me to a country music concert, but this is Texas, and Texans love their country music--especially West Texans. That love could help a few more Red Raiders fans spend the day on Texas Tech's campus. The school also has a baseball game slated for Saturday against Nebraska.

"I'm hoping, our goal is 30,000-plus," he said.

Freshmen LB, RB impress early

Two early-enrolling freshmen have stolen the show in spring scrimmages, and Tuberville provided a bit of insight on both.

Linebacker Blake Dees has racked up tackles in both scrimmages and should be a part of the rotation at middle linebacker along with Sam Fehoko. For Dees, who Tuberville admitted has surprised him with his early impact, the coaches simplified his responsibilities, allowing his natural linebacker instincts to take over.

"He's really catching on well. He might not be a starter, but he'll play," Tuberville said. "We put him at linebacker and he plays run first. It's cut his responsibilities down and really helped him."

Simplicity in his 4-2-5 scheme is what Chad Glasgow has preached since he took the job, and with so many young, inexperienced players all over the defense, it's going to be necessary for the defense.

Another quick note: Tuberville sees safety as the strength of the defense, thanks to new nickel back Terrance Bullitt and Cody Davis. D.J. Johnson has also moved to safety from cornerback.

Running back Ronnie Daniels led the team in rushing with 80 yards on 13 carries in the second scrimmage, and the 6-foot-2, 195-pounder has made it obvious he'll play as a freshman along with Eric Stephens and Aaron Crawford. Tuberville has expressed his desire to run more two-back formations with one as a runner and the other as a blocker, and the Red Raiders have developed solid depth at the position.

Daniels had 3,000 yards as a senior in high school.

"He's just been so raw at running back, sometimes that's the best kind to have. You don't tie them down with reads and things he has to do," Tuberville said. "He just came in and just turned it loose. He's got a good frame, he's tall and physical and he's got good hands. He can play in this offense and he's been a breath of fresh air."

No Championship Weekend for Tech-Baylor, other schedule notes

Texas Tech and Baylor are set to finish the season against each other in Cowboys Stadium, and since the Big 12 Championship game no longer exists, Tech was open to the idea of moving their game to that weekend. Other games like the Lone Star Showdown and Bedlam may end up on that weekend, but the Bears and Red Raiders won't. After the championship was kaput, Jerry Jones filled the stadium with another event.

The Big 12 schedule is still in flux, but Texas Tech knows it will open its season with Texas State, have an off week and then play 11 consecutive games.

Texas Tech Red Raiders

The class

Signees: 27 (four from junior college)

Top prospects: Kenny Williams and Bradley Marquez both ranked among the nation's top 30 running backs and Jace Amaro is one of the nation's top tight ends. Incoming quarterback Michael Brewer was the nation's No. 27 quarterback and could be a factor in the Red Raiders spring quarterback competition.

Needs met: Texas Tech has a lot of depth at running back, but Marquez and Williams could end up being two of the Red Raiders' best backs eventually. The Red Raiders are moving on without running back and longtime starter Baron Batch and also must replace departed receivers Detron Lewis and Lyle Leong. Derek Edwards and LaDarrin Roberts could fill that void in depth behind rising underclassmen, and junior college transfer Marcus Kennard could contribute quickly. Defensive end Cooper Washington switched to the Red Raiders from Oklahoma on signing day and could help provide some elite talent up front to instill the SEC-type defense Tommy Tuberville hopes to bring to Lubbock.

Analysis: Texas Tech is ecstatic with this class, and for good reason. It's one of the best in the Big 12 behind top-tier classes Texas and Oklahoma, and it's one of the best-ranked classes in school history. ESPN ranks it just outside the national top 25, and we could see some elite skill position players emerge from this unit. The big-time defensive signees will be coming in 2012, but for now, offensive coordinator Neal Brown has plenty more young players to help further establish his offense.

ESPN recruiting grade: B-minus

Letters of intent will be coming in all day, but a few of the top commits across the Big 12 have gotten an early start. Here are a few of the top commits in the league who have officially gotten their John Hancocks on to kick off National Signing Day.

Missouri

• Shane Ray, DE
• Gerrand Johnson, DT
• Michael Boddie, OT
• Corbin Berkstresser, QB

Nebraska

• Bubba Starling, QB
• Ryne Reeves, C
• Charles Jackson, CB
• Mauro Bondi, K

Oklahoma

• Trey Metoyer, WR
• Brandon Williams, RB
• Nathan Hughes, DE

Texas

• Steve Edmond, LB

Texas A&M

• Brandon Alexander, DE
• Mike Evans, WR
• Taylor Bertolet, K
• Drew Kaser, P

Texas Tech

• Kenny Williams, RB
• Jace Amaro, TE

Michael Brewer might get his chance to step on Kyle Field again some day. If his weekend is anything like the one he just experienced, it'll be a memorable one.

Brewer, a Texas Tech quarterback commit for 2011, led Lake Travis of Austin, Texas to a state title in the 7-on-7 championships in College Station. He threw four touchdowns to teammate Conner Floyd, who is also being recruited by Texas Tech among others, and beat Desoto (Tex.) 42-39 in the championship game to take home the trophy from the other 31 teams in the championship bracket.

"That was pretty cool, coming out on the first play here in Kyle Field and throwing a touchdown," Brewer told the Bryan/College Station-Eagle.

Both his father and grandfather played for Texas. Floyd took home tournament MVP honors.


"Every game was really tough," Brewer said. "The heat is beating down on everyone and it's really all mental from there. Once we got used to the heat, we kept going and picked it up a little bit."

Jace Amaro, a tight end and another Texas Tech commit, earned All-Tournament team honors along with Brewer and Floyd.

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Across the country in Beaverton, Ore. at Nike's "7On," a national 7-on-7 tournament, incoming Oklahoma State quarterback J.W. Walsh of Denton (Texas) Guyer was also impressive, throwing for 386 yards and six touchdowns in a championship game loss to Miami (Fla.) Northwestern.

"It was incredible stuff on both sides," Walsh told ESPN.com. "It was all class on both sides. We've got a lot of respect for them and I think they respect us... We came up a little short, but we left everything we had out there. I guarantee you couldn't have found two teams that would play any harder."

Texas A&M commit Josh Stewart caught one of Walsh's six touchdown passes.